Comments on: David Kahn: We Knew Ricky Rubio Wouldn’t Come This Year http://larrybrownsports.com/basketball/david-kahn-we-knew-ricky-rubio-wouldnt-come-this-year/11648 Brown Bag it, Baby Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:47:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: XRaraavis http://larrybrownsports.com/basketball/david-kahn-we-knew-ricky-rubio-wouldnt-come-this-year/11648/comment-page-1#comment-792601 XRaraavis Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:28:12 +0000 http://larrybrownsports.com/?p=11648#comment-792601 Minnesota's draft was not that bad. You can't even judge it until Rubio comes to play in 2011 or 2012. Why can't Minnesota wait for Ricky Rubio? They are in year 1 of their ground up rebuilding process. They are not even planning on making the playoffs for a year or two. It would seem to me they are in a better place than anyone to wait one to three years for Rubio. It is amazing the number of people who now claim that they knew Brandon Jennings was going to be great. Eight teams passed on Jennings. Milwaukee has admitted they had Jonny Flynn higher on their Draft Board then Brandon Jennings. Each players numbers are the result of the style their team plays and their role. Brandon Jennings is playing 40 minutes a night in a point guard oriented offense. Steph Curry plays on a run and gun team where he doesn't have to play much defense, which is perfect for him because he can't defend either guard position. Jonny Flynn is trying to learn the triangle offense which is not necessarily suited to his strengths. Jonny Flynn is as good a point guard as Ty Lawson, Darren Collison, and Steph Curry, but maybe not as good as Brandon Jennings. Ricky Rubio who just turned 19 two months ago still has a ton of potential and is gaining great experience in the Euro League. He will either come to Minnesota or get Minnesota high trade value. Minnesota’s draft was not that bad. You can’t even judge it until Rubio comes to play in 2011 or 2012. Why can’t Minnesota wait for Ricky Rubio? They are in year 1 of their ground up rebuilding process. They are not even planning on making the playoffs for a year or two. It would seem to me they are in a better place than anyone to wait one to three years for Rubio.

It is amazing the number of people who now claim that they knew Brandon Jennings was going to be great. Eight teams passed on Jennings. Milwaukee has admitted they had Jonny Flynn higher on their Draft Board then Brandon Jennings.

Each players numbers are the result of the style their team plays and their role. Brandon Jennings is playing 40 minutes a night in a point guard oriented offense. Steph Curry plays on a run and gun team where he doesn’t have to play much defense, which is perfect for him because he can’t defend either guard position. Jonny Flynn is trying to learn the triangle offense which is not necessarily suited to his strengths.

Jonny Flynn is as good a point guard as Ty Lawson, Darren Collison, and Steph Curry, but maybe not as good as Brandon Jennings. Ricky Rubio who just turned 19 two months ago still has a ton of potential and is gaining great experience in the Euro League. He will either come to Minnesota or get Minnesota high trade value.

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