RandyForRubio
Well-Known Member
I love Rubio. Give me the younger, better Rubio for less money every damn day.
Is he a good shooter? No. Is he a bad shooter? Maybe not! We're gonna look at some stats...small sample size, but worth it I think.
Zach LaVine has been a negative for Rubio. He just messes with his game, mainly bc LaVine is a dumb player, but also bc he takes Rubio's spots.
So, Rubio post LaVine shot a little under 42% from the field (not good) but also about 36% from 3 (good!). Averaged 16/10/5 btw. Is it possible as Rubio hits his prime his shooting has improved? I think so. But he's so much closer more than shooting. He's an offensive savant. The guy flat out makes his team better. Incredible passer, incredibly smart player, so even with poor shooting he's a positive offensive player. If he improves his shooting? Top 10 PG easily. Plus look at how he leads fast breaks!! We need that.
Defensively he's better than Hill. Perhaps not as versatile, but better overall. He's just a better player than Hill overall.
Now I can see why some would think this is a waste of an asset we used a 1st to acquire. Look, as long as we keep Hayward then it was a worthy trade. Flat out if we don't have Hill this year, we lose Hayward. That's my argument at least.
Anyways, I love Rubio. He's a stud.
Wow. Look at this guy saying that Rubio may actually be closer to his 2nd half splits shooting wise of the 2017 season. 42/36/92...think he needed up at 42/35/87 this year.
I'm amazing.