A moment of silence, please, in memory of Ricky Rubio’s 2011-12 season. After Rubio suffered an injury in Friday night’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Minnesota Timberwolves fans held their collective breath, and the Human YouTube Highlight Clip got another video added to his virtual collection – one that La Pistola certainly never wanted to see. Yesterday, the team [...]
Jeremy Lin had been one of the best pick-and-roll ball-handlers in the NBA. But against Ricky Rubio, he was one of the worst. In the Knicks’ 100-98 win over the Timberwolves on Saturday, Lin shot just 3-of-14 and scored eight points when defended by Rubio. In the second half, Lin was 0-for-7 and scored just one point against Rubio. Against [...]
Those in the know aren’t surprised by his success. Our expert should’ve known better. The men who truly know the game of basketball globally, from little towns in China to little towns in Indiana, weren’t really worried about Ricky Rubio successfully transitioning to the NBA. They weren’t daunted by the number of times he’d score zero points and get only [...]
An hour or ago I found myself wanting to make some bold claims about how much Dwane Casey has helped the Raptors’ defense. I had intended to say that no team’s defense had improved as much as the Raptors’ had thanks to their new coach. But what I found instead was that in fact one team had: The Timberwolves also [...]
Ricky Rubio debuted for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the team’s opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder last night. Though the Thunder won the game 104-100, Rubio impressed with six points, six assists, five rebounds (!), zero turnovers and his first NBA YouTube-worthy highlights. NBA dish no. 1 for the Spanish wunderkind will go down as one lightning-quick bounce pass threading [...]
Ricky Rubio played Sunday night in a charity game organized by Bucks forward Drew Gooden, marking the first time the Spanish guard had tested some NBA competition during the lockout. The former Barcelona guard hit the first three-pointer he attempted in the Make-a-Wish Charity Game held at the Cow Palace in Daly City, Calif. Rubio signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves [...]
Rosters have been finalized for Drew Gooden’s Make-A-Wish charity basketball game, which is set for Sunday, Nov. 20, in San Francisco. Gooden, a Bay Area native who played at El Cerrito High School, is currently playing for the Milwaukee Bucks. Scheduled to play in the game are the following NBA players: Gooden, Amare Stoudemire, Eric Gordon, Dorell Wright, Anderson Varajao, [...]
Six thousand miles from home and perhaps even farther yet from his first NBA game, Timberwolves guard Ricky Rubio has prepped in Los Angeles for his new life and new league by scrimmaging with Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce by day and — at least just once — visiting the city’s freak shows by night. “I like to lead a [...]
Now here’s a story BallinEurope’s been waiting for … with the lockout daily looking like impingement upon the 2011-12 NBA schedule will certainly happen, defending ACB champions FC Barcelona is talking about signing a high-profile NBA lottery pick to fill out its backcourt: Namely, Ricky Rubio. Spain-based Mundo Deportivo today reports that club officials are considering welcoming The Human YouTube [...]
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — When held his introductory news conference this week, he jokingly promised that he would keep his credit card in his pocket on his first trip to the Mall of America so his family didn’t buy everything in sight. That didn’t keep him from busting it out for a good cause Saturday. As a hectic first week [...]
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