johnny_sack
Years ago
Dick Rubio!
http://linky.com.au/f16ts
Almost 10 min of highlights from the kid (very little filler). There's a bit of Steve Nash and a bit of Jason "White chocolate" Williams in his game - especially in his gangly - all arms and legs style (ignoring the Pete Maravich comparisons). I hear there's a chance he comes out this year - complicated by buyout negotiations. If he does the draft comes down to a similar situation to last year - do you take the sure fire franchise PF or the PG to build around. I don't think he drops past #2 if he comes out, 19yo with that kind of experience, poise and creativity - nah. His jumper (esp from 3) is suspect (FA elevation) but his other skills make that less of an issue. By all accounts he's a hard worker, coachable, and good kid to boot so any kinks (not subject to his physical limitations) he has are likely fixable to an extent.
Interesting draft coming up - given the number of late bloomers this season - Blair, Mullens, Aldrich, Thabeet, etc & the number of high production 'too good to be true' types Calathes (really like him a lot - reminds me of Bob Sura, even plays for Florida as well), Hansbrough, Curry, etc. Makes me think it's not as gloom and doom as everyone has been harping on.
