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Rubio traded to Jazz

BabyPeterzz said:
Gotta be another move. How are going to score? Jingles ain't puttin up 20.
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But Hood can. I think he starts and Jingles comes off the bench.
With Rubio as the PG, expect Gobert to get more opportunities as well.
Hayward will have more chances, too - if he wants.

I could easily see Hayward average 25, with Rudy and Hood in the 16-18 range.

Rubio
Hood
Hayward
Gobert
(Favors)

But I do think another move may be in the works. Maybe just waiting for Gordon to sign.
 
I really don't think we brought him in to score. I think he's a true pg with fantastic court vision, who will get a lot of guys easy baskets. I'm not sure if it'll work in this high scoring league, but we're bringing back our roots.
 
Also, the Jazz slowing the game down to a crawl (a strategy that I increasingly love) worked as well as it did (and would have room to improve) specifically because the ball didn't stick and there was so much spacing.

Rubio doesn't help with either of those things. And he isn't a scorer.

I will stop being negative for some time now. I just loved George Hill and the fit. He's perfect for this team, salary and toe notwithstanding. I'm also one of the earliest Rubio haters, so there's that.

But he's a cool passer, a great defender, cute, and cheap. That's chill. As long as Hayward signs on, anyway.
 
NUMBERICA said:
Also, the Jazz slowing the game down to a crawl (a strategy that I increasingly love) worked as well as it did (and would have room to improve) specifically because the ball didn't stick and there was so much spacing.

Rubio doesn't help with either of those things. And he isn't a scorer.

I will stop being negative for some time now. I just loved George Hill and the fit. He's perfect for this team, salary and toe notwithstanding. I'm also one of the earliest Rubio haters, so there's that.

But he's a cool passer, a great defender, cute, and cheap. That's chill. As long as Hayward signs on, anyway.
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i don't how Rubio not being a scorer is relevant. the offense is better with him in the game. whether he's doing the scoring or he's helping others do the scoring, it works out in the end.
 
Hill was a great fit for last year's team, especially early. When Hayward was out, Hill became the primary scorer. Also needed Hill to be a scorer when he played alongside Ingles. Joe hit some big shots, but his scoring average shows he was a selective and sometimes reluctant shooter.

If I'm Quin, here's my ideal line-up:

Rubio
Hood
Hayward
Gobert
Johnson

A playmaker, P&R big and 3 shooters. Rubio doesn't need to be a scorer. Jokingly, even if he shoots bricks off the P&R, he has Rudy moving to the basket for an OR and put-back.

Replace Johnson with Favors and you lose some range, but still have a player who can shoot out to 18ft or so and crash the boards.

Ideally, I think Favs gets all the backup minutes behind Gobert and only plays an additional 10-15 at PF. I think he should be on a 25min limit and probably not play in back-to-backs.
 
addictionary said:
One amazing fact about him: if you try to create a nickname out of his name and surname with the first letters switching like Cyrone Torbin, you still get Ricky Rubio. No messing around with this guy.
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Lol
 
BabyPeterzz said:
Gotta be another move. How are going to score? Jingles ain't puttin up 20.
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T wolves scored just fine. I don't think they had anyone as good at scoring as Hayward.
 
NUMBERICA said:
Also, the Jazz slowing the game down to a crawl (a strategy that I increasingly love) worked as well as it did (and would have room to improve) specifically because the ball didn't stick and there was so much spacing.

Rubio doesn't help with either of those things. And he isn't a scorer.
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Someone posted some usage stats on rubio and hood usage was very low compared to others (I think, but am not certain, that they compared his usage to george hill and rubio usage was lower than his even)
Ball ain't gonna stick with rubio. Quite the contrary.
 
- our team's pace isn't something that Quin does just because-- he does it because it's the offence that best reflected our personnel. As personnel shift, our offence will as well. Complaints about how Rubio will fit are hysterical-- pass-first pgs fit in every offence, especially ones who are as quick to screen and play D
- I want to emphasize Rubio's ability to screen-assist-- more fuel to the Juan Stockton (personally my favourite nickname) fire
- I am very, very, VERY happy that we have moved on from George Hill. Like, insanely happy. This trade was a ****ing coup and we didn't give up really good up-and-comers just to retain a free agent.

Compare this to what Presti did with Ibaka, Perkins, & Harden. Dennis Lindsey is a ****ing G.


Very excited to watch Rubio on this jazz team. We'll win over 50 games again if Hayward comes back, and we'll still make the playoffs if he doesn't.
 
I'm nowhere in the least comparing a hof legend to Rubio, but Stockton was never known for his scoring, he was legendary for getting others involved and being a floor general. Rubio brings a similar aspect, again hes no Stock, but he brings a poor man's Stock game.
 
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