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Post subject: I think we're pursuing Rubio - Threatens return to Europe
 Posted: Jun 26, 2009 - 12:33 AM PST
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I think we're still going to make a trade and try to move a big for Ricky Rubio.
It may involve a third team but i'm confident we're going to make an aggressive play for him in the near future.
Although Minnesota originally said they would like to play Rubio and Flynn together in the backcourt, this rumor recently surfaced:
http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archi ... in_europe/
Rubio Likely To Stay In Europe?
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Ricky Rubio's father gave an interview after the draft stating that his son is now likely to stay in Europe for one or two years, rather than signing in Minnesota.
Yahoo! reports that a trade between the Knicks and Wolves to send Rubio to New York is likely. But later reports suggest that the Wolves are so far stating that they'll retain their rights to the Spanish point guard.
Rubio is obviously standing firmly to his promises that he doesn't want to play in a small market and is willing to go back to Europe.
This leaves a big window open for trades to materialize, especially because Minnesota needs able-bodied bigs to play alongside Love and Jefferson.
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Post subject: RE: I think we're pursuing Rubio - Threatens return to Europ
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Post subject: RE: I think we're pursuing Rubio - Threatens return to Europ
Posted: Jun 26, 2009 - 12:36 AM PST
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| Hopefully we can get Rubio for Kaman and a future first as a sweetener. We can definitely offer more than the Knicks can to the T-wolves. (unless they did a sign and trade with David Lee) |
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Posted: Jun 26, 2009 - 12:48 AM PST
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^ I heard that Portland is looking to land Lee.
By the way, I suggested that same trade on the DRAFT thread. 
They can keep our first round pick that they owe us and take Kaman. That is a trade that should make both parties happy. |
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Posted: Jun 26, 2009 - 12:55 AM PST
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Rubio is not even goood let alone he is a cocky prick who thinks he can pick and choose what team he plays for.
The dude even looked like **** playing 1 on 1 against a chair up in Sacramento........and then the buyout from his team on top of that is dumb......we are in a bad economy and then you need to help him pay 1 mill of it just to get him to the table to start contract talks
Id rather just walk down to the LA Sparks Locker room and say hey who wants to play for the Clippers because you are all better than Ricky Rubio......And his racist add with the spanish team shows he has terrible judgement |
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Posted: Jun 26, 2009 - 12:56 AM PST
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clipsfansincebirth wrote:
Rubio is not even goood let alone he is a cocky prick who thinks he can pick and choose what team he plays for.
The dude even looked like **** playing 1 on 1 against a chair up in Sacramento........and then the buyout from his team on top of that is dumb......we are in a bad economy and then you need to help him pay 1 mill of it just to get him to the table to start contract talks
Id rather just walk down to the LA Sparks Locker room and say hey who wants to play for the Clippers because you are all better than Ricky Rubio......And his racist add with the spanish team shows he has terrible judgement
yeah id much rather have tyreke evans or curry, but rubio is good i like him too. |
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| BTW I love how Minnesotta took Rubio, then took another point guard who got a bigger standing ovation than Rubio..........Then to watch Rubio's face was priceless hes face totally said "OMG Competition, Let Me Run Back to Europe" |
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Posted: Jun 26, 2009 - 01:03 AM PST
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I don't see the Knicks letting David Lee go, but I guess it depends on what amount of money he is asking for, I don't see the Timberwolves trying to get Kaman because they have Al Jefferson who plays in the paint. David Lee would be better fit for the Timberwolves because of his nice jump shot.
How about Rubio for Camby and the first round pick the Timberwolves owe the Clippers. |
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Posted: Jun 26, 2009 - 01:07 AM PST
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puddnhead83 wrote:
How about Rubio for Camby and the first round pick the Timberwolves owe the Clippers.
I'd squeeze Ryan Gomes or Brewer out of that deal as well. Remember that Rubio could just stay in Spain, so the pressure is on the T-Wolves to make something happen. |
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Posted: Jun 26, 2009 - 01:09 AM PST
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Rubio is great in an open floor game, which the Clippers don't play and probably won't under Dunleavy. If they do intend to move to a running game, what do we do with slow Zach Randolph? Also, would we bring in Rubio to play behind Baron, who after last season's dismal performance, would also be very hard to move? Given our two huge contracts to Zach and Baron, I just don't see it happening.
If it were to happen and we could get players for Zach and Baron, I would be all for it. Or perhaps moving just Baron would be enough... But who would want him? Golden State, his last favorite stop, just picked up Curry... I don't know that we could put him anywhere... Especially seeing that the only teams buying right now are contenders and most of them already have their PG...
I think all that's going to happen is we'll move Camby for a backup combo guard and go into next season with that. |
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Posted: Jun 26, 2009 - 01:10 AM PST
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puddnhead83 wrote:
I don't see the Knicks letting David Lee go, but I guess it depends on what amount of money he is asking for, I don't see the Timberwolves trying to get Kaman because they have Al Jefferson who plays in the paint. David Lee would be better fit for the Timberwolves because of his nice jump shot.
How about Rubio for Camby and the first round pick the Timberwolves owe the Clippers.
well jefferson plays at PF. kaman is a center. jefferson is 6-10, and cant play center. |
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SamMays wrote:
Rubio is great in an open floor game, which the Clippers don't play and probably won't under Dunleavy. If they do intend to move to a running game, what do we do with slow Zach Randolph? Also, would we bring in Rubio to play behind Baron, who after last season's dismal performance, would also be very hard to move? Given our two huge contracts to Zach and Baron, I just don't see it happening.
If it were to happen and we could get players for Zach and Baron, I would be all for it. Or perhaps moving just Baron would be enough... But who would want him? Golden State, his last favorite stop, just picked up Curry... I don't know that we could put him anywhere... Especially seeing that the only teams buying right now are contenders and most of them already have their PG...
I think all that's going to happen is we'll move Camby for a backup combo guard and go into next season with that.
I want Baron out faster than a fat kid in a dodge-ball game...
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Posted: Jun 26, 2009 - 01:18 AM PST
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The Timberwolves are a mess. They just drafted two PG's to go with their two best players who are both PF... They have no shooting guards of any merit and Ryan Gomes is their starting SF... Behind them, there is no depth... If that's not the worst team in the league, I don't know who it could be.
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clipsfansincebirth wrote:
Rubio is not even goood let alone he is a cocky prick who thinks he can pick and choose what team he plays for.
The dude even looked like **** playing 1 on 1 against a chair up in Sacramento........and then the buyout from his team on top of that is dumb......we are in a bad economy and then you need to help him pay 1 mill of it just to get him to the table to start contract talks
Id rather just walk down to the LA Sparks Locker room and say hey who wants to play for the Clippers because you are all better than Ricky Rubio......And his racist add with the spanish team shows he has terrible judgement
It's $500,000.00 that a team can help pay into the buyout. And he would have to pay something like 6 million total...out of his own pocket.
What you fail to understand is that his buyout would likely take most of his rookie contract from him which would make him virtually play for free.
If he is willing to sacrifice for that, shouldn't he take the bull by the horns and dictate where he wants to play? I am almost positive that he wanted to come here to make more money in endorsements via both spanish & english outlets. I makes sense that he would want to recoup his losses in a market that he would thrive in.
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clipper*joe wrote:
clipsfansincebirth wrote:
Rubio is not even goood let alone he is a cocky prick who thinks he can pick and choose what team he plays for.
The dude even looked like **** playing 1 on 1 against a chair up in Sacramento........and then the buyout from his team on top of that is dumb......we are in a bad economy and then you need to help him pay 1 mill of it just to get him to the table to start contract talks
Id rather just walk down to the LA Sparks Locker room and say hey who wants to play for the Clippers because you are all better than Ricky Rubio......And his racist add with the spanish team shows he has terrible judgement
It's $500,000.00 that a team can help pay into the buyout. And he would have to pay something like 6 million total...out of his own pocket.
What you fail to understand is that his buyout would likely take most of his rookie contract from him which would make him virtually play for free.
If he is willing to sacrifice for that, shouldn't he take the bull by the horns and dictate where he wants to play? I am almost positive that he wanted to come here to make more money in endorsements via both spanish & english outlets. I makes sense that he would want to recoup his losses in a market that he would thrive in.
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yeah, but if he comes to LA, he will get some money from endorsments and stuff. so he will want to play for free, if it means playing in LA |
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clipperstown wrote:
puddnhead83 wrote:
I don't see the Knicks letting David Lee go, but I guess it depends on what amount of money he is asking for, I don't see the Timberwolves trying to get Kaman because they have Al Jefferson who plays in the paint. David Lee would be better fit for the Timberwolves because of his nice jump shot.
How about Rubio for Camby and the first round pick the Timberwolves owe the Clippers.
well jefferson plays at PF. kaman is a center. jefferson is 6-10, and cant play center.
I know they play different positions but they both have similar offense games
The Timberwolves need a center who plays tough defense an enforcer. They need the type of center the spurs get to play next to Duncan. |
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clipsfansincebirth wrote:
Rubio is not even goood let alone he is a cocky prick who thinks he can pick and choose what team he plays for.
The dude even looked like **** playing 1 on 1 against a chair up in Sacramento........and then the buyout from his team on top of that is dumb......we are in a bad economy and then you need to help him pay 1 mill of it just to get him to the table to start contract talks
Id rather just walk down to the LA Sparks Locker room and say hey who wants to play for the Clippers because you are all better than Ricky Rubio......And his racist add with the spanish team shows he has terrible judgement
I'm glad I'm not the only one who remembers the slant-eye ad with the Spanish Olympic team. |
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rubio is a good player but, he's also a premadonna.... c'mon if you were paid 3-5 mil+ a year to play basketball would you complain? geez. now look at Blake, this guy isnt phased by the fact that he's coming in to a team thats run by stalin (aka dumbleavy). he's excited about trying to help make us better. why is he wanting to run back to spain? does he already miss paella?  |
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clipperstown wrote:
clipper*joe wrote:
clipsfansincebirth wrote:
Rubio is not even goood let alone he is a cocky prick who thinks he can pick and choose what team he plays for.
The dude even looked like **** playing 1 on 1 against a chair up in Sacramento........and then the buyout from his team on top of that is dumb......we are in a bad economy and then you need to help him pay 1 mill of it just to get him to the table to start contract talks
Id rather just walk down to the LA Sparks Locker room and say hey who wants to play for the Clippers because you are all better than Ricky Rubio......And his racist add with the spanish team shows he has terrible judgement
It's $500,000.00 that a team can help pay into the buyout. And he would have to pay something like 6 million total...out of his own pocket.
What you fail to understand is that his buyout would likely take most of his rookie contract from him which would make him virtually play for free.
If he is willing to sacrifice for that, shouldn't he take the bull by the horns and dictate where he wants to play? I am almost positive that he wanted to come here to make more money in endorsements via both spanish & english outlets. I makes sense that he would want to recoup his losses in a market that he would thrive in.
JMHO
yeah, but if he comes to LA, he will get some money from endorsments and stuff. so he will want to play for free, if it means playing in LA
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clipper*joe wrote:
What you fail to understand is that his buyout would likely take most of his rookie contract from him which would make him virtually play for free.
If he is willing to sacrifice for that, shouldn't he take the bull by the horns and dictate where he wants to play? I am almost positive that he wanted to come here to make more money in endorsements via both spanish & english outlets. I makes sense that he would want to recoup his losses in a market that he would thrive in.
JMHO
It seems people either cannot understand the financial situation or refuse to.
Kaman for Rubio and filler would be interesting... |
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clipper*joe wrote:
clipperstown wrote:
clipper*joe wrote:
clipsfansincebirth wrote:
Rubio is not even goood let alone he is a cocky prick who thinks he can pick and choose what team he plays for.
The dude even looked like **** playing 1 on 1 against a chair up in Sacramento........and then the buyout from his team on top of that is dumb......we are in a bad economy and then you need to help him pay 1 mill of it just to get him to the table to start contract talks
Id rather just walk down to the LA Sparks Locker room and say hey who wants to play for the Clippers because you are all better than Ricky Rubio......And his racist add with the spanish team shows he has terrible judgement
It's $500,000.00 that a team can help pay into the buyout. And he would have to pay something like 6 million total...out of his own pocket.
What you fail to understand is that his buyout would likely take most of his rookie contract from him which would make him virtually play for free.
If he is willing to sacrifice for that, shouldn't he take the bull by the horns and dictate where he wants to play? I am almost positive that he wanted to come here to make more money in endorsements via both spanish & english outlets. I makes sense that he would want to recoup his losses in a market that he would thrive in.
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yeah, but if he comes to LA, he will get some money from endorsments and stuff. so he will want to play for free, if it means playing in LA
Yup, that was my point.
plus they said that the buyout is 3 mil now, they worked it out... so in his rookie year, rubio will make 97 grand!!!!! dont tell me you cant live off that for that one season. i m sure a family of four people can live off 50 grand a year, and this guy doesnt even have a family yet.... |
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Javi9987 wrote:
rubio is a good player but, he's also a premadonna.... c'mon if you were paid 3-5 mil+ a year to play basketball would you complain? geez. now look at Blake, this guy isnt phased by the fact that he's coming in to a team thats run by stalin (aka dumbleavy). he's excited about trying to help make us better. why is he wanting to run back to spain? does he already miss paella?
Welcome!
I think he would actually make somewhere between 3 to 4 million a season for his rookie contract, similar to Gordon's contract. Now if you had to pay your previous team 6 million dollars to play here, where do you think that money will come from? he would basically play for free in a small market were he would never make money in endorsements. He is not a primadonna, he is looking to go to a place where he can make extra money to pay his debt. His situation is very different than a college player. |
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Rubio is overrated. Baron is going to have a good year be in shape and play well. We don't need Rubio at all.
Rubio wouldn't have to replace Baron, just back him up until he's ready to blow up. In the mean time, we play Baron during the prime of his career (such that it is). |
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clipperstown wrote:
clipper*joe wrote:
clipperstown wrote:
clipper*joe wrote:
clipsfansincebirth wrote:
Rubio is not even goood let alone he is a cocky prick who thinks he can pick and choose what team he plays for.
The dude even looked like **** playing 1 on 1 against a chair up in Sacramento........and then the buyout from his team on top of that is dumb......we are in a bad economy and then you need to help him pay 1 mill of it just to get him to the table to start contract talks
Id rather just walk down to the LA Sparks Locker room and say hey who wants to play for the Clippers because you are all better than Ricky Rubio......And his racist add with the spanish team shows he has terrible judgement
It's $500,000.00 that a team can help pay into the buyout. And he would have to pay something like 6 million total...out of his own pocket.
What you fail to understand is that his buyout would likely take most of his rookie contract from him which would make him virtually play for free.
If he is willing to sacrifice for that, shouldn't he take the bull by the horns and dictate where he wants to play? I am almost positive that he wanted to come here to make more money in endorsements via both spanish & english outlets. I makes sense that he would want to recoup his losses in a market that he would thrive in.
JMHO
yeah, but if he comes to LA, he will get some money from endorsments and stuff. so he will want to play for free, if it means playing in LA
Yup, that was my point.
plus they said that the buyout is 3 mil now, they worked it out... so in his rookie year, rubio will make 97 grand!!!!! dont tell me you cant live off that for that one season. i m sure a family of four people can live off 50 grand a year, and this guy doesnt even have a family yet....
3 million? I guess I haven't caught up yet. lol
Well, that's still a full year without play. That's still a hard hit. |
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clipper*joe wrote:
clipperstown wrote:
clipper*joe wrote:
clipperstown wrote:
clipper*joe wrote:
clipsfansincebirth wrote:
Rubio is not even goood let alone he is a cocky prick who thinks he can pick and choose what team he plays for.
The dude even looked like **** playing 1 on 1 against a chair up in Sacramento........and then the buyout from his team on top of that is dumb......we are in a bad economy and then you need to help him pay 1 mill of it just to get him to the table to start contract talks
Id rather just walk down to the LA Sparks Locker room and say hey who wants to play for the Clippers because you are all better than Ricky Rubio......And his racist add with the spanish team shows he has terrible judgement
It's $500,000.00 that a team can help pay into the buyout. And he would have to pay something like 6 million total...out of his own pocket.
What you fail to understand is that his buyout would likely take most of his rookie contract from him which would make him virtually play for free.
If he is willing to sacrifice for that, shouldn't he take the bull by the horns and dictate where he wants to play? I am almost positive that he wanted to come here to make more money in endorsements via both spanish & english outlets. I makes sense that he would want to recoup his losses in a market that he would thrive in.
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yeah, but if he comes to LA, he will get some money from endorsments and stuff. so he will want to play for free, if it means playing in LA
Yup, that was my point.
plus they said that the buyout is 3 mil now, they worked it out... so in his rookie year, rubio will make 97 grand!!!!! dont tell me you cant live off that for that one season. i m sure a family of four people can live off 50 grand a year, and this guy doesnt even have a family yet....
3 million? I guess I haven't caught up yet. lol
Well, that's still a full year without play. That's still a hard hit.
wait, i forget, what makes us think that the clipps even are trying to offer something for rubio? sometimes we get caught up in our own rumors that we think the rumors might be real lol |
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[quote="clipper*joe"][quote="Javi9987"]rubio is a good player but, hethanks!
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| I know Rubio is a talented player and all that stuff. IMHO this whole thing about refusing to go to a team that drafts you (see Eli Manning) ruins the integrity of the draft. What is the point of drafting people if they just refuse to join the team. I dont get it and it irritates me to think that Rubio and Manning can dictate what ever outcome they want. I know i'm probably in the minority here because most would think this would be great. I just dont see it. |
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| Hey hey top ramen is delicious lol, I now MD is going to make some moves...whether good or bad...we will just see.. after last preseason I'm not going to get overexcited but I will still have faith in our team. |
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what we need is toughness a vet to come off the bench who isnt afraid to get dirty RAJA BELL - MATT HARPRING - BOWEN one of these guys would be great and they all have playoff experience
Completely agree with you 100%. It sound like Milwaukee might buy out bowen's contract that would be a great pick up. They need an experience player who isn't afraid to do the dirty work. |
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ElNinoJesus wrote:
Hey hey top ramen is delicious lol, I now MD is going to make some moves...whether good or bad...we will just see.. after last preseason I'm not going to get overexcited but I will still have faith in our team.
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MrB wrote:
I know Rubio is a talented player and all that stuff. IMHO this whole thing about refusing to go to a team that drafts you (see Eli Manning) ruins the integrity of the draft. What is the point of drafting people if they just refuse to join the team. I dont get it and it irritates me to think that Rubio and Manning can dictate what ever outcome they want. I know i'm probably in the minority here because most would think this would be great. I just dont see it.
I hear you, and I agree: primadonna BS should not be rewarded. If a team has faith in you enough to use a draft pick, then prove yourself worthy or GTFO (I'm thinking Stevie Franchise).
But Rubio is in a position where he's going to pay money out of his pocket in order to play. I think that if he wanted to enter the draft, he should have been ready to possibly lose some money or not declare at all. |
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Hey hey top ramen is delicious lol, I now MD is going to make some moves...whether good or bad...we will just see.. after last preseason I'm not going to get overexcited but I will still have faith in our team.
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I know Rubio is a talented player and all that stuff. IMHO this whole thing about refusing to go to a team that drafts you (see Eli Manning) ruins the integrity of the draft. What is the point of drafting people if they just refuse to join the team. I dont get it and it irritates me to think that Rubio and Manning can dictate what ever outcome they want. I know i'm probably in the minority here because most would think this would be great. I just dont see it.
agreed... whenever a player in any sport enters himself in the draft and then refuses to sign with the team that drafts them i think its a bit of a red flag and i too get turned off by whomever it is. not necessarily talent wise, but attitude and charachter wise. a guy in his teens or early twentys, getting offered millions to play a professional sport, after getting drafted from a draft that he elected to enter knowing fullwell its a crapshoot where you land, should not behave this way...i think it has todo with the way youre raised. i think i remember mannings dad supporting and getting involved in his sons draft, and now here is rubios dad, but who knows. anyways, youre not alone MrB |
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| Although I hope that it is true we're going after Rubio, has anyone seen any substantial rumor on the possibility? So far I've only heard that New York is going after him. I wouldn't mind Journey's idea of getting Rubio + Gomes or Brewer from them for that future 1st owed to us + Camby. |
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| I'm with ekker here, we NEED Rubio on this Clippers team. We can pretend and believe that Baron Davis will finally get his "act" together, but we can't ignore that we've ALREADY seen Baron play....he does not fit Dunleavy's system...period...debate....over. Baron is a top 5 point guard, no doubt about it, i was really excited when we signed him, but he thrives in a run and gun system....something the Clippers WILL not do this year, i don't care how much lip service Dunleavy spreads. My gut tells me we'll move Kaman before camp...even though i would prefer that it be Randolph, and that's about it in terms of movement before the trade deadline. It sickens me to hear all the Rubio doubters, the kid WILL be special...anyone who has doubts about his game should really revisit the olympic games. Rubio, EJ, Thornton, Griffin, Kaman, that's a KILLER future for the Clippers...something this franchise, and us die hard fans have never had. So, i'm with Ekker, please bring us Rubio!! |
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more quotes from ricky (via madrid-based Marca):
"i talked to [minnesota]. they've told me that they would wait a year and we'll see if i come back next year or not (from Joventut). "
"... the NBA is very attractive but if you dont want to play for a certain team, well, you can wait. ...right now ill leave it up to my agent to help sort things out."
"...in the end, Minnesota isnt that bad of an idea."
"Its surprising that in addition to me they picked another PG, but we'll see what they want and what happens." |
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anyone that keeps saying we need ricky losero over baron davis please just delete your account........
and when baron goes off this year and plays like an all star LIKE EVERY YEAR IN HIS CAREER UNTIL HE MET DUNLEAVY.......dont come back saying "oh i love baron davis"
WE ALL KNOW WHO U ARE...
ricky rubio over baron davis..are u guys nuts??..... u guys are a bunch of draft fanatics pretending to know what your talking about........
PLEASE DONT TALK TRASH ABOUT MYYYYYY POINT GAURD!
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anyone that keeps saying we need ricky losero over baron davis please just delete your account........
and when baron goes off this year and plays like an all star LIKE EVERY YEAR IN HIS CAREER UNTIL HE MET DUNLEAVY.......dont come back saying "oh i love baron davis"
WE ALL KNOW WHO U ARE...
ricky rubio over baron davis..are u guys nuts??..... u guys are a bunch of draft fanatics pretending to know what your talking about........
PLEASE DONT TALK TRASH ABOUT MYYYYYY POINT GAURD!
ricky rubio over BD = losersssssssss
Hey please don't dish out disses like this. There's no reason that we need to delete our accounts because our opinions don't necessarily coincide with yours. Everyone is entitled to their own and while some people think that Rubio would be a great addition to the team and others don't, in the end it is still undeniably up to the Clippers FO to take care of business.
People want ricky rubio over baron davis because we are a team in rebuilding mode. We have so many young pieces in EJ, BG, Al, and DeAndre. The addition of Rubio would for sure help the cause as we develop into a strong competitor for years to come.
So before you register and immediately call us all losers for having our own opinions, think about WHY people might want him and then start your criticism from there. Saying that we don't know what we're talking about doesn't cut it, cuz in that case I hope YOU know what you're talking about in saying that Baron Davis will be an all-star again next year. |
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MuteHaitian wrote:
ClipperNation23 wrote:
anyone that keeps saying we need ricky losero over baron davis please just delete your account........
and when baron goes off this year and plays like an all star LIKE EVERY YEAR IN HIS CAREER UNTIL HE MET DUNLEAVY.......dont come back saying "oh i love baron davis"
WE ALL KNOW WHO U ARE...
ricky rubio over baron davis..are u guys nuts??..... u guys are a bunch of draft fanatics pretending to know what your talking about........
PLEASE DONT TALK TRASH ABOUT MYYYYYY POINT GAURD!
ricky rubio over BD = losersssssssss
Hey please don't dish out disses like this. There's no reason that we need to delete our accounts because our opinions don't necessarily coincide with yours. Everyone is entitled to their own and while some people think that Rubio would be a great addition to the team and others don't, in the end it is still undeniably up to the Clippers FO to take care of business.
People want ricky rubio over baron davis because we are a team in rebuilding mode. We have so many young pieces in EJ, BG, Al, and DeAndre. The addition of Rubio would for sure help the cause as we develop into a strong competitor for years to come.
So before you register and immediately call us all losers for having our own opinions, think about WHY people might want him and then start your criticism from there. Saying that we don't know what we're talking about doesn't cut it, cuz in that case I hope YOU know what you're talking about in saying that Baron Davis will be an all-star again next year.
lol rebuilding???? we have been rebuilding for the past 10 years buddy...
baron davis makes 65 million dollers lol
kaman 50 mill
zack 14 mill in 3 years
camby 10 mil next year
al is going into his 3 season and a restricted free agent and the year after that eric is in that position
you think dunleavy can afford another 19 win season??
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