But at this point, it’s based on opinion, partial truths, and interpretation.

…bullshit. What kind of coverage is that? Hollinger should close up shop, move do DC and become part of the Beltway with takes like that. Is he or is he not the BPA? Does he have upper-level potential? Maybe Hollinger can write his next column about Rubio’s body language.

It’s easy to write sh*t like this, it’s harder to apply the same sort of reasoned analysis he would save for a “good” or “popular” team. Hollinger wants to be a cross between Chad Ford and Bill Simmons and does poorly at both.

Lot of posturing and supposition about who wants what and how much the buyout is going to be. I’m willing to wait to see what happens. Rubio clearly wants to be in the NBA. Well, you have your wish Ricky.

And I’m willing to see David Kahn play hardball. Very hard.

Before the first major journalist or media type raises the prospect that Kahn might just be doing a really good job with all this? He drafted the best two players available on a team essentially starting from scratch. He called OKC’s and Memphis’ bluffs on draft night and got the player he wanted. He protected himself from Rubio’s potential “You need a point so bad, trade me for on” leverage by drafting Flynn, and got a player he really wanted anyways. He’s not being antagonistic with Rubio’s agent, and he’s happy if Rubio wants to stay in Spain to develop. Other teams are circling like vultures (Knicks), but there’s absolutely nothing they have that could entice us.

All the media types are siding with Ricky at the moment, and they should as it’s a better story if we draft him and he doesn’t want to be here and MN is blundering again. But I bet within a few days to a week someone nationally will start wondering why Presti couldn’t get a trade with us, or why the Knicks are still on the outside looking in? Sooner or later some analyst or commentator’s got to see that Kahn’s draft wasn’t all that bad—in fact, it might have been quite shrewd.