Kobe's thoughts on Rubio's NBA Readiness
"BARCELONA, Spain (AP)—Ricky Rubio(notes) has accomplished a lot in his young career, he just hasn’t shown he’s ready to make the jump to the NBA. The 19-year-old point guard has already played in an Olympic gold-medal game, won a European Championship with Spain and led his club team to the Euroleague title. But the Spaniard went scoreless in an exhibition game between his FC Barcelona team and the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday, falling flat in his first big opportunity to silence critics after his disappointing performance in the world championships."

