Wolves Updates 5/9
by SG on May 9, 2010 3:01 AM CDT
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Rubio leads team to Euroleague finals, Laimbeer rumored to have interview for Sixers job and more
From Kate Fagan/Philadelphia Inquirer:
Add two names to the 76ers' interview list: Dan Majerle and Bill Laimbeer.
In the next two days, Sixers president and general manager Ed Stefanski will conduct a quartet of interviews as he tries to fill the team's coaching vacancy, including face-to-face meetings with both Majerle and Laimbeer, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation.
On Sunday, Stefanski will meet with former Toronto Raptors coach Sam Mitchell; a few hours later, he'll interview Laimbeer, an assistant coach with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
From Tim Warren/Washington Post: Ricky Rubio and Theo Papaloukas lead their teams to Euroleague basketball final
As Alesandro Gonzalez, a Spanish basketball scout who has watched Rubio's development closely, saw it, that play exemplified his growth.
"He sees the passes that are available, but he also has the ability to make the passes entirely appropriate, so that the receiver doesn't have to do very much," Gonzalez said.
Rubio's flirtation with the NBA has been well-documented. He was drafted in the first round last year by the Minnesota Timberwolves but signed a two-year-deal with Barcelona. Most observers here say his time with Barcelona has helped him. Playing against excellent competition in the Spanish league and the Euroleague, he has become stronger and a better floor leader.
From Charley Walters/Pioneer Press:
The Timberwolves have a 20 percent chance of getting the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA lottery on May 18. If they get it, they're expected to choose Kentucky guard John Wall. Some upper-level Target Center season tickets, as part of a team lottery promotion, would be available for $1 per game.
Also from Walters:
Point guard Ricky Rubio, the Timberwolves' top draft pick last June whom Wolves basketball President David Kahn is scouting this weekend in the European Championships in Paris, is averaging 6.5 points, 4 assists, 34 percent shooting from three-point range and 36.2 percent shooting overall.
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Ricky
Scored 10 and dished 8 with a couple steals thrown in, may not look like much in an NBA box score, but the game ended 64-54.
That 76ers list of coaching candidates is ever growing
Mark Jackson took himself out of the running there, but otherwise it seems like every name in the league has shown up in stories about Philly. Sam Mitchell, Byron Scott, Thibodeau, Laimbeer, all the “usual suspects” Captain Renault rounded up in Casablanca….
I’m always rooting for Dwane Casey to get another shot in a good situation, but maybe that’s not it. He’s interviewed, though. It just wouldn’t be the 76ers’ interview process without him.
"People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character." RWE
Supposedly he and Sam Mitchell are as likely as anyone
But how can you tell with their list?
It’d be nice to see Monty Williams or Elston Turner get their breaks. And yes, Williams is among the Sixers’ candidates. So is Dan Majerle. And Doug Collins. And my big little sister.
Patrick Ewing should look at that and realize he doesn’t have a shot at any head jobs. If your name’s not on the 76ers’ list, something’s wrong.
"People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character." RWE
Barca wins the EL title
in a relative blowout, 86-68 over Olympiacos.
Navarro was the star today, along with Pete Mickeal. Rubio was just OK. He scored 9 points, had a few boards and a couple of assists, but also had several turnovers.
I only was able to watch the last 15 minutes, so no long report, sorry.
We Are the Washington Generals
Not much of a factor
Neither he nor Rubio really shined today. Frankly, nobody on Oly really played well today, except maybe Papaloukas, but he couldn’t do it on his own.
Barca led by 11 at halftime, when I tuned in, Oly had cut it to 5 midway through the 3rd, but that was their last gasp. Barca ran away with it from there. Ended up winning every quarter.
We Are the Washington Generals
by Eric in Madison on May 9, 2010 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Kleiza got intimidated
Every shot he took from the second quarter on, you could see he was hearing footsteps and thinking he was going to get rejected
Rubio was OK, but I’m fine with that. It was clearly Navarro’s show today, and the fact that Ricky knew it and was able to play off the ball because of it was pretty impressive. I think NBA fans get too socialized into thinking one player is supposed to make the plays for the whole team every game because in the NBA, one player usually dominates the ball. But in Euroball, it’s a total team effort, so when Rubio doesn’t get 7 or 8 assists, it’s not a big deal really. If anything, it makes Barca stronger because they’re not so dependent on one player to drive them, like say, the Hornets are with Chris Paul.
Pistons
It’s funny how the Pistons have had two versions of teams without a singular talent that dominated the ball. The Bad Boys Pistons won two titles without anyone averaging more than 18 points per game. Both Dumars and Isiah Thomas shared ball handling responsibilities, although it was skewed toward Isiah. But there were many times where Isiah played off the ball and ran his man off multiple screens to get open for a shot. And the 2004 Pistons won without anyone averaging more than 17 points per game. Billups only averaged 5.7 assists with Rip Hamilton just behind him at 4 per game.
by Rascal Flatts on May 9, 2010 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Their depth was similar
But offensively, no one on this decade’s Pistons can touch Isiah Thomas. That display in Game 6 of the ’88 Finals on a severely sprained ankle is the gutsiest performance on that stage along with the MJ Flu Game. He played within the team concept but was still such a great player.
by pagingstanleyroberts on May 10, 2010 10:29 AM CDT up reply actions
Ricky was pretty low key in this game. When he was in he mostly moved the ball around the perimeter, but he hit a couple open jumpers and had two nice steals that he took in for layups (one off an inbounds). For the most part he was just a cog in this game, but he was still a useful part of the win.
He had some trouble with Patrick Beverly’s press D and got stripped or forced into bad passes a couple times, though. Beverly did a great job at pressing him hard on one side then reading Ricky’s behind the back move and slipping around to the receiving hand to intercept it. Ricky’s going to have to learn another escape move for when that happens because lots of NBA PG’s will be athletic enough to get low and pressure him hard.
When I get sad, I stop being sad and be awesome instead. True story.
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