Wolves Updates 8/25

was his apparent instinctive ability to understand what the defense is trying to do and then draw them into doing something only to have passed the ball a half second beforehand. It is this part of his game that I think is so deadly and what will serve him so well despite not having John Wall’s athleticism. I also think it’s the reason why he’s so good at defense – unlike many offensively gifted players, Rubio’s offensive gifts appear to have enabled him to read what opposing offensive players want to/are trying to do and thus he’s very good at jumping passing lanes, at timing when he’s going to poke a ball away, or when he’s going to jump to the side of a guy in order to force him in one direction. That’s why he’s so frustrating as a defender because he can see what they want to do and defend against that. Sure, sometimes Rose or even Curry is going to capitalize on their speed or a good pick and score on him, but it’s a skill that will serve Rubio very, very well.

In terms of generating his own offense I think it should not be underestimated as a weapon. Against us there were numerous times where it looked like the defense was going to smother him – or take away his intended pass – only to discover that he had already passed it or would simply go for the layup or pull-up jumper himself. If I had to use one word to describe it, it’s that Rubio keeps a defense unbalanced. He’s able to get them thinking just a bit more than they’d like, wondering if he’ll pass and to whom, or if he’ll shoot, or is he driving to score this time or is there a trailing big man somewhere? In a game where fractions of a second make the difference between a layup and a block, Rubio excels at giving himself a few more fractions to work with.

Even still, they weren’t playing scrubs. Just a team that didn’t have the size to totally abuse the “one in, four out” style that Team USA had been rolling with. Greece can play and they were slaughtered today. Not just by Love, of course; it’s a very encouraging result for the whole team. Might have been different against a full strength Greek team, but no one even came close to matching Love’s rebounding output (Durant was the second leading rebounder with 7, and did that in 8 more minutes). Love played phenomenally.

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This guy has different ones for different teams, so he doesn’t do a tagline….and it looks awkward, and may come across a little douchey. But I just say meh.

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