Ricky Rubio had a busy summer. While he seemed to be feeling very good in Phoenix, he was transferred to OKC before being sent to Minnesota, the team that drafted him in 2009. The Spanish playmaker does not hide that the the idea of playing for the Thunder didn’t really excite him.
I arrived in a new team under reconstruction as I have been too often. I feel like I’m in my prime and I thought it would be better if I could really take advantage of that. ” Ricky Rubio
In Minnesota the team is young too, but around the duo Karl-Anthony Tows / D’Angelo Russell, it displays ambitions, especially with the first pick of the last draft Anthony Edwards.
I don’t have the impression that the team is under reconstruction. We are only a step or two away from what we want to do and we are already making sure that we are able to achieve it. D’Angelo and Karl are entering their 5th pro year and still have a lot of room for improvement, but I have the impression that they have already learned a lot. It’s not like it’s a young wolves team that doesn’t know how the league works. ” Ricky Rubio
At first glance, one could imagine that the Spaniard would hold position 1, accompanied by D’Angelo Russell in position 2 and Anthony Edwards or Malik Beasley at post 3. However, everyone needs the ball very much and to this day it is impossible to predict if it will work. Obviously, if he has to get off the bench, Rubio will not take offense, taking the example of his ex-teammate in Utah, Derrick Favors.
He never said anything. He continued to work and at the end of the day we won. This is what is most important. You always have to sacrifice something for the good of the team. If I have to get off the bench, will I like it? No. I won’t like it, I’m honest. But my first desire is to do what is best for the team.
It is precisely this attitude of an experienced leader that could do good for this young squad of Timberwolves. Rubio is aware that a team works best when in the workforce it has leaders, by voice, but also by example.
I think the players listen to other players more than the coach himself. Hanging out with good veterans as I have been able to do at several points in my career has helped me to progress and to understand what situation we are in. When you are young, you believe that for it to work everything has to go super fast, especially when it comes to kids today who have Instagram and have everything they want right now. It gives the impression that success comes right away. I think I can really help better understand the ups and downs that we will experience as a team this season. ” Ricky Rubio
Decidedly, Rubio, once again speaks wisely. This mentality will inevitably bring added value in the locker room and on the pitch for the Ryan Saunders.
Via Star Tribune
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