The moment it became official the incorporation of Ricky Rubio to Barça until the end of the season, The Barça team added a more than necessary piece to their project, after the problems experienced during much of the season in the direction of the game.
After more than half a year of inactivity, recovering an optimal state in its mental health, Basketball was once again one of the great reasons for joy for the El Masnou point guard, and on March 1, practically 13 years after his last game, He put on the Barça shirt again.
Grimau trust from the first moment
During a little more than this month of competition, Ricky has adapted to Roger Grimau’s board, to the roles of his teammates, and to the reality, both in game and regulations, of a European basketball very different from that played in the NBA. Rubio has had the trust of his coach, a former teammate with whom raised the Euroleague in 2010, and he has more and more minutes on the court.
The ‘Ricky-Lapro’ partnership
Against Real Madrid, Ricky played the last seven minutes of the duel, partnering on the outside with Nico Laprovittola. The Argentine seemed intractable against his former team, and that sociedad between the two exteriors promises joy for the Barcelona fans.
Ricky Rubio, against Rudy Fernández in the ACB / EFE classic
‘Touch’ the locker room to improve the winning mentality
After the victory against the white team, Rubio seemed satisfied, but he didn’t want to raise the baskets in the air either. and sent a message to the locker room, after failing to maintain a lead on the scoreboard that exceeded 20 points. “We came out very aggressive. We knew that at home we have the home court factor and we took control. Afterwards we relaxed a little. “We have to have a more winning mentality in this sense, to continue, continue and continue, because today we were able to hold on, but in other games it will not be like that,” he commented, knowing that the demand must be maintained for 40 minutes against teams of the stature of Real Madrid.
Your great responsibility
Transmitting that speech and having it penetrate the game of your teammates is, today, one of the great responsibilities which Ricky has, experienced in a thousand battles, and who has decided to continue his career in Barcelona to continue competing with the highest demands in the fight for titles.
A stratospheric figure in the classic statistics
Determining whether Barça plays better or worse with Ricky on the court is subjective. That the team is much more solid, consistent and stable with him on the hardwood is evidenced by the numbers. The statistics do not lie, and against Real Madrid, Ricky Rubio signed a +21 in the +/- section, that value that includes the points scored and conceded by the team while the player is on the court. Tomas Satoransky’s figure was -15, the worst of all the players who played the classic.
Ricky Rubio already unleashes passions at the Palau / Dani Barbeito
Chus Mateo’s praise for Ricky
Ricky Rubio’s contribution in the match against the eternal rival was essential to ensure the victory, as the white coach made clear, a Chus Mateo who praised the performance carried out by the Barça ‘9’: “It is the best game he has played since he played for Barcelona. With him on the track it has been a +21. He has understood the game, he has recovered balls. It’s an important factor for them,” he commented.
Llull: “What a joy to see you, little brother”
Another of the protagonists of Real Madrid who was very happy to face Ricky Rubio was the captain, a Sergio Llull that he was very affectionate with his teammate, and that he shared several photographs hugging with the point guard through social networks, even exchanging shirts. “How nice to see you, little brother,” the message read.
Ricky Rubio and Sergio Llull, hugging after Barça – Madrid of Liga Endesa / Twitter: @23Llull
A warrior of guarantees
The most decisive stretch of the season is coming to Barça, with the dispute of the two big titles, the Euroleague and the Endesa League. During these weeks, Ricky has had time to recover his best feelings on a physical level and on a basketball court. In scoring, there is still room for improvement, and Rubio is surely going to be more important than he currently is, but the point guard must have even more presence on the court. After what was demonstrated in just over a month of competition, Ricky is a warrior of guarantees in the fight to play metal at the end of this season.
2024-04-09 17:05:05
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