“My NBA Days Are Coming to an End!” Was Ricky Rubio Worth The Wait? Stunted Growth

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Before Luka Doncic, before Victor Wembanyama there was Ricky Rubio. The Spanish kid with the perfect basketball name to fit his Aladdin like look and Wizard like hype surrounding his game and similarities to almost mythological like figures of the past. It had flare, seemed new, and came at the right time where European basketball needed a new generation star with the current NBA euro stars nearing the end of their prime. His passing was as advertised and he’s shown his vision since a young age consistently throughout his NBA career. But for me that’s where it stopped back in 2009 when his name was blazing up mock draft boards. The hype for Rubio was made to make sense, and made to follow through on its vision, drafting Ricky Rubio 5th overall in the draft a year later, behind all the other hyped American players that year like Blake Griffin, James Harden and Tyreke Evans, and two picks before a sort of underdog hype coming out of 3 years at a small school like Davidson, whose body hadn’t quite caught up to his true talent and savvy as a player Steph Curry became. “My NBA Days Are Coming to an End!” Was Ricky Rubio Worth The Wait? Stunted Growth
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@stuntedgrowth Год назад

Still can't believe Minnesota made that big of a mistake. I would say twice, but I think Rubio and Steph would've been great! When they went Jonny Flynn I knew they didn't know what they were doing.

@raphael9783 Год назад

In our defense, though there's no defending David Kahn. There's not a single person that knew Curry would grow to be what he is nor where the league was going. If they did, he would've been #1pick. In that respect, it's kind of unfair. As I watched this we said the exact same thing.

@zeroturn7091 Год назад

In the context of things, positionless basketball didn’t exist. Curry was still learning the 1, and wasn’t a sure thing. Just like Lavine (later moved to his natural position at the 2) and Westbrook did later. Another point with Rubio is his buyout was shaky. Flynn was projected to come in day one, and Rubio when his contract ran out if the buyout was unsuccessful. Once Rubio was on the roster, and played as advertised Flynn could’ve been packaged in a trade. Hip injuries to Flynn, and successful negotiations with bringing in Rubio is why it flopped.

@neilbryanbucsit197 Год назад

I would've paired him with DeRozan if I was the one doing the draft

@liandalmam7880 Год назад

😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😅😅😅😅😊

@prophecy9521 Год назад

Back to back point guards in the first round is crazy 😂

@boozywoozy73 Год назад

I felt Rubio played in da wrong era. If he would've played in da 80's 90's or early 00's. He would had a better career where the pace of the game is slowed down and PG was more passive & floor generals.

@Rieky22 Год назад

Nah he could’ve thrive he just couldn’t shoot or finish at the basket

@JoseGarcia-th3fb Год назад

Still a Point God for Team Spain

@LloydxMcfly Год назад

John Stockton

@sorinn7894 Год назад

Nope if he could shoot then would’ve been an all star

@jelaniwooten9245 Год назад

Wrong era lol he’d still be an afterthought😂😂😂

@6oingnorth Год назад

Ricky has played 12 years in the league, there's not a lot of other Spanish players out there who has done that outside of the Gasol brothers and Jose Calderon. The problem with Rubio is that he started playing pro at 14, making him this his 18th year at just 32. That ACL tear last year really took its toll. On top of that, he's expressed he wanted to be around his kid as he starts going to school in Spain so opting to play there instead of the NBA would make sense for him.

@Chevvvvv Год назад

You made a fantastic point of it really being his 18th year. So many miles on his body already!

@fredrickwilliams6046 Год назад

Can you do a 'Stunted Growth' on Austin Daye? I remember him playing for Gonzaga, and the Detroit Pistons. I knew he was a good player, yet he was drafted so high at number 15, in 2009. and he won a ring with the San Antonio Spurs in the 2014-2015.

@eastside3135 Год назад

Detroit native here, he was drafted ln the wrong era to a team who didn’t know how to utilize him.. He would’ve been similar to a Cam Johnson in todays NBA

@fredrickwilliams6046 Год назад

@@eastside3135 I couldn't agree more, Daye looked so lost with the Pistons, and had no clue how to fit into their system.

@dougefresh8029 Год назад

In those days the pistons didn’t have a system coming out of the Wallace brothers prince chauncey rip years.

@speachless88 Год назад

I've been a basketball fanatic since 92' and I've studied every team for 31 years and I've completely forgotten this player. Was he bad or am I old? Or both

@dougefresh8029 Год назад

@@speachless88 to be fair the mid late 2000s pistons early 2010s pistons was very forgettable. Probably for your mental health you forgot about those squads

@rooseveltdarbey9493 Год назад

He was like Rajon Rondo who got better because Rondo played with Superstars that elevated his game. That's what Rubio should have done played with Superstars, like Wade, Garnett, Duncan, Kobe etc.

@6oingnorth Год назад

Man this is a great point. Rondo on championship teams while Rubio making Nikola Pekovic look like a beast lmao

@ethanuy2261 Год назад

Imagined if Ricky with a consistent jumpshot he’d be perennial all star.

@jelaniwooten9245 Год назад

🧢 I would like to have Damian lillard or something than Rubio w a jumper

@prophecy9521 Год назад

@@jelaniwooten9245 that’s not a diss Dame is gonna end up an all-time PG talent wise when it’s said and done. Ricky just wasn’t built to be a star in the NBA.

@8301TheJMan Год назад

Just cuz a guy didn't become a score-first PG, doesn't mean he underachieved. He was a traditional pass-first pg who still put up double figs in scoring along side nearly 10 assists a game fore his first 6 seasons in the league, (not to mention nearly two steals a game). Statistically speaking, those are great pg numbers and woulda been considered a great pg if he had come out a decade earlier, back when PG's still did what they were supposed to do - distribute the ball, be a floor-general, play tight perimeter defense, and score when needed.

@JoseGarcia-th3fb Год назад

Would you say my boy Ricky underated

@rooseveltdarbey9493 Год назад

He was like a Rondo a player who was a facilitator, Rondo played with Superstars that elevated his game. Rubio needs to do the same thing.

@Chris1200923 Год назад

he did objectively underacheive for his draft pick, overall hype and projections. stop bieng bias. OP literally said he wasnt a bust, he was just okay. which he was. also he never said he needed to become a “score first pg” or to take more shots to be considered elite. literally all he said was his jumper was inconsistent and mediocre from 3 and even midrange. facts are facts and rubio underachieved homie

@jelaniwooten9245 Год назад

Rubio is not that guy never was

@johndavis9321 Год назад

@@jelaniwooten9245cap rubio was a borderline top 10 pg in utah

@justdope1963 Год назад

This guy showed game playing against the a US national team led by Kobe Bryant....At age 16! He's one of the greatest teenaged players ever for sure. He could pick the pocket of superstars when he was still a kid. To me his shot and finishing at the rim was always what held him back. His court vision along with his disruptive defense has always been outstanding.

@sosmooth13 Год назад

Rubio makes me appreciate Doncic even more. When I was in high school I remember the hype surrounding this guy VERY clearly. It was around the time when I started taking basketball a bit more seriously too. So watching someone who was only just a couple years older than me make it, had me wondering why, and how. I started watching players like him, magic, Nash, and Pete Maravich since I started becoming a pass-first guard. Doncic however, has proven to me why he was worth every bit of the hype he got and more so than Rubio. Don’t think I’ve ever seen a Euro player live up to expectations the way he has.

@KobaniacMinded Год назад

His double behind the back was vicious 1 of the most underrated handles in nba history

@jelaniwooten9245 Год назад

You should see Steph’s

@dme1236 Год назад

When Rubio Came To The NBA Him And Kevin Love Was Goin Crazy That ACL Injury In That First Year Made His Average Athletcism Go To Below Average. He Would’ve Been All Star If He Wasnt For Those Knee Injuries.

@sonik6892 Год назад

Rubio didn't live up to the hype but he still was a great traditional pg. It really showed in FIBA competition. I loved to watch him play

@Jackfargo91 Год назад

He's always been pretty solid, he was playing really good with the Cavs till he blew his knee out again

@dsp_91 Год назад

Fully agreed

@Jackfargo91 Год назад

@@dsp_91 if he had any kinda jumper he probably would have made a couple all star games at least

@VersatileG1 Год назад

I really enjoy your videos. I watch everyone now! Keep up the great work brother.

@RE1GN_BLOOD Год назад

Rubio’s defense was underrated too. His Achilles heel though was his shooting although it did get better. I always liked his game and feel like he had a pretty solid career.

@kayamerrick3907 Год назад

His defense is what I remember vs The U.S.A. Dude was 17 and nabbing steals from all star pg’s. Wierd how Stunted doesn’t mention that but emphasizes everything else.

@johndavis9321 Год назад

Facts Rubio's defense is criminally underrated

@Gvvenk Год назад

I am confused in how he just didn’t mention the biggest stunt to Rubio’s career. How do you overlook the ACL tear?

@Seattlefan77 6 месяцев назад

His defense was always overrated actually. When you watch him play you see he was on skates.

@RE1GN_BLOOD 6 месяцев назад

@@Seattlefan77 he averaged over two steals four times though. His defense kept him in the league essentially

@itachi019 Год назад

The hype was unreal for him. I loved his passing the rest of his game was just unable to catch up to it

@SportsOnAirPH Год назад

Ralph Sampson, the first NBA Unicorn and Victor Wembanyama comparison next please!

@constablekennedy7705 Год назад

Congratulations to the Denver Nuggets 🏆. 🏀

@dpruitt1458 Год назад

Weakest championship ever

@zeroturn7091 Год назад

@@dpruitt1458naw, call it what it is. This is the weakest era of Centers ever.

@AggravatedMan365 Год назад

@@dpruitt1458Guess the bubble never existed 😂

@Tree372000 Год назад

@@dpruitt1458 don't be a hater that's a good look on ya

@thebestcentaur Год назад

I remember the hype around this guy. He never seemed like a superstar type to me, but he had a ton of consistency, which is pretty difficult to do at the highest level. I personally think his old school game was a breath of fresh air, but he should have been much faster to really leave a lasting impression. Dude lasted over a decade, and maybe never came close to winning anything of note, but that's to be expected when you see the clubs he played for. I wouldn't call him a bust either, but considering who went two picks after him, his NBA career is definitely incredibly disappointing in comparison.

@JoseGarcia-th3fb Год назад

My favorite player Because of his traditional Pg style of play And European style oh and his magical passes Ricky whe miss you in Utah

@christophermoody6840 Год назад

He was supposed to be the fist Luka... Except Luka was was the first Luka. A young phenome from Europe at the point guard position.

@word-is-bondboxing890 11 месяцев назад

Love the videos brother.

@stuntedgrowth 11 месяцев назад

Thank you.

@jessearias2863 Год назад

Stunned jc but still has one of the coolest names of all time.

@jonsheldon69 Год назад

I felt like he would if had a better career if he had stayed in Europe...some where his game is more polished for..

@imanuelbrooks8402 Год назад

Part of deep 09 class. Do Jeff Teague next

@ajhaynes8204 Год назад

@stuntedgrowth... Can you do a doc on Allen Ray from Villnova. Randy Foye and Kyle Lowry's teammate.

@ruggerREL Год назад

He couldn’t get to the cup at a all star level or knock it down but everything else was damn good

@christophercorders6526 Год назад

Nothing wrong with Rubio's other than the fact he wasn't athletic and couldn't shoot. Old school or fundamental feel for the game isn't a deal breaker. Matter of fact, more players should do so while training to become more athletic.

@seouleshoes Год назад

I usually like your videos, but honestly think you were tripping on this one haha. I don't think you even mentioned his 2012 ACL injury (which you had play in that clip with him and Kobe hitting knees. And as we know, those kinds of injuries at the time were not as easy as they are now to come back from.) You don't think that contributed to a lack of athleticism at all? He was coming into the league as a 6'3/6'4 PG with solid speed, great passing, and two way ability as a good defender. I get hindsight is 20/20, bu I think he was definitely the better prospect than Curry was at that time (As much as I like Johnny Flynn, that's the only debatable one I feel like, of the Wolves drafting those two players.)

@kayamerrick3907 Год назад

Agreed.

@bryanb8868 Год назад

Luka Doncic is what people expected Rubio to be but to be effective as that slow pace you need to be 6”7 minimum

@neilbryanbucsit197 Год назад

If he didnt injure his ACL earlier in his career he would have had a better career with a few all star appearances but still even with that injury he still made a positive impact wherever team he goes and lets not forget his time with the Jazz and him destroying Westbrook in the playoffs... One of my favorite players to play the game

@Gvvenk Год назад

How he didn’t mention it in the vid is beyond me? He was never the same after that. Turning pro at young age hurt him badly.

@roncolem4558 Год назад

Rubio looks like the Spanish version of the late martial arts movie star Alexander Fu Sheng lol!!

@jessekauffman3336 Год назад

The game will revert back to what it was before teams went crazy with the 3 point shot.

@himgod6495 Год назад

Well, actually, in his early years with the wolves, he was an above average defender and his ball handling is UNDERATED

@DressCode2005 Год назад

Correction SG, hate him or love him Skip Bayless DID say take the young buck from Davidson Number 1 overall. He was the only one I remember, pompoming for Steph to be the number 1 pick over Blake Griffen.

@dougefresh8029 Год назад

He didn’t know what he was talking about just trying to create controversy as usual. Blake was the clear pick at number one that year even with hindsight. Even a donkey shits in a basket once a day or whatever that saying is. Basically even dumb gets it right once ina while

@dougefresh8029 Год назад

If I remember correctly the controversy was at two where people thought Ricky Rubio was the consensus number two but because he was staying in Spain for another 2? Years he “dropped”

@CashCollecta Год назад

Do a stunted growth on Andrew Bynum I thought that dude would have been solid for years but flamed out quickly

@MrTonyJ Год назад

This reminded me of Carlos Arroyo. Can you do one on him?

@HBTSO Год назад

That injury killed him off

@savel-oe3lx Год назад

Wow 4 point guards picked b4 Steph!! Thx Oaktown love you

@coryharton Год назад

I remember when the Minnesota timberwolves drafted both Ricky Rubio & Jonny Flynn in the first draft 😂 Kevin Love tweeted wtf is my team doing.

@TOAST1MIA Год назад

In the very beginning of the video I thought high alert was activating... lmmfao

@rickymedina4428 Год назад

Mitch mcgary from uofm again would be a good episode! Was once number 1 recruit in 2012 but stock dropped a little bit that year ! Forced to enter nba draft after failing drug tests and kicked out of nba for Marijuana use ! Never played ball again

@jamesalcantara4217 Год назад

Bro could you do Raef LaFrentz/ Elton Brand. More power to your channel.

@highlightboy23 Год назад

Wait, I saw Anthony Randolph and I immediately remembered Lamar Odom complimenting him as the next great player but he did not pan out despite his physical tools and potential. Please make one for him Stunted Growth.

@bradleystraley6165 5 месяцев назад

I always thought Rubio and Curry woulda been a great pairing. That Flynn pick is the one that still shocks me to this day

@rafenzo03 Год назад

can you do Gordon Hayward? Thanks bro

@savel-oe3lx Год назад

Tyreke Evans was raw R.O.Y.

@ChillydontCap Год назад

Can you do one on Rasheed Wallace. That was my dude. "Ball Don't Lie" baby!!!

@DiorInEveryStore Год назад

As crazy as this sounds hes still a hall of famer😂

@sonik6892 Год назад

Well he's better than every oldhead HOFer who played in the 60's 🤣

@willclinton468 Год назад

I think Ricky Rubio had a lot to do with Luka having so many doubters when he cane to the league

@zeroturn7091 Год назад

Thought that he’d have a Kidd type of career, damn.

@therealkflo.. Год назад

@9:37 wow looking back on it now ,that Timberwolves squad had more busts then the hall of fame & hooters put together 😂

@damalgriffin-neil9472 11 месяцев назад

ESPN talking heads said he was the next "Pistol Pete" lol

@goldenboyx92 Год назад

Terrence Morris. The former Maryland prodigy. Where did he go?????

@tylerbray7014 Год назад

Can you do one on Danillo galinari

@thescatman5029 Год назад

1) Dude had Pistol Pete passing skills. It was HARD to pass up a cat like that! 2) Dag, the fact that wizard-pass point guards are now outdated! Who would've thunk it! 3) You referenced Oly 2008. But if Spain has him, in 2012, that Oly Final v. the US might have a different outcome! Spain was giving the US fits, that game!

@johntheprofessional5039 Год назад

I stand convicted! I thought Johnny Flynn and Rubio were going to be a dangerous backcourt for at least a decade.

@johndavis9321 Год назад

I think if Flynn didn't get hurt the two of them together definitely could have done something's no cap

@dtgtentoe8467 Год назад

If he could shoot the ball his weird movement wouldn’t have mattered 💯

@neilbryanbucsit197 Год назад

In your stunt #1 you do realize that Rubio tore his ACL in his rookie year right?

@normanrodriguez6670 Год назад

Rubio was a solid pass-first guard, but had very poor shooting from the floor and from 3 point land

@savel-oe3lx Год назад

N what team takes 2 pt guards??

@tylerjamal4137 Год назад

Do Jamal Crawford sir

@explorewithme4707 Год назад

Not a bust but definitely didn’t fulfill his potential. He was a solid classic style PG.

@jumpy2xstreaming Год назад

He is, he’s what I like to call a soft bust. He had a decent career, just nothing special especially at 5 tho you need an all star appearance to not be considered a bust every top 5 player should have SUPERSTAR potential.

@mizzy412 Год назад

He would have thrived under Mike D. In that run & gun system

@sonik6892 Год назад

Yeap he could be Steve Nash 2.0 under the right system. Timberwolves is one of the worst franchises to get drafted too also

@eksit101 Год назад

I'd hate to tell you but kuchoch (bulls) & petrovich+ kings dudes dad all hyped same way years before.....

@gmon3y46 Год назад

Need a update now

@Ron78ification Год назад

Brandon Jennings called Out Early Cause He was overseas and both of them came off the bench and Rubio train was ridiculous

@pineapplegritz7281 Год назад

Noooooooooooooooo!!!! Don't do Ricky like this!!!! He still my guy

@vicetea86 Год назад

yeah I dunno why he was so super hyped, him and Jennings at that time were sooooooo hyped up ,when it was obvious they were good ,but nothing amazing. Though aside from a few people I don't think he was all that hyped ,he was known for amazing passes. Jennings was known for points they were both undersized and 1 dimensional.

@Afrocentricpoet Год назад

I dnt think his growth was stunted at all.the man has played over a decade in the NBA. Folks need to stop comparing him to Mr. Curry. I think it's Flynn who had the stunted growth not rubio.

@Stogiegng Год назад

Did you make one for Brandon Jennings yet ? If not that would be really interesting especially considering I’m from Milwaukee 🤙🏽

@basketballlife5280 Год назад

crazy but true fact : Rubio was the 1st player born in the 1990's to ever be drafted into the NBA.

@LloydxMcfly Год назад

Modern Day John Stockton

@amancalledhawk5575 Год назад

I feel like he never had the right coach I think if he was with D’Antoni it could have worked I’m not saying he would have won a chip but definitely had been a all Star possibly

@fightincodenames481 Год назад

Fantastic honest look into Rubio. I was on the Rubio hype train back in the day. T wolves just a garbage franchise.

@QuiteStorm2.0 Месяц назад

If he was drafted by the Knicks he would’ve been been Steve Nash 2.0

@kayamerrick3907 Год назад

Man, this video just rubbed me the wrong way. You point out his stats vs The U.S but don’t mention his defense against the best PG’s IN THE WORLD. Matter of fact, you make no mention of his defense at all in this video. Yeah, he didn’t live up to the hype. Who but LeBron and Luca could… love your videos, but this one isn’t it 😞 Rubio was a prodigy, and I’m sorry, he had a solid NBA career and his stats - 10 pts, 4 rbds, 7ast and 1.8stls - are more than just “okay”. Those stats garner you a 12-year career in the best League IN THE WORLD.

@joebruce4826 Год назад

This one stings

@redwolf8135 Год назад

Luke Recker would be great.

@tylerjamal4137 Год назад

What about some flowers to Jamal Crawford

@KELLSTHRAXX Год назад

O.J Mayo please

@jovangrant6053 Год назад

Jan Vesely plz.

@T.H.E.O.R.Y. Год назад

I remember when they gave Rubio that money over K Love...

@BayPawLobeezy_World Год назад

To be honest all these overseas players who been playing since they was 15 16 years old dont last long they have a lot of wear and tere. Lets see how long Luka last.

@ajjenkins5273 Год назад

N there were ppl who thought Steph was gone be wat he is today I def did

@artyclay9874 Год назад

If Rubio could’ve got with the spurs he would’ve took off..

@jcchambers7896 Год назад

James harden gave this man hell on them isos in Houston 😂😂😂 jazz had to get em outta there

@sonik6892 Год назад

At the time nobody could check Harden 1 v 1 so that don't tell much

@jumpy2xstreaming Год назад

So you started talking about the way he moves and how it’s maybe not as fluid. NOW can anyone agree that Markelle Fultz IS THE SAME THING, he doesn’t dribble a basketball correctly nor does he dribble right. It’s something I always saw from him and I knew in college he couldn’t be an NBA ball handler with the way he moved. It’s like he dribbles too high and his hand is not in the right spot NOT ONE PERSON I’ve seen has said this

@KitanaiharE Год назад

Nobody saw Steph becoming what he became. Cmon yall

@RjsCKiwi Год назад

👍🙏❤️✌️

@savel-oe3lx Год назад

Wow what if Oaktown ain't get Curry??

@ijayrizzy3116 Год назад

Ricky Rubio is better than Ben Simmons.

@zw6980 Год назад

His meh shooting is what prevented him from becoming elite

@justinmunson1412 Год назад

How bad would Minnesota have stunted Steph’s career?

@justinmunson1412 Год назад

That franchise ruins young talent

@justinmunson1412 Год назад

It matters so much where someone has to start their professional career. They are still young and learning how to be an adult

@justinmunson1412 Год назад

Some franchises are just stunted growth for players

@savel-oe3lx Год назад

Got picked b4 Steph thanks ta God GSW Hoop all Day

@romansheoships2716 Год назад

Hes a great passer but hes not a great play maker. He struggled with his outside shot and was never the best finisher. You always knew he wanted to drop the pass off to the big man during the pick and roll

@santosjones6186 Год назад

WHO CARES PERIOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RICKY RUBIO GOT HIS BAG PERIOD!!!!!!!!!!!$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

@ry_an. Год назад

career 39% shooter. cant hit a jumpshot at PG is a death sentence

@AsapWave Год назад

Terrence Ross next buddy been downhill since averaging 15.6 back in 2020-21 season tho he’s been more of a role player his whole career.. i would kill niggas with him on 2k 😭💯🔥