The Ricky Rubio Hoops Experience: He’s snazzy but has a long way to go

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Published 8/19/2008 by Brandon Hoffman at ballerblogger.com
... Tim Kawakami of The Contra Costa Times:  “Obviously, bigger players are easier to judge when they’re young because their skills remain about the same, only the refinement changes. For instance: Howard was always better than Emeka Okafor, LeBron was always incredible, Kobe Bryant was always a mid-sized whirlwind who could play wing/point guard/whatever… For guys under 6-5, and Rubio is about 6-3, it’s different. It’s harder. They develop their skills in random ways–sometimes they blossom out of nowhere, sometimes they just get stuck at age 23 or 24 and never get any better. ...