[外電] Rubio warming to winters with Wolves, Kahn says

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Ricky Rubio was impressed with Timberwolves coach Kurt Rambis when they met
for the first time last week, and the 19-year-old point guard told friends
that "he can envision playing for Kurt."

That's what Wolves Vice President David Kahn said on Friday after returning
from a weeklong scouting trip to Europe.

Rubio's arrival won't happen for at least another year, but he told the
Associated Press in Barcelona, Spain, that he has warmed to the notion of
playing in Minnesota: "They have the best possibility because they hold my
rights, and they've shown me how much they want me," he said. "And for that,
I have to be thankful toward them."

Rubio, taken fifth overall in last June's draft, had dinner with Rambis, Kahn
and Rubio's father, Esteve, in Barcelona late last week, and "Kurt and Ricky
hit it off right away," Kahn said.

The point guard also told his possible future coach that his timetable hasn't
changed: He intends to exercise a $1.4 million opt-out clause from his
six-year Spanish League contract when it becomes available 13 months from now
and play in the NBA beginning with the 2011-12 season.

"It was consistent with everything we've said all along," Kahn said. "I fully
expect to see Ricky in a Wolves uniform after next season."

Rubio, who opted not to join the Wolves after he fell to fifth in the draft,
followed his potential teammates from afar as they posted a franchise-worst
15-67 season and said he understands why the team bottomed out in order to
improve its future.

"It's a young team that still needs to grow," said Rubio, who intends to
enroll in English classes next fall to prepare for the NBA. "It's a team that
has confidence in me, and that's very important. They may have won only 15
games, but they are in a moment of development and we have to see how they
evolve next year, because it's very important to be part of a team with
vision."

Kahn said he and the Rubios agreed that it turned out for the best that the
teenager remained in Spain. With Rubio averaging 6.6 points and 4.4 rebounds,
Barcelona won the European League title, and next week it will play in the
Spanish League finals.

He also took the opportunity to work on his outside shooting, Rubio said, and
added bulk to his 6-3, 190-pound frame.

"This year was very important for me on an experience level," Rubio told the
AP. "I had the pressure of having to win, and that's only something you can
learn playing at a club like Barcelona, to know how to handle and play in
those pressure moments."

Not that the Spaniard, who won a silver medal at the Beijing Olympics, lacks
confidence in his game. Asked to describe himself as a player, Rubio said, "A
player who wants to make people happy with his play on the court ... a
colorful, attractive, spectacular basketball player."

And one with a positive impression of Minnesota, though he visited for only
four hours last summer. "It was summer, with nice weather, a lot of lakes and
it was nice," Rubio said. "I know they like their sports in Minnesota."


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→ jerod:求翻譯
推 buehrle:大概是說11~12來NBA的計畫沒變 全家和總教練吃過飯後感覺
→ buehrle:良好 他苦練了外線也增重增加對抗性 他的球隊在打冠軍賽
→ buehrle:這種緊張的壓力給他一些成長 他還滿喜歡Mins這城市 夏天的
→ buehrle:天氣 還有很多湖的環境。  大概是這樣
→ buehrle:中間還說了揮郎雖然戰績不佳  不過只是年輕罷了 問題不大
推 hllwolfkhan:我轉到總板喔 感恩 感恩
推 hope452162:他還是不來啊…等到他的熱潮過，灰狼教練會放他上場嗎
推 balabalaba:他從確定續留歐洲那時就說11才來 這消息只是確認罷了
→ balabalaba:提前來效用有限 球隊體質還很差 再等一季是好事
→ jerod:18歲打奧運 19歲拿歐洲最佳PG 誰會不放他上場呢？
推 kuchibu:等一季很OK 他應該不會只是熱潮
推 wisdom8002:明年來也不過21歲，只要他穩穩成長就很吸引人了。
→ newest:希望他來以後灰狼就可以重返季後賽了
推 jinshenn:Rubio能在歐洲多磨練一些時間 對我們絕對是好事
推 jinshenn:歐洲聯賽的環境比起NCAA第一級 能學到更多東西
推 jinshenn:總之不急 我們專心補強其他環節才是重要