That was in a game for under 15 year olds I think and against a pretty weak class however.
He was 17 at that time.
That's right, I forgot about that. That and seeing 'entering the draft', and the 19 age limit I guess I assumed wrong. But ofc it only makes it more impressive.
Dragic looked like a world beater on youbtube. Honestly.....you don't know anything about any of these guys until they play in the NBA. I have seen so many times guys that look like they are the next <insert supstar here>, only to come into the NBA and dissappear.
Well personally speaking I became a fan about 2 minutes into the 2008 basketball championships or whatever. He impressed me so much, it only needed a few trips up the court against our guys and you could see the talent THAT easily. It oozes out of him.
I remember when we drafted STAT and I was in disbelief with how good he was. I knew he'd be a superstar. Well this kid's normal game looked for a pg what Amare's highlight clip was to a pf, and Amare's highlight clip (like Marion's) was all I needed to see to know those two were special.
Like others have said, he's already (almost a year ago now), at age 17, run circles around NBA players. His passing 'moves' I assure you will work in the NBA.
He ran circles around them, and it wasn't the rule changes. He showed he could have played in the NBA talent wise two years ago at age 16. Probably wouldn't have been very good then, but you would have sensed he belonged.
True sometimes players look like worldbeaters in euro leagues and do nothing in the NBA. But this kid is different. He isn't an undersized (by weight pf/c) who has a good shot but can't bang with the big guys.
He's a pg, who shows he can do everything you wish your pg could do. Hell he can already do things we can only wish Nash could do, and you need only watch a few minutes to see him do things Nash can't do, or does once a month. He has proven he can do it against NBA players, and do it well.
This kid can improve for the next 10-12 years, before peaking, and then hang on for another decade after that. That is just flat out scary when it appears he runs an offense already as well as an NBA all-star 30+ year old pg.
Again if you remember Jason Kidd when he was in college, and how awesome he was, you might get an idea of what Rubio is like on an off-night (years younger). He blows the young Jason Kidd out of the water. That's how impressive this kid is.
Can he fail, sure, but in my mind, I haven't seen such a sure thing in a long, long time. Maybe never. Again Rubio at pg > Lebron at SF
So when you see how bad Lebron is at his respective position, imagine another guy who could do better at his respective position at pg and you have an idea of what this kid will probably do.
He looks better to me than AP did during his rookie season with the Vikings.
By this time next year, I have a strong feeling most people will have the same feeling.
