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Rubio Still Confident He Can Be Great in NBA
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(Timberwolves Ricky) Rubio hasn’t proven that he can stay healthy or that he can shoot well enough to be considered a reliable offensive threat.
Those two roadblocks continue to stunt his development at a time when the NBA is stacked with elite point guards. That’s the league’s best and deepest position, and Rubio acknowledged in a recent conversation that his shooting has prevented him from joining that next tier of point guards.
“I have confidence in me,” he said. “I think I can be great in this league. To do that, I need to improve a lot on my shot.”
