In the European U-16 championship last year against the pesky Russians, Rubio led Spain to victory with 51 points, 24 rebounds, 12 assists and 7 steals. Those are X-Box numbers.
Why have I never seen this play done before? Genius. "With 28 seconds left in the first overtime, Rubio was told in the timeout to hold for the final shot. As the ball was inbounded, there was no pressure coming from the Russian team, and Rubio let the ball bounce off his chest and onto the ground. The shot-clock didn’t start because no possession was established, and Rubio picked up the ball with 24 seconds left. His coach had not informed Rubio of the rule; it was the imagination of a 16 year old that led to such a veteran play."
He's the youngest player ever to play in the Euroleague and he's delivering the goods already. Kid is averaging 3.45 steals in only 18 minutes per game. He leads the league in steals (double the next guy) and assists per minute!! And guarding legitimate former college stars like Scoonie Penn and Will Bynum.
He becomes draft eligible in 2009. He recently signed a 6 year deal with his professional Euroleague team DKV Joventut and the rumored buyout is 6 million euro if he wants to enter the draft before the contract runs out. He's kind of a big deal already in the bball dork-o-sphere. But if you're not a basketball-obsessed freak like me, then remember that you heard it here first.
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