Why The "Taking Curry Over Rubio" Talks Make Me Angry

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I hear a lot of chit chat, a lot of BS, and nonsense. And quite frankly I'm sick of it.

It all starts with the NBA draft of '09, when David Kahn decided to draft Ricky Rubio and Jonny Flynn—two point guards, back-to-back.

Some would argue that Kahn made a dumb move by doing that, and I say it was very smart. For one, Rubio is not guaranteed to play for the Wolves this year, or at all, for that matter. For two, Rubio might not want to come to the Timberwolves due to the low market.

So why draft him knowing this? Well, in all honesty, Rubio is a very valuable asset. Why? Because he's a franchise player. Kahn is keeping Rubio very valuable by stating that "we can wait one or two years for Rubio," setting the consensus that "it's going to take a lot to get Rubio's rights."

Despite being a Rubio fan, I'm very optimistic if he does not play for the Timberwolves, due to the fact that the Timberwolves drafted a potential franchise player point guard by the name of Flynn. Some ESPN experts have said that his potential is on a Chris Paul level.

Paul and Flynn are both the same height, both verbal leaders on the court, and are both distributors. They both are working on their mid-range and long-range shots, and both can get to the free throw line very efficiently. But enough on that.

Some would argue that since Rubio is not guaranteed, it would have been smarter to draft Stephen Curry instead of Rubio. There are a lot of reasons as to why this would have been completely idiotic.

The reasons are as follows:

1. His distributing skills are average at best, and for a team trying to find their franchise point guard (taking two point guards with their top-10 picks), this would have been a downfall in the long run.
   
2. Although he can shoot the lights out, what else can he do? His defense is average at best. 
3. The Timberwolves were going to take Flynn regardless. If Rubio was taken before the No. 5 spot, then the Wolves would've used the sixth spot to claim Flynn, and the other spot to claim Harden or Evans. Having Flynn and Curry would have definitely meant Curry played SG, and Flynn played point guard. Curry excels at shooting, but he's not a better defender than Flynn, and he's short to be a shooting guard so with his average defense, he'll get run over. Flynn has a better chance of defending larger ball players due to his tenaciousness and on-the-ball defense.
   

Curry is a point guard! The logic behind "they should have taken Curry and Flynn", is the same logic when you say "they took Flynn and Rubio". They would have had two point guards regardless. Instead of taking a sharpshooter at No. 6, they took a sharpshooter at No. 28 with Wayne Ellington.

So, despite not getting Curry, you get a sharpshooter who won the NCAA championship, and was the most impressive player in the tournament. So, I can firmly conclude that compared to taking Flynn and Rubio, Flynn and Curry (No defense for SG's, no potential huge trades) or Rubio and Curry (no real defense, no verbal leadership) would have been dumb.

I like Curry, I really do. I have nothing against him, but if your looking for your franchise point guard, you go with the one that can set up his teammates. Your franchise point guard runs a team his passing and leadership, and not with his shooting. When the Rubio situation comes to mind, if the Wolves keep Rubio, WELCOME! But if they don't, then I expect a huge trade, and not this year, but next year when his stock goes sky high.

Thanks for reading.

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