Asked if Rubio has “star” potential, Gasol said, “I don’t know about star. I don’t know about franchise potential. Definitely a guy who will make things easier for everybody else. He’s got leadership in him. He’s not shy at all. He will make a presence for himself. He will definitely be a great point guard to have.”
Not that Brewer isn’t working hard to get himself out of this slu … er, low ebb. The past two days, he has spent time before and after practices with Fred Hoiberg, a 43 percent shooter in 10 NBA seasons. Hoiberg, now the Wolves’ vice president for basketball operations, shot nearly 50 percent from the field (.489) and three-point range (.483) in his last season.
“Sometimes as a shooter, when you’re struggling, it’s easier to find your rhythm on the road,” Hoiberg said. “I went through a time in Chicago when I was in a horrible shooting slump, and sometimes you hear the catcalls at home, and it’s just easier to go out on the road and find your game a little bit.
Kevin Love or Jason Thompson?
Love, hands down. He’s a tremendous talent, imagine Brad Miller but with a prodigious rebound rate and you have some idea of his ability. Thompson will be a nice player for the next decade or so, but Love will be a star.
So far, Rambis said, Theus has been a good fit.
“He’s done an incredible job,” Rambis said. “I wanted (assistant coaches) who understand the game, guys that have assistant-coaching experience, guys who have head-coaching experience, and tried to assimilate as many of those guys as I possibly could …
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