A number of news agencies picked up on a story yesterday that the Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor had his Parisian meeting advances rejected by the family of his 2009 draft pick Ricky Rubio.
Naturally the story has been twisted, even on Bleacher Report where Hardcourt Mayhem is using the slightly dramatic headline “Ricky Rubio to never play with the Minnesota Timberwolves”. Elsewhere online, it was claimed on NBC Sports: “The Wolves should start trying to move the rights to Rubio immediately, as it just doesn't seem like he's seriously considering ever playing for Taylor, David Kahn or Kurt Rambis.”
It’s funny, then, that he’s been on the record saying the exact opposite, and is sticking to his original plan that he made clear as soon as the Timberwolves drafted him. This is very strange. Nobody doubted if Tiago Splitter was actually going to play for the San Antonio Spurs, or if he would somehow force a trade/never play in the NBA.
One has to ask: Is there a negative motivation for all this negative Timberwolves talk, just a couple of days after the Timberwolves scrimmage sessions proved the squad is str ...
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Ricky Rubio’s Parents Reject Minnesota Timberwolves Meeting? Yeah Right!
October 2nd, 2010 by Michael Botsford Leave a reply »
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