Tod Murphy wrote:
I like the fire and leadership Ricky is showing. Someone needs to stand up and say these starts are unacceptable. Interesting to see him be the one that steps up. And it is not just words. He first did it on the court when he came in the Bulls game.
"We are starting like, waiting for it," Rubio said. "We have to punch first. I mean, in this league, if they punch first, like Chicago did, you are in trouble. You are 24 down and then you start playing, like we did. But in the end, you are in trouble if you are not controlling the game. And if you are 24 down, it's so hard to control the game."
More from Ricky promoting what could happen "if we show up for 48 minutes in every single game."
"Sometimes it looks like we can be a playoff team, sometimes it doesn't," the Wolves' rookie point guard said after today's practice. "We have to realize where we are doing good and where we are doing bad, and try to avoid those moments. We could be 5-5 or 6-4 if we play from the beginning of the game at 100 percent."
It's got to be excruciating for Ricky to sit and watch this garbage at the beginning of games.