Ricky “The Suave Spaniard” Rubio was spamming jumpers in this game, and it occurred to me, why am I surprised when he does this? He’s roughly a 44% shooter from midrange, way better than a lot of players, so of course he should get to pull up for those jumpers whenever he wants to. I guess I’m still remember his first few years in the league where his jumpshot from anywhere was completely unreliable and it was always a wasted possession when he took one. That’s not the case anymore. His midrange pull-up jimbo isn’t elite like Chris Paul or…well, Chris Paul is the only one who’s elite at that particular shot and he doesn’t even get to shoot it anymore, but Rubio has gotten pretty good at it.
I get upset and flustered every time I make a Rubio highlight video because choosing a thumbnail image overexposes me to his sexy Spanish eyes. That’s why I’m actually glad that his assists are way down this year. It means that I don’t have to get drawn into those walnut-brown wells of passion, sexiness, and sensuality.
Now, if you don’t mind me, I’m going to go print out some more hi-res closeups of Rubio’s face to wallpaper my highlights den.