Ricky Rubio - MIN - G

Amazing finish to the season, where do you think he gets drafted next year with LaVine back and presumably another round of trade rumours? Would love to keep getting him in rounds 4-6 (61st pick this year), but worried he may no longer be one of fantasy basketball's best kept secrets...

Bc Thibs is also one of those coaches who would not se what is obvious from mile distance untill hits him right in the head a.k.a. injury happens and he deosnt have a choice but play/use Rubio like he should be played/used. That basketball with iso,iso,iso w/o the end is trash one and will got you nowhere, just ask Bulls this year or NYK w Melo last how many yrs, MIN was trash with Wiggins/LaWine 1 on 5 offense in first half of the season or not to mention Harden who will get MVP with team basketball this year compared to his antics 1 on 5 offense in prev yrs.

The team is just so much better when he runs the offense, watching him and Towns work together is great. Unbelievable that he spent the first part of the season standing in the corner watching Lavine and Wiggins ISOs.

Agree Josh, if they trade him at all in the future that would be idiotic thing to do. He destroyed Wall tonight.

was being sarcastic as that's what they've been trying to do no? if that's their intention i'd assume they'll keep trying in order to develop Dunn

Why should they trade him?

of course they should trade him and *hope* Dunn will be nearly as good...if they don't trade Ricky over the summer it will be tricky where to draft him next year though

The pass he just through to Bjelica was crazy

Just a lazy 10 assists in the 1st quarter.. no biggie, right?

too bad he can't coexist with lavine

They should.

This guy is straight up beasting in fantasy and real life. Plays very good defense and unselfish playmaker. Are we sure Wolves don't want to make him their future PG? He's about to enter his prime.

As an owner of K.Anthony Towns & Porzingis, i don't know how i should feel for this swap to happen.

As an owner of Anthony & Porzingis, I would love for this swap to happen.

Best thing for fantasy owners in a potential Rubio to NY deal is a big upgrade in playoff schedule (depending on your league settings, could gain 2 games during the playoffs).

It seems like there will be a "Rubio for Rose" deal. If Rubio's finally traded to NYK, will his value increase or decline?

The reason of a PG for PG swap, so I've heard at least, is that Minn wants to eventually pass the reigns to Dunn, but he's not ready yet. So the thought process is that the replacement will be the starting PG for a next little bit, while accepting that Dunn will be the future starting PG. Whereas with Rubio now, there's no way Dunn will be starting with Rubio off the bench.

It doesn't make sense for MINN to trade a PG for PG. No way they get a scoring PG with Wiggins and Towns in town. LaVine Wiggins Towns all aren't going anywhere. Trade PG for a PF then? Dieng is playing well and there's Bjelica. So Rubio getting traded makes no sense whatsoever. Thib also doesn't like to play rookies; he already doesn't like to play the 5th pick Dunn, what other "young player" would come in and get minutes? Rubio's staying put.

yeap, make sense. thanks guys..

@dylan33 no point, in the past this season when Rubio was injured Dunn stunk, and rumors have it that, if Rubio is traded Minny wants a PG in return. So Dunns value will continue to be non existent.

High probability based on what? The trade rumors that surround Rubio every season?

high probability ricky is going to be traded.. stash dunn ?

Guess Thibs just really like Dunn that much. Don't know why but guess it is what it is http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/18729556/minnesota-timberwolves-approach-new-york-knicks-derrick-rose

Ricky's been ballin, chill.

They just decided to go with Jones/Stephenson down the stretch as Thibodeau does very occasionally

I didn't watch but fewer Rubio minutes (21) than Tyus (27) is not good. Maybe someone who watched has insight?

Anything wrong with Ricky today?

His scoring is improving like crazy. Can he average between 12-13 points without lavine now?

I feel like that trade would benefit RJax and probably not do much for Rubio. DET has a lot of shooters plus Drummond, so Ricky is still gonna get his assists

Most likely the trade never happens. But would have to think it benefits Jackson just because he would see more minutes playing for Thibs

What do we make of the Rubio for RJax trade rumor? I can't make sense of it for either team really. DET spacing killed harder with Rubio and Drummond, RJax seems like a wonky fit in Min. Thibs will hate his D and a lot of single dimensionality between wiggins and Rjax...plus weird for Dunn? Obviously just a rumor...but hypothetically...Anyone stand to benefit fantasy wise??

Didn't start the second half. Hip injury. not much details right now

(UP) Rubio (DOWN) Thad Young+tj mcconnell

I see you, Tricky Ricky...

All speculative now, of course, but a team that trades for Ricky would want to play him big minutes, correct? I.e., we think a trade has a better chance to help his prospects than hurt?

(UP) Rubio or (DOWN) Jrue Holiday, 14-team H2H 9-cat

I am not a Coach, but it would seems obvious to me that the best way to use Rubio/Wiggo/Lavine would be by allowing Rubio to Play the P/R most of the time, with Wiggins and Lavine coming off Screens or Standing in the Corners ready to shoot. That way, the 3 players are used to their strenght (playmaking for Rubio, scoring/Shooting for the other two). 40 games in the season, and Thbis might start to realize it now, wow !

I am amaze to see that Thibs might only now starting to realize that Rubio is a better Player when he has the ball in his hands and he's used as a playmaker. Since the beginning of the season, I cannot understand why Lavine and/or Wiggins Play the most ISO / P/R. First, puting Rubio in a corner doing nothing is the worst you can do to a Player like him. Secondly, Lavine and most importantly Wiggo are not efficient ISO / P/R players. Basically, Thibs is not playing his players to their strenghts, which for me is the sign of a bad coach. Maybe after 46 assists in 3 games and most importantly 3 wins in a row, he might Change his thinking. But again, I think he is a bad Coach, and when Lavine Comes back, everything will be back the same...

MIN is just now unraveling all of the terrible habits developed in the Sam Mitchell era. I'm betting on a much stronger second half from the team.

It's a very young team just starting to figure things out. And you cannot tell me they're not better when Rubio has the ball in his hands. Though when he's off the ball, not so much.

I think the Wolves have been so bad in so many ways that trying to isolate one player's strengths/weaknesses is rather difficult. Historically, Rubio is not a bad defender. I also think the stats show that Lavine and Wiggins are pretty much two of the worst starting defenders in the league. (Also, for as much as people rag on Rubio's offense, Wiggins' TS% is almost exactly as terrible.) The team has issues. Either way, for fantasy purposes no Lavine is great for Rubio because it means more Rubio Assists and less Lavine ISOs.

The numbers don't quite show that. The wolves are better on both offense and defense this year with Lavine on the court. With Rubio on the bench they score the exact same number of point per possession as with him on the floor. Their defense struggles with Rubio on the court as they allow an offensive rating of 112.4 with Rubio on the floor vs just 108 with him on the bench. The wolves starting unit overall has been awful this year. It has the worst net rating of any starting lineup in the NBA

His best stretch of the season coinciding with a 3-game winning streak. LaVine fantasy impact is better than real life impact on Wolves...

as a guy who owns a lot of rubio and lavine in the same teams I'm so conflicted with this

Well, LaVine played most the game against Dallas and Rubio killed that game too.

??well.. depends on when zach is back..

This is the Rubio I expected when I drafted him in the 4th round. The question is, can he keep it up?

Take your time coming back Zach

Sell High moment? UP for Rubio DOWN for Noel+ThadYoung

I don't think it'll happen but Lavine needs to come off the bench. This team is way better without another black hole in the starting lineup.

he really seems to have way more touches when he doesn't share the court with lavine.

My boi Ricky!!!

Really cool stat from Rotoworld - since Rubio entered the NBA, he leads the league in 4x5 games (such as the one he had tonight), with 16. We hear a lot about triple doubles this year, but here's one stat which shows Ricky's even wider(though under the radar) elite impact on the box score.

Mavs generally aren't a great match up for fantasy purposes...only Utah plays at a slower pace.

I wish he played the mavs every night.

I see you Ricky!!

Punt fg %. Up- Rubio and Down- Reggie Jackson

Punt POINTS team. UP rubio DOWN warren

I'm gonna give you a down arrow and send you my Brogdon for your Rubio, cool?

(UP) Rubio/ (DOWN) Brogdon H2H 9-Cat ROS

LOL

@hugandi LOL

Just checking back in to torture myself and see if there's some sort of hugandi statue erected onsite...

@Pr0lific I didnt draft Rubio for his points...totally fine if he gives me assists/rbds/steals even with only 3 pts

No one drafted him for scoring. It's just a bonus when it happens. He's been doing his thing with the assists, boards, and steals...that's what owners care about.

Didn't watch the game but he took a season high 14 shots AND 7 from the charity strip. His peripheral numbers are looking great but let's not pretend he didn't score 3 points in b2b games before this.

Hey, how about this Rubio fella. Whadayaknow.

The boy is balling. Slight projection bump?

Looking good again, another case study for @joshlloyd preaching patience early in the season.

it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas again

Starting to look a bit like Rubio..

No, he always gives full effort. It's more about Thibodeau's defensive schemes.

longest streak of his career with Less than 2 steals (7games!) Is he pulling a Vince Carter to get out of Mini?

lol my pleasure! is ariza hurt yet?

Haha he's going to go off for the 2 game week where we won't start him. It's going to give me enough hope to continue holding him. He's going to be terrible for the rest of the year.

@hugandi thanks for your sacrifice

You can all thank me. Just made the deal. He should be free to go off now.

Tell your trade partner he's invited to my money league next year lol

Thumbs up if I should trade Rubio for Ariza?

Gotta say I am REALLY looking forward to benching Rubio during his 2 game week next week.

Why stop there? I say all projections should be identical to current rankings!

Still projected at 8.0 assists per game even though he's averaging 6.4 on the season. Not even close. What's the deal BBM?

Are you surprised though? He's never shot above 40% in his career, so it's unreasonable to expect anything different this year. No one is drafting Rubio for his efficiency...

A Rubio for Collison swap with Sacto would be perfect.

It's not only his fault, but the wolves are significantly better on both offense and defense with him on the bench this year. There were reasons to like him as a fantasy asset coming into the year, but I'm no longer concinced he should be an NBA starting point guard. I like floor spacing.

Is there any market for him though? I don't think there's much value for a point guard in today's NBA with zero ability to shoot the ball. Why would a team trade young pieces for rubio? I don't think he has trade value especially given his level of play

They'd have to get a solid PG back so I feel like there are other Wolves more likely to get moved unless Thibs embraces the tank, which by watching him on the sidelines is absolutely not happenin...

Odds that he actually gets traded this year? There are a few teams with young pieces that need a solid PG. He's been shitting the bed all season but I feel like part of that is Thibs' coaching

@markalbert1kz ..yeah well he's not so...

Own Rubio in 3 of 4 leagues. He can suck everywhere else but please give me that 8ast 2stl per game

not sure if Tom notices that he gives too much freedom or ball handling to Wiggins/LaVine and they are not good at it. The team is losing games while was expected to make playoff at the beginning.

So frustrating to watch him bring the ball up, pass it to Wiggins or LaVine, then go stand in the corner like the world's worst-shooting SG.

I think I've had enough too. About to pull the trigger on a Rubio-Dieng for Adams-Collison trade

Was offered favors for rubio. Any idea or clue about favors status? I've lost hope on rubio.

Is Rubio at bottom now? He is not pg right but just stays outside shooting 3s. And he is really bad at it too...sign...

I have CP3, Bledsoe, Rubio, Lin and Russell... Added Lou Williams and Tyler Johnson from waiver wire when Lin and Russell got hurt... when both of them are healthy should i drop Johnson / Rubio and keep Lou? He is in great condition...

Even prior to tonight he wasn't as dire as some users were making it seem imo. Definitely wasn't in full Tricky Ricky mode, but the Wolves as a whole weren't ballin. And even with that, he's still been giving us what we all drafted him for (with hits in the areas we all expected).

LOL!!! Going off--you mean like today's nice full line...with 12 assists...?

Can't wait for you both to drop Rubio and he goes off. You knew this was a distinct possibility in drafting him so why whine?

Im about to drop Rubio for Deron Williams...i cant take more of this crap.

Rubio could have had 20 assists last night but no one on Minny can catch and shoot. They all catch it wide open and look to dribble. And when they do shoot, they shot 10% off his passes. Tibs gave him 40 minutes and free reign last nite so things may get much better.

I have an opportunity to trade Dwight and my choice of (Terrence Jones, Henson, Carrol, Beverly) for Jokic and Rubio. Do I make the move?

One other thing I forgot to mention is that the Dumb A** GM David Kahn drafted Rubio and Johnny Flynn @ #5 and #6 as I screamed at the TV to pick a undersized point guard out of Davidson that just won back to back MVP's. And yes I have been a bitter T-wolves fan ever since.

Rubio in his best season was not top 50 guy in a 5 cat league. Thibs is choosing T Jones in the 4th Q over Rubio recently. He looks lost or disinterested in Thibs system. He should be running the floor throwing lobs to Lavine and Wiggins all game long and all they do is walk it up and run some garbage play that gets a tough one on one shot. His best season is about 10pts 4 reb 9 ast 2 stl

Laynej3 I can't fathom how Rubio isn't already owned in a 5 cat league like that. Absolutely pick him up. What he's producing now is likely his floor for the season. Whereas if he gets traded or turns it around, his ceiling could be a top 25 player in your league.

Drafted Rubio in the 5th round of a 14-team H2H thinking I'd got pretty good value. He's killing me and getting zero trade bites and is becoming a drop candidate. Argh!

Drop Mudiay for Rubio? 5 cat league Pts, rebs, ast, stls, blks. I am currently struggling in ast and stls.

Thibs is the problem, I think. Last year with Mitchell, they are balling with Rubio in the starting lineup.

Given recent history if ORL tried to get him they'd due Elf/Fournier/Pick for Rubio/Pek/Cole then try to start Pek and bench Rubio

Teams that could use a starting PG: SAC, DEN, PHI, maybe even ORL

I think his value is going to plummet under Thibodeau. Forget the minutes, he will average closer to 8 assists per 36 if he continues to be used like this. And how many teams might actually be in the market for a starting PG anyway? Two or three? SAC, DEN, ... He'll be a backup if he's traded, no? How about Collison for Rubio?

Hard to imagine Rubio being the one traded right now. They'd have to be getting a PG back and it's hard to see who they'd partner with. I think it was on one of the Truehoop pods last week they were trying to come up with a scenario and Jameer Nelson was they best they could come up with :/

Was just looking into some plus/minus numbers and the wolves starting 5 is currently second worst in the NBA per 100 possessions. There are issues here

At this point, you gotta think it would help. He'd at least get 4th Q minutes...

If Rubes gets trade does that help or hurt him?

It's especially weird considering all the talk of Thibs getting impatient with all the young'ns and already wanting to trade for a veteran. Not exactly working out tonight so hopefully we'll see some changes soon...

Ugh. Thibs giving crunch time minutes to Tyus again...#freerubio

Trade Rubio for Frazier?

Bulls fan here, this is surprising since Thibs is notorious for turning shit into gold at the PG position.

You'd hope Thibs would realize sooner rather than later that the current system is not working and they need to use Rubio to his strengths to get others better looks. Either that or trade him for a vet PG who can shoot.

Thibs system seems tough for MIN PGs, Dunn isn't looking like the player we thought he would be his 1st year...however, that is the good news for Rubio, I see him keep on playing 30 mins p/g minimum. The team as a whole is not playing good, and im guessing Thibs knows that they are going to need a strong Rubio in order to climb up the standings

So when do the Wolves really start thinking about trading him. He isn't fitting the Thib system. Doesn't look like the player we all know. I had high hopes for him this year too. Oops

Rubio does not fit Thibodeau's offensive system and is not being put in a position to succeed. Thibs is all about Wiggins and is putting the ball in his hands. Rubio's usage and minutes are in jeopardy. Tyus Jones has closed out the last two games. Thibodeau should have just traded Rubio on draft night if he was going to use him like this. Rubio feeds Wiggins and goes to stand in the corner.

what is going on with Rubio? Thibs just does not like him or doesn't see the Wolves future with him at PG?

I watched a decent amount of the game, and he could have had a couple more ast easily with guys making a couple more jump shots, and he was close to at least 2 more steals on D. However, I'm somewhat worried because their offense just looks awk the last few games. Guys are moving, the ball moves around, but then it feels like after 3-4 passes it just turns into Wiggo, KAT, or sometimes Lavine iso. They aren't generating many easy buckets.

to be fair it's tough for a guy whose main value is from assists to be successful when towns/wiggins/lavine are 15/52

A hesitant pick during the draft, turning into a fantasy ghost!

I wonder how he will fare against Boston tonight, almost tempted to leave him on the bench in roto/8cat. But I do need the assists.

As Greg said, no need for panic. His steals have been low, but once they get back, his value will rise sharply. So, yes, he is better than this

totally agree with it. but it was not a great start for sure.

he's only played 4 games from start to finish so far this year. I don't think there is cause for panic

that is not true. he only had 1stl per game now. His value heavily relies on high ast/stl but now the rankings dropped significantly with lower figures across the board except to.

Other than the lack of steals in his last two, if you look at the averages from his last 5 games, he is right where expected. The FT% should also come up, but I wouldn't expect any of the other numbers to change much.

@joshlloyd48 please tell me Rubio is better than this!?! I knew about his FG%..but this has been atrocious! Is it that he is still coming back from injury? Im hoping starts to turn it on soon.

@renzgonzales28 They are basically opposite players so it really depends on your team's needs. If you need points and 3s, go with Fournier, while Rubio is your guy for dimes and steals. In a vacuum, Rubio's a better fantasy player and I'd trade Fournier for him.

Would you trade Fournier to get Rubio?

Agreed. Homey is looking solid

Looks great, ricky you were missed.

Very healthy

Oh hey, looks who's back! Anyone watching? How does he look?

I would think so assuming he feels good today. It was a pretty minor injury

Should we expect he will play the back to back?

Pick up Rubio with #3 waiver on punt assist team? 12 team league, not sure if it's worth trying to start competing in assists.

What about trading Rondo to get Rubio... Rondo is killing my FG% and TOs but I still need some assists

Thoughts on dropping Elfrid Payton to pick up Rubio?

Some goofball dropped him in my 14 teamer. Just another reason to save your waiver claims in the start of the season to be ready for this. I didn't. Hope your awesome malcolm brog..don? O_o

Any update on Rubio?

Wolves want to make the playoffs. Rubio gives them the best chance to do that.. no question he's the starter in minny

Pretty sure Rubio is gonna be the starter when he returns. Gotta think if MIN is ready to give the job to Dunn then they're going to want to get Rubio minutes to get his stock up for a Winter deal. Lots of teams would be interested in RR. The Spurs probably don't have enough in the warchest to land Rubio, but he'd be amazing in that offense w/ his buddy Gasol.

Appreciate your help Kyle. I can save my waiver now.

Rubio would be very unlucky to lose the starting gig. They run a tight rotation, anyway. Dunn would still be able to get minutes in the 20s.

Appreciate your help Kyle. I can save my waiver now.

I'd personally hold Lin and Holiday. If the T-Wolves win while Rubio is out, do they bring Rubio off the bench when he's back? Probably won't happen, but it's worth considering. Lin and Holiday have no one potentially stopping them from starting.

That's true. I don't have an IR spot, since that's the case which two would you rather hold ?

How many IR spots do you have? As awesome as it might be to have all three of them later this season, you do need to make sure you're still competing right now, and carrying three injured guys would make that hard.

He was dropped in my 10 tom. Holding lin and holiday. Wonder if i should use my waiver on him?

Unlucky, injury-prone, fragile, cursed...call it what you will. Health is a skill. Which Rubio is sorely lacking. If he was a Dungeons & Dragons character he would have a "1" in constitution and like 4 hit points.

Have a proposal to get Rubio and give Payton in a Trade. Like what i saw from Payton so far... Is it worth it?

So I can only subscribe if I agree with everything in the projections? I don’t think Rubio plays 72 more games this year but if you do, that's great!

Very well put!

Anyone who trolls a site that they have their "doubts" about should find one with analysis they respect.

I'm not sure if Rubio will help your squad (I have my doubts) but he will definitely help your "Team Analysis".

run and grab him - you must be in a very shallow league

Given the Rubio injury info (or lack of), does he belong to the waiver wire right now? He was just cut and planning on taking a chance by getting him and hope that he'll be OK. I'll have to cut Frazier in doing so.

To clarify, I don't think DeRozan is going to average 35 ppg or shoot 54% from the field the whole season, but it's also not "fake". He's "the man" in Toronto on offense.

This trade feels weird because Parker is sputtering a little to start the season, and the Magic have looked bad, but as long as Dunn's value is only temporary, it sounds like you made a reasonable trade that has some upside. Most people aren't going to like moving DeRozan because there's little reason to think he won't keep this up.

I own Rubio in my league and I picked up Dunn too. Then I traded Dunn & DeRozan for Fournier and J. Parker. I expecting a DeRozan won't keep up this scoring form and Rubio comes back soon, while Fournier and Parker are going to keep better throughout the season. Do you all agree or was that a bad move?

i read it wrong... i thought you meant trade rubio and get d-will back... was confused! lol

After winning both of my 15 team leagues in 2014 followed up by a 1-2 finish in both leagues in 2015, at something like 50,000:1 odds, I am a zealot and own Rubio in both my leagues again this year! What is the 11/9 projected return date based on?

Zealot here! Josh take me to the promise land!

I was that Zealot today... Fingers crossed for that 11/9 return!

I think the best approach to Rubio is to sell to the BBM projection zealot in your league.

It's also pretty inevitable that d will ends up missing games at some point during the season as well

Rubio is a much more valuable player. The expected 2-3 weeks he's missing is nothing compared to the added value from rubio in the games he plays vs the games d will plays

d will for rubio? why would you say make that in a heartbeat? what am i missing here...

Devin Booker for Rubio?

Thanks, I was able to make that trade of D Will for Rubio. Appreciate the input everyone.

Quick google search on recovery times for an elbow sprain and everything says minimal 2 weeks.

If you can get Rubio for D will you should make that trade in a heartbeat

14 team head to head, should I give up D Will for Rubio?? Is this buying low or giving up too much?? I already have J Lin and D'Angelo...

worth offering A. Bradley for Rubio in a roto league where I'm points-heavy or are we buying Bradley's increased production?

It does give Dunn an opening, but I think it could actually show the Wolves that Dunn is far from ready to take the job

Barea or Dunn as a fill in for Rubio?

I like Josh's take on it, makes me feel better. I still feel like he's injury prone (maybe because I owned him in the 14-15 season as opposed to last year)

Concern is that it gives Dunn an opening.

The current guess is 1-2 weeks, not a serious, long-term thing, they just don't want to put a timetable on it

What the heck does indefinitely mean to us? Why not release a timetable? IS THIS A GOOD OR BAD THING

Out indefinitely over an elbow sprain??

Mr 26888, that's the way I'm looking at it as well, fingers crossed. Hit the music

The optimist might say the delay is an indication that it wasn't that serious. As Ravishing Rick Rubio owner, that is what I am going with.

I just think it's nice that Rubio will see a doctor more than two days after an ugly looking industry. Maybe if the Wolves wait a few more days, gangrene can set in.

We're supposed to get an update from the team after Rubio meets with doctors Monday evening.

Anything on Rubio?

Any news on his arm?

If you have a quick look at his injury history they have been injuries that have happened completely due to bad luck. Injuries any player could get if they in the wrong place at the wrong time. He doesn’t miss games here or there with small injuries like some players. He doesn’t have any recurring injury that could flare up at any time. That's what I would classify as flat-out fragile. Over that 5 year span you talked about, he had a period where he played 150+ games in a row, before succumbing to a fluke injury. I really doubt a flat out fragile guy would've done that... He is just an extremely unlucky player in my opinion.

The majority opinion on Rubio is that he has been the unfortunate recipient of fluke injuries. Fact: Rubio has only played more than 60 games in two of the last five seasons. Some guys are just brittle. The jury is still out on this particular injury but the track record is not promising. If he ends up missing extended time due to the elbow, I believe that the narrative on Rubio moves on from him bieng unlucky to flat-out fragile. This is more than just a random occurance, in my opinion.

I highly doubt that 20 game comment was from Thibs. It could have been leaked by Rubio's agent. I was at last night's game, and the difference between Rubio and Dunn was stark.

I can't see Thibs, who said his goal is playoffs, moving to a rookie PG who has looked pretty below average so far. If you want to win, rookie PG is the not the way you go about that. There is some risk with Rubio, but I can't see the logic in that article.

Do Thibs comments today about Dunn become the starter after 20 games impact Rubio's projection for the year?

He has had two injuries in his career. A torn ACL, which accounts for the missed games in his first and second season and a torn ankle ligament which accounted for the games missed in year 4. He hasn't been injury prone, nor has he been someone who has suffered any wear and tear injuries in his career.

Projecting Rubio to play 78 games given his last five seasons (76-22-82-57-41)) is more than a little optimistic, don't you think? If Thibodeau ups his minutes, as projected, a breakdown would seem as likely as not....

That is true, but I don't see Dunn impacting Rubio much this season. There is some risk involved

With the bulk of Rubio's value coming from 2 categories, is anyone worried that the development of Kris Dunn may take assist/steal opportunities away from Rubio? If his value dips in those categories he will be tougher than usual to fit into your roster.