Found February 12, 2012 on The New York Post:
MINNEAPOLIS — One entered the season with the weight of years of hype and anticipation of his arrival. The other could have walked down the street and gone unnoticed as recently as two weeks ago.Last night, point guards Ricky Rubio and Jeremy Lin went head-to-head for the first time, with...
THE BACKYARD
BEST OF MAXIM
AROUND THE WEB
RELATED ARTICLES

Veteran Kidd likes Rubio's unselfishness

MINNEAPOLIS Jason Kidd fastened the top button of his pressed pink dress shirt on Friday night, smoothing the non-existent creases and addressing the media with an ease few players ever achieve. The 38-year-old point guard returned to the Mavericks' lineup on Friday after missing six games with a strained right calf, but many of the questions directed at him postgame had little...

Ricky Rubio makes a sweet dish to Kevin Love

Ricky Rubio's control of the ball is out of this world, as he proved again with this dish to Kevin Love. The rookie point guard finished the night with 11 points (4-7 FG and 2-2 FT), eight assists, a block, a three and five turnovers. I traded him in one of my leagues for James Harden, and every pass like this is a reminder of what I let go. Love was his usual self, scoring...

Lin, Rubio revive teams, bolster NBA abroad

Jeremy Lin and Ricky Rubio aren't just responsible for reviving their dormant franchises. They also are giving the NBA two fresh young faces to market internationally. As the first American-born player of Chinese or Taiwanese descent, Lin is re-opening doors in Asia that were feared to be closing in the wake of Yao Ming's retirement. He's led the New York Knicks to five...

NBA Rookie of the Year: Which player will win the award? - Poll

Kyrie Irving will face challenge from Minnesota's Derrick Williams, Ricky Rubio before it's all over.

Carlisle Sees Maravich, Kidd, Nash In Rubio

Rick Carlisle has been impressed with Ricky Rubio's playmaking ability.

International Flavor Helping Boost NBA

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jeremy Lin and Ricky Rubio aren’t just responsible for reviving their dormant franchises. They also are giving the NBA two fresh young faces to market internationally. As the first American-born player of Chinese or Taiwanese descent, Lin is re-opening doors in Asia that were feared to be closing in the wake of Yao Ming’s retirement. He’s led...

NBA Score Card: Scores and videos from 2-11-2012

It was a Saturday night special in the NBA as Lance Stephenson, Dwight Howard and of course Blake Griffin were among the league’s best of 2-11-2012. The score and highlights follow.

SI: Best point guards in the league

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/fp/flash ... lId=133237 http://www.nba.com/POLLSERVER/results/58265.html Derrick Rose Chris Paul Jeremy Lin Rajon Rondo Ricky Rubio Kyrie Irving John Wall Others?
Today's Best Stuff
For Bloggers

Join the Yardbarker Network (YBN) for more promotion, traffic, and money.

Company Info
Help
What is Yardbarker?

Yardbarker is the largest network of sports blogs and pro athlete blogs on the web. This site is the hub of the Yardbarker Network, where our editors and algorithms curate the best sports content from our network and beyond.