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Ricky Rubio: I Could Be Timberwolves' Definitive Leader Instead of Kevin Love

Ricky Rubio:我能代替Kevin Love成為球隊的領袖


Is Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Ricky Rubio already preparing for Kevin
Love's exit? With or without Love around, Spanish website
BasketAmericano.com's Enrique Garcia reports that Rubio is ready to take on
an increasing share of the team's leadership load.



According to an approximate translation by Bleacher Report staff, Rubio had
this to say:

根據Bleacher Report的記者翻譯，Rubio在談到Love時這樣說:

“
He's a special player, the numbers he puts up are incredible, but we need a
different leader. He's our leader in points and other things, but vocally
he's not the type of player that wants to be, or that can be the leader.
There are different types of leaders. It didn't have to be him. It could have
been Kevin Martin, who has a bit more experience, or I could take a step
forward and be the definitive leader.”




This much seems clear: Rubio believes he's ready for more responsibility. He
wants the Timberwolves to be his team in some meaningful sense.

顯而易見地，Rubio相信他已經準備好承擔更多的責任了。他希望能讓他的球隊變成一支有
意義的球隊。

The 23-year-old is already quite the leader in at least one respect. He
averaged 8.6 assists per game for Minnesota this season, distributing the
ball as if it were second nature. That's always been Rubio's strength, and he
hasn't disappointed thus far in his young career.

這位23歲的球員至少在助攻方面已經是球隊的領袖，他本季為灰狼貢獻8.6次助攻，分享球
似乎是他與生俱來的天賦，這一直是Rubio的優點，迄今助攻能力在他年輕的職業生涯裡
還沒讓人失望過。

It's his scoring that leaves something to be desired.

但是他的得分能力是美中不足的。

Rubio made just 38 percent of his field-goal attempts and averaged a
career-low 9.5 points per contest in his third season. That will have to
improve, especially if Rubio is to have the requisite capital to bark at
teammates and take the reigns.

Rubio在他第三個球季，僅有38%的FG出手嘗試，還有場均9.5分的生涯新低紀錄。
這點需要改善，特別是如果Rubio想要有更多底氣可以向隊友咆哮和鞏固自己的領袖地位
的話。

Rubio's comments come at an interesting juncture in Love's career.

Rubio在這個有趣的時間點評論了Love的職業生涯表現。


Per ESPN.com's Marc Stein and Ramon Shelburne:

ESPN的Marc Stein和Ramon Shelburne說：

“Love has made it clear to the Timberwolves that he intends to become an
unrestricted free agent after next season and has no interest in a contract
extension this summer to stay in Minnesota, according to sources with
knowledge of the situation.”


「根據那些消息人士對情況的了解，Love已經向灰狼隊清楚地表明，今年夏天他無意與
灰狼隊簽下延長合約，他傾向下一季過後成為完全自由球員。」

A number of teams are unsurprisingly reported to have interest in Love.
Should he indeed leave sooner rather than later, Rubio may have his
opportunity to truly take the helm in Minnesota. The Timberwolves will no
doubt look to reload, but that likely means importing young prospects—not
the kind of veterans who would lead the team from Day 1.

狠多支球隊不意外都對Love很有興趣。如果Love想離開的話宜早不宜遲，Rubio終於有機會
能在當家作主了，灰狼隊毫無疑問地會重建，但很可能會看重球隊上那些年輕的希望而
不是隊上那些年紀比較大的球隊領袖。


With Love injured for most of the 2012-13 campaign, Rubio already has some
sense of what the future may look like. It sounds like a future he's at least
somewhat ready to embrace.

Love在2012-13球季大部分時間都掛傷號，Rubio已經感覺到他已經準備迎接球隊新的未來
了。


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