Con: Off-Ball Offense & Scoring Inefficiency
One could argue that Ricky Rubio is essentially a point guard version of Joakim Noah. Noah is a gifted passer, who admittedly doesn’t handle the ball enough to make a true and definitive impact on offense, and a non-factor as a scorer.
Rubio is the type of player who can legitimately run an offense and effectively put his teammates in a position to score, but at what cost?
Rubio is one of the least effective scorers in the NBA. Thus far in 2016-17, he’s shooting 37.5 percent from the field and 25.0 percent from 3-point range, which is in line with his career shooting percentages.
Rubio has career shooting percentages of 36.9 percent from the field and 30.9 percent from 3-point range, which is reason enough to be concerned.
Rubio and Derrick Rose would have similar flaws in off-ball situations in the sense that both are non-shooters. Rose is actively working to improve his jump shot, however, and that’s reason to see the 2016-17 season through.
Rubio does more good than bad, but this flaw is one that could cost the Knicks dearly on the offensive end of the floor.