October 2010
9 posts
The Darko Dimension →
canishoopus.com
This is part of a very thorough explanation of why Darko is the key to this team by the always great Canis Hoopus.
That’s what I mean by the “Darko Dimension”. Not some freakish Twilight Zone of Milicics, but rather that do-it-all presence that makes everything else work. I was wrong too….Luke Ridnour is not initiating our offense.Michael Beasley is not the most important Timberwolf this season. We’ll flourish with him, but can do without him; we can’t do without Darko. He’s the one who gets the ball and decides where it will go. That’s his job in the Triangle offense. It all starts with him. When Darko plays well, we can run perhaps the most famous and successful system professional sports has seen. When he plays poorly, or not at all, everything falls apart.
That is why Darko, more than any other player this year, holds the success of our team in his hands.
“This is my third time playing against him, and he is definitely ready to play in the NBA, the kid can play. I felt like in the Olympics he played very well and showed a lot of poise, and he reads a lot of things that average players don’t.”
—Kobe Bryant on Rubio
