“Ricky didn’t play, but I was pleased with Ty and Cam playing the point guard spot,” Williams said of Ty Jerome and new signee Cameron Payne. Nine different Suns players scored between 8 and 14 points in a balanced attack.Ĭoach Williams was pleased with some of the performance from the backup guards. Rather, Devin Booker and the other players just kept moving the ball around and then breaking down defenses with drives, mostly from Dario Saric and Booker, but also the rest of the guys. The team leaders in assists had only three each ( Devin Booker, Frank Kaminsky and Ty Jerome), while Rubio has averaged 8.9 per game over the team’s first 65 games. The Suns did quite fine without Ricky in the opening scrimmage, beating the Jazz soundly to the tune of 101-88, but they did not get great playmaking out of Rubio’s position. His voice on defense, and everything, just helping everybody out.” Team-wise, he’s just so good with the ball. “He finds me on my back cuts probably the most, so I’m happy he’s here for me, selfishly. “It’s great to have him,” forward Mikal Bridges says. “So I’m looking forward to seeing him on the floor tomorrow.” “We’ve been going unbelievably hard in our practice,” Williams said. Rubio is now ready to play on Sunday, barring setbacks. “We don’t want guys playing when we’re not comfortable, they’re not comfortable.”īut with professional athletes, that table can turn quick. “It was probably smart to hold him out (on Thursday),” Williams said. When he spoke with media, he seemed subdued and not quite ready to go hard yet. Rubio had contracted COVID-19 earlier in July, and just now got healthy enough to travel and join his teammates.
“As far as Ricky, he should play tomorrow,” Monty Williams said in his daily Zoom call with media.
Starting point guard Ricky Rubio did not get to Orlando until a few days ago and barely practiced with the team before scrimmages began on Thursday, but is ready to go on Sunday for the Phoenix Suns next scrimmage.
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