Barcelona, Spain - Ricky Rubio has done a lot in his young career, he just has not shown that he is ready to make the leap to the NBA.19-year-old playmaker has played in the game Olympic gold medals, won the European Championship with Spain and led his club team to the Euroleague title.But the Spaniard went scoreless in the exhibition match between his team Barcelona and the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday, falling flat in his first big opportunity to silence critics after his disappointing performance at the world championships.He looked nervous early on, drawing three fouls in the first half. He missed all five of his attempts the ball within 17 minutes of the game and had four turns while handing out just three assists."It's true, he had his best game tonight, but he must have this experience that he should not go through them in the future," Barcelona coach Xavi Pascual said.Rubio knows he has work."I want my game is better in every way I can," he said. "I have room for improvement in all aspects, and I'm going to try and use this season to win as many games as possible, and to improve."Despite his poor shooting on Thursday, Rubio showed part of what prompted Minnesota to select it with the first pick in the 2009 draft.He drew a charge on Kobe Bryant in the second half and took part in a series of four consecutive passes Touch, which ended in an uncontested helmet for Fran Vazquez, helping Barcelona to overcome 12-point deficit to beat the NBA Champs 92-88.Bryant is not among the critics Rubio."This is my third time playing against him, and he is definitely ready to play in the NBA Lakers star said." The child can play. I felt that at the Olympics, he played very well and showed a lot of balance and he reads a lot of things that average players do not. "Each of his former teammates, coaches and opponents of the NBA all agree that Rubio will eventually be able to make the transition to the NBA, perhaps as soon as next summer. Fans on both sides of the Atlantic looks forward to move since the performance of Rubio in Beijing, where he showed maturity and composure that belies his age, helping Spain to the final against the U.S.Rubio said he will likely move to the NBA after playing one more season in Barcelona.Spanish media were quick to accuse Sports Rubio as one of the main causes of failure for the national team to defend its title this summer at the world championships in Turkey. Sports newspaper Marca published a poll in which readers place Rubio as the worst team player in the tournament.Prior to joining Barcelona last season, Rubio played for Spanish club DKV Joventut, is a daily practice of individual sessions with Sito Alonso, the assistant, who later became the coach Joventut in 2008.Alonso called the Fallout world championship "is the first difficult situation (Rubio) has had to face as a player.""This is the first time this has happened to him, but I think it's good for him, played a normal tournament, but not exceptional. It will analyze the advice of his coach and learn from them," Alonso told Associated Press.Rubio's shooting numbers from the world championships were not much. Although he averaged more than five assists per game, he shot 27 percent from the field and made only 2 of 17 three-pointers in the tournament. Rubio also beat other less-known European guards, such as Milos Teodosic Serbia and Lithuania Mantas Kalnietis a key loss to Spain."People forget he's only 19 years old and that he is still learning," said Pete Mickeal, a former prominent Cincinnati to Barcelona team Rubio for a second season. "He plays well under control, with eyes in his head. There are guys in the NBA who can not do some of the passages and reading it makes."Alonso said Rubio still needs to work on his outside shot, and from side to side speed to contain the most point guards, who attack the rim."Ricky knows how to score on the drive," said Alonso. "He did it for Joventut and the number of critical moments of pressure. The difference between good and bad players the ability to admit mistakes, and in this sense, Rubio is one of the best in the world
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