Where Art Thou Rubio.
That’s what I changed my profile signature to in 2017 after the Wolves’ former brain trust decided to move on from Ricky. I sat there totally dejected in my Northeast, Minneapolis apartment trying to find the right words to properly say goodbye to the Spanish Unicorn.
I wasn’t ready to move on from the player who played such an integral role in shaping my fandom. I wasn’t prepared to embrace the idea of another point guard, let alone Jeff Teague for $57 million. The trade hurt for a variety of reasons, including the realization that leadership (Tom Thibodeau) was about to blow everything up for short-term success.