Utah Jazz: 2017-18 player grades for Ricky Rubio

Weaknesses

In many ways, Rubio was still the same mediocre offensive player that frustrated Timberwolves fans for years. It was one step forward, two steps back for him. His offensive win shares dipped three points to 1.5 and he was barely a difference-maker offensively, according to offensive box plus/minus (0.1 this year).

Despite increasing his shooting range, his true shooting percentage actually dropped from 53.9 percent to 53.7. One could point the blame at his 3-point shooting above the break (32.5 percent), but the main culprit was his efficiency around the rim. Rubio converted only 52 percent of those attempts, well below the 63.1 percent league average. He also struggled to hit wide open shots, making only 40.8 percent overall, though he did make 37.1 percent of his open 3s.

Rubio had other shortcomings on offense; he was inconsistent on pull-ups (42.1 percent from the field, 28.4 percent from 3), he struggled in the pick-and-roll (0.76 points per possession, 42 percent effective field goal percentage) and wasn’t particularly impressive in transition (0.88 points per possession).

Combine all of that with the fact that Utah was slightly better on offense with Rubio off the floor — 0.6 points per 100 possessions to be exact — and you get a player that still doles out an equal amount of oohs, ahhs and headaches.