at first i hated ruben.. but as the season wore on, i realized he's absolutly 100% pure energy off the bench. so what if he can't shoot, he's good enough to start for a lot of teams, which means as a bench player, he kills the other guys on the floor. he out powers each guy taht guards him by posting up the shorter players or using his quickness to get by the bigger SFs. he's good for portland, better than pip.. i hate that guy with a passion!