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Rubio dazzles Wolf pack in pickup game

The Timberwolves start an abbreviated training camp today to prepare for their shortened season. In a pickup game at Target Center yesterday, Ricky Rubio was all the rage as his teammates raved about his passing game. Anthony Tolliver told the Star Tribune Rubio’s passes were "crazy.”
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The Timberwolves start an abbreviated training camp today to prepare for their shortened season. In a pickup game at Target Center yesterday, Ricky Rubio was all the rage as his teammates raved about his passing game. Anthony Tolliver told the Star Tribune Rubio’s passes were "crazy.”

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