Ricky Rubio has more steals in 10-game stretch than anyone in same span over past decade

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March 7, 2013 at 8:47PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

It sure seems like Ricky Rubio is getting a lot of steals lately, right? Yes.

But just how many?

Well, according to the Timberwolves' hard-working PR department -- or maybe just Elias, which they credited -- Rubio has 43 steals in the past 10 games. That's more than any other player in a 10-game stretch since Metta World Peace (then Ron Artest) in 2002.

It's also the fourth-best total in a 10-game span in the past 20 years.

Unfortunately, the Wolves are 3-7 in that stretch.

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Michael Rand

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Michael Rand is the Minnesota Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer and host/creator of the Daily Delivery podcast. In 25 years covering Minnesota sports at the Minnesota Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything (except, of course, a Vikings Super Bowl).

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