re: Rudy - Options Out There, Nothing Pending (Smith Twitter)

[ABM]

http://twitter.com/BlazerBanter

#Blazers still exploring options for possibly moving Fernandez. A wide variety of deals are being considered, but nothing is pending.

The Blazers have no plan.

 

[HailBlazers]

Get something good or stay pat and make him earn minutes

 

[THE HCP]

Keep his ass. We WON'T get anything back that could help us as much as he could! They are waiting for him to kill at the Worlds and raise his trade value anyway!

 

[Peaceman]

I think there is some danger in waiting too long to move Rudy. If you can get a 1st round pick, or put him in a good package, our GM should do it. Rudy's value will go down to nothing if he opens up his trap and says he will hold out this season, which is always a chance. If the rumored offers are true, we should move him.

 

[Idog1976]

I think there is some danger in waiting too long to move Rudy. If you can get a 1st round pick, or put him in a good package, our GM should do it. Rudy's value will go down to nothing if he opens up his trap and says he will hold out this season, which is always a chance. If the rumored offers are true, we should move him.

Wait until after Worlds then trade him. He won't instantly smite Portland after Worlds, do it then when his value is highest.

 

[BGrantFan]

Wait until after Worlds then trade him. He won't instantly smite Portland after Worlds, do it then when his value is highest.

This means you're assuming he'll star again at the worlds?

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

I wonder if Cho is too cautious about getting perfect value in return. Sometimes it's addition by subtraction. If we have to find SG minutes for 4 players this will be a mess. And rotations are Nate's weakest aspect as a coach.

 

[HailBlazers]

Who says we have to find minutes for Rook's?

Call me naive but I believe if we are rolling over teams with our first unit, and Rudy can lead the charge with a second unit (less pressure) I think Rudy can be happy until we find a trade that really works

 

[ABM]

Who says we have to find minutes for Rook's?

Call me naive but I believe if we are rolling over teams with our first unit, and Rudy can lead the charge with a second unit (less pressure) I think Rudy can be happy until we find a trade that really works

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/429806-why-the-blazers-dont-need-to-make-any-trades-now

 

[jlprk]

We just fired a GM who makes one trade every 2 years, and everyone demands Instant Rice from Mr. Moto.

 

[BGrantFan]

We just fired a GM who makes one trade every 2 years, and everyone demands Instant Rice from Mr. Moto.

Are you ever factual? Not that I mind the hyperbole, but is that your schtick here?

 

[jlprk]

You're right, his name isn't really Moto.

 

[ABM]

You're right, his name isn't really Moto.

What a jumble. It's a rather moot point.

 

[BGrantFan]

You're right, his name isn't really Moto.

Admission by proxy.

 

[oldmangrouch]

Interesting situation with the Worlds.

If the root of the problem is Rudy's back, he will be exposed at the Worlds, and his trade value will be zilch.

OTOH, if he kicks butt, the implication is that he was sand-bagging it in Portland, and the fans are justified in wanting to tar-and-feather him.......but at least the team might be able to trade him for value.

 

[Natebishop3]

I think the team would know if Rudy's back was really in that bad of shape, and would have traded him by now. I think they suspect he will tear shit up, because they know that Rudy wants to get out of town just as badly as we want to trade him, so he will WANT to show he's still a star.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

We just fired a GM who makes one trade every 2 years, and everyone demands Instant Rice from Mr. Moto.

Actually, that's a funny line. And I see some meaning in it.

 

[ABM]

Actually, that's a funny line. And I see some meaning in it.

It was quasi funny. (I suppose you'd have to think about that one. My attempt at humor gets a bit obscure at times.)

 

[gatorpops]

Interesting situation with the Worlds.

If the root of the problem is Rudy's back, he will be exposed at the Worlds, and his trade value will be zilch.

OTOH, if he kicks butt, the implication is that he was sand-bagging it in Portland, and the fans are justified in wanting to tar-and-feather him.......but at least the team might be able to trade him for value.

Or that he really did have back problems last season and is now healed up and better able to preform at the Worlds??

 

[ABM]

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...-five-sgs-the-knicks-should-now-pursue#page/6

#1 - Rudy Fernandez


While Rudy Fernandez is not a free agent, he might as well be, since the Trailblazers are desperately trying to move the 25 year old Spaniard. Moreover, the Knicks have been mentioned as his preferred destination.

The Blazers are stocked with talent at nearly every position, so it is hard to speculate what the New York would be able to offer, other than draft picks.

But Portland must move him soon, since he would be stuck behind Brandon Roy and new acquisition Wesley Matthews, which would obviously result in even higher levels of discontent.

Fernandez's length and all-around game would fit perfectly into to Knicks' offense. They just need to figure out a way to get him.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

It's New York; we'll take an unprotected first. Hell, a protected first; it's not like they're going to get good anytime soon.

 

[BGrantFan]

I hope we don't get used to the term "paralysis by analysis" with this new regime.

 

[hasoos]

What I am trying to figure out is why the management team is trying to work for this guy when he really hasn't done jack dick in the league. The only way we are going to get the value out of Rudy for a trade is to play hardball, and for him to play better than he did last year.

 

[ABM]

I hope we don't get used to the term "paralysis by analysis" with this new regime.

Please, don't use the term, regime. It's simply referred to as culture, dude. Culture.

 

[BrianFromWA]

So you're saying we've had a Cultural Revolution, but it's not a regime?

 

[gatorpops]

What I am trying to figure out is why the management team is trying to work for this guy when he really hasn't done jack dick in the league. The only way we are going to get the value out of Rudy for a trade is to play hardball, and for him to play better than he did last year.

I think Portland promised him more than the coach or whoever was able to give him and this makes Portland look bad. Rudy does have agents that talk. Just my opinion.

 

[andalusian]

So you're saying we've had a Cultural Revolution, but it's not a regime?

Think of it as the 60s sex, drugs and rock'n'roll.

 

[BrianFromWA]

Think of it as the 60s sex, drugs and rock'n'roll.

Yeah, that's the way to make me feel better about it...hippie sex, acid and druggie music.

 

[maxiep]

I think Portland promised him more than the coach or whoever was able to give him and this makes Portland look bad. Rudy does have agents that talk. Just my opinion.

I think that's right. Accomodating Rudy has less to do with him than with future free agents that will look at how we treat people who don't fit. Repped.

 

[hasoos]

I think Portland promised him more than the coach or whoever was able to give him and this makes Portland look bad. Rudy does have agents that talk. Just my opinion.

At the same time, the teams goal is to make the team better, and not to make any of our competition better. Giving away Rudy is mistake when we could get more for him. I really don't care if he is unhappy on the bench. There have been players who have been unhappy on other teams around the league, and many of them end up working out ok, because really the problem is the players attitude, not the team. Once you can get a player to turn around their attitude, success can be had. Rudy's body language all of last year was the body language of a player who had already quit on his team. Why should the team take a hit for a quitter like that?