Rudy Reality...

[MIXUM]

Im so sick of this guys turnovers. For as many good plays he makes... he makes just as many bad ones. Not to mention he has butter fingers half the time and barely makes threes anymore. Im just so tired of watching Rudy make mistake after mistake.

Either hes having a really bad season or hes just a real average player.

 

[Mamba]

He played hard tonight, good job.

 

[MIXUM]

he played hard. nice one ace. he played like shit. anyone can play hard... doesnt mean dick if you give the othe rteam free points on ridiculous turnovers.

nice call... go watch the lakers

 

[EGame]

Free Bayless!

 

[MIXUM]

hes hurt again. anyone know what happened?

 

[Mamba]

hes hurt again. anyone know what happened?

Yeah, he got hurt.

 

[Buzz Killington]

Trade ASAP!!!?! !? !?! :LJ LA LALA ALLO ZOMG!

 

[EGame]

hes hurt again. anyone know what happened?

He's taking lessons from Oden

 

[Nate Dogg]

He played hard tonight, good job.

You call 0-6 shooting the 3 ball great (vs SA)?
His only good game was against Charlotte with 3 steals, two 3 pointers, and five assists.
I'm going to skip my Fernandez jersey and get a Batum one!

 

[gatorpops]

You call 0-6 shooting the 3 ball great (vs SA)?
His only good game was against Charlotte with 3 steals, two 3 pointers, and five assists.
I'm going to skip my Fernandez jersey and get a Batum one!

All these games have two halves and Rudy played very well in the first half. He didn't hit his threes but did a lot of good thing in the first half. He is a player that excels in the running game.

 

[bigbailes]

9 points, 5 assts., 2 rebs, 2 blocks and 2 TO's. if that qualifies for a shitty game than i hope he plays shitty the rest of the season. he didn't shoot the ball well but the guys does so much more for us. he's active out there and he, along with batum and miller, can get our running game going.

charlotte he played well, houston he was great, no and det are also games where he carried us for stretches. again i'm going to assume this is you stirring the pot and looking for this kind of reaction, because rudy's not one of the problems with this team.

 

[THE HCP]

He was a burst of energy off the bench at the end of the 1st quarter. I though he was great tonight. He is kinda like Kidd or Nash in that they are always trying to push the pace and create. Thus creating to more opportunities AND T.O.'s. I love his energy. He can change the momentum of a game like he did tonight.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Rudy can't dribble very well. He almost never creates anything for himself or others in the half court offense. He is pretty good at running the break, but other than that all he can do is shoot three pointers. And he actually isn't more than decent at them. Not to mention his piss poor defense. I'm fine with him, but he shouldn't get more than 20 minutes a night.

 

[Nate Dogg]

Unless he has an outburst offensively and defensively. I agree that he should be stuck with 20 min a game.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

Rudy's a very good role player off the bench.

Mixum- do even know the differnce between a basketball and, say, a football? 'Cause you sure don't know crap about the game of basketball.

 

[SpanishFly]

Rudy's a fine off the bench player, he'd be much better long term on a running wide open style team. IMO he should be traded for a big if a fair trade is available. We have plenty of horses and IMO he is not really needed.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Rudy is a very good bench player who excels in a fast break offense. I love his energy coming off the bench. Like 99% of bench players they will be streaky with their three ball.

But the bottom line is he is a bench player. A very important part of the team, but none-the-less a bench player. You have to have a strong bench in the NBA to survive a long season. Hopefully Rudy, his manager, and the fans have all come to this conclusion and will be happy with 20 minutes one night and 30 minutes on others. I would hate to see him go as I love to watch the flare that he brings. (even with his turn over's) But the probable scenario is that he, his manager, and his fans will never be happy until he is traded to a team that they feel he is better suited for. Once that is done and he eventually ends up on the second team there as well, hopefully he can come back and be Roy's back up again.

I still wouldn't trade him though

 

[Kaydow]

Rudy is a very good bench player who excels in a fast break offense. I love his energy coming off the bench. Like 99% of bench players they will be streaky with their three ball.

But the bottom line is he is a bench player. A very important part of the team, but none-the-less a bench player. You have to have a strong bench in the NBA to survive a long season. Hopefully Rudy, his manager, and the fans have all come to this conclusion and will be happy with 20 minutes one night and 30 minutes on others. I would hate to see him go as I love to watch the flare that he brings. (even with his turn over's) But the probable scenario is that he, his manager, and his fans will never be happy until he is traded to a team that they feel his better suited for him. Once that is done and he eventually ends up on the second team there as well, hopefully he can come back and be Roy's back up again.

I still wouldn't trade him though

Now see, I would trade him IF his market value is what some say. Pritchard said last season that the guys he got called about the most were Rudy & Batum. Rudy may be that rare case of having more market value than he's actually worth. He's such a popular guy, and with (as MIXIM apply mentioned a while back) his merchandising power, there may be a deal out there to be had. If you watch a highlight real of Rudy you could talk yourself into thinking he's got the talent to be a really good starting SG. But watching him day in/out you see he's not consistent enough (and then there's that Brandon Roy guy playing in front of him) His flaws as I see them are: he's frail and can't finish in traffic, he's careless with the ball at times, he's not able to create off the dribble, and you might say he would have durability issues if he was asked to play 30+ minutes/night. I don't know how much he can improve on his weaknesses. I'm not saying get rid of the guy by any means, but I wouldn't call him "untouchable" either.

I am also worried that when Roy comes back, Rudy's minutes/role are going to plummet and he's going to get pissy again. Before his back injury, he was visibly upset with the way he was (or wasn't) being used.

 

[noknobs]

He was a burst of energy off the bench at the end of the 1st quarter. I though he was great tonight. He is kinda like Kidd or Nash in that they are always trying to push the pace and create. Thus creating to more opportunities AND T.O.'s. I love his energy. He can change the momentum of a game like he did tonight.

Exactly, I thought he did a lot of things well tonight - steals, fast-breaks. He was 0-6 from 3 but still had an impact, and I wouldn't count on him going 0-6 from 3 every game.

 

[STOMP]

Exactly, I thought he did a lot of things well tonight - steals, fast-breaks. He was 0-6 from 3 but still had an impact, and I wouldn't count on him going 0-6 from 3 every game.

ya think... Rudy is a career 39% 3 point shooter

Geez, 4 or 10 for 10 points, 5 assists 2 TOs, 2 Rbs, 2 blocks and a steal and the usual suspects are seeing the sky fall. Another solid showing rounding back into his game following back surgery... reality is looking pretty good

STOMP

 

[hasoos]

This is one of those catch 22 situations. Folks want the Blazers to run more. Then when they do, and they are taking their lumps learning how to run, how to get the timing down, and learning from their mistakes, the same folks who want them to run more can't stand them doing it because of the mistakes they make while doing it. Let them take their lumps. This is a lost season IMO anyhow, so the best thing that can happen is to learn from it, and get better at the weak parts of their game. Rudy is trying to push the pace, and all of the young Blazers are trying to learn how to run. It's not going to happen overnight, it takes timing, and learning about how fast players move, and how to space. The facts ar they are going to fuck up for a while doing it. Have some patience, sit back, take our lumps, and watch the team grow.

 

[MARIS61]

We could trade Roy for another superstar (C, PF, PG?) today, slide Rudy into his place and be a much stronger team overall.

One that does not move at a snail's pace.

 

[Blazed Mania 52]

Im so sick of this guys turnovers. For as many good plays he makes... he makes just as many bad ones. Not to mention he has butter fingers half the time and barely makes threes anymore. Im just so tired of watching Rudy make mistake after mistake.

Either hes having a really bad season or hes just a real average player.

Blake is worse, and doesnt get as many chicks wet.

 

[Buzz Killington]

Like I said, Rudy's the next Drazen Petrovic. We'll trade him to a shitty team for some vet and he'll turn into an allstar because he'll have the green light. He'll look amazing in an open offense. At LEAST 20ppg.

 

[Blazed Mania 52]

Yup he'll get Channing Frye syndrome.

 

[Wheels]

Like I said, Rudy's the next Drazen Petrovic. We'll trade him to a shitty team for some vet and he'll turn into an allstar because he'll have the green light. He'll look amazing in an open offense. At LEAST 20ppg.

I could see that. I'm far from the bashing of coaches many in here are. But Rudy is one player who I dont think has been used right. Often I see him sitting in the corner.. and I could understand that for guys like Martell.. But Rudy is so lanky and agile he should be running his opponent silly w/o the ball like Rip Hamilton does/did.

 

[Buzz Killington]

Yup. He should be the new captain chaos!

 

[jlprk]

Like Sergio, Rudy was a great fancy passer in his first couple of months, but Nate took that out of him.

 

[BBert]

"Rudy Reality..." Rudy is a great energy guy off the bench plus he is a clutch three-point shooter (with a flair for the dramatic). He had a huge positive impact on the game last night and as usual, made some big plays (to go along with a couple of miscues).

"Senior Chaos" is a pretty good description.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

You just hate his swag

Hater!