RUDY:

[Eastoff]

what are your thoughts?

 

[Natebishop3]

Great movie.

 

[Blazed Mania 52]

Where the hell is Blake when we need him?

 

[HailBlazers]

Rudy is still in a Rut, He'll work it out, But I'd say start Martell in his place.

Pretty disappointed tonight that Rudy didn't shoot one shot over Nash...

 

[Eastoff]

shameless bump

 

[craigehlo]

Rudy needs to go back to Spain where guards aren't required to drive with the ball.

 

[Nikolokolus]

He doesn't play defense, can't dribble in traffic, and the one bankable NBA skill he possessed last year -- the three ball -- has utterly abandoned him.

I'm not saying he's done exactly (well maybe I am saying that exactly?) but I think he's gone by draft night.

 

[MARIS61]

I didn't see "Rudy is mis-used/ignored by Nate to the point of absurdity" choice, so I didn't vote.

 

[MARIS61]

Rudy needs to go back to Spain where guards aren't required to drive with the ball.

Apparently you missed the last few Olympics, and have never watched Real Madrid play.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

He doesn't play defense, can't dribble in traffic, and the one bankable NBA skill he possessed last year -- the three ball -- has utterly abandoned him.

I'm not saying he's done exactly (well maybe I am saying that exactly?) I think he's gone by draft night.

I have been saying this for over a year. He just will never deserve more that 15-20 minutes a game and he thinks he does. I certainly hope he is gone this off season.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

Rudy has a skill set, but can't adjust it to the NBA game. He's a round peg in a square hole.

 

[Blazinaway]

I didn't see "Rudy is mis-used/ignored by Nate to the point of absurdity" choice, so I didn't vote.

oh yeah, pull your boring "blame Nate" card again eh - give us a break, Rudy is getting big minutes and his big chance, and he is sucking against NASH and worse than any of us could imagine, yeah dude blame it on Nate.

 

[Blazinaway]

Apparently you missed the last few Olympics, and have never watched Real Madrid play.

do you live in the past and refuse to watch what is transpiring before your eyes NOW? LOL

 

[PtldPlatypus]

I was in class last night, so I couldn't watch the game. We know that Rudy did nothing offensively, but...was Rudy the only one getting abused by Hill, Richardson, and Nash, or was it a team effort? Also, was Rudy just being completely passive on offense, or did he just not get the ball? Can someone provide me some context for his ineffectiveness last night?

 

[oldguy]

I was in class last night, so I couldn't watch the game. We know that Rudy did nothing offensively, but...was Rudy the only one getting abused by Hill, Richardson, and Nash, or was it a team effort? Also, was Rudy just being completely passive on offense, or did he just not get the ball? Can someone provide me some context for his ineffectiveness last night?

Rudy's defence was just plain bad last night. When they swung the ball to him, he passed up open shots late in the shot clock. He knows that his shot isn't falling, and doesn't want to shoot, IMO.

Go Blazers

 

[Kaydow]

Rudy's defence was just plain bad last night. When they swung the ball to him, he passed up open shots late in the shot clock. He knows that his shot isn't falling, and doesn't want to shoot, IMO.

Go Blazers

Then he shouldn't be out there. If he's lost all confidence in his shot, yank him. He's not the type of guy (like a healthy Batum) that you can live with offensive futility because he does so many other things out there. If Rudy can't give us anything offensively, he shouldn't be out there.

I'm so disappointed in him. His game hasn't filled out at all. He hasn't added one thing since the first time I saw him play (opening night vs the Lakers last season) He's got more holes in his game than Swiss Cheese - can't attack the basket, doesn't have a jab-step or crossover or any other move to get himself an clean look, is careless with the ball at times . . . let's face it, he's a few flashy alley oop plays away from being Jason Kapono or Kyle Korver (3 point specialist who does little of anything else) And right now, he can't even do that.

 

[MIXUM]

Suns announcers...

"fernandez is the weak link"

any questions?

 

[Nikolokolus]

Suns announcers...

"fernandez is the weak link"

any questions?

Nope. Well one, how long does Nate ride Rudy before he shelves him and just rolls out with Martell and Dante?

 

[Blazinaway]

Suns announcers...

"fernandez is the weak link"

any questions?

for once we agree, Rudy is playin himself off this team and very possibly out of NBA and back to Spain. He squawks to media about playing time, gets his chance late this season and now, and simply plays awful. Action speaks louder than words and IMO it is speaking volumes here.

 

[MIXUM]

gee crying to the media for playing time and them sucking....

where in the world did he get that from???

we know it wasnt sErgio

 

[MIXUM]

i think depends on game 3

1 more chance for rudy... and batums health.

if rudy sucks... its webster at sg and batum at sf

if batum is out... its rudy at sg and webster at sf


only way i think rudy keeps starting depends on batums health

 

[Kaydow]

Nope. Well one, how long does Nate ride Rudy before he shelves him and just rolls out with Martell and Dante?

Not much longer in my opinion. If the Suns continue the trend of sticking Nash on our SGs rather than Miller (why wouldn't they?) than we simply have to make them pay for it. If we can't take advantage of that match-up, there is simply no way we can win the series. Our offensive mismatch is whoever Nash is guarding, plain and simple. If Rudy can't take advantage of that, he doesn't deserve to play.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

gee crying to the media for playing time and them sucking....

where in the world did he get that from???

we know it wasnt sErgio

Sergio anagram = Sir Ego. Only noticed that because of Mixum's odd capitalization.

 

[EPIC FAIL GILDERHUS]

He's got more holes in his game than Swiss Cheese - can't attack the basket, doesn't have a jab-step or crossover or any other move to get himself an clean look, is careless with the ball at times . . . let's face it, he's a few flashy alley oop plays away from being Jason Kapono or Kyle Korver (3 point specialist who does little of anything else) And right now, he can't even do that.

This.

I think that he can still be a weapon, but he needs to get his head back in the game, and FAST.

 

[MIXUM]

hahahaha and he misses all his threes anyway

 

[LittleAlex]

I picked Start Webster but I did love the Span-**** comment.

 

[RoyToy]

Pretty sad how fast you all turn on players because they aren't playing well. You were all ready to run Webster out of town a month ago when he was in the same slump Rudy is in now.

Oh wait, I forgot Rudy doesn't care

SPAN-****? Really?

 

[mook]

Spant-**** busted me up. I have no idea why. Kind of ashamed of it, actually.

Anyway, even more depressing than his defense and his horrid shooting is seeing him with the ball and only Steve Nash between him and the rim, and he passes it off to somebody else. My god, if you consider yourself too well covered because Steve Nash is in your way, geez....

 

[oldmangrouch]

Pretty sad how fast you all turn on players because they aren't playing well. You were all ready to run Webster out of town a month ago when he was in the same slump Rudy is in now.

Oh wait, I forgot Rudy doesn't care

SPAN-****? Really?

The use of "span-****" was a bit below the belt.

As for turning on players - for the better part of 10 years, Blazer "fans" have ignored what was happening on the court in favor of nattering about character/personality issues. IMHO, the fact that more people are starting to focus on what is happening on the court is a *good* sign.

Sorry, but pro sports are supposed to be Darwinian.

 

[Pritchslap Madness]

Pretty sad how fast you all turn on players because they aren't playing well. You were all ready to run Webster out of town a month ago when he was in the same slump Rudy is in now.

Oh wait, I forgot Rudy doesn't care

SPAN-TARD? Really?

Rudy has pretty much sucked all year though! Not just for a month like Webster plus Web at least puts effort on the defensive end. I never wanted to see webster off the Blazers this year. But I will admit I was disappointed in Webster. Rudy going to have to play amazing basketball for the rest of the series if he want to stay a Blazer.