What has happened to Rudy?

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This guy was insane his first few weeks, now he looks lost. How many bad passes has he made the last few games? Maybe teams are playing him differnetly is he in a slump?

Its amazing we are 9-6 with aldridge, outalw, frye, rudy, and oden playing so poorly.
 
Now we're piling on Rudy? lol, somehow we're winning with our entire team stinking it up.
 
hey i love rudy (thats my real name lol) but cmon he is struggling big time
 
Frye has had a couple good games. And Outlaw is one of the top three point shooters in the league. LMA has had some good games in the post. Rudy and even Oden have had some good games too. Only a couple games ago, we won by 42. And tonight, we still won the game. We've won 8 of our last 11.
 
alex42083 said:
Now we're piling on Rudy? lol, somehow we're winning with our entire team stinking it up.
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It's ridiculous. Rudy has two bad games in a row and all of the sudden he's lost. Don't even mention he's a rookie.

Guys, this is a 6 month season. There are ups and downs, hot streaks and cold streaks. Be concerned if it takes place over a month, not a 2 or 3 game span.
 
Rudy does NOT get the ball! he shot it 4 times man. We run him wild on screens but never pass him the rock. He pushes it and our guys can't catch his passes.
 
it's lack of team movement. Outlaw's reverted to his stagnant inconsistent self, Blake and Roy don't reward cutters (and Rudy's caught on), and his passes to big guys are never converted (because they all suck right now), this is a recipe for increased defensive attention on a spot up shooting (exclusively) Rudy.

Blame goes to:
1. Blake and Roy
2. Nate
3. Big guys
4. Rudy
5. opponent attention

(in that order)

trade blake!
 
His shot has been off. I also think Nate isn't using him right. For the last 4/5 games the only plays we run for Rudy are kickouts for a 3-pt shot. I want to see Rudy creating his own shot once in a while.
 
I do agree though that the guys need to look for Rudy a little bit more when he's running around trying to get open. You can see he gets frustrated that he just stops moving unless Sergio is in the game.
But this is certainly not Rudy's fault that he hasn't been putting up numbers lately.
 
Ummmmm, yeah, his shot's been off but come on - after he lit the league on fire those first couple of weeks, y'all don't think other teams started figuring out that they needed to pay more attention to him??? It's a long season and it's his first in the NBA - he'll have his ups and downs. He started up . . . WAY up but it'd be tough to maintain that kind of pace all season long.

He'll be back and he'll be fine. Better than fine actually.
 
You have to wonder if the schedule is getting to him. In Spain, he was only playing 1 or 2 games a WEEK! He has probably already traveled more in the first 3 weeks of the season as he did is a WHOLE season over there. He'll be alright!
 
The early schedule hasn't been friendly to rookie transition this season, 10 away games to just 5 home games. Trips ranging all the way from the NW to the tip of Florida, compared to playing in a domestic league in Spain where you never travel further that like the width of Texas to away games. Numerous Back to backs, which is something that just isn't done in Europe, think about that for a sec. You're used to playing 2 games a week tops, maybe 3 if it's the playoffs and suddenly your playing in 2 games back to back (often with travel in between), sometimes playing in as many as 4 games in 5 nights.

He looked fantastic the 1st few weeks, but now the transition is starting to catch up. He'll have more big games, and he'll have more off games, but eventually he'll get more consistent.
 
I'm wondering, also, about the man's 3-week offseason this year. We've seen CP3 not play great, K*be playing less minutes, DWill and Ginobili hurt, (though LBJ and Bosh and Howard are monsters)...

He might've hit the "rookie wall" a couple months early. Or he might be getting unintentionally frozen out of the offense.
 
MAS RipCity said:
Rudy does NOT get the ball! he shot it 4 times man. We run him wild on screens but never pass him the rock. He pushes it and our guys can't catch his passes.
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He took 9 shots in Phoenix. Only made 1.
 
HispanicCausinPanic said:
You have to wonder if the schedule is getting to him. In Spain, he was only playing 1 or 2 games a WEEK! He has probably already traveled more in the first 3 weeks of the season as he did is a WHOLE season over there. He'll be alright!
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Ya, that's what I've been thinking. He played during the summer and is not use to how many games or how physical the NBA is. I think he just hit a wall. He'll be back.
 
Seriously man, Rudy has what 2 subpar games and you gotta make a fuckin thread complaining about it? I realize that this is a place where you discuss these types of things, but I'm noticing that all you do is complain about who is underperforming when it's obvious that player is incredibly skilled and is just having some bad luck. For example, LMA goes through a slump, worthless C. Frye does decently, and 80% of the fan base subsequently screams for Frye to replace LMA in the starting lineup...

Oh and Rudy was what 1-8 last night? WTF ship his ass out. Worthless scrub!!!!!!!!!!
 
Lmao, just look at the thread topics on this board. MIXUM is easily the most whiny, annoying poster I've ever seen. Sorry, but if you make this many stupid, annoying threads, you deserve comments like this.
 
C_note said:
Lmao, just look at the thread topics on this board. MIXUM is easily the most whiny, annoying poster I've ever seen. Sorry, but if you make this many stupid, annoying threads, you deserve comments like this.
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Outlaw AND LMA are the guys that concern me. TO may have good 3 pt stats but I just don't like the way he plays and he's so iconsistent game to game - I'd trade him if a good opportunity arises. I hope LMA is just slumpimg, but his offense just sucks right now.
 
I'll give him time to adjust, but I wish Nate would tell him to attack the basket. And if he is telling him that and he's not doing it then Nate should yank him
 
SpanishFly said:
Outlaw AND LMA are the guys that concern me. TO may have good 3 pt stats but I just don't like the way he plays and he's so iconsistent game to game - I'd trade him if a good opportunity arises. I hope LMA is just slumpimg, but his offense just sucks right now.
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OK, so we trade Outlaw and LMA. Obviously we will get a Kobe-calibre player, who is perfect at every single facet of the game, since any other player out there will be much better than our 23-year-olds. Hell, let's trade for Kobe and bring MJ out of retirement. That way everyone here won't have so much to fucking whine about, except for maybe how many shots they both take...
 
Rudy is fine. I do wish he would look for his shot more often. He's not the gunslinger that I thought he'd be (meaning a rock chucker). He's much more controlled and is very intelligent and stays within the game most of the time.
 
just another ole school doom and gloom thread like so many during the dark days by the OP same MO but the team is good now....so its just hot air.
 
The OP sounds like a girlfriend who is not happy with her boyfriend. You could get a new boyfriend.
 
I'll tell you the problem with Rudy....He isn't getting the shot attempts....plain and simple....

Nate's offense is "Websterizing" him...." Go stand out there on the perimiter Rudy and wait for a pass to shoot a 3"....and a lot of times his teamates are not even passing him the ball when he is WIDE OPEN, opting instead to force shots...Yeah, that means you Outlaw, Aldridge & Blake....particularly Outlaw.....You know just b\c Outlaw CAN jump higher than other guys and manufacture shots for himself...doesn't mean he should...Someone ought to keep a "bad shot" tally...b\c I am firmly convinced that Outlaw leads in that department HANDS DOWN...Nothing more frustrating than seeing Outlaw pass up a good open shot for a wild, out of control shot...and it doesn't absolve him when the shot goes down every once in awhile either...

I think Rudy is frustrated, and I can't blame him, I would be too....This team stands around too much, they don't push the ball enough and they don't run nearly enough plays for Rudy IMO...He should be getting 10 shots a night...MINIMUM IMO....Run plays for the guy for god's sake....How about some screens to set him up for some 2pt shots, what a concept!...I think I have seen that happen maybe once? twice? a game, it is pathetic...and I don't like the body language I have seen from Rudy lately...It is like he is bewildered and frustrated by the shot selection and lack of passing of some of his teamates....and apparently on Sergio knows how to work the alley oop with Rudy? Blake? Blake? Blake? is anyone home?

I mean you can't blame Roy for going solo, I sure can't the guy is friggin unreal right now...but does Blake have Rudy on his "do not pass to" list or something? and Aldridge needs to watch Oden...yes that is right, watch Oden...and learn to set the defense up for a kick out to the perimeter, instead of opting to go solo...and Outlaw? He is a friggin lost cause...black hole on offense....

Travis Outlaw IS the square peg trying to fit in the round hole of this offense...He needs to go...

I think Rudy is going to be a very good player , and it is VERY early to be throwing around superlatives (but I will), but the Blazers...err, that means YOU, Nate...need to learn to fit Rudy into the gameplan more or I don't see him staying here, once his contract is up, and frankly I wouldn't blame him....Obviously, Nate values Rudy's presence on the floor, and rightfully so, but he absolutely needs to find a way to utilize him more in the offense.....

In essence...less Outlaw and Channing Friggin Frye chucking up shots and more Rudy...would be a step in the right direction....
 
Uther TheGardener said:
just another ole school doom and gloom thread like so many during the dark days by the OP same MO but the team is good now....so its just hot air.
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Exactly . . . these threads don't have nearly the impact they used to with the team being 9-6 and full of young good character guys.
 
C_note said:
Lmao, just look at the thread topics on this board. MIXUM is easily the most whiny, annoying poster I've ever seen. Sorry, but if you make this many stupid, annoying threads, you deserve comments like this.
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ha, he just likes to stir up the pot, who knows what he actually thinks.

why did you get banned before mixum?
 
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