Rudy forcing KP to deal him?

He can get the scoop. He just needs a shovel. Like the type of scoop shovel used to clean out barns!

 

I pretty sure you're wrong on how contracts work. It's my understanding that the team can make the QO and retain their guy for another year whether he likes it or not.

STOMP

 

Yeah, I believe that's right. The only way the player is free is if the team fails to tender a QO. If the mandated QO is tendered, then the player can either sign it or not (and therefore play or not), but the team owns his basketball rights either way.

 

With all his bitching about playing time he is going to drive his value down, his contract really isn't going to get you anything worth his talent if he is traded by himself. I'd think that New York would have been a nice place for him, big stage, Sergio........but we would have needed the contracts sent to Los Angeles to make a David Lee work. I think that when he goes we'll package him with some other talent to shorten up the roster even more. Sad really, Rudy couldn't even get you a Mike Conley.

 

Trade him for Lee, he can be with his buddy Sergio.

 

Exactly. They retain his NBA rights - but since he was not under contract - he could sign in Europe.

 

The only thing Rudy is forcing are fade away jumpers.

 

This pretty much said it all. The Blazers can make a qualifying offer, but that only pertains to his rights in the NBA. He doesn't have to sign it, and he can play in Europe if he wishes. That's exactly what Josh Childress did. The QO doesn't even prevent the player from signing an offer sheet with another NBA team, it's really only for the purposes of matching said offer if the team so wishes.

 

Let's shed a collective teardrop for him, then.

 

You rule!

 

Jesus H. Christ. Did I read the same "report" you guys did?

How in the hell does everyone get their panties in a bunch over some bullshit Spanish Canzano making shit up? Unless my glasses are smudged, it looks like Rudy was asked a direct question and gave a generic Jock answer, saying he just wants to play basketball and he doesn't mind where. He indicates he knows he's not playing well and he knows he needs to be more consistent. He says he knows he has to adapt to Nate and to not having Sergio getting him the ball. (And that's assuming the "reporter" didn't completely misquote him.)

Yeah, let's burn the bastard at the stake.

I agree Rudy's not a great fit with Nate. Maybe he gets traded to NY next season. At least their pitiful fans would get some entertainment for their money.

 

It is real simple. The young guys have to take their lumps, and most of the fans don't have the fortitude for it. Some do.

 

Can we trade him?!

 

When I was at the Big Al's party, I noticed that Rudy and LMA appeared to be quite close. Not that means anything, really, but I have a hard to believing all the bull crap coming out of bull country.

 

Operation show case.

 

Hmm, you're right. I guess FIBA only acknowledges actual NBA contracts, not "NBA rights."

 

Jason Quick said on the post-game basically confirmed everything that was said in that newspaper.

They'll deal with it this summer. Coach Nate said it was inevitable that it would happen on this team.

 

Shocker. But people here were saying it's bullshit, because it came from a 'furin' paper; Rudy <3 Portland, right?!

 

I'm the driver of the package-Rudy-to-Memphis-for-Mayo bandwagon.