The implication of the OP was we would have to move Rudy *soon*, or he might become a problem in the locker-room. If he quietly plays out his contract and leaves as a FA, that is a different scenario.
I largely agree with you, except that Rudy might have a bigger bump from his rookie to sophomore season than most players see at that age, because he's coming from a different style of basketball (complete with slightly different rules) and he had an unusual transition, playing in a foreign country with a lot of things to adapt to. But he's definitely closer to a finished product than your average 19-21 year old rookie.
My thinking was more along the lines of if we don't give him bigger minutes (probably but not necessarily starting) he will leave. If he quietly leaves as a free agent that's bad cause we don't get anything for him. I don't think Rudy could ever be a locker room problem from what I've heard of him so far.
I agree with a three guard rotation that includes Roy and Rudy. I don't have any idea who the third guy is. Portland needs to tighten up their rotation. This is one area that can be done.
I still don't think Rudy's body type would hold up over an 82-game season if he were a starter playing 35-40 mins per game. He seems perfect in his Ginobili-type role here, to come off the bench to play 25-30 mins and provide great energy. Rudy's going nowhere.. he's viewed as part of the core IMO by KP and the brain trust. At some point, you can't just keep giving up on guys every season.
Yeah this article is bullshit. The most minutes Ginobili has ever played in a season is 31. 02-03 20.7 03-04 29.4 04-05 29.6 05-06 27.9 06-07 27.5 07-08 31.0 08-09 26.8 Rudy is going to stay a Blazer for a very long time. He loves it here.
I don't see how anyone can conclude Rudy won't get better. He's about the same age as Roy, are you saying Roy won't get better? He has every year. Rudy may not develop any more physically, but skill and knowledge of NBA game are two areas that are not (within reason) age dependent. Players improve those areas all the time, if they do the work. Last I checked "keep" was running about 99% for Rudy. My only question is, why are Rudy & Sergio invariably known by first name while others are invariably known by last name? Fernandez and Rodriquez are not really hard to spell, a lot easier than Przybilla.
I don't know, I think it just depends on the poster. I refer to Roy as Roy, because Roy can be a first name. But I say Greg for Greg Oden, Blake for Steve (Blake also can be a first name), and LaMarcus for LaMarcus Aldridge. Joel for Joel, Jerryd for Jerryd, Nic for Nicolas Batum. Martel for Martel. In most cases, I think I only refer to two players solely by his last name (Roy and Blake).
Rudy and Sergio will both eventually be in the Blazers starting lineup, whether under Nate, or his replacement.
please explain..... seeing as unless KP cant trade sergio or nate has the utmost change of heart....and sergio buys a shot hes not on the team next year let alone starting ever here.... and roy and rudy starting with sergio? roy at 3 sergio at 1 and rudy at the 2?
