31pts (11-13 FG, 5-7 3pt), 8rebs, 3asts, 4stls, 1to in 32mins. But Spain lost to Argentina in the consolation game. Spain was down 25, but Rudy led them back to tie it. Amazing game from Rudy.
Good for Rudy. Now if he could just bring that effort more than once in a while, he could actually have a good job in the NBA.
Final tournament stats: 25.6mpg, 15.6pts, 6rebs, 1ast, 1.7stls, 1.4 to, 62%FG, 46% 3pts, 92% FT through 9 games. I think that should increase his value.
Prigioni kicked Rubio's ass. Age and guile beats youth and flash. In general, Rubio looked pretty bad this tournament. His weaknesses were really exposed and Spain didn't get to run as much. I imagine Scariolo will be fired and some of the old guard will retire and the team will be built around Rubio and Rudy (and Marc Gasol, I guess) and be more pressing-and-running in future. (Which might mean that Sergio finally gets back on the team.)
The rebounding was really an eye-opener. Didn't he lead Spain in rebounding? I guess he was being played at SF (so Navarro could be SG) but still, kudos.
Raul Lopez should be replaced by El Chaco. Mumbru and Garbageosa should quit. Gasol had four more than him for the whole tournament. But still, he really hustled.
I'm watching the Bronze Medal game online. The picture is much clearer on atdhe than ESPN3. (I compared.)
GOD if only we had drafted Rudy instead of Oden then we would be winning multiple rings. It's so lame we didn't draft this incredible talent and instead got Oden...oh wait sorry, forgot which irrelevant FIBA performance we were talking about. (Durant's regular/post season performance is what matters who gives a fuck about stupid FIBA?!?!)
I don't see how Durant's performance matters. He isn't going to help the Blazers win a championship. I don't give a fuck about stupid Durant.
Right but you see, most members of this forum live in a world of what if's instead of dealing with reality. We have Oden and therefore it is LOGICAL to want him to be healthy and succeed. He has not remained healthy thus far. It is possible the injuries will continue, it's possible they will cease. We will see this year. But no, we need to go off the fucking deep end every time we pass on a player in the draft. I still say Michael Jordan is the only one that really matters that we have passed on. Do people still whine about that? God I hope not, that would be really REALLY sad. Sort of like pining after Durant oh 3 years after we didn't draft him. Get over it, we got Oden now lets send positive thinking his way. Bitching about stuff in the past is worthless, time to move on.
No one even mentioned Oden or Durant in this thread until you did. People have bitched about drafting Oden over Durant in the past. Time to move on.
Everything that has happened prior to me typing this sentence is in the past. Are we only allowed to speculate on the future? Time to move on!!!
