Was it? He doesn't play defense, he disappeared during the playoffs and he does not play well with Brandon. He pretty much played the same role this year that Jarrett Jack played the year before. Was he really much of an improvement? Maybe we find a way for him and Roy to work together and it turns out to be a good move. Maybe we end up trading Rudy while his value is high and it turns out to be a good move. But right now you can't definitively say Rudy was a good move. Jury's still out on Batum as well. He also disappeared during the playoffs. He doesn't have any sort of an offensive game. Really only played in the first quarter. If it weren't for Martell Webster, who isn't exactly a world beater, getting injured Batum probably doesn't play at all last season. Could be he ends up being our future 3 and it turns out to be a good move. But it's also entirely possible that Martell comes back better than Batum and Batum ends up rotting on the bench. Not like I should really be complaining about either of these. Getting anyone of use in the late first round is pretty decent. Rudy and Batum both appear to be NBA players. But they didn't really do that much to improve our team. Also, those acquisitions don't do anything to give me any sort of faith that KP can get us the veteran help we need for the upcoming season. The only reason this was a wash was due to Rudy. Otherwise it was a BAD move. We gave up a useful rotation player for a guy that didn't do us any good. If you're a Bayless believer, that's cool. You can believe it will be a good move. But right now there's no evidence that it was. That's a good way to look at it. I'm just kind of feeling hopeless right now. Free Agency has all but come and gone and we've got nothing to show for it. I feel very much like I did at the trade deadline when we didn't do anything with RLEC. Just kind of resigned to the idea that we're gonna be a 1 and done team.
