Merged: Rudy bolted to the locker room after Nate pulled him (hes pissed) ....

Fuck it. I am going to head to Lucky Lab and drink some Micro Brew!

 

I can sympathize with Rudy on this one. He's the only SG behind Brandon, and Nate started Bayless, Blake, and Batum instead after BRoy went down. Kinda stupid move by coach there, but Rudy has got to play better.

 

Batum played himself into the starting lineup. Rudy has to do the same. He has been given plenty of minutes to prove himself. If we can get good return, I would be for trading him because he is never going to succeed in this system.

 

Ummm...it's a pun.

 

Huh?

 

Let's just hope that Rudy didn't get hammered after the game.

 

Something isn't right with Rudy. I don't know if it is mental or physical, but he is gun shy taking it strong to the basket.

I watched one time where he totally pulled up when he could have drawn the foul and overall he doesn't sem to be as quick and aggressive as last year.

I've heard the argument that without consistent minutes he can't get back on track, and I hope that is the problem. But even last year Rudy was the enegizer bunny on roids . . . he made things happen very quickly when he was in.

Persaonally I think he is mentally messd up with the idea he could get hurt again.

 

Rudy sucks right now. Blake, Dante, Batum are all playing better. If Rudy wants to play, he needs to perform. This offense is not his style, but I am also not so sure that he will ever become a great NBA player for a few reasons. He is physically weak, too emotional, and let's face it the guy cannot create his own shot that is high percentage.

 

Well, good thing we have Jerryd emerging, as well as Nicolas and Martell who could take Rudy's minutes. I have no problem dealing Rudy if he is unhappy here.

And Rudy sucked last night. He didn't deserve PT.

 

This is a fail by Nate.


At the beginning of camp roles should have been established. Instead, he flip flopped the line up and never set anyone in a role.

 

So, is the surprisingly solid play of Batum, Bayless, and Cunningham a success by Nate?

 

No it is a result of other guys being hurt, because for some folks Nate can do no right.

 

You've got the order backwards

 

Oh, I see how it is. I've been in another Blazer community for years. It's hard to budge opinions set in stone. I take it mediocre man isn't a fan of Nate. No biggie. Nate has his faults and he has his positives, just like any other coach.

 

I've been reading MM for so long I feel comfortable answering for him (love you MM):

"Those player have succeeded in spite of Nate"

 

Batum, Bayless and Cunningham are on this team because KP drafted them. They are getting playing time because they have to, not because Nate wants them to. We are talking about an Assclown who wanted to start Blake over Miller for God's sake.

 

Not true, but a solid effort


Thy have succeeded because Nate had no choice.

 

During preseason I was saying the same thing, but at this point that has absolutely nothing to do with anything.

The endless amount of injuries, and now the return of some of the injured are the reason roles haven't been established. It's not rocket science.

I've always loved Rudy's game, but the last week or two he has been absolutely putrid. After the way he was playing last night I told myself there was no way Nate would keep him in the game to start the 4th, I was wrong. I had to turn the game off after Rudy's horrible shot to start the 4th. Not a shock he was pulled soon after that.

Rudy has nobody to blame but himself. His numerous attempts to pass through the opposing team as if they weren't there have all gone awry. And the way he's been shooting I sometimes wonder if he's drunk. It feels like half of his shots are nearly airballs these days, and the other half are bricks. And I don't feel I need to mention his defense.

I sure hope he can turn it around because I like rooting for the guy. But maybe he needs to go.