Rudy is still in a Rut, He'll work it out, But I'd say start Martell in his place. Pretty disappointed tonight that Rudy didn't shoot one shot over Nash...
He doesn't play defense, can't dribble in traffic, and the one bankable NBA skill he possessed last year -- the three ball -- has utterly abandoned him. I'm not saying he's done exactly (well maybe I am saying that exactly?) but I think he's gone by draft night.
I have been saying this for over a year. He just will never deserve more that 15-20 minutes a game and he thinks he does. I certainly hope he is gone this off season.
oh yeah, pull your boring "blame Nate" card again eh - give us a break, Rudy is getting big minutes and his big chance, and he is sucking against NASH and worse than any of us could imagine, yeah dude blame it on Nate.
I was in class last night, so I couldn't watch the game. We know that Rudy did nothing offensively, but...was Rudy the only one getting abused by Hill, Richardson, and Nash, or was it a team effort? Also, was Rudy just being completely passive on offense, or did he just not get the ball? Can someone provide me some context for his ineffectiveness last night?
Rudy's defence was just plain bad last night. When they swung the ball to him, he passed up open shots late in the shot clock. He knows that his shot isn't falling, and doesn't want to shoot, IMO. Go Blazers
Then he shouldn't be out there. If he's lost all confidence in his shot, yank him. He's not the type of guy (like a healthy Batum) that you can live with offensive futility because he does so many other things out there. If Rudy can't give us anything offensively, he shouldn't be out there. I'm so disappointed in him. His game hasn't filled out at all. He hasn't added one thing since the first time I saw him play (opening night vs the Lakers last season) He's got more holes in his game than Swiss Cheese - can't attack the basket, doesn't have a jab-step or crossover or any other move to get himself an clean look, is careless with the ball at times . . . let's face it, he's a few flashy alley oop plays away from being Jason Kapono or Kyle Korver (3 point specialist who does little of anything else) And right now, he can't even do that.
Nope. Well one, how long does Nate ride Rudy before he shelves him and just rolls out with Martell and Dante?
for once we agree, Rudy is playin himself off this team and very possibly out of NBA and back to Spain. He squawks to media about playing time, gets his chance late this season and now, and simply plays awful. Action speaks louder than words and IMO it is speaking volumes here.
gee crying to the media for playing time and them sucking.... where in the world did he get that from??? we know it wasnt sErgio
