Rudy's defense is surprising

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  1. Fez Hammersticks

    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    Rudy plays very good team defense. He caused at least 3-4 turnovers from Miami tonight. His man-to-man defense isn't great but he has the tools (anticipation, IQ) to become a very good man-to-man defender when he bulks up a bit.
     
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    he's a pest
     
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    Agreed. Certainly not a lockdown defender, but he's disruptive to what the other team is trying to do. And he's not annoying like a Ginobili type of way where he flops every time he gets touched. He stays strong, sacrifices his body to take charges and will get in the passing lanes.
     
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    rudy flops
     
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    but he also drops . . . a whole lotta shots (on your face)!!!
     
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    I like that he actually plays the passing lane for steals because last year our team was horrid at steals.
     
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    him and batum are very good at that..i loved batums block on wade. wade tried to get an easy lay up and batum was having none of that!1
     
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    It's a good skill to have. Rudy flops well while shooting threes, just like James Jones.
     
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    He's sneaky. A good stealer.
     
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    Definitely the sort of guy you hate playing against ... but have a ton of respect for after the game.
     
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    its hard to see when he is on your team but he does. i wonder if the league is really gonna crack down and fine players? ginobli is out so they probably dont see the relevance lol
     
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    .... was it just me who got this from this post?
     
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