Not to distract from the dsitraction, but Maris, why didn't Sergio stick? I mean so many teams' hopes of a title have rested on the young Spaniard. How did Portland, Sacto, and NY not get it?
"Sergio finally realizes that he is not an NBA caliber player." All the Knick fans said he was better than Chris Duhon last year. Duhon has been in the league about 6 years and will last about 10. Sergio could have had a 10-year career in the NBA. He chooses to be a major player in Europe instead of a minor player in the NBA. But he is definitely an NBA caliber player. And given 6 years like Duhon has had, he would have gotten better than Duhon. Duhon has started many games in this league.
Sergio is 23. Last year's rookie Toney Douglas will probably replace Duhon now. Douglas is 3 months OLDER than Sergio. So Sergio has many years left, and several Olympics vs. the US. He and Rudy look great in the Spanish system, and Spain with Rudy and Rubio gave the US all it could handle in that one game (can't remember the date, I think it was before the gold medal game, but it was decided in the last minute, and the US was trying its hardest all game long). The NBA way is not the only way. Duhon was the Knick starter. Sergio arrived late in the season, yet started many times in place of Duhon. Had Sergio arrived at the start of the season Sergio would have been the regular starter. D'Antoni knows the roster will be turned over this summer and didn't want to bother trying new things at the end of the season, yet Sergio was good enough that D'Antoni was forced to install him as starter in many games. Sergio got big offers from 3 major Spanish teams in May (unsolicited--he would have gotten a lot more offers had he solicited them), while the Knicks are keeping him waiting all summer while they first find out which FAs they will sign. Instead of letting the Spanish offers lapse while waiting for the scraps the Knicks will have remaining after their big signings months from now, Sergio went for the money. European teams normally sign their players now, not at the end of the summer, and the offers might have lapsed had he kept them waiting. He will make more in Europe than in the NBA because the dollar is worth less than the euro.
I translated it. The blog entry gives no source, like, "the team announced that..." It's written by Javier Maestro, who writes many other entries on the blog. So he's probably like an editor, not a random fan. Maris is right that this isn't much of a source. It says 4-5 teams pursued Sergio, especially one that has been after him for a year. He went with the Cadillac team Real Madrid which is a constant threat to win the European championship. It says they want experienced players and were wary that Sergio had lost the Continental style in his 4-year absence from Europe. (His detractors here would assure them he hasn't.) Knick fans aren't very happy about not giving Sergio a chance... http://www.postingandtoasting.com/2010/5/31/1495061/sergio-rodriguez-back-to-spain
In a thread before the season started, I said I thought Sergio would be back in Europe within 3 Years. Nic predicted 1. Kudos, sir.
FWIW, I don't think too many people see Chris Duhon as an NBA caliber point guard ... or at least a good one.
Yea I am quaking with fear thinking about when that day comes. Oh wait that day is never going to come to fruition. Back to normal life.
The thread title doesn't have the word "good" in it. A 10-year NBA player is an NBA caliber player. Besides, I'm still hurt that you don't think John Nash was our greatest GM.
Who on this board is seriously saying wait five years? Martell is what he is, a guy who can play somewhat decent defense, shoot the three (inconsistently), and every once in a while he will throw down a monster jam. That's about it. I haven't heard anyone say anything recently that would suggest that there are still people who have hopes for Martell reaching the All-Star game. At least we can say that Martell has improved his game since we drafted him. He's a better defender now, he's a better slasher now, and I think he is better at keeping his emotions in check. I don't think he gets down on himself as badly as he did. What has Sergio improved on? His defense is still terrible. His shooting is still terrible. Teams figured out that he couldn't score so they backed off him and his passing suffered. Sorry, but when I don't see ANY improvement from a player after being in the league for three years, I think it's probably time to write them off.
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