Whatever happens I don't think he makes or breaks us, I have every confidence that Pritchard will make the moves necessary to improve this team in the off-season one way or another -- the guy is a home-run hitter on draft day (for some reason) when it comes to trades.
It's because he has Paul Allen's money backing him up. In most Pritchard trades, our total payroll increases, or he buys a draft pick mainly with cash. But NBA rules don't let him offer Rudy much, so in this case, Pritchard doesn't have his usual advantage of outspending his trade opponent.
It's because he has Paul Allen's money backing him up. In most Pritchard trades, our total payroll increases, or he buys a draft pick mainly with cash. But NBA rules don't let him offer Rudy much, so in this case, Pritchard doesn't have his usual advantage of outspending his trade opponent.
True. And now that he's already abused the two worst GM's in the NBA, McHale and Isiah, it's possible that well of "patsies" could dry up.
I think you are selling Rudy short here. He played with Sergio. He playes with Rubio, he played with Calderon. He should know very well how good Sergio is or is not... If he really think that Sergio is as good as him - something is wrong with his ability to understand his value. I doubt this is the case.
Let's say that Jack leaves and plays in Europe for 2 years. He gets few minutes and his career goes nowhere. Then Aldridge decides whether to follow him onto the same team. Aldridge knows he's better than Jack, but the difference isn't so great that the death of Jack's career escapes his notice.
I overstated that a little, but you see the point.
Re: Hoopshype has an article up about Rudy Fernandez
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I don't think Rudy meant he's afraid of Nate as a person, just that he's afraid that Nate will sit him just like Sergio.
But this is the NBA, Rudy. Get your butt over here and prove yourself and win some championships. If you're as good as we all think you'll be, Nate will give you the PT.
I don't think Nate likes risk takers and Sergio plays out of control. Not to mention he is a liability on defence.
If he is gonna be a big drama queen about this, i'd rather trade him, with a couple other pieces and get a really good PG.
Seriosuly, scared of Nate? how old is he?
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PG - Steve Blake | Jerryd Bayless | Sergio Rodriguez
SG - Brandon Roy | Rudy Fernandez
SF - Martell Webster | Travis Outlaw | Nicolas Batum
PF - LaMarcus Aldridge | Channing Frye | Ike Diogu
C - Greg Oden | Joel Pryzbilla | Raef LaFrentz
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"They said NBA players couldn't play well together in the Olympics. Well, it's not about the names on the back (of our jerseys), it's about the 3 letters on the front."
My thoughts are that Rudy has the most serious reservations about playing second to B Roy, and that he will be "held down" by low minutes.
and that's a really valid concern. if Rudy signals that he wants to play in America, just not on the Blazers because Roy already owns his position, I don't know that I'd blame him that much. it may be that the only way we can get him to come to America is to trade him to somebody else for value. I'm ok with that.
every other GM in the league has heard of Rudy Fernandez by now, and they know he goes through Portland if he wants to be in the NBA.
if Fernandez were being drafted this year, where would he go? I would think he'd be a top five pick. Andrea Bargnani proved far less and was drafted first. if we could get fair value (another top five pick) for him, I'd be happy.
If he is gonna be a big drama queen about this, i'd rather trade him, with a couple other pieces and get a really good PG.
Seriosuly, scared of Nate? how old is he?
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For me Sergio is a benchmark and I [am] amazed that the coach is not giving him confidence.
He's not being a drama queen, he's rightfully questioning if he wants to play for a coach that isn't supportive of a promising prospect. If Nate gave Sergio the Jarret Jack treatment this wouldn't be an issue.
If Nate gave Sergio the Jarret Jack treatment this wouldn't be an issue.
Oh, you mean the treatment where the guy who shoots 0.421 FG%, 0.322 3FG% and 0.868 FT% gets more PT than the guy who shoots 0.359 FG%, 0.277 3FG% and 0.676 FT%. Silly Nate, what's he thinking? Playing the guy who can on occasion actually put the ball in the basket. Jack may not be Ray Allen, but he's a significantly better shooter than Sergio. But then, that's not saying much. Is there a worse overall shooter currently playing guard in the NBA than Sergio Rodriguez?
For those familiar with the more advanced shooting stats, Jack's true shooting percentage (TS%) is 0.551 compared to Sergio's 0.429 (last on the entire team). Jack's effective shooting percentage (eFG%) is 0.470, Sergio's is 0.398 (again, last on the entire team). Jack's PER is 12.5, hardly stellar, but still way better than Sergio's 9.3. And that doesn't even consider the fact that Sergio is a horrible defender. Again, Jack is no Bruce Bowen, but he's significantly better on defense than Sergio. Jack is far from my favorite player, and a guy I would trade in a minute, but there's a valid reason he gets more minutes than Sergio - he's a much better (but still not all that great) player.
Of course, none of this should be a problem for Rudy. Rumor is he's actually a pretty good shooter.
I have a great deal of respect for McMillan and think he's done a fine job in a variety of ways, including developing young talent. He and his staff have, it seems to me, done a pretty good job with Roy, Aldridge, Outlaw, and others.
That said, McMillan really seems to not like risk-taking, which is something that is a fairly significant part of Rodriguez's game. Rodriguez is actually something like Iverson, save that Iverson is much better at scoring. It seems to me that AI and McMillan would probably have issues, even as good a player as Iverson is.
It seems to me that Fernandez is a similar player to Iverson, though he's got something like half a foot on him. They're both gambling players who are much more about offense than they are defense.
I'm guessing that Pritchard would rather have a strong offense than have a strong defense, if one has to choose, and I'm betting McMillan's the other way around (though of course they'd both prefer to have both as strengths). Pritchard keeps talking about how great the Suns are and regularly drafts and otherwise aquires guys who are more offensive than defensive (arguably outside of the Big Three) such as Rodriguez, Fernandez, Frye, Jones, McRoberts.
McMillan, meanwhile, tends to sing the praises of the defensive-minded teams and, with the exception of Przybilla, seems to pull guys more for defensive short-comings than for their offensive counter parts.
Thus, it seems to me that Pritchard and McMillan have some work to do together, getting clear about the team vision. If they can really get on the same page, things may be great. If not, I expect McMillan may be looking for a new job sooner than most folks would think.
I'm guessing that Pritchard would rather have a strong offense than have a strong defense, if one has to choose, and I'm betting McMillan's the other way around (though of course they'd both prefer to have both as strengths). Pritchard keeps talking about how great the Suns are and regularly drafts and otherwise aquires guys who are more offensive than defensive (arguably outside of the Big Three) such as Rodriguez, Fernandez, Frye, Jones, McRoberts.
McMillan, meanwhile, tends to sing the praises of the defensive-minded teams and, with the exception of Przybilla, seems to pull guys more for defensive short-comings than for their offensive counter parts.
Thus, it seems to me that Pritchard and McMillan have some work to do together, getting clear about the team vision. If they can really get on the same page, things may be great. If not, I expect McMillan may be looking for a new job sooner than most folks would think.
Not sure that is the case. I keep on hearing quotes from players that suggest that Nate is more of an offensive minded coach than we give him credit for. The fact he likes to go small so much backs up that theory. His last Seattle team also backs up that theory. But I agree he comes across as the opposite.
Pritchard keeps talking about how great the Suns are ...
Yes, but from his days in San Antonio, he also knows how important defense is to winning championships. While he may like a high scoring Phoenix style offense, I'd prefer he emulate the "boring" San Antonio style that's won them four NBA titles to the Suns' ZERO.
ANy of you guys think for a minute that he is talking more about Nate and his apparent"breaking" of Sergio? Trying to coach out of him the natural instincts he has, using him off the ball with Jack dribbling around? THis is the coach we have all been puzzling over his rotations and why he uses players out of position so frequently.
Rudy wants to come over and use his skills that have gotten him where he is, he doesn't want a coach to try and reinvent him.
Once Sergio learns how to play Fast and slow and on both sides of the ball he will be great. Sergio gets lost the second he stops going 100 miles an hour.
Rudy Fernandez Interview ,3-16-2008 (merged)
to B Roy, and that he will be "held down" by low minutes.
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