Sergio is playing.

How many minutes does he want?

And over Roy? Yeah right…….

I met very few individuals like the author during a fair amount of time spent in Spain. The majority of Spanish NBA fans that I met had a more nuanced perspective on both Sergio’s situation and the future of the Blazers than this guy does. I personally wouldn’t say that he’s representative, but we have posters eminently more qualified than I to make that assessment.

Frankly, if you can still take Mr. Spanish Blogger seriously after reading the line, “Rudy ya no recibe tantas oportunidades y se las tiene que buscar. Las miradas que recibe en el vestuario no son las de hace un mes” I can’t help but laugh at you. Roughly translated, “Rudy is already not getting as many opportunities and he has to seek them out. The looks he’s getting in the locker room aren’t those of a month ago.” The first sentence has no grounding in any reality of which I am a part. The second sentence is simply cringeworthy.

Or maybe he’s saying that our boys are only now beginning to appreciate Rudy’s sex appeal! ;)

Surely, there are some savvy Spaniards that know that the Blazers offense has been highly efficient and that the biggest problem for the team, thus far, has been defense. Blazers are second in offensive efficiency and second to last in defensive efficiency:

http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/hollinger/teamstats?&action=login&appRedirect=http3a2f2finsider.espn.go.com2fnba2fhollinger2fteamstats

Naturally their homegrown players are viewed as slighted.

Even some of the locals don’t think that McMillan can coach.

     Just play the game and get the job done !

s/I can see it now, nations conspiring on a nba stage to end terrorisim across the globe/s

HA HA HA HA HA!!

they’re no diffrent than our everyday homer, right? I mean I wanted to keep outlaw at last seasons close, and after the first game I was having second thoughts on that one, and was cemented in the trade outlaw camp after the jazz game, now I’m chizzeling away on the concrete part, and trying to pick a flower to appoligize…

this being a fan thing, is EXAUSTING!

Pretend a native son of Portland (Let’s pretend it’s Roy) left the minor leagues of Portland, to go to the big leagues of Europe.

Even though he’s clearly one of the best players around, when he gets there, he gets some touches, and shows he can play, but they really focus on their existing players.

We’d get frustrated too. Because we identify with him as our native son. And we’d vent.

It’s ok they’re venting. It just means they care.

kinda’ feels like a gameday thread or somethin’.

It’s the beginning of the season and we have A LOT of new players, so it’s expected that things are not going smoothly.
Rudy’s role is gonna keep increasing and he’ll be a factor in our first playoff run in years.
Fans usually think their players are way better than they actually are.
Sergio is not that good, and neither is Blake, but Blake fits better with Roy than Sergio and Roy is our best player.
Sergio will probably leave during the season.
I’d love to see him play for D’Antoni, I still can’t believe phoenix sold that pick to us.

Can out homer us any day of he week

I’m spanish but I understand more or less Sergio’s situation… He came to Portland way early than he should.

I remember KP saying that he envisioned branching the Blazer brand out to Spain much like the Rockets have done with China. If that’s the case would the Blazers ever play a home game in Spain? Do they currently sell Blazer merchandise there? Would it be wise to give Rudy and Sergio a “free pass” just to please Spanish fans to build the fan base there?

Rudy’s fine, Sergio’s fine.

Euros…haha.

There’s a reason McCain did not want to speak with the prime minister of Spain. Now I know.

:sarcasm: for you spanish fans.

And play Rudy 30+ minutes for his career if it gets the whining down to a minimum.

Sergio is not, has not been, and will likely never be worth all this fuss.

Rudy IS worth the fuss, but there shouldn’t be a fuss since he’s play as much as any rookie this side of Derrick Rose (and playing well to boot).

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again— we invaded the wrong country and history will prove me right. The Spanish Sports Media’s Weapons of Massive Homerness is something that endangers us all.

OR, we can not care what some factually inaccurate sports writers says from some far off distant (and possible made up) land, just like we don’t care what Sam Smith or Chris Sheridan says here.

In the meantime, direct all fussing at Rudy and less towards Sergio. I wanna like the kid, not be annoyed with his continued overratedosity.

Mortimer

Are you all feeling better now?
:)