Mac 10 Loves Rudy!

Link

http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/index.ssf/2008/08/rudy_fernandez_leaves_olympic.html

My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.

by OCBlazerFan1 on Aug 28, 2008 5:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I started making dumb giddy noises a third into it,

…So he’s playing for us. Oh yeah. I see that right now."

Nate McMillion

(our) great industrial nation is controlled by its system of credit, our system of of credit is privately concentrated, the growth of our nation, therefore, and all our activities are in the hands of a few men... who necessarily, by very reason of their own limitations, chill and check and destroy genuine economic freedom.

We have come to be one of the worst ruled, one of the most completely controlled and dominated governments in the civilized world - no government by free opinion, no longer a government by conviction and the vote of the majority, but a government by the opinion and the duress of small groups of dominant men.

--- Woodrow Wilson

by ptwnblzr on Aug 28, 2008 5:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I did my Christmasy laugh and I am at work

I'm a little confused by your tactics

by oderiferous emanations 74 on Aug 28, 2008 5:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Ibid

Yow!!!

‘McMillan said that early in the Olympics, after watching Spain’s second game, he had a fitful night of sleep.

‘"I was so impressed with him that it was to the point where after the second time I saw him, I didn’t sleep that night because I was moving my rotations around," McMillan said. “I swear I did not sleep. I could not sleep thinking about him. Because I’m saying, ‘We can put him here, do this with him, do that with him and Brandon (Roy), and do this… So he’s playing for us. Oh yeah. I see that right now.”’

Dude!

'77

by LaoTzu on Aug 28, 2008 5:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I've never seen Ibid. used in that was before.

Turns out that it does seem to be a proper use. Hmm. I might have to steal that from you for use in the future.

One of Two Official Blazer's Edge Poets Laureate for the 2008-2009 Season

"In vino veritas." - Latin proverb
"Ich sitze hier und trinke mein gutes Wittenbergisch Bier und das Reich Gottes kommt von ganz alleine" - Martin Luther
"μηκέτι ὑδροπότει, ἀλλὰ οἴνῳ ὀλίγῳ χρῶ διὰ τὸν στόμαχον καὶ τὰς πυκνάς σου ἀσθενείας." - 1 Timothy 5:23

by T Darkstar on Aug 28, 2008 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ya beat me to it!

I was going to get all quotesky with that paragraph — it was my favorite part of the article. I love the idea of Nate losing sleep over this guy. Nate NEVER gets excited about rooks, other than Taurean Green.

by Corvid on Aug 28, 2008 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wow; what an endorsement from The Man himself

We are now justified in acting like 4 year olds hyped up on sugar on Christmas!

by jaywalker on Aug 28, 2008 5:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Ridiculous comment

We are Blazer fans. We are always justified in acting like that.

Other people don't have as much practice at being wrong as I do -- HT, timbo

by jscot on Aug 29, 2008 1:59 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs

You are right; I stand corrected; but

from time to time we are accused of irrational exuberance. Now our irrational exuberance has been officially sanctioned by Nate.

by jaywalker on Aug 29, 2008 4:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was giddy when I read this too.

Great news. Is it openening night yet?

My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.

by OCBlazerFan1 on Aug 28, 2008 5:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

:) I love it

We almost have too many good players… if thats even possible.

Little known fact: Rudy Fernandez once roundhouse kicked Chuck Norris in the face while simultaneously dunking on it.

by In Walks Rudy on Aug 28, 2008 5:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I got a totally different take on the thing,

IMO Nate is so-so on Rudy, see:

‘Yeah, he’s cool.’ Like no big deal.

or

“Yeah, he’s alright,”

and most telling:

“He’s okay. Still has to work on going to his left.”

Are those the words of praise? We need to trade this guy NOW for Telfair or even better Ha. Ship him back to the orient where he plays so good and we can get back the Korean Dream to challenge Oden for the starting spot.

by SpyderRyder on Aug 28, 2008 6:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

read it again

I think Quick is saying that Mac was playing possum- not wanting to talk glowingly about Rudy in front of his fellow Team USA coaches. Quick is clearly reporting that Nate is very excited about Rudy.

Boomshakalaka

by jksnake99 on Aug 28, 2008 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Read Spyder's post again

He is clearly using the sarcasm font

Styx -"I'm schizophrenic....and so am I"

by 92wastheyear on Aug 28, 2008 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

clearly

Little known fact: Rudy Fernandez once roundhouse kicked Chuck Norris in the face while simultaneously dunking on it.

by In Walks Rudy on Aug 28, 2008 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

who's a possum?

"I think that the team that wins game five will win the series. Unless we lose game five."
Who else? Charles Barkley

by prezofdeath on Aug 29, 2008 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

This must be

Sarcasm reaching a new, deeper zone. Snake, my hat’s off to you.

"... and with the thirteenth pick in the 2008 NBA draft, the Portland Trailblazers select: David Bowie, of space." Draft Bowie!

by Sarbonis on Aug 28, 2008 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

wow

I can’t believe I missed that.

I need a new sarcasm detector (that would be a real useful invention).

Boomshakalaka

by jksnake99 on Aug 28, 2008 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

wait

did you really miss that, or are you being sacastic? haha

Little known fact: Rudy Fernandez once roundhouse kicked Chuck Norris in the face while simultaneously dunking on it.

by In Walks Rudy on Aug 28, 2008 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It gets deeper

"... and with the thirteenth pick in the 2008 NBA draft, the Portland Trailblazers select: David Bowie, of space." Draft Bowie!

by Sarbonis on Aug 28, 2008 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Courtesy of John I.Q. Nerdelbaum Frink

by Corvid on Aug 28, 2008 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

Wait! The red cup is upside down you idiot!

No way the machine can work that way.

Aldridge said. "We feel like we can beat any team. We feel like we can beat the Spurs, Suns, Lakers, Mavericks, whoever any night right now, and we'll still be here when those teams get old and their guys retire. We're going to be here for a long time."

by lee3022 on Aug 30, 2008 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nerdelbaum Fink is Nazi!

Revealed in his Third Reich salute

"He doesn't let grass grow under his feet when there are points to be had." - Dave

by BlueBooYay on Sep 1, 2008 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Modeled on a somebody like Wernher von Braun maybe?

Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."

by Norsktroll on Sep 1, 2008 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I dunno

Maybe a ChiTown Fan, like Belusi, rootin’ for a 3peat?

"He doesn't let grass grow under his feet when there are points to be had." - Dave

by BlueBooYay on Sep 1, 2008 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

hehehehee

I am doing my happy dance. An endorsement from Nate on Rudy is freaking HUGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HAPPY DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

RUDY > MJ

by myemic23 on Aug 28, 2008 6:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I have NEVER heard Nate

this high on a Rook. This is huge. I am a believer! Then I saw Nate’s face! do do do do do Now I’m a believer!

My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.

by OCBlazerFan1 on Aug 28, 2008 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Taurean Green

lol Nate will never live that down

by jamon51 on Sep 2, 2008 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

7 Olympic Games and Nate jumps also into the bandwagon. Another homer...

The Midnight Rambler

by amlmart1 on Aug 28, 2008 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Or another genius ;-)

RUDY > MJ

by myemic23 on Aug 28, 2008 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Actually I think he watched before some Rudy... but he needed this kind of confirmation.

Not everybody can envision talent as you and me do, myemic.

The Midnight Rambler

by amlmart1 on Aug 28, 2008 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

;-) Half kidding?

The Midnight Rambler

by amlmart1 on Aug 28, 2008 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Which half?

Nola compreda

"He doesn't let grass grow under his feet when there are points to be had." - Dave

by BlueBooYay on Aug 28, 2008 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Like "half of a joke" and "half of a serious statement" in the same phrase. Does it work out?.

I luvs my broken English. ;-)

The Midnight Rambler

by amlmart1 on Aug 28, 2008 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

No, you had it right.

Half kidding would make sense. You were serious in the subject line but kidding when you addressed myemic.

Pretty solid English all around.

by Cablinasian on Aug 28, 2008 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was trying to say that you, me, KP and Nate are geniuses.....

My wink “;-)” indicates that you know what I am talking about, but others don’t believe in Rudy like we do, or something like that. A wink face is a sign of trust and understanding IMO….

OK, I suck at explaining this, jump in at will. Massive ridicule accepted…

RUDY > MJ

by myemic23 on Aug 28, 2008 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Love learning, thanks.

The Midnight Rambler

by amlmart1 on Aug 29, 2008 1:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Do you know that your avatar reminds me from distance the image of a bulfighter and a bull?

The Midnight Rambler

by amlmart1 on Aug 29, 2008 1:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

avatar

avatar in Hindu philosophy is the ‘descent’ or incarnation of a divine being (deva) or the supreme being (God) onto planet Earth. Is there another meaning?

by 1spike62 on Sep 2, 2008 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's a representative

And that’s the way the term avatar is mainly used on the Internet, a picture or digital character to represent the user (or his mood, ideas, …) in a non-physical environment.
I think SBNation just calls the little picture your profile image.

Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."

by Norsktroll on Sep 2, 2008 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

hey...

no taking me off the Rudy wagon. I’ve been there since we snagged him.

I was also on the sergio wagon since HE was drafted… but that’s been a more painful bumpy ride that I don’t want to talk about right now.

Ford: Bill, you're claiming victory already? Have you had a "Mission Accomplished" banner printed yet?

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2008/columns/story?page=DraftDebate-080624

by ratbastird on Aug 29, 2008 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Amlmart, I luvs your sense of humor

I can’t get over how witty you are in English. I can’t even imagine how clever you are in Spanish . . .

by Corvid on Aug 28, 2008 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think I can blame the English, this darn language is a hell but makes wonders. You heretics obviously made a pact with Devil.

The Midnight Rambler

by amlmart1 on Aug 29, 2008 1:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He's trying to be serious

and keeps making funny mistakes. It’s not polite to laugh, just look quietly away.

Like when he said he’s really an English professor at Oxford. What he meant is that he’s trying to speak in English to an ox while it is crossing a stream. This is actually an insult to English speakers, by the way — it means he thinks if you speak English, you’re a dumb ox.

Other people don't have as much practice at being wrong as I do -- HT, timbo

by jscot on Aug 29, 2008 2:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I know you were joking somewhat amlmart1 but

you are totally on the mark! You and myemic23 have been extremely avid and long time vocal supporters of Rudy. I even recall myemic being somewhat ridiculed for his – what seemed like to some – over-the-top enthusiasm for Rudy’s game. Now there are so many jumping on the bandwagon I fear you guys might be crowded off. Not to worry though, I for one will remember your loyalty to Rudy and your unwavering early support.

I remember telling him how impressed I was with a player during summer league. In Avery's unique voice, he replied, "Marc, it's summer league." I

by TwoDeep on Aug 29, 2008 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yep

I actually almost featured these two guys in my fanpost on Rudy’s dunk, but it was so long already….

Other people don't have as much practice at being wrong as I do -- HT, timbo

by jscot on Aug 29, 2008 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

its weird that it took everybody so long to jump on board

i watched two of his pre olympic games and i was blown away….

Rudy Fernandez a PG?

The “I love Rudy Fernandez” thread

by BroyTheTruth on Aug 29, 2008 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Great jscot. I'm satisfied to see that others noticed.

I remember telling him how impressed I was with a player during summer league. In Avery's unique voice, he replied, "Marc, it's summer league." I

by TwoDeep on Aug 29, 2008 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks guys...

But even a broken clock is right twice a day….

RUDY > MJ

by myemic23 on Aug 29, 2008 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

But you were wrong

I was going to go after you because you had admitted that your signature wasn’t really serious, a few months ago. I had you sitting at your computer, asking yourself over and over why you had said that, that maybe RUDY > MJ is true after all, and everyone would have thought you were brilliant — but you had admitted you weren’t serious about it.

Oh, well. Maybe I’ll write another fan post picking on you some day.

One of my fan posts got 50 signatures. And you thought I was egotistical before. But nobody can do Ego like I can.

by jscot on Aug 30, 2008 2:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wasn't RUDY>MJ

just to spite Fatty?

Little known fact: Rudy Fernandez once roundhouse kicked Chuck Norris in the face while simultaneously dunking on it.

by In Walks Rudy on Aug 30, 2008 8:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Who cares?

When I wrote that fan-post targeting this, that, and the other person, I really wasn’t bothering too much about facts. Facts can be such a nuisance sometimes.

One of my fan posts got 50 signatures. And you thought I was egotistical before. But nobody can do Ego like I can.

by jscot on Sep 1, 2008 12:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That attitude can only help...

…when you finally rule the world. Pesky facts only get in the way.

by DonkeyShins on Sep 1, 2008 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

To be honest...

I don’t really remember how or when I started using that. I have always repped Rudy and how much I like his game, so at this point I am calling it extreme hyperbole….

RUDY > MJ

by myemic23 on Sep 1, 2008 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I knew i saw that somewhere...

“In honor of fatty I shall permanently refer to Rudy as the next MJ through my signature, I know he would have wanted it that way.”
by myemic23 on Sep 13, 2007 9:23 PM PDT actions 0 recs

http://www.blazersedge.com/2007/9/13/18438/5224#4745020

Little known fact: Rudy Fernandez once roundhouse kicked Chuck Norris in the face while simultaneously dunking on it.

by In Walks Rudy on Sep 5, 2008 6:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

hahahaha

Thank you sir!!!!! Now I remember!!!!!

RUDY > MJ

by myemic23 on Sep 8, 2008 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Great

~~scott~~ jscot. Wowww. That was an 8.0 on the lamometer

"I think that the team that wins game five will win the series. Unless we lose game five."
Who else? Charles Barkley

by prezofdeath on Aug 29, 2008 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yep, I had my foreigner license to be treated kindly. Myemic, on the other hand, was targeted. My hero!

The Midnight Rambler

by amlmart1 on Aug 29, 2008 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Now that we know Rudy is good

We can treat you badly like we treat our fellow Americans.

If he sucked we would have just felt bad for you and thought you only said he was good because you’re both scheming Spaniards. Now that we know that you know what you are talking about, we can treat you badly without worrying we are being mean!

Huzzah!

Mortimer

by Mortimer on Aug 29, 2008 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I´m Ok with that.

I was even almost jealous with everybody being targeted sometime. I was the odd man out. Now I feel integrated.
PS: Do you think that my time in BE may count to get my residence permit if I ever go there?.

The Midnight Rambler

by amlmart1 on Aug 29, 2008 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well...you certainly are odd

Feel better?

Styx -"I'm schizophrenic....and so am I"

by 92wastheyear on Aug 29, 2008 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Much better.

The Midnight Rambler

by amlmart1 on Aug 29, 2008 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm hurt

Here I’ve targeted you several times, and you never pay any attention to me.

One of my fan posts got 50 signatures. And you thought I was egotistical before. But nobody can do Ego like I can.

by jscot on Aug 30, 2008 2:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yours is love, I can feel it.

The Midnight Rambler

by amlmart1 on Aug 30, 2008 5:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh, sure

Talk about love, but never pay attention to a person.

I think we need counseling before this relationship explodes.

One of my fan posts got 50 signatures. And you thought I was egotistical before. But nobody can do Ego like I can.

by jscot on Aug 30, 2008 6:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Who´s person?

The Midnight Rambler

by amlmart1 on Aug 30, 2008 7:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

LOL

One of my fan posts got 50 signatures. And you thought I was egotistical before. But nobody can do Ego like I can.

by jscot on Sep 1, 2008 12:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It just might help get the permit

And if not, I’ll be happy to marry you Amlmart1. It’s easier than filling out all of those residence permit papers… BOOOOOOORING. Let’s get hitched and say adios to this crazy world.

Mortimer

by Mortimer on Aug 29, 2008 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Tempting but I can´t take that bite. I´m hooked.

The Midnight Rambler

by amlmart1 on Aug 29, 2008 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

no biting

(our) great industrial nation is controlled by its system of credit, our system of of credit is privately concentrated, the growth of our nation, therefore, and all our activities are in the hands of a few men... who necessarily, by very reason of their own limitations, chill and check and destroy genuine economic freedom.

We have come to be one of the worst ruled, one of the most completely controlled and dominated governments in the civilized world - no government by free opinion, no longer a government by conviction and the vote of the majority, but a government by the opinion and the duress of small groups of dominant men.

--- Woodrow Wilson

by ptwnblzr on Aug 29, 2008 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Amlmart's a hooker?

I thought this was a family-friendly blog

"I think that the team that wins game five will win the series. Unless we lose game five."
Who else? Charles Barkley

by prezofdeath on Aug 29, 2008 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

No no no!

Don’t admit to Homeland Security that you are a BE’er because they will deny applications from fanatics! Just say you love the ~~Knocks~~ Knicks and you will get right in.

Aldridge said. "We feel like we can beat any team. We feel like we can beat the Spurs, Suns, Lakers, Mavericks, whoever any night right now, and we'll still be here when those teams get old and their guys retire. We're going to be here for a long time."

by lee3022 on Aug 30, 2008 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I've been on Rudy's bandwagon since I first saw a photo of him and

realized he’d be a great basketball player based on his looks alone. JamesOn has poor taste in men. Or maybe he’s just jealous of Rudy’s good looks. ;p

"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar

by annthefan on Aug 29, 2008 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

3 rookies = 3 Fearless additions

Coach Nate just said it, Rudy is fearless

We all know by now that J.B. “The Lionhearted” is destined to be fearless

Greg “Zues” Oden, yeah he might qualify as fearless too.

This combined with their shear raw talent just has never happened. It’s a new dawning for the NBA history books.

3 fearless rookies at the same time in one year? I am truly scared by this revelation and what it may mean.

The Oden Era, Day 426

by Heymoe on Aug 28, 2008 7:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Maybe you are afraid?

Hehe.

by DonkeyShins on Sep 1, 2008 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Am I the only one that has been on a major Rudy excitement rollercoaster?

Best player in Europe! Weeeeeeeeeee

But he’s not MJ… err yeah

He may still be Manu though and that’s pretty dang good!

Still unproven against NBA players though, and we all remember what happened with Euro stud Darko

His team won the ~~mumble mumble~~ tournament and he was the MVP!

But Marc freakin Gasol was still league MVP

He’s going to be leading the Spanish team!

But why isn’t he getting more minutes and there’s some pretty ho hum games in there

Holy crap, did you see that gold medal game? against the NBA’s best too!

But he fouled out in short minutes because he couldn’t defend the NBA players

That dunk was freakin SWEET!!!!

But Kobe gambled for the steal and Dwight was slow to rotate

Nate loves him!

Here’s to hoping the coaster breaks down and I get stuck at the top.

by Gargen on Aug 28, 2008 8:11 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs

My favorite quote.

“Over there, you talk about the U.S. basketball team, and Rudy is the next thing you talk about. It was Team USA. Rudy.”

My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.

by OCBlazerFan1 on Aug 28, 2008 8:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I am holding off getting excited

Until Nate says something along the lines of “His outside shooting is going to win us a couple of games this year.”

Joel Freeland=Stud

by hightide on Aug 28, 2008 8:53 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs

o snap

nice one

Woof

by Charles Barkley McLovin on Aug 29, 2008 12:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I glad

Somebody got that. A big +1 to your Blazer intellect stat!

Joel Freeland=Stud

by hightide on Aug 29, 2008 12:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

LOL

rec

Other people don't have as much practice at being wrong as I do -- HT, timbo

by jscot on Aug 29, 2008 2:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Shouldn't that get you less excited about Rudy?

Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."

by Norsktroll on Aug 29, 2008 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

We have seen his outside shooting though.

While he’s not Kaponen, he’s not exactly D. Miles from 3 pt range either.

My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.

by OCBlazerFan1 on Aug 29, 2008 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

wow this is great

i am soo glad we have mooooorrrrrreeeeee exciting things to waaaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiittttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt for.

Sophia

"Thank God those nightmarish booty-less days are behind us. I blame cocaine."-Mortimer
I detest that man who hides one thing in the depths of his heart, and speaks for another. - Homer
That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881
The wild hawk stood with the down on his beak And stared with his foot on the prey. - Lord Alfred Tennyson

by BlazerFan1 on Aug 28, 2008 9:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

This month?

The high-energy shooting guard for Spain, who will join the Blazers this month.

Is that a typo?

by DarthBlazer on Aug 28, 2008 11:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

this is still August my friend

Rudy would have to get here by this Sunday in order to fill the bill.

The perfect is the enemy of the good.

by vavoom on Aug 28, 2008 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks Einstein.

That is why I asked the question. I didn’t write the article, Jason Quick did.

by DarthBlazer on Aug 29, 2008 12:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

holy moly i would be happy

"Thank God those nightmarish booty-less days are behind us. I blame cocaine."-Mortimer
I detest that man who hides one thing in the depths of his heart, and speaks for another. - Homer
That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
1881
The wild hawk stood with the down on his beak And stared with his foot on the prey. - Lord Alfred Tennyson

by BlazerFan1 on Aug 29, 2008 8:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Are you really an Einstein?

I'm a really really ridiculously good looking orange mocha frappaccino drinking manhammer sandwich

by hobobob on Aug 29, 2008 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I just realized . . .

. . . ain’t that German for “a beer”?

Ein = 1.
Stein = Beeeeerrr.

[ponders]

=(_8c(|)

by QualityPie on Aug 29, 2008 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Stein = Beer?

Isn’t Bier = Beer in all parts of Germany?

Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."

by Norsktroll on Aug 29, 2008 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Bier

is where they put you when you are dead, right?

Other people don't have as much practice at being wrong as I do -- HT, timbo

by jscot on Aug 29, 2008 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

And Stein is Stein

Like Ben Stein. Or, a beer mug. Same diff.

Mortimer

by Mortimer on Aug 29, 2008 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

?

I don’t get that one.

Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."

by Norsktroll on Aug 29, 2008 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nuthin' to get

A “stein” is just a beer mug, right? Sometimes really ornate and whatnot?

Ben Stein is just a former Nixon speech-writer turned sometimes actor who had a gameshow, called “Win Ben Stein’s money”. When I see “stein” I think Ben Stein.

Nothing to get, just being dumb is all.

Mortidurr

by Mortimer on Aug 29, 2008 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

"Stein" is not a beer mug.

Stein is stone. Yeah, beer mugs are often stoneware, but you would probably get a confused look if you order a “Stein”.

Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."

by Norsktroll on Aug 29, 2008 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Your FACE isn't a beer mug

Yeah, well, too bad I don’t care and you smell bad. Ok? Yeah, too bad.

I know ya don’t ask for a stein, ya ask for a bier, and they came in mugs often called steins and you could buy touristy crappy steins to bring back home. I was saying a stein = stein, which is a mug, or so I thought.

If those mugs aren’t called steins, or bier-steins, then I’m just mistaken.

It’s not my fault everyone in Germany speaks English. I lived there 8 months and learned nuthin’ except how to count. And that fresh nummy mozzarella is only 30 cents and incredibly delicious. Our cheap-mozzarella gap is almost as bad as our doner-kebab gap.

It’s Morty!

by Mortimer on Aug 29, 2008 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Settle down man!

You are foaming at the mouth!

(burp)

Aldridge said. "We feel like we can beat any team. We feel like we can beat the Spurs, Suns, Lakers, Mavericks, whoever any night right now, and we'll still be here when those teams get old and their guys retire. We're going to be here for a long time."

by lee3022 on Aug 30, 2008 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Why is a beer mug named after the word "stone"?

Curiouser and curiouser . . .

=(_8c(|)

by QualityPie on Aug 29, 2008 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

This be what I'm thinking of

When I see/hear the word “stein” in relation to beer:

Found on a website such as this:
http://www.steincenter.com/findsteins.asp

Is that not a bier-stein? Why is this website, and all of Germany, lying to us? Is WW3 coming?!

Mortimer

by Mortimer on Aug 29, 2008 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Here you go.

Link

"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar

by annthefan on Aug 29, 2008 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ein zwei

Ein zwei drei vier
Lift your stein and drink your beer

From The Student Prince

by jorga on Aug 31, 2008 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

If Nate was any kind of a good coach

he would have fed the USA stars the wrong info on Rudy.

“Oh no Dwight, Rudy can’t dunk. Yeah, you should definitely always try to block his shot!”

“whats that Mamba? Nope, i heard Rudy can’t even shoot a three to save his life. Yeah you should definitely back off him.”

Woof

by Charles Barkley McLovin on Aug 29, 2008 12:07 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

He didn't????

Who else scored 100+ points on the USA?

Wasn’t Coach Nate in charge of the defense?

Aldridge said. "We feel like we can beat any team. We feel like we can beat the Spurs, Suns, Lakers, Mavericks, whoever any night right now, and we'll still be here when those teams get old and their guys retire. We're going to be here for a long time."

by lee3022 on Aug 30, 2008 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Mac 10 loves Rudy - and so do I

And he envisions exactly what we have been discussing. Play him mostly on the second unit with Bayless and Outlaw, and some with Roy (in the fourth?) at PG or a little on SF. And yes, then Roy is on 3, not Rudy. Rudy is a SG who is constantly in motion, hustling for plays and moving great without the ball. Wohoo, Nate is great. And he can still make Rudy better.

Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."

by Norsktroll on Aug 29, 2008 12:18 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Man, I took a lot of heat a while back for saying Rudy and Roy would play together

People started calling me names and typed rude stuff about my family. Where are they now?

He also guaranteed Fernandez and Roy will play together, most likely with Roy as point and Fernandez at shooting guard, but he also didn’t rule out Roy playing small forward alongside Fernandez at shooting guard.

The first day I ever met him he said: "Hi, I'm Ritchie White. I'm on probation."

by tominhawaii on Aug 29, 2008 4:49 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

let 'em have it

(our) great industrial nation is controlled by its system of credit, our system of of credit is privately concentrated, the growth of our nation, therefore, and all our activities are in the hands of a few men... who necessarily, by very reason of their own limitations, chill and check and destroy genuine economic freedom.

We have come to be one of the worst ruled, one of the most completely controlled and dominated governments in the civilized world - no government by free opinion, no longer a government by conviction and the vote of the majority, but a government by the opinion and the duress of small groups of dominant men.

--- Woodrow Wilson

by ptwnblzr on Aug 29, 2008 8:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nay

There is way too much bashing of our own players here, I would hate for it to turn on the fans as well.

The first day I ever met him he said: "Hi, I'm Ritchie White. I'm on probation."

by tominhawaii on Aug 29, 2008 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well, if you didn't keep going out-of-bounds

And attempting to dish the ball to jscot (who, everyone knows has hands of stone) when driving to the rim, they wouldn’t turn on you.

by DonkeyShins on Sep 1, 2008 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It had nothing to do with Rudy

I just don’t like your family.
Maybe if your brother-in-law payed me back that 5ski he owes me, I’d reconsider.

"I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ." -Gandhi
"Throw Thag, throw. Throw throw throw throw throw throw"- Far Side

by TheThinWhiteDuke on Aug 29, 2008 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Leave his family alone

They’ve suffered enough.

One of my fan posts got 50 signatures. And you thought I was egotistical before. But nobody can do Ego like I can.

by jscot on Aug 30, 2008 2:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wow!!

Grrrrrrrrrrrreat Stuff. I’ve been waiting for this interview ever since the Gold Medal game. And now we have it. A strong veteran defensive point guard who also happens to be a coach just confirmed what we all thought.

If anybody thought that Fernandez could not play in the NBA, this should answer it. It reminds me of earlier comments by KP after Rudy signed. He started going off excitedly on Rudy, and then explained that “he didn’t want to put pressure on Rudy to be a starter "right away”. At the time, I had to chuckle a little because it was perfectly clear, at least to me, that right away meant not very long. Meaning, he actually believed Rudy could be a starter.

Now Mac’s doing something similar.

Now, would anyone explain to me what on earth anyone is doing acting like we need to trade for another guard?

Hoopsworld rates Oden and Bayless in the top 5 rookies this year, and Fernandez at six but more likely in the top 5.

I’m willing to bet this has never happened in the history of the NBA. Three rookies and three talents in one year. Any takers that can shoot this down?

by Eben Calder on Aug 29, 2008 7:09 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

when was the last update on that ranking?

i remember something like that much earlier, i would think after playing against the cream de la crem of the world, and doing it well, the he might be rated a little higher then bayless at least.

ot, is anyone else excited that reports are that the face is playing team ball, and looking for the open man. I was so annoyed about all the talk about how he couldnt pass, when we all new that he has been instructed to play that was.

(our) great industrial nation is controlled by its system of credit, our system of of credit is privately concentrated, the growth of our nation, therefore, and all our activities are in the hands of a few men... who necessarily, by very reason of their own limitations, chill and check and destroy genuine economic freedom.

We have come to be one of the worst ruled, one of the most completely controlled and dominated governments in the civilized world - no government by free opinion, no longer a government by conviction and the vote of the majority, but a government by the opinion and the duress of small groups of dominant men.

--- Woodrow Wilson

by ptwnblzr on Aug 29, 2008 8:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

August 28

here

Aldridge said. "We feel like we can beat any team. We feel like we can beat the Spurs, Suns, Lakers, Mavericks, whoever any night right now, and we'll still be here when those teams get old and their guys retire. We're going to be here for a long time."

by lee3022 on Aug 30, 2008 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

very nice

thanx

(our) great industrial nation is controlled by its system of credit, our system of of credit is privately concentrated, the growth of our nation, therefore, and all our activities are in the hands of a few men... who necessarily, by very reason of their own limitations, chill and check and destroy genuine economic freedom.

We have come to be one of the worst ruled, one of the most completely controlled and dominated governments in the civilized world - no government by free opinion, no longer a government by conviction and the vote of the majority, but a government by the opinion and the duress of small groups of dominant men.

--- Woodrow Wilson

by ptwnblzr on Aug 31, 2008 3:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nate looking at Rudy...

The Midnight Rambler

by amlmart1 on Aug 29, 2008 7:22 AM PDT reply actions 7 recs

nbf?

(our) great industrial nation is controlled by its system of credit, our system of of credit is privately concentrated, the growth of our nation, therefore, and all our activities are in the hands of a few men... who necessarily, by very reason of their own limitations, chill and check and destroy genuine economic freedom.

We have come to be one of the worst ruled, one of the most completely controlled and dominated governments in the civilized world - no government by free opinion, no longer a government by conviction and the vote of the majority, but a government by the opinion and the duress of small groups of dominant men.

--- Woodrow Wilson

by ptwnblzr on Aug 29, 2008 8:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well, man, you know I´m still trying...

NBF

The Midnight Rambler

by amlmart1 on Aug 29, 2008 9:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

sorry

you remember (n)ight(b)lue(f)ruit? that, or something like it used to be her avatar

(our) great industrial nation is controlled by its system of credit, our system of of credit is privately concentrated, the growth of our nation, therefore, and all our activities are in the hands of a few men... who necessarily, by very reason of their own limitations, chill and check and destroy genuine economic freedom.

We have come to be one of the worst ruled, one of the most completely controlled and dominated governments in the civilized world - no government by free opinion, no longer a government by conviction and the vote of the majority, but a government by the opinion and the duress of small groups of dominant men.

--- Woodrow Wilson

by ptwnblzr on Aug 29, 2008 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, of course. Good one!

The Midnight Rambler

by amlmart1 on Aug 29, 2008 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dantoni looking at Rudy...

The Midnight Rambler

by amlmart1 on Aug 29, 2008 8:00 AM PDT reply actions 9 recs

Imagine if he was still with Phoenix

Can a kitty commit Hari Kari

Styx -"I'm schizophrenic....and so am I"

by 92wastheyear on Aug 29, 2008 8:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

JAJAJAJAJAJA

QUE BUENO!!!

Blazers Fans are my boys, Celtic my bhoys.

by Nakamura on Aug 29, 2008 8:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

haha

Great choice! That kitten even looks like D’Antoni with the mustache and all.

Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.

"I think it’s going to be very beautiful game next year."
-Nicolas Batum

by rockingharder on Aug 29, 2008 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He's saying

“Awww. Why’d we sell him to Portland for cash?”

Let’s hope this makes up for the selling of Moses Malone those so many years ago.

My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.

by OCBlazerFan1 on Aug 29, 2008 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You can recycle this photo time and again this year

D’Antoni looking at his roster on training camp
D’Antoni looking at his GM after learning they traded Balkman for a tiny salary relief
D’Antoni looking at Starbury and his head tattoo
D’Antoni looking at the Bulls when they first come to New York
D’Antoni looking at the Suns when they first come to New York
D’Antoni looking at his bench all year and seeing James Jones next to him, making more money than he does

Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."

by Norsktroll on Aug 29, 2008 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think you mean Jerome James.

James Jones will be playing in Miami next year.

Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.

"I think it’s going to be very beautiful game next year."
-Nicolas Batum

by rockingharder on Aug 29, 2008 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yup, my bad

D’Antoni would make a much happier face seeing James Jones for that kind of money on his bench ;-)

Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."

by Norsktroll on Aug 29, 2008 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

D'Antoni better be careful...

Zach eats kittens.

by DonkeyShins on Sep 1, 2008 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ladies and gentlemen, this is recommendation numba 5

"I think that the team that wins game five will win the series. Unless we lose game five."
Who else? Charles Barkley

by prezofdeath on Aug 29, 2008 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

hehe

This is about the 10th time I have looked at this, and I am still chuckling. Poor D’antoni, it can’t be easy going from Nash to Starbury….

RUDY > MJ

by myemic23 on Aug 29, 2008 11:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Surge-Idolaters Relieved

Nate has taken a lot of criticism from fans—me included!—about his playing time choices for fan favorites Joel and Surge. This goes back the last two seasons and probably beyond.

I think there are a number of people out there who feared that Rudy would fall into the same trap as Surge… and who really wants that sort of debate continue? I don’t relish the notion of reading fanposts about how Rudy should’ve been in the game every single time Martell misses a three pointer just like Surge-idolaters wanted Sergio in the game every time Jack made a (stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, foot-out-of-bounds) turnover.

Everyone can rest easier now. I know many of us were worried about Rudy either being a bust and spoiling our hopes and dreams or—even worse—a season of second-guessing our coach while he languished for (seemingly) no apparent reason on the bench.

I love the fact that Nate is as excited about Rudy as some of the fanbase here at Blazers Edge. I can’t believe how happy I was reading that story. Just awesome. As a guy who suffered through his Surge-Mancrush over the last season, I had no desire to repeat.

Here’s hoping that Rudy’s as good as Nate thinks he is.

by Phizbin on Aug 29, 2008 12:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

You do man

One of my fan posts got 50 signatures. And you thought I was egotistical before. But nobody can do Ego like I can.

by jscot on Aug 30, 2008 2:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nate sounds a lot more passionate about having him than a few weeks ago

Though there still will be a learning curve, I think he is more determined now to create playing time for Rudy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBErLOo9yuc

Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."

by Norsktroll on Aug 30, 2008 9:25 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Rudy youtube

I haven’t seen this one yet! Awesome stuff!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLb9FDF0rpA&feature=related

My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.

by OCBlazerFan1 on Aug 30, 2008 10:18 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Ugh, with the headband he looked a little too vujacicy. Glad he is over that style.

Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."

by Norsktroll on Aug 30, 2008 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Did anyone notice the pass from Sergio to Rudy about 3/4 of the way through the clip?

The headband must never be resurrected.

"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar

by annthefan on Aug 30, 2008 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I saw it

The first day I ever met him he said: "Hi, I'm Ritchie White. I'm on probation."

by tominhawaii on Aug 30, 2008 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sergio is amazing

as long as he doesn’t have to shoot.

My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.

by OCBlazerFan1 on Aug 30, 2008 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe that's the key

Train him to alley-oop to Greg and Rudy, but have them (Greg and Rudy) hold their hands right over the basket. Every time Sergio hits a basket, reward him with a Scooby Snack™ or something. Sooner or later he’ll learn to shoot the ball on his own.

Now, how to handle the matador defense…

by DonkeyShins on Sep 1, 2008 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

With Sergio's defense...

he could singlehandedly help Greg become the league leader in shot blocking. Or fouls. But lets hope for the first.

My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.

by OCBlazerFan1 on Sep 1, 2008 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Or play defense.

Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.

"I think it’s going to be very beautiful game next year."
-Nicolas Batum

by rockingharder on Sep 1, 2008 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Scout Mike Born's impressions of Rudy, Team USA and the Olympics (Center Court)

http://trailblazerscentercourt.blogspot.com/2008/08/over-there-mike-born-talks-beijing.html

Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."

by Norsktroll on Aug 30, 2008 1:57 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs

There is almost enough takeaway material for an own thread in there, some interesting contrasts to what was discussed before

Strengths:

Saw him six times, in five of them Rudy played as well as hoped
Efficient
A really good passer. He makes it sound as if that’s Rudy’s biggest strength
Pretty good scorer
Attack the basket
“He can kind of knife in between lanes that maybe a bigger player couldn’t get into”
Really unselfish
High basketball IQ, sees things on the floor develop
Confident / Fearless because he already played for years against better competition than your typical college player
“Defensively he more than held his own against some pretty good players”

Continue to work on:

Get stronger, gain some weight, but stay a slasher
Develop from a good shooter (50, 40, 90 percent) to a “knockdown perimeter shooter”, which also makes driving inside easier
Tends to stab and gamble a little too much on defense

Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."

by Norsktroll on Aug 30, 2008 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs

Yes I read this also

There have been some who ridiculed the idea that Rudy could start and play with Brandon. There have been some who claimed Rudy would never see playing time because he cannot defend. There have been some who wanted to trade Rudy’s draft rights to get a different player. There have been some who are never satisfied with KP’s decision making. Then there are BE’ers who listened to KP say Rudy would start; who followed his box scores and believed he could play in NBA right away. He still has not played a game in the NBA but the tide surely seems to be shifting to the latter away from the former. Good on them.

You know we might be a little better this year.

Aldridge said. "We feel like we can beat any team. We feel like we can beat the Spurs, Suns, Lakers, Mavericks, whoever any night right now, and we'll still be here when those teams get old and their guys retire. We're going to be here for a long time."

by lee3022 on Aug 30, 2008 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes. This is a great article.

I’ll Rec it. It could be it’s own thread. Some great Rudy stuff out there.

My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.

by OCBlazerFan1 on Aug 30, 2008 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I like this one:

A lot of people were impressed by Rudy’s fearlessness against guys like Kobe, LeBron, Dwight Howard. Did you see anything in that game that you hadn’t seen before?

Mike Born: Not really…

The Midnight Rambler

by amlmart1 on Aug 31, 2008 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

What’s more, Mike has probably seen Rudy play in person as many times as anyone on this side of the pond, so I’d consider him the foremost Fernandez authority in the United States. No offense Coach.

— As long as amlmart1 stays in Spain, that’s an accurate assessment ;-)

Odenied: Asked whether he noticed Oden favoring his right knee, Frye dismissed it entirely. "He favors dunking on your head, that's what he favors."

by Norsktroll on Aug 31, 2008 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs