This still doesn’t feel like Sergio is demanding a trade, playing time or anything. Maybe it is because Sergio is inconsequential enough that, no matter how loudly he screams, it still sounds like a squeak.

it’s been… a couple of years.

And that’s about it.

Good luck, bud.

Can we talk about something, positive for once? Sheesh…

Give me a list of potential trade partners … and please do so without mentioning #25 or Z-bo, unless it’s to state that Z-bo could go anywhere but back to Portland, where #25 will be retiring after 16 great seasons.

I agree but I think you’re about a month premature, Ben.

Sergio has every chance to earn playing minutes in training camp and in the preseason. If he can’t earn PT by the start of the season, then he deserves to be traded to a place where he can get minutes (Miami?). Such a trade might not happen until February, but it will probably happen.

The trade will likely be a mere formality, with Sergio thrown in with some other entity (a draft pick, perhaps, or a RLEC or some other EC) in order to obtain a draft pick and or a different EC. There’ll be ECs flying, I tell you. Gonna be a huge EC blockbuster.

Some people unhappy in the previous thread are not Sergio supporters. Please don’t lump us all together and dismiss us as “Sergio fans” or lackeys or whatever. We were unhappy with the article and the use of the translation, irrespective of the player.

(And with that, I’ll pipe down in this thread. People asking for responsible reporting seem to be discouraged here right now)

KP might channel his inner Steve Jobs. “Thanks Rudy, but there is one more thing…” ;-)

Which NBA teams might express an interest in young Mr. Rodriguez? Are there any that immediately come to mind?

I’ve heard D’Antoni and his new outfit the Knicks but I doubt D’Antoni would gamble on a guy that his former team already passed up.

Sounding a little defensive. It’s not that your opinion isn’t valid. I think most people looking at this roster should understand that Sergio’s position is very fragile. Everything you say could easily be how things happen. It’s just the way you are presenting it. Partial quotes and re-writing quotes to “be” what he should of said? Come on. Yes, Sergio is a long shot for playing time and probably a long shot for a place on The Blazers. However, the thing about long shots, they get to run the race and sometimes they come in. Sergio is just stating the truth about his reality, he is probably sending a subtle message to other teams…that all doesn’t mean that he couldn’t beat the odds and find a way to stay on The Blazers. The other truth that Sergio realizes is that he has outlasted not only Taureen Green (whom The Blazers were initially high on) and Jarret Jack. Maybe he will be traded ASAP, but maybe he get’s his chance and we will see what the season brings. When it boils down to it, it won’t be so much what Sergio is quoted as saying, so much as what KP and McMillan eventually say.

That only means that Sergio is less politic than perhaps he should be. If put on a polygraph I think most players would have to admit the same sentiment.

If Nate shares that vision, Sergio might get some more playing time as the “survivor” of the Green and Jack trades. But somehow I get the feeling that Bayless is penciled in as the #2 PG.

I’m sorry, but Sergio is in a very good position to prove that he’s an NBA point guard. Think about it, who’s our starting point guard? Is it Steve Nash? Is it Chris Paul? Some superstar rookie like Derrick Rose or OJ Mayo? No. It’s Steve Blake. That is the bar that Sergio must clear. All he has to do to become a starting point guard in the NBA is be a little bit better than Steve Blake. He and his agent should just sit down, watch some Steve Blake game film and come up with a plan to beat him. If Sergio can’t do that, than frankly I could care less what he does with the rest of his career or where he does it. Seriously. I don’t care how fancy his no look pass was in that one game. If your NBA career falters because Steve Blake is in your way, you’re not worth worrying about.

Nothing more has been added here by your post. Thanks for flat out, going out of your way to bash a player that is merely speaking his mind. I’d be upset if he was happy playing as little as he has the last 2 years. Nate unfairly and unjustly awarded Sergio too small a share of the minutes the last two years. Its pretty simple. In two years he’ll be a better PG than Steve Blake. He should be the guy we keep. If he were given the proper amount of minutes we’d understand his true potential. Instead 95% of his minutes last year came with Jarrett freaking Jack at SG. Thats the exact opposite of a recipe for success. Less than 10% of his minutes last year came with Alridge, and less than 10% of his minutes last year came with Roy. He’s been put in a no-win situation. You have to at least give him a shot out there with a couple of our talented young players before you jettison him aside. He’s deserved that from the start (all time assist pace for half his rookie season).

Sergio is rather famous in his homeland of Spain, and the common thinking there—regardless of your opinion on the matter—is that Nate is keeping him down and not giving him the PT he deserves. Basically, they think he is getting screwed. In all these interviews the interviewer is coming at him with that opinion and asking him basically to agree with this fans. To me, that he is making a very benign concession to Spanish media is almost entirely insignificant.

My opinion is that Sergio by no means wants a trade right now and is busting his butt to earn a spot playing on this teams—ALL of his actions support this idea, and 99% of these interviews do too. Also, both Mikes have made a point on Courtside to say how hard he has been playing and how much he has improved his shot and size. Sergio is likeed by his teammates,a nd one would assume he likes them back, and this team, we all agree is headed for greatness. Sergio would be a fool to want to leave before he gives it one last try of fitting into our system.

These last too articles really seem like Ben is presenting a narrow view of what is happening to push some weird anti-Sergio agenda. I am honestly worried that such repetition on this theme will make Sergio out to be a villain, which is totaly unjustified.

gets points in my book for his blunt, straightforward honesty. In light of Rodriguez’s callously tactless, yet refreshingly forthcoming nature, Kevin Pritchard can now truthfully assess what’s in the best interests of both parties. That, all things considered, is most likely a quick-‘n’-dirty deal.

As I’ve mentioned before, Rodriguez could easily flourish in the right situation. Unfortunately, the Blazers are very, very unlikely to that place. On the other hand, though, the New York Knicks and the Golden State Warriors — which’ll both operate fast-paced, run-‘n’-gun offensive systems next season — would be splendid destinations for Rodriguez.

For the Blazers, though, the Warriors are a more practical trading partner than the Knicks; that’s ‘cause Golden State’s third-string point guard, C.J. Watson, is only guaranteed a salary of $100,000 if he’s waived prior to the season. In conjuction with salary filler in Watson, Pritchard should also demand that a 2010 second-round draft pick be included as a return asset.

After ridding of Rodriguez, Pritchard would then be on the lookout for a third-string point guard. Yet, rather than sign a damanged project in Shaun Livingston, he should seek out a wily veteran who can hopefully turn Jerryd Bayless from a me-first, selfish gunner into an actual floor general. A defensive-minded, methodical playmaker like Kevin Ollie would fit the bill.

Seriously, folks, is there any 10th man on anybody’s roster anywhere who stirs up more emotion than Sergio? If this were the WWE even if the guy couldn’t wrestle a bit he would be shooting up the charts right now just because of the crowd reaction and buzz he causes, one way or another. If nothing else keeping his name out there has to better than relative anonymity. I do believe that these interviews are out there for a purpose…maybe not forcing a trade but at least reminding everybody (both in Spain and here) that Sergio is still important. I don’t believe Sergio is saying anything that anybody else wouldn’t be saying to his hometown media folks under the circumstances. Plus frankly I think Sergio has little incentive to keep his mouth shut. It’s not like he has a ton to lose right now.

The relevant quote to me is "I’ll do anything to have success in this league." That’s 100% what I want to hear from Sergio. I would bet it’s what the coaches want to hear as well.

—Dave

Put yourself in his position for a second. He essentially said “I’ll do whatever it takes to succeed in this league, wherever it takes”; if anything that comes across as a positive statement to me and shows that Sergio isn’t content on giving up on the NBA. He could have said a lot of negatives or complained about playing time or whatever, but instead he conveys that he is willing to do whatever it takes to be successful…which is good, espeically since this is a guy that can only be an added bonus for us!

No offense, but this post is nothing more than a case of someone over-analyzing and looking for negatives, when they simply aren’t there.

    or back to Euro B league. If only he’d
quit crying and put in some work. Scrubs
guards that can’t shoot 60% at the line
need to clam up.

     GO BLAZERS !!!

I wish Sergio Rodriguez all the luck in the world. Especially if he’s playing for us. But even if he doesn’t, I like him, and would cheer for him when he came back. I hope he does get the opportunity to make it, but realistically, it wont be with us if that happens. If Bayless is already ahead of him on our depth chart, then it’s going to take major injuries in order to get him on the court for any decent burn. And as much as I would like Sergio to succeed, I’m not willing hope for that, nor should anyone.

I think a trade to a team in desperate need of a point guard would be an ideal situation for Sergio. However, it may not be an ideal situation for the team. Having a capable third string PG who knows the system as insurance is a wise plan. And it is hard to find adequate compensation for him from other teams, even if they are desperate for a PG. I think Portland keeps him because of that.

Come on, show some love! Don’t kick him on his way out.