is a load of BS

all the single hotties from portland will stop showing up to the games!!!

i don’t care if Rudy is mad or not. It still holds true. Where did we play Rudy this year when Roy was in the game? What do you think the impact on his minutes/touches is with Hedo in the lineup? I wouldn’t blame Rudy for being pissed-I would be in his situation.

The facts are he flourished as a rookie with limited PT and limited offensive play-running. He is WAY better than that but was paying his dues and not complaining. Now we’re going to sign a has-been diva to a bloated contract to play ahead of him AND batum?

If anything being reported is a load of BS, I pray that its Portland’s interest in Hedo.

go to Toronto if it’s all about money. He can take a reasonable offer from Portland if he is about winning. 3 years/ 27 million

I am not a huge Hedo fan, but your list could be better and can be argued against:

1. Rudy is cheaper because he is not as good as Hedo, so I don’t get your point. I grant you that Rudy is better than his current rookie scale salary, but he will never be making the money Hedo is about to sign for, because Rudy cannot create his own shot, and that is what separates the superstars from the role players, and players like CP3 and Tony Parker from the Steve Blakes. The league is full of Tracy Murray’s and Rex Chapman’s who can hit from halfcourt when wide-open, but they need someone else to do all the heavy lifting before passing to them. Of course, all of you will disagree with that, and you are the same people who think Steve Blake should not be traded.
2. This is true.
3. True, but if you look closer, the difference is minimal. Rudy averaged a shade under 2-5 3-point FGs per game last year, while Hedo was 1.7-4.9, a difference of about 24 3-pointers in an 82 game season, or one extra three every third game. Big deal.
4. This is subjective, and I am not sure how you are measuring this, especially considering you have probably watched five games of Hedo in his entire career, but what does it mean in wins and losses? Rudy running around screens for 15 seconds means he is better off the ball when the end result is still a fadeaway 3? This is because he can’t dribble and create his own shot. Hedo can, so if the point is to score each possession, who cares what you can do off the ball, especially in an offense in which Roy is going to penetrate and dish. Based on your logic, because Rudy is better than Roy off the ball, Rudy is better than Roy?
5. Also subjective, and thus irrelevant. Rudy has passion because he does what- screams after a 3 and pumps his fist? So Roy or LMA are disinterested if they score and just run back on defense? Facial expressions and showboating don’t equate to more talent and skill.

I am not sure Hedo is the answer, if KP thinks he is, then I trust him more than you guys.