Really that’s the story with most blazer “fans” I have EVER met (hating Jack, Frye, Outlaw and now Martell) for really NO REASON other than they didn’t play to the expectations of what they thought he should be).

The counter guy at my local convenience store wanted to stone me for wearing a New Orleans hat when I usually wear a Zers hat. When I mentioned how getting rid of Martell was the last straw for me and that I am now rooting for players rather than teams (CP3) he said, “Martell was garbage.”

 then I said “what about Blake, he just signed with the BEST TEAM in the NBA?”

“Blake was garbage”

Rudy will be a totally valuable role player somewhere, if he decides to stay here, but part of the problem is that alot of fans had put him on this pedestal like he was going to be the second coming of Drazen Petrovic, when really he’s probably more like Toni Kukoc. In the end we (and Rudy himself) should understand that his waifish size and inability to create quality shots off the dribble show that he can only be used as a back up PG or shooting guard against teams that aren’t playing a PG/SG that’s over 6’5 and over 180lbs. I mean seriously, if you saw him on the street you’d be blown away by how skinny he is.

That said, we are human. And it hurts when someone (Rudy, Turkoglu’s wife) doesn’t want to be in our town so we want to kick his butt on the way out. Well kick away I guess.

The quote above is old. Rudy said if he were to leave the NBA he would like to play with his friend, Ricky. Some liar decided to cut out the pertinent parts and write the piece as news. It is really inappropriate and shows a lack of character.

i have a high opinion of roy, am i in the heard mentality

Rudy lost confidence last season due to injuries and through what he perceived as a lack of playing time. From a fans perspective we all say go out there and earn the minutes but for someone like Rudy who hasn’t had his skill or value as a player questioned during his career I imagine this would be tough to deal with. There is no evidence of Rudy pulling a Sergio and throwing the Blazers or Nate under the bus. I do think he wants to go back to Spain but I don’t blame him for that, especially seeing how much happier Carlos Navarro (his olympic team-mate) was when he went back.

Despite the fact that he has cost the TrailBlazers in terms of bargaining position for a trade because of these (often fabricated) reports, I would wish him well where ever he goes and remember him for the thrilling, joyful way he played in his rookie year – which I enjoyed watching immensely.

backs up roy, plays some backup sf in a pinch, cashes his checks and waits until he’s a FA he’ll get onto a decent team. But he needs to prove himself this year like he did his rookie season or people are going to forget about him…

I could see this coming from far. This is the comment I wrote then:

“Rudy behind Bradon Roy, Bayless and Blake.
The End.

by amlmart1 on Feb 2, 2010 5:41 AM CET actions"

Rudy didn´t give up in the play offs. He gave up since Nate put him behind Blake and Bayless, when in his mind he was at least no less than Roy´s back up. He probably went to Nate and told him why are you putting me behind Blake and Bayless. Nate give his explanations, you´re coming out of an injury and everything. Rudy probably said: you wouldn´t do this to Roy. And Nate answered: You are NOT Roy. That´s why Rudy gave that awkward answer to a journalist: “I´M NOT ROY”.

At that time he was in a bad state of mind too, becauce he had gone through back surgery, probably afraid of his future for a while, still losing money playing in Portland, etc, etc.