Blazers fans loved this guy and all he did was pout and spit in our face every chance he gets, he is a good player, but unfortunately he is unable to play in an NBA system because he believes that he is a superstar

Though him running with Lawson should be fun.

Rudy can flourish, I still believe that. Karls style should benefit Rudys game allot, allowing him to be what he is- an offense first type of player. The Blazers have always been overloaded at certain positions and undermanned in others which inevitably leads to the development of some and the stagnation of others. Rudy fell into the stagnate category, thus meaning he was playing behind our then superstar BRoy and basically was fighting for minutes behind BRoy, not to mention recovering from back surgery. Any team where Rudys position isnt a superstar player ahead of him, he will do well. Any team where the coach leans more towards offense instead of defense, Rudy can flourish. I still think Rudy is a good player and I stand by it even though he has yet to prove me right. Again, in the right spot on the right team, Rudy can flourish. I was always hoping he would be our Manu Ginobili or something, maybe he can be yours…

but good riddance on him being a Blazer. He was a constant offseason distraction, enough to seemingly make the Mav’s want to get rid of him before he even played for them.

His agent would whine for him in the press and cause all sorts of fan fallout. The best clash was when the Blazers wouldn’t waive Rudy’s last two years on his contract and allow him to go back to Spain.

Mr. European Agent seemed to think a direct appeal to the fan base would help Rudy’s case….didn’t we understand that Rudy wasn’t a machine and that it was inhumane to hold him to a contract that he no longer wanted to fulfill?

Evidently Mr. European Agent didn’t understand that US fans don’t look at labor status and law like a European Socialist State.

To buy my #5 jersey? Cheap. Portland fans were really good to Rudy. In the end, Nate lost confidence, Rudy lost confidence and we just gave up. He made some amazing plays. I think he just needs to play in a system where he plays steady with a clearly defined role.

Yea Rudy had an amazing rookie year, but as others pointed out not enough PT and that Ariza back incident really hindered his progress. He seemed to not be the same after that fall.

He should be an awesome nba player by now, but is merely avg. at this point. I think a new system will probably get him going again. He will do you guys some good for sure.

The short version.

Upsides:

- Outstanding passer with above-average court vision.
- Very, very effective moving without the ball.
- Provided he doesn’t take too much contact, can finish around the rim in a variety of different ways.
- Surprisingly good defender for his size. Not great but he works hard.

Downsides:

- Frail for a shooting guard.
- Big time “hot hand” shooter. Has confidence issues unless he has the ball in his hands often enough to get going. You’ll love him one game and tear your hair out the next.
- From a purely defensive standpoint, he can’t guard anything but the 1 or 2 spots.
- Worst of all, you never know what you’re getting from night to night. His worst flaw of all is a lack of consistency.

but too many inconsistent nights and a bad attitude just made start to really dislike a player I once considered a favorite on the team. He has his moments of greatness but makes careless mistakes and often loses his shooting ability when he needs it most. Remenber those terrible playoff series perfomances? Ugh.

(*with highlights and hair gel)