Rudy please shut up!
Moderators: Moonbeam, DeBlazerRiddem
Rudy please shut up!
-
- General Manager
- Posts: 8,820
- And1: 1,580
- Joined: Jan 27, 2009
Rudy please shut up!
Rudy Fernandez: "If I could reach an agreement with Portland, so that they would not trade me to another NBA team and they would accept my return to Europe, I'd be pleased." El Mundo Deportivo
Re: Rudy please shut up!
- The Emcee
- General Manager
- Posts: 7,542
- And1: 156
- Joined: Dec 19, 2007
- Location: Portland
-
Re: Rudy please shut up!
Here's the agreement: go die.
Re: Rudy please shut up!
-
- Retired Mod
- Posts: 12,623
- And1: 161
- Joined: Aug 14, 2001
-
Re: Rudy please shut up!
If I remember right, El Mundo is rather shaky in terms of reliability. Either way, I am looking forward to Rudy being a former Blazer.
Re: Rudy please shut up!
- fivefootsix
- Junior
- Posts: 357
- And1: 6
- Joined: Apr 28, 2008
- Location: Denver (via Ptown)
-
Re: Rudy please shut up!
The Emcee wrote:Here's the agreement: go die.
Freaking hilarious



Re: Rudy please shut up!
- BigOrangeBalls
- Sixth Man
- Posts: 1,549
- And1: 2
- Joined: Jun 17, 2007
- Location: Kezar Pavilion
Re: Rudy please shut up!
I think everyone owes hondaccord an apology.
Quote taken completely out of context designed to make someone look stupid.
-Some Poor Sucker
Re: Rudy please shut up!
-
- Rookie
- Posts: 1,093
- And1: 2
- Joined: Jul 16, 2010
Re: Rudy please shut up!
I wish I had bought a Batum jersey instead, bad choice.
Re: Rudy please shut up!
- SinceClyde
- Pro Prospect
- Posts: 992
- And1: 5
- Joined: Jun 06, 2007
- Location: Portland, OR
-
Re: Rudy please shut up!
portlandpilot wrote:I wish I had bought a Batum jersey instead, bad choice.
+1,000,000.
Re: Rudy please shut up!
-
- Sophomore
- Posts: 107
- And1: 0
- Joined: Apr 27, 2009
Re: Rudy please shut up!
portlandpilot wrote:I wish I had bought a Batum jersey instead, bad choice.
That's what I told all my friends wives/girlfriends.... I just can't believe a guy would buy a Rudy jersey. I guess if you like it finesse! lol
Re: Rudy please shut up!
- RoyalWun
- Lead Assistant
- Posts: 4,677
- And1: 494
- Joined: Jul 05, 2009
- Location: NY, New York
-
Re: Rudy please shut up!
To add:
The coach of the Spanish national team, Sergio Scariolo, admitted to a Greek website that Rudy Fernández wants to leave the NBA and play in Europe next season, despite the interest of several American teams like the New York Knicks. The 25-year-old Spanish guard is unhappy in the Portland Trail Blazers, and is considering several offers from Spanish and Greek teams to go back to the European basketball. According to Scariolo, Panathinaikos would have similar chances as Real Madrid or Regal Barcelona to sign Fernández, who has also a list of five NBA teams (Knicks, Nets, Bulls, Heat and Celtics) where he would like to be traded.
Knicks: Fernandez for Chandler
Nets: Fernandez for Morrow
Bulls: Fernandez + Pendergraph for Gibson
Heat: Fernandez for ???
Celtics: Fernandez for ???
The coach of the Spanish national team, Sergio Scariolo, admitted to a Greek website that Rudy Fernández wants to leave the NBA and play in Europe next season, despite the interest of several American teams like the New York Knicks. The 25-year-old Spanish guard is unhappy in the Portland Trail Blazers, and is considering several offers from Spanish and Greek teams to go back to the European basketball. According to Scariolo, Panathinaikos would have similar chances as Real Madrid or Regal Barcelona to sign Fernández, who has also a list of five NBA teams (Knicks, Nets, Bulls, Heat and Celtics) where he would like to be traded.
Knicks: Fernandez for Chandler
Nets: Fernandez for Morrow
Bulls: Fernandez + Pendergraph for Gibson
Heat: Fernandez for ???
Celtics: Fernandez for ???
Dammit...:
I've got Nurkic fever now.
I've got Nurkic fever now.
Re: Rudy please shut up!
-
- Senior
- Posts: 604
- And1: 0
- Joined: Dec 01, 2009
Re: Rudy please shut up!
Portland does not need any players in return. Just dump Rudy to one of those 5 teams and get the best pick possible. Who knows how important his 1.6 mil TPE could be?
Re: Rudy please shut up!
-
- Head Coach
- Posts: 7,282
- And1: 1,405
- Joined: May 27, 2007
Re: Rudy please shut up!
It'd be a 1.2 mil TPE, and I can't see that being very valuable at all, considering it can't be packaged with a player.
Re: Rudy please shut up!
- hondaaccord
- Bench Warmer
- Posts: 1,443
- And1: 13
- Joined: Jun 18, 2009
Re: Rudy please shut up!
If Rudy would agree to a 8 year deal with a large buyout with a European club I would have no problem with the Blazers terminating his contract. I would die inside if Rudy were to play for the Suns or Knicks and light up the Blazers.
OlFlashy wrote:Lebron would hurt derozan's development
Re: Rudy please shut up!
-
- Starter
- Posts: 2,357
- And1: 510
- Joined: Jul 10, 2009
- Location: The city of broken knees...
-
Re: Rudy please shut up!
HiHaters wrote:portlandpilot wrote:I wish I had bought a Batum jersey instead, bad choice.
That's what I told all my friends wives/girlfriends.... I just can't believe a guy would buy a Rudy jersey. I guess if you like it finesse! lol
Ya I would bever nuy a rudy jersey.. hes the ladies man.
Re: Rudy please shut up!
- BballFanAddict
- Analyst
- Posts: 3,012
- And1: 36
- Joined: Jun 19, 2008
- Location: "The face of a child says a lot, especially the mouth part."
Re: Rudy please shut up!
You have to wonder if this kid was promised somethings by the Blazer FO for him to come to Portland at the expense of sacrificing millions of dollars per year. He is probably feeling lied to and ripped off.
People tend to forget this point. He came here losing out on millions of dollars. How many players do that?
With that said, when given the opportunity (especially the playoffs) Rudy disappeared. In his defense, Nate's system does not exactly use his talents to his best ability. He played marvelously in the Olympics, and I do not believe it was an aberration. However, you cannot blame all of his failures on Nate' system. He has to own a lot of the responsibility.
The main issue today is he has now shot down his trade value (on purpose I am sure) and it may be hampering Portland's ability to perform a significant consolidation trade. None of the teams on his wish list own a player worthy of consolidating Portand's talent for, which means Rudy will either be let go to Europe for nothing or traded for garbage / a pick from the teams on his wish list. What it also means is the likelihood of Portland not being able to consolidate again this year and or that more players like Bayless, Batum and potentially Oden will absolutely have to be included in such significant consolidation trades.
In conclusion, the Rudy situation, as well as most of the European picks, have produced very little and could end up hurting the franchise instead.
People tend to forget this point. He came here losing out on millions of dollars. How many players do that?
With that said, when given the opportunity (especially the playoffs) Rudy disappeared. In his defense, Nate's system does not exactly use his talents to his best ability. He played marvelously in the Olympics, and I do not believe it was an aberration. However, you cannot blame all of his failures on Nate' system. He has to own a lot of the responsibility.
The main issue today is he has now shot down his trade value (on purpose I am sure) and it may be hampering Portland's ability to perform a significant consolidation trade. None of the teams on his wish list own a player worthy of consolidating Portand's talent for, which means Rudy will either be let go to Europe for nothing or traded for garbage / a pick from the teams on his wish list. What it also means is the likelihood of Portland not being able to consolidate again this year and or that more players like Bayless, Batum and potentially Oden will absolutely have to be included in such significant consolidation trades.
In conclusion, the Rudy situation, as well as most of the European picks, have produced very little and could end up hurting the franchise instead.
Re: Rudy please shut up!
-
- Starter
- Posts: 2,357
- And1: 510
- Joined: Jul 10, 2009
- Location: The city of broken knees...
-
Re: Rudy please shut up!
hondaaccord wrote:If Rudy would agree to a 8 year deal with a large buyout with a European club I would have no problem with the Blazers terminating his contract. I would die inside if Rudy were to play for the Suns or Knicks and light up the Blazers.
I know you would... and so would I..
Heej wrote:And tbh I'm not entirely convinced MJ wasn't just the 90s version of KD.

Re: Rudy please shut up!
-
- Head Coach
- Posts: 6,908
- And1: 155
- Joined: Jun 26, 2001
- Location: Portland, Oregon
-
Re: Rudy please shut up!
BballFanAddict wrote:People tend to forget this point. He came here losing out on millions of dollars. How many players do that?
True dat. Rudy's gotta be feeling pretty dumb about that decision.
Green Apple wrote:Portland fans are and have been some of the great citizens of basketball, they are a sea of basketball knowledge and passion.
Re: Rudy please shut up!
-
- Rookie
- Posts: 1,093
- And1: 2
- Joined: Jul 16, 2010
Re: Rudy please shut up!
rasta_marley wrote:HiHaters wrote:portlandpilot wrote:I wish I had bought a Batum jersey instead, bad choice.
That's what I told all my friends wives/girlfriends.... I just can't believe a guy would buy a Rudy jersey. I guess if you like it finesse! lol
Ya I would bever nuy a rudy jersey.. hes the ladies man.
I bought it the night he got hit from behind while going up for the dunk against the lakers. I was trying to figure out which one to buy and, since that was the height of his popularity, that decided for me. Massive fail for my manhood, and eventually the money I wasted on that damn jersey
Re: Rudy please shut up!
-
- Lead Assistant
- Posts: 5,041
- And1: 4,777
- Joined: Feb 18, 2010
-
Re: Rudy please shut up!
I'd gladly dump him for a pick at this point. Take what we can get and let his habitual Europe discussions be some other team's problem.
Re: Rudy please shut up!
- hondaaccord
- Bench Warmer
- Posts: 1,443
- And1: 13
- Joined: Jun 18, 2009
Re: Rudy please shut up!
Well, if Rudy didn't suck he would be in line for a contract much larger than anything you can get in Europe. It was a gamble, Rudy ended up sucking. Rudy lost.
OlFlashy wrote:Lebron would hurt derozan's development
Re: Rudy please shut up!
-
- Ballboy
- Posts: 33
- And1: 0
- Joined: Jul 19, 2010
Re: Rudy please shut up!
DavidSterned wrote:I'd gladly dump him for a pick at this point. Take what we can get and let his habitual Europe discussions be some other team's problem.
I feel the same way. His stock is dropping by the day. I would gladly take a second round pick for him and move on. Or, if we have something bigger in mind he definitely needs to be involved.
Return to Portland Trail Blazers