Wizop wrote:pacers33granger wrote:I have to believe the only reason Bird signed Rudez is because he looks a bit like him and has similar measurements. Because it can't be because of his basketball skills.
I didn't watch the game put Rudez had the highest +/- on the team with a +15 so good things happened when he was on the court. Ian also had a big number.
He tries and seems to know where to be at least, which in all honesty I'm more than fine with at the contract he's on. But he's definitely a 10th man type. Kind of reminds me a bit of Caspi actually. He took some bad shots (and seems to frequently), though I'll give him the benefit of the doubt that he's likely not used to being a bench role player and still adjusting.
Realistically the +/- had a good deal to do with the Bulls just missing shots for stretches last night. Guys couldn't get layups to go for a bit there. And the starters numbers were likely held down by the Bulls start which was pretty good for a bit.
I'm moreso still just perplexed by the signing of him in the first place. We already had Cope who is better and while we needed some shooting when we signed him, there's always plenty of guys in the D-League or on the free agent list who can shoot. Plus the last older Euro we signed didn't work out at all and Saras was a superstar over there. I also don't like how his shot looks. It's pretty good, but it just looks off to me.
