Sacramento_King wrote:
I think he may have been referring to Landry and not Rudy
If he was, my fault.
Sacramento_King wrote:
I think he may have been referring to Landry and not Rudy
SacKingZZZ wrote:Big fan of James Johnson but sending Casspi out for him and Bayless just isn't going to happen. Casspi was right near the top the rookie ladder last year for the majority of the season and still shows a ton of potential.
KF10 wrote:Sacramento_King wrote:
Beno was one of the worst players in basketball two years ago and now he is worthy of his inflated deal. Why, new situation, coaching, responsibilities and all of a sudden he is a player again? I believe that Rudy will be that same player. New situation, clean slate and I bet he has a bounceback season. I completely agree he did those things (whine and regress), my point was if those things didn't happen, if he showed growth last season, he wouldn't be available. Add in the fact that you throw in Bayless who has shown flashes at only 22 years old and you have to consider. As I said before it's a maybe but the Kings would consider especially if they don't want to pay Landry.
I don't think Beno's situation is a correct comparison for Rudy's.
Beno rarely received minutes from the Spurs in his first three years in the L:
04-05: 14:24
05-06: 10:54
06-07: 13:00
At the time, Beno just turned 21 years old once his rookie year started. He put up decent numbers for an international player/rookie (not great but not horrible either):
6 points and 2 assists in his 1st year (44.4% FG/40.9% 3s/75.3% FTs). He was playing behind Tony Parker (and Manu...who can facilitate the offense as the primary ball handler with the Spurs). So, Beno wasn't the 6th or even the 7th guy on the Spurs. Unlike Rudy, who was their key bench player for the Blazers. I think it is wrong to paint a guy like Beno as one on of the worst players in the L. He is no where near that level in his worst days.
Once Beno was picked up by the Kings, he received the starting job off the bat and major minutes (30+ minutes) too.
Rudy, who is already receiving significant minutes, regressed and sulk his time there. There is no correlation between Beno and his situation.
Can Rudy bounce back? Absolutely. Is he worth Landry currently? Hell no.
Sure, Bayless is a part of the deal but I don't see anything special in his guy (maybe I'm wrong), he is a guard that can't shoot threes, does not have significant passing abilities, and is stuck between 1 and 2. The only significant thing he does well is slashing to the basket. In a deal for a guy like Landry, he is nothing more than an incentive.
Sacramento_King wrote:
Beno played well his first year with us, sucked his second year with the Kings and played better last year. Theus used him wrong, the team was in disarray whatever, he didn't perform very well. Last year he played better. Rudy could do something similar is all I'm saying.