Jared Dudley Appreciation Thread

[rsavaj]

Farewell to one of the hardest working Suns of all time. I'm gonna miss this dude a lot. Gave it his all, every night. Great presence in the lockerroom...hilarious dude on and off the court. I'll always appreciate what he brought to this squad, especially in that 2010 WCF run.

[GetYourPHX]

The Dudley/JRich trade was one of the better moves the Suns have made in the last 5 years. Sad to see both of them gone.

[JasonDaPsycho]

I will miss him. Not athletic but plays hard and smart. Will root for him in LA.

[BurningHeart]

Love Dudley. A good person. Always had energy. His jumping and hollering running back down the court after big threes is forever embedded in my mind.

Came out nowhere to be truly beloved by our fans. Can't put a price on that. Too bad he's going to the Clippers. Bah.

[Superhuman]

One of the last players from the 2010 suns. Gonna miss the **** out of him. Im glad he's playing for a contender rather than having his talents wasted on a rebuilding team. Best of luck duds

[Bulk]

Good luck to Duds, he truly deserves to be on a contender now. Always gave all he had, couldn't ask for more.

[EB2]

Dudley's being undervalued right now on the GB. I've even seen someone say he's a garbage player...Looks like someone's going to be proven wrong.

[le crapaud]

Love Dudley. A good person. Always had energy. His jumping and hollering running back down the court after big threes is forever embedded in my mind.

Came out nowhere to be truly beloved by our fans. Can't put a price on that. Too bad he's going to the Clippers. Bah.

This.

[TheXgasm]

I feel like a jerk saying it, but I won't miss him. He made it pretty obvious he didn't think Phoenix was the city for him, always pining in his tweets for large markets. He got lazy last year once he was named a starter. AND HE NEVER STOPS ASKING FOR RESTAURANT RECOMMENDATIONS.

"Whats good twitter wheres good to eat in scottsdale lol" Bro you've lived here 5 years, you've asked this at least a hundred times. Stop. Stop.

[Jarlaxle0204]

I will definitely miss him. Very genuine guy and he really gave it his all. One of the few remaining Suns members who I actually liked.

[le crapaud]

I feel like a jerk saying it, but I won't miss him. He made it pretty obvious he didn't think Phoenix was the city for him, always pining in his tweets for large markets. He got lazy last year once he was named a starter. AND HE NEVER STOPS ASKING FOR RESTAURANT RECOMMENDATIONS.

"Whats good twitter wheres good to eat in scottsdale lol" Bro you've lived here 5 years, you've asked this at least a hundred times. Stop. Stop.

Not saying that you're indeed a jerk but judging the impact of a player on a team with what he has to say on Twitter seems pretty silly for me.

[TheXgasm]

I feel like a jerk saying it, but I won't miss him. He made it pretty obvious he didn't think Phoenix was the city for him, always pining in his tweets for large markets. He got lazy last year once he was named a starter. AND HE NEVER STOPS ASKING FOR RESTAURANT RECOMMENDATIONS.

"Whats good twitter wheres good to eat in scottsdale lol" Bro you've lived here 5 years, you've asked this at least a hundred times. Stop. Stop.

Not saying that you're indeed a jerk but judging the impact of a player on a team with what he has to say on Twitter seems pretty silly for me.

Fair enough, though judging him based off of what he says to the media for soundbites versus what he says daily on his personal twitter account seems kinda silly to me too. He tweets enough that I'm pretty sure you get a better idea of his personality there than from

Reporter: "Jared, what did you think of your game tonight?"

Dudley: "I think we did good but we just have to work harder and persevere as a team!"

.....

[BobbieL]

Good player for your team
Better for the Clippers right now than the Suns
Happy for him to go to a winner close to his hometown of San Diego.

Thanks JYD!

[13ONE3]

Can't say anything that hasn't been said already (outside of Xgasm's comments; everyone's entitled to an opinion though!) but yeah, guy might not have been the face of the franchise but he gave it his all even through struggles. Will miss his character in the locker room.

[TheXgasm]

Anyway, sorry to sully up this thread. I do wish him well, don't hate the guy, and I'm glad he got to go where he very obviously wanted to be. And that it helped the Suns in the process.

[phrazbit]

Big Dudley fan, he was underutilized last year in our horrible offense. Great shooter, great teamplayer, does a bit of everything and does not complain. I hope he kills it in Clipperland.

[mirv]

Duds has been one of my favourite players, sad to see him go. Who have they got at the clippers on the wings now, he might even start there. Did not expect him to ever be moved again, oh well.

[SunZel]

Damn this team has changed so much. I think Frye is the only player from the Nash era left.

[RunSunRun]

Going to miss Dudley, always a fan favorite and worked hard to get where he is today. Funny segments with him in the various team videos, back with Nash, his own thing with JMZ, and of course his random musings on social media.

Think he'll be much happier on the Clippers though and competing again in the playoffs, didn't complain about the rebuild, but you know the guy is a competitor.

[TheSunGod]

Wish Dudley nothing but the best and a big thank you for his time on this team. Seriously though, this team is so much different now. Once the new jerseys are unveiled, it will definitely hit me that times are definitely changing.