Rudy Fernandez on Dwight Howard Gif

[QUOTE=Rockets(T-mac)]Good post, people just don't seem to get this. If you get dunked on a lot it means you are actually trying to contest a shot. Tell is Alonzo Morning a bad defender or soft? He gets dunked on a lot too. I hate when people say your a bad defender or soft because you got dunked on.[/QUOTE]

Quite true, and also the reason why Curry and Randolph are never seen being dunked on.

Based on the reactions of some people, it seems better for a player's rep to let the opposition make the dunk and not even attempt to block it.

I'm already having dreams of Rudy and Brandon on the floor at the same time in the fourth quarter. Oh my Jesus!

And also, nobody can say Rudy isn't NBA proven anylonger. He just put down a huge game against NBA All-Stars and future HOFers

[QUOTE=BlazersDozen]And also, nobody can say Rudy isn't NBA proven anylonger. He just put down a huge game against NBA All-Stars and future HOFers[/QUOTE]

Don't forget it was against NBA players playing out of their respective systems... heck, they were even playing out of their NBA ruleset. And don't forget the wear and tear a NBA season brings upon a player.

[QUOTE=BlazersDozen]I'm already having dreams of Rudy and Brandon on the floor at the same time in the fourth quarter. Oh my Jesus!

And also, nobody can say Rudy isn't NBA proven anylonger. He just put down a huge game against NBA All-Stars and future HOFers[/QUOTE]

Careful, 2 seasons ago, Vasslis Spanoulis scored 22 points against the same USA team, and have you even heard of him? Although Fernandez seems to be very NBA ready, but he would need the ball in his hands quite often, no?

[QUOTE=Heretik32]Don't forget it was against NBA players playing out of their respective systems... heck, they were even playing out of their NBA ruleset. And don't forget the wear and tear a NBA season brings upon a player.[/QUOTE]

Yap, and Rudy played the exact same system he played with his club. Also, the seasons in Spain, which include the Europe-wide competitions, don't bring any wear and tear upon a player.

[QUOTE=brantonli]Careful, 2 seasons ago, Vasslis Spanoulis scored 22 points against the same USA team, and have you even heard of him? Although Fernandez seems to be very NBA ready, but he would need the ball in his hands quite often, no?[/QUOTE]

Actually I have, didn't he play for Greece? See the difference there is that he was the only actually pretty good scorer for Greece while Spain has a ton of them.

I see people's points though, but you people have to remember that Fernandez is coming off the bench and not starting.

Also, are you saying that these NBA All-Stars are system players? Only time I hear that is when a good role player moves teams and completely sucks. Never heard it for All-Stars.

[QUOTE=Brunch@Five]Also, the seasons in Spain, which include the Europe-wide competitions, don't bring any wear and tear upon a player.[/QUOTE]

You seriously want to compare 34 regular season games with 82 regular season games?

[QUOTE=Heretik32]You seriously want to compare 34 regular season games with 82 regular season games?[/QUOTE]

They were a few more. This season:

ACB: 34 games
King's Cup: 3 games
ULEB Cup: 17 games

Total (without play-off games): 54 games.

The dunk was more around Dwight then actually on him, would have been better if it was in his face. But still a nice dunk to watch.

[QUOTE=crisoner]Dwight is a great player...just won the gold and all. But you know that got to hurt his pride.[/QUOTE]


I think not.. CP3 dunked on d12 and its a better dunk than this. he just tried to help clearly he was once step back than rudy i bet if howard was in a better position this would happen. the play is really good and would really give people info about what rudy fernandez can do.. it might not translate well to the nba we will never know but im pretty sure that blazers will make good use of him. on the other hand just because dwight howard cant do his 20/14 average in the olympics says that he is bad wait for this coming season and see how dwight will dominate again ... :confusedshrug:

[QUOTE=BlazersDozen]I'm already having dreams of Rudy and Brandon on the floor at the same time in the fourth quarter. Oh my Jesus!

And also, nobody can say Rudy isn't NBA proven anylonger. He just put down a huge game against NBA All-Stars and future HOFers[/QUOTE]

Not the same rules, plenty of players do good against USA and struggle in the NBA. You can't say anyone is NBA proven until they play in the NBA, sorry.

What in Rudy's game isn't going to translate into the NBA?

[QUOTE=Paradyne]What in Rudy's game isn't going to translate into the NBA?[/QUOTE]

You can never tell beforehand. It's just that the number of European guards that succeed in the NBA is incredibly small. But I can definitely see Rudy as an energy bench guy in the league.

Of course, given my recent success rate with predicting Scola as a bust and Marc Gasol as a probable bust (which I still stand tall for), it'll probably turn out completely different. Which would be good for Rudy.

[QUOTE=brantonli]Careful, 2 seasons ago, Vasslis Spanoulis scored 22 points against the same USA team, and have you even heard of him? Although Fernandez seems to be very NBA ready, but he would need the ball in his hands quite often, no?[/QUOTE]

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