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[QUOTE=Vendetta]Most of the people in this thread are [I]f[/I]ucking retarded. Someone blew a defensive assignment and he was able to get past Howard. Howard could have easily let him dunk it and not looked bad but instead he tried to block it and you're faulting him for that? Get the [I]f[/I]uck out of here.[/QUOTE]
true. give all the credit to rudy, but don't mock on howard just for doing the effort to block it, it's so childish. and I'm from spain and I don't even like howard.
The responses in this thread lead me to call this play the most over-rated thing of the entire Olympics.
Rudy Fernandez has a full step and a half on Dwight Howard. Howard jumped in hopes that Fernandez would either go for a layup or **** it back before slamming it. Fernandez did neither leaving Howard with absolutely no chance at making a play.
Second point, Fernandez is NOT guaranteed to be a good NBA player. Has the tools needed to be quality but it is not a lock to happen.
That play just happened on the replay. They gave him a ludicrous and one. Kobe overplayed it and laid Howard out to dry.
Does Kobe know how to play Defense?
Rudy blew by him almost every single time.
If someone actually D'ed up Rudy better...game wouldn't have been close.
Should have put Wade on Rudy.
[SIZE="5"]STF^ Centers and PF get dunked on all the time.Stop acting like this is the first time a center got dunked on.Hakeem Got dunked on shaq got dunked on.Stop act like retards[/SIZE]
[QUOTE=Hotlantadude81]Dwight Howard is overrated.[/QUOTE]
You say that just because he got dunked on? He's an amazing inside defender, his rebounding and blocking numbers are top of the NBA, he has mad hops for a 7 footer and he's probably the strongest player in the world...
Great dunk, but I still find Rudy's dribble to be really awkward. It doesn't seem right.
[QUOTE=wang4three]Great dunk, but I still find Rudy's dribble to be really awkward. It doesn't seem right.[/QUOTE]
It's not just you homie. Honestly I can't think of a single instance of him beating a defender clean off a skilled offensive move and not a defensive error.
[QUOTE=wang4three]Great dunk, but I still find Rudy's dribble to be really awkward. It doesn't seem right.[/QUOTE]
it doesnt seem right because he broke Kobe n co ankles? :roll:
i hope ur satisfied with Ricky Rubio's ankle breakers thou :applause:
[quote=Da KO King]The responses in this thread lead me to call this play the most over-rated thing of the entire Olympics.
Rudy Fernandez has a full step and a half on Dwight Howard. Howard jumped in hopes that Fernandez would either go for a layup or **** it back before slamming it. Fernandez did neither leaving Howard with absolutely no chance at making a play.
Second point, Fernandez is NOT guaranteed to be a good NBA player. Has the tools needed to be quality but it is not a lock to happen.[/quote]
/agreed
This was in no way Howards fault if anything this thread should be named Rudy walking past Kobe gif (though the dunk seemed impressive). And if Rudy was a lock to be a good player why would have he had fallen to the 2nd round. Yes NBA teams make mistakes and let players fall, but there are very few players from the Second round who make a significent impact (NBA scouts are very impressive). Every year a secound round player does something to impress us we then overate him and when he plays poorly people think he fails when in reality he was doomed to play that way anyways.
[QUOTE=anchoa]true. give all the credit to rudy, but don't mock on howard just for doing the effort to block it, it's so childish. and I'm from spain and I don't even like howard.[/QUOTE]
I have a lot of problems with Howard's total game, but this was just a great and unexpected play by Fernandez- and people are foolish for looking down at Howard for being part of this play. The big men on my team- Randolph and Curry would have been standing by- feet on the floor- admiring the shot.
[B]Actually reminds me of Starks dunk on Horace Grant and Jordan in the 1993 playoffs:[/B]
[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMXuEGs_3kA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMXuEGs_3kA[/URL]
What makes both dunks special is[I] when [/I]they took place, not necessarily the dunk itself.
Fernandez now has his place in Olympic History, but I am sure he would give up this shot for Gold.
man that was a sick dunk! glad i got to see it live! :D
[QUOTE=Godfather]/agreed
This was in no way Howards fault if anything this thread should be named Rudy walking past Kobe gif (though the dunk seemed impressive). And if Rudy was a lock to be a good player why would have he had fallen to the 2nd round. Yes NBA teams make mistakes and let players fall, but there are very few players from the Second round who make a significent impact (NBA scouts are very impressive). Every year a secound round player does something to impress us we then overate him and when he plays poorly people think he fails when in reality he was doomed to play that way anyways.[/QUOTE]
Honestly I think the Rudy Fernandez love has to do with the "it boy" status of Kevin Pritchard. Right now people think of him as an infallible executive so for Fernandez not to suck means "the genius in Portland" found a gem again.
In reality, Fernandez is a good foreign player who has the athleticism to play in the NBA. We will see if his game can stand up to the league.
[quote=Da KO King]Honestly I think the Rudy Fernandez love has to do with the "it boy" status of Kevin Pritchard. Right now people think of him as an infallible executive so for Fernandez not to suck means "the genius in Portland" found a gem again.
In reality, Fernandez is a good foreign player who has the athleticism to play in the NBA. We will see if his game can stand up to the league.[/quote]
The pick being made by kevin pritchard has nothing to do with anything. It's the fact that Rudy was the best player in Europe by far and has received just about every accolade he can get.
[QUOTE=Da KO King]It's not just you homie. Honestly I can't think of a single instance of him beating a defender clean off a skilled offensive move and not a defensive error.[/QUOTE]
Did you actually watch the game this morning?? He was using behind the back moves like our guys use crossover dribbles.
There was a lot to criticize about his game in the finals, but ball handling is not one of them.
So when someone you don't like does something good, it is not through any kind of skill on his part, but because the other guy made a mistake.
Interesting...you ever think that Rubio just [I]might[/I] have the ability to cause people to make mistakes?