Rudy Fernandez Will Be Your New Favorite Player
Rudy after being MVP of the FIBA cup“Basketball is basketball, Europe or in USA.”
Oftentimes we make too much of a fuss over the difference between ball in the United States and Europe. We wonder how guys like Rudy Fernandez and Marc Gasol will adjust to the States, and how guys like Brandon Jennings and Josh Childress will amend to the international game.
But at the end of the day, as Fernandez states, “Basketball is basketball.”
A star for seven years in the Spanish ACB League, it looks like Fernandez learned a thing or two that he’ll be able to implement this season. In the preseason, he averaged 12.0 points, 4.0 assists and a Blazer high 2.6 steals per game, as Portland continued to prove why they’re a team not to be overlooked this season.
“Rudy, you could put him in any situation,” Brandon Roy said. “You could put him in with the Spurs and he would fit in. … He just plays basketball. He doesn’t think the game. He’s reacting the game.”
As the Fantasy Doctor exclaimed the other day, even off the bench, Fernandez should play 30 minutes a night and give you real stats day in and day out. While those stats will surely help your fantasy team, they’ll also be mainstays on SportsCenter.
If not Rudy, who is your new favorite player coming into the season?
Source: Columbian
October 27th, 2008 at 11:34 am
Sam I Am says:
def got to be Kevin Love
October 27th, 2008 at 11:41 am
justice says:
OJ Mayo
October 27th, 2008 at 11:44 am
Marcus says:
rudy
October 27th, 2008 at 11:44 am
Big Sia says:
fuck outta here
Bayless alone >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
October 27th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
Kevin says:
Ukic
October 27th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
YOUNGFED says:
Beasley, Rose, Westbrook, Mayo, K-Love, Bayless, Oden, hell most of this years class.
October 27th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
Young 'money says:
that boy chris douglas-roberts.
October 27th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
Big Shot BOB says:
I want to see what Rose is going to do. For some reason I have the feeling in a couple of years he’s going t obe in that top point guard / fastest guy in the league conversation.
October 27th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
Ian says:
rudy
October 27th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
Diego says:
Roy Hibbert. (Most awkward but legitimate big guy since Georghe Muresan. (I’m not counting Priest Lauderdale.))
October 27th, 2008 at 4:39 pm
Xavier says:
Definitely Rudy, playing the homer card though.
Plenty of good rooks this year though, its exciting no matter what.
October 27th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
Casey Lee says:
Other than my dude Gallinari…watch out for Eric Gordon on the Clippers with Baron Davis as a mentor!
October 27th, 2008 at 5:11 pm
Aron says:
@Diego
Great name drops. I was never a fan of Hibbert in college but he’s impressed me so far in Indy.
October 27th, 2008 at 10:37 pm
me says:
oj mayo
October 28th, 2008 at 9:25 am
Haze says:
Rudy,Beeasley,Rose,Mayo.
October 28th, 2008 at 10:41 am
Ansonious says:
Rudy and Marc Gasol