Manu 2.0., aka Rudy Fernandez. Dig the Spanish-fro
Sergio might have to fight for PT now that the Bayless Era has begun, but wouldn’t it be nice to see some SportsCenter moments between the Blazers’ two Spaniards? Serg might never start in the NBA, but Rudy looks like a lock. Check out some mid-air connections below.
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Tagged: alley-oop, dunks, highlight, NBA, Redeem Team, Rudy Fernandez, Sergio Rodriguez, Spain, SportsCenter, Team USA
UPDATE: Since YouTube took down my original video of Rudy facializing Dwight Howard, I had to find another one. Enjoy it while it lasts.
Let me be the first to say I’m glad Team USA won the gold medal. They played like champs and the closed out a tough game against Spain, which was not going to let itself be embarrassed like it was in pool play. So instead of a blowout we got a thrilling 118-107 nailbiter, a game in which the Redeem Team led by a mere four points with two minutes to go.
Not that it matters. The good guys won and those racist Spaniards (Asian-eyes? Really?) go home as first runners-up. But I’m willing to forgive at least one of them, the Blazers new backup guard Rudy Fernandez. My buddy Swan puts it this way: SORRY, but he’s a fucking steal. Yeah, my thoughts exactly. Fernandez played with mammoth testicular fortitude against a stacked American team, and better yet, he had the highlight of the game—a crushing facial right onto Dwight Howard’s dome after driving down the lane and rising high above the NBA’S premier big man. Check out the video while it’s still up.
If you just watched the vid or saw the game, you know why the dude wears his first name on his jersey. Let me throw some of Rudy’s stats your way: 7-13 shooting, 5-9 on treys, 3-3 at the line, two boards, two dimes, no turns and 22 huge points to lead his team. And this is against the cream of the League. Look, I’m not saying Manu 2.0 is going to come in and supplant Brandon Roy, but I wouldn’t be too sad about James Jones leaving. That second team offense is going to demolish teams, with Jerrod Bayless, Rudy, Travis or Martell, Frye and the Pryz. Hell, the Knicks would kill to have those guys as starters.
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Tagged: Blazers, Channing Frye, dunk, Dwight Howard, Knicks, Manu Ginobili, Martell Webster, New York, Olympics, Portland, Rudy Fernandez, Spain, Team USA, Travis Outlaw
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