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What is Wrong with Rudy?

Dude needs to take the summer off. None of that French bs. Rest, heal, have surgery (if there's something we don't yet know), and then work on his offensive game and free throw shooting. **** putting muscle on. Improve his strength, sure, but I don't want him putting weight on. He needs to regain that quickness both laterally and off the floor.
 
Cunning Linguist said:
Dude needs to take the summer off. None of that French bs. Rest, heal, have surgery (if there's something we don't yet know), and then work on his offensive game and free throw shooting. **** putting muscle on. Improve his strength, sure, but I don't want him putting weight on. He needs to regain that quickness both laterally and off the floor.
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Yep. I'd add basic ball "handling" drills. I know we don't typically think about this with bigs, but for goodness sakes, there must be something that can be done to improve his hands and stop the turnovers. You'd think he could spend time with Booker, who knows how to catch and hold onto the ball with authority. Makes me yearn for the days of the Mailman, you threw the ball somewhere in the right zip code (pun intended) he'd catch it and firmly hold on. I'd drill him with two quick-handed defenders harassing him, throw him an array of bad passes and have him learn to deal with dense lane traffic. I think his brain is not yet on NBA speed so he gets harassed/ stripped before he can react.
 
By the way, I just bought a Gobert jersey. So I have faith he will turn it around. My son got Favors and my daughter got Hayward. Look for us in the stands at next year's Sixers game in Philly!
 
silesian said:
Yep. I'd add basic ball "handling" drills. I know we don't typically think about this with bigs, but for goodness sakes, there must be something that can be done to improve his hands and stop the turnovers. You'd think he could spend time with Booker, who knows how to catch and hold onto the ball with authority. Makes me yearn for the days of the Mailman, you threw the ball somewhere in the right zip code (pun intended) he'd catch it and firmly hold on. I'd drill him with two quick-handed defenders harassing him, throw him an array of bad passes and have him learn to deal with dense lane traffic. I think his brain is not yet on NBA speed so he gets harassed/ stripped before he can react.
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Certain football drills would be great. Some of the wide receiver drills. I recall McNabb, despite being a qb, actually doing a drill with a tennis ball.
 
silesian said:
By the way, I just bought a Gobert jersey. So I have faith he will turn it around. My son got Favors and my daughter got Hayward. Look for us in the stands at next year's Sixers game in Philly!
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Awesome man! Replicas, or the $100 dollar sob's?
 
This is the most minutes that Rudy has played in a season and he looks like his legs are shot. Let's hope it is his injury is the cause because he just doesn't have the lift or quickness he had last year. Hopefully he will get his legs back over the summer and next year he'll be the monster he was last year. Man, it kills me to write this because I love Rudy like a fat kid loves chocolate cake.
 
sojodave said:
This is the most minutes that Rudy has played in a season and he looks like his legs are shot. Let's hope it is his injury is the cause because he just doesn't have the lift or quickness he had last year. Hopefully he will get his legs back over the summer and next year he'll be the monster he was last year. Man, it kills me to write this because I love Rudy like a fat kid loves chocolate cake.
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I agree with your post but last night against minny he looked great. Looked like his old self. I saw him running the floor faster than I have seen him In a long time, eating up space covering guys all over the place, scaring the crap out of any dribble penetration, getting up high and snagging one handed rebounds while having defenders draped over his back.

I have always said that rudys greatest asset is his mentality.... I'm thinking he can smell the playoffs right now and we are going to see a ferocious, determined Rudy to finish out the season.
 
fishonjazz said:
I agree with your post but last night against minny he looked great. Looked like his old self. I saw him running the floor faster than I have seen him In a long time, eating up space covering guys all over the place, scaring the crap out of any dribble penetration, getting up high and snagging one handed rebounds while having defenders draped over his back.

I have always said that rudys greatest asset is his mentality.... I'm thinking he can smell the playoffs right now and we are going to see a ferocious, determined Rudy to finish out the season.
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I hope the team wants the playoffs as bad as we do. I think they do.

The playoffs are where players make a name for themselves.

If Utah makes a strong showing they might get more favorable calls next year.
 
silesian said:
$100 blue road swingman.
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Good man.
The real jerseys are worth it imo. The replicas just feel cheap.

I have a cheap Paul millsap jersey in blue and then expensive nice ones of Burks (white), favors (green), and Gobert (blue).
The Gobert one is the newest and like it the best in terms of fit, material, and style. I like the green color scheme the best but the Gobert one is just made differently and better than the others
 
I think a lot of things are wrong with Rudy right now.

I think he looks tired, and worried about his leg. He looks hesitant and less aggressive on both ends of the floor.

I also think he was highly over rated by Jazz fans. And he's unlikely to ever repeat his performance from late last year because teams now know how to account for him (Hopefully getting Exum back helps though). Frankly I think Lyles may end up taking a lot of his minutes in the coming years. I prefer the Lyles/Favors lineup right now over the Favors/Gobert one. They fit better together and they both help space the floor making room for each other and the wings, Rudy doesn't and I'm not sure his defense makes up for it any longer.
 
gregbroncs said:
I think a lot of things are wrong with Rudy right now.

I think he looks tired, and worried about his leg. He looks hesitant and less aggressive on both ends of the floor.

I also think he was highly over rated by Jazz fans. And he's unlikely to ever repeat his performance from late last year because teams now know how to account for him (Hopefully getting Exum back helps though). Frankly I think Lyles may end up taking a lot of his minutes in the coming years. I prefer the Lyles/Favors lineup right now over the Favors/Gobert one. They fit better together and they both help space the floor making room for each other and the wings, Rudy doesn't and I'm not sure his defense makes up for it any longer.
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Lyles still needs to improve rebounding and defensively before I'm ready to say that he will be taking that many minutes from Gobert.
 
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