have been reading stuff on this site for a while, and am really suprised with how quick people get REALLY angry at our players.

Ill admit many people (including myself) have an unwavering love of Rudy Fernandez that... well lol he probably doesnt deserve. However, I feel like alot of people arent watching the same game I am with some of the criticism Rudy gets. First off, Rudy is a lazy defender? Hes no Bruce Bowen/Artest (in his younger years), but uhh he actually disrupts alot of plays and forces the person hes defending to take alot of contested shots. His Defensive rating is actually ahead of Batums, Websters, Bayless, Roy, Outlaw, Blake... Yeah well you get my point. Hes hardly the lackadasical defender people make him out to be. And webster and batum... are actually pretty average, batum/webster rarely hold their opponent below their normal %/totall points. Actually rudy has a better adjusted +/- when hes on the floor than Batum or Webster... or blake or bayless etc.

And when people say when hes not making shots he contributes nothing? well, our team scores better with him on the floor no matter how hes shooting, and when hes not scoring his rebounding totalls are actually very decent. I have watched 4-5 games where his shot wasnt falling only to see him out rebound our powe forwards, and pick up 2-3 steals and 3-5 assists. Does he do all these things every night? Nope... and alas... How I wish he did. Hes got flaws, but whenever we open up the flow of the offense he does pretty great, and hes not a big liability on defense, and actually statistically si the best 3 guard we have... which just baffles me... cause I never would have guessed that.

Anyway, all my stats brough to you 82 games and basketball reference.

PS. Rudy like every player deserves criticism when he plays as inconsistent as he has. But lets not throw out unsubstantiated claims. 

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