he's the new dlo of the team
I hope this "we really don't want to trade him!!!" is just an attempt to pump his value up to teams who are Rui-curious and not sure what he should be valued as
He's an above average backup 4 a la Bobby Portis or Markieff Morris. He'a always at a disadvantage playing at the starting 3. He gets Mr Krabs spinning memed by faster teams, on both ends.
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Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2025 6:55 pm Post subject:
He’s like Carmelo’s bad attitude and defense without 80% of the scoring talent. _________________ Damian Lillard shatters Dwight Coward's championship dreams:
Rui's mediocrity was hidden under DLo's worse slumps on a bigger role.
Not that I wanted to keep DLo at all costs or anything, but Rui was never that great himself. He can also disappear (like in that last series against DEN) and he's not capable of the same highs as DLo, all while making a similar salary.
His negative impact on defensive might be worse than DLo's too.
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Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2025 7:06 pm Post subject:
Japago wrote:
Rui's mediocrity was hidden under DLo's worse slumps on a bigger role.
Not that I wanted to keep DLo at all costs or anything, but Rui was never that great himself. He can also disappear (like in that last series against DEN) and he's not capable of the same highs as DLo, all while making a similar salary.
His negative impact on defensive might be worse than DLo's too.
People here fell in love with Rui because we got him for second round picks and he was a semi-decent player at times. It turns out there was a reason why he was available for second round picks. _________________ Damian Lillard shatters Dwight Coward's championship dreams:
Rui is trash. His stats are the definition of empty stats. Besides making some mid range jumpers (can’t really shoot threes consistently), he’s a poor rebounder and passer. He should be coming off the bench if mot gets traded.
I was worried about when we went after DFS... Rui's been on his head probably reason JJ gave him that mental rest during the game... I think Rui been playing scared like someone is after his starting job.
With DLo, Rob could tell him we need 40 and he could go out and score 40. You're never telling Rui that or asking it of him.
The team needs scoring, the team especially needs bench scoring. And a lot of guys on the team that could coast by not scoring due to the insurance Dlo provided no longer have the luxury so need to step up and be more consistent than they were.
For Rui it's about having enough scoring in the starring lineup to move him to the bench and make him a 6th man scorer.
And again all these issues could have been solved with the roster we'd already had if we'd waited for them to get healthy. But we made the decision we made and guys need to step up, neither Rii nor Vincent can rely on 'coast' games for us to bear good teams anymore
With DLo, Rob could tell him we need 40 and he could go out and score 40. You're never telling Rui that or asking it of him.
The team needs scoring, the team especially needs bench scoring. And a lot of guys on the team that could coast by not scoring due to the insurance Dlo provided no longer have the luxury so need to step up and be more consistent than they were.
For Rui it's about having enough scoring in the starring lineup to move him to the bench and make him a 6th man scorer.
And again all these issues could have been solved with the roster we'd already had if we'd waited for them to get healthy. But we made the decision we made and guys need to step up, neither Rii nor Vincent can rely on 'coast' games for us to bear good teams anymore
It's step up or sit down time.
Meh DLO don't win us tonight's game either... What DLO would have done to stop Ivey and Grimes?
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Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2025 7:29 pm Post subject:
Rui is to JJ what Prince was to Ham. It's funny how it's easy to identify a coaches favorite. I doubt this loss will change the starting 5. _________________ Westside Knecht gang, Knecht gang, bing-bing bang!
Net Rating for certain lineups update (last 5 games):
AD/Bron/Rui/Max/AR
54 Mins
Off Rating : 97.4
Def Rating : 119.3
Net Rating : -21.9
AD/Bron/DFS/Max/AR
16 Mins
Off Rating : 156.3
Def Rating : 94.3
Net Rating : +62
Yea I won't be surprise if JJ makes that move after tonight's game... Rui is not exactly helping himself... See if he can be more of scorer off the bench.
With DLo, Rob could tell him we need 40 and he could go out and score 40. You're never telling Rui that or asking it of him.
The team needs scoring, the team especially needs bench scoring. And a lot of guys on the team that could coast by not scoring due to the insurance Dlo provided no longer have the luxury so need to step up and be more consistent than they were.
For Rui it's about having enough scoring in the starring lineup to move him to the bench and make him a 6th man scorer.
And again all these issues could have been solved with the roster we'd already had if we'd waited for them to get healthy. But we made the decision we made and guys need to step up, neither Rii nor Vincent can rely on 'coast' games for us to bear good teams anymore
It's step up or sit down time.
Meh DLO don't win us tonight's game either... What DLO would have done to stop Ivey and Grimes?
The D'lo glazing will never end. _________________ It was reminiscent of one of those Most Interesting Man in the World advertisements: "I don't always shoot 6-for-28 from the field, but when I do, I become the youngest player in league history to score 28,000 career points."
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Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2025 8:09 pm Post subject:
MJST wrote:
With DLo, Rob could tell him we need 40 and he could go out and score 40. You're never telling Rui that or asking it of him.
The team needs scoring, the team especially needs bench scoring. And a lot of guys on the team that could coast by not scoring due to the insurance Dlo provided no longer have the luxury so need to step up and be more consistent than they were.
For Rui it's about having enough scoring in the starring lineup to move him to the bench and make him a 6th man scorer.
And again all these issues could have been solved with the roster we'd already had if we'd waited for them to get healthy. But we made the decision we made and guys need to step up, neither Rii nor Vincent can rely on 'coast' games for us to bear good teams anymore
It's step up or sit down time.
DLO’s points high this season was 28…. _________________ Damian Lillard shatters Dwight Coward's championship dreams:
If there's a time to get players acclimated to new roles (e.g. DFS starting and Rui as a 6th man), then there's no better time during a home stand against bottom dwellers. We have a month to assess Rui as well as any potential contributions Vando and Wood can make for this season. If we have both of the latter, I feel better about sacrificing forward depth (Rui) to make improvements elsewhere. We badly need help on the boards. Having Rui as salary ballast opens up a lot of options without sacrificing guard depth (Gabe). That's assuming of course that Kessler really is off table for anything that we're willing to offer (i.e. no more than 1 FRP) and that we'd need to pursue a higher-priced center. _________________ Luxury Tax/FA Spreadsheet (Save to your Google Drive to edit)
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