I've said that multiple times and it's the prevailing notion from the majority of fans in Toronto and even Memphis. Sorry to say he's not a winner, I could say the term for what he is but people would not like it. He's just a guy that puts up big scoring numbers on crappy teams.
That's why I think going forward (and let's face it this team is going nowhere this year) Ben McLemore needs to develop into the 2nd best all around player on this team. He's already a better defender then Rudy and I'd imagine by next season he will be quite a bit better defensively. Now whether the regime gives a damn about that who knows...... Offensively Ben still has a long ways to go before he surpasses Rudy but he has shown a strong work ethic and proven ability to improve so there is hope. The one vibe I don't get from Ben is the "non winner" thing that Rudy has. Ben has shown me this year in the 4th quarter to be pretty clutch and defensively he has really made some key hustle plays late in games. That is what winners do.....do the little things down the stretch. Rudy doesn't do that he just forces shots, turns the ball over, loses sight of his man, and gets beat on the boards.
I agree. Rudy Gay needs to be a 2nd/3rd option on a team. We cannot, and should not go to him down the stretch.
Ben is still a work in progress, but I'm very optimistic about him. We need better overall talent on this roster. The main difference between the starters and bench was Rudy. Rudy is a ball stopper. I remember when the lead was cut to 8 after a good shot by Collison(?) and they passed the ball to Rudy. He literally dribbled it all the way down the clock and forced up a shot. With the bench, everyone was moving around, the ball was moving, and we fought back.
Rudy needs to buy into the team concept.
I don't understand how this FO wants a faster moving offense with these current players. Especially Rudy and Demarcus. It means we'd gut it all apart.
