30Q: Will Sergio Rodriguez Blossom?
by Tom Ziller on Sep 25, 2009 10:40 AM PDT
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I've always been a Sergio Rodriguez fan. Back in June 2006, when Sergio entered the draft, I included his name in a headline. In all caps. With an exclamation mark. Considering the Kings later passed on Sergio for, ahem, Quincy Douby, and because Rodriguez has yet to leave his mark in the league, I'm not particularly proud of that early love.
That sentiment can change, of course, should Sergio blossom this season in Sacramento.
The most interesting (and explosive, probably) thing I can say about Sergio Rodriguez is that he is basically an older, less notorious Ricky Rubio. Rodriguez is a killer passer, an iffy shooter, a weak defender and a complete dazzler.
Pro-rated to 36 minutes, Rodriguez has averaged more than eight assists over his career. Over the past three seasons, only eight NBA players have had a greater devotion to the pass. He's had five 10+ assist games. (For reference, he's only had five 30-minute games. Last April, he tallied 12 assists in 18 minutes of play.)
But is he erratic? Nate McMillan seemed to think so. The numbers agree. Rodriguez's turnover rate is fairly ridiculous. Sergio has the fifth worst turnover rate over the past three seasons ... and only one of the four worse turnover machines (Anthony Carter) is a point guard, the others are centers. The Kings have had trouble coughing up the ball, Tyreke Evans is expected to have some trouble coughing up the ball ... and Sergio Rodriguez has a whole lot of trouble coughing up the ball. It's a concern, and at some point we will probably wonder to ourselves whether the sparkly passes are worth the Hail Marys that end up in the third row.
That seems to be the story with Sergio. What he does well, he does great. What he doesn't do well, he does terribly. The good thing about this is that you're asking for a fix, not a conjuring spell. This isn't asking Jon Brockman to develop a three-point stroke, or asking Sean May to run the fast break. This is just wishing for a certain part of Sergio's game (the bad shots, the errant home run attempts) to go away. Maybe it's still unlikely. But it seems more manageable, and I'm all about practicality with my basketball wishes.
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Was that another Sean May fat joke?
I couldn’t tell.
A lot will depend on Beno
But I think he could do okay. As long as he doesn’t wow the management into giving him the full MLE. That would be the worst kind of irony.
by Rickyflip on Sep 25, 2009 12:02 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Spanish chocolate = Run and Gun
Sergio is “PURE TALENT” This year is the year of Sergio
Sergio no explode in portland because macmillan plays very defensive basket and don,t like sergio because is pure Run and Gun.
Some good videos of Sergio in portland
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wAaeX3YgNc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPFEUA1pGeI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsUtXCJoO3Q
El Chaco is Sergio's nickname
El Chacho joined today. El Chacho likes Sergio. Dammit Beno stop posting on STR.
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So his nickname is The Dude?!
FUCK YES!
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by vfettke on Sep 25, 2009 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
the dude is "el nota"
chacho is a expresión of canary islands (the land of Sergio) is a coloquial form of “muchacho” (litle men)
more about canary islands:
Thanks for giving us info on your homeland Sergio.
By the way can you ask Omri what he thinks of the Zohan?
Father of the "Natt this!" movement and Grandmaster of the "Never let AnotherStupidSN forget what a Sham-Wow is" Order.
More pressure this year, fighting for his career
Not having a guarantee of a contract next year, and coming to a new team where he’s fighting for the BACKUP PG position, is going to make this a tough year. But, everyone will be equal in that their all starting over with a new coach & system.
Beno played well at the end of last year, and has been playing for his national team in the offseason. If Beno’s 3pt shot returns to 2007 form, he’ll make it very hard for Serg to get many minutes. The main reason I believe Sergio is here, is as a safety net incase either Evans or Beno don’t perform.
If Beno can provide some decent minutes, he’s going to get playing time if for no other reason than to keep up his trade value.
"If you don't have anything good to say, LIE" - Mom
el chacho es Sergio´s nickname
and yes i like Sergio
Im optomistic,
but not excited. I feel bad that I am not really excited about any of our point guard prospects/veterans. I AM ecxited about Tyreke, but he is NOT a point guard. It would be awesome to see him translate his skills to the NBA level at the PG position and have a crazy high scoring back court of Martin and Reeke, but, I just don’t see it…. yet. I hope I get proven wrong.
Sergio was GREAT when he was paired with Fernandez. Whether or not he can find that same synergy with a Kings team mate or 4 is yet to be seen.
At this stage in the game, let’s call this team what it is, a young roster with no play off experience, and more than a handful of growing pains to be expected along the way. I’m still gonna enjoy the ride though.
Is it about more Sergio or the coaching?
What is blossom anyway?
If that means will he be an all-around better player who grows in the areas of his weakness then that is up to how hard he wants to work…
Or is it something else. I am curious about the statement, "What he does well, he does great. What he doesn’t do well, he does terribly. " Seems like this may be that doesn’t make such stupid mistakes…
If the coach is supposed to know how to use their players based on their strengths and blossoming means not making so many of these mistakes…
Is it more up to Westphal to tell Sergio to only do what he is good at, passing, and then enforcing that message that will help Sergio blossom?
What is Blossom?
Sounds like a Jeopardy response.
“I’ll take Sergio Rodriguez for 200, Alex.”
From the people who brought you Reggie Musselnatt.
by My Losing Season on Sep 25, 2009 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
At the very least....
Westphal’s system should fit Sergio’s strengths better than McMillan’s. If Westphal wants to push the ball on offense, that should bode well for a quick, assist machine like Sergio, as opposed to the more methodical O.
I sure hope not
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by JediLeroy on Sep 25, 2009 5:04 PM PDT reply actions 6 recs
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by section214 on Sep 25, 2009 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Watch his shot in pre-season/training camp. If it is still as flat as the earth before Columbus, he still can't shoot from outside.
As for his passing and playing style, maybe you are more familiar with Jason Williams. Hence the nickname “Spanish Chocolate” for Sergio. He isn’t very much like Rubio: Rubio plays good defense.
"I think he can still play" - Kevin Pritchard on Juwan Howard
Spanish Chocolate defense
the best defense is a good attack.
In basketball
“attacking” somebody when you are playing defense is usually called a personal foul …
by nikolokolus on Sep 26, 2009 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions
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