insidehoops.com - 10/27/2008
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The Columbian (Brian Hendrickson) reports: This fall was supposed to be a transition period for Rudy Fernandez. But the Portland Trail Blazers rookie at times has looked like he has been playing NBA ball all along. The seven-year veteran of the Spanish ACB League filled up his stat line ...
myespn.go.com - 10/27/2008
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myespn.go.com —
I'm a Blazer fan. So to me, using
this time of year to think about, read about,...
and talk about the Blazers is normal. What's weirding me out, however, is that this year, the big Greg Oden/Brandon Roy/LaMarcus Aldridge/Rudy Fernandez/Gang's All Here ...
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The Oregon Trail of Expectations
columbian.com - 10/27/2008
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columbian.com —
TUALATIN, Ore. This fall was supposed to
be a transition period for Rudy Fernandez. But the...
Portland Trail Blazers rookie at times has looked like he has been playing NBA ball all along. The seven-year veteran of the Spanish ACB League filled up his ...
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Fernandez makes fast transition into NBA
blog.oregonlive.com - 10/24/2008
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blog.oregonlive.com —
Funny story from last night in Los Angeles.
During the Blazers' offday Tuesday in Los Angeles, inseparable...
teammates Rudy Fernandez and Sergio Rodriguez went shopping. They both took a liking to a black, zip-up sweater. So they each bought the...
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Part V: Rudy gets 'dirty' in Los Angeles
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The Fundamentals
BallerBlogger.com —
... and shoot the three very well. And his passing game is crazy.’ That potential comes as no surprise, though. Fernandez twice led DKV Joventut Badalona in scoring during his European career, and helped the Spanish National Team win medals at the 2006 World Championships (gold) and 2008 Olympics (silver). He also showed the Blazers that, despite his star status, he could accept a role off the bench when he agreed to start last summer’s Olympic gold-medal game as a reserve.” [Via InsideHoops] ...
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blazersedge.com 11/7/2008 — Wacky, wacky day at practice today.
First things first. As you can see below, KP very publicly talked with Sergio after practice, for upwards of 15 minutes.
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Bleacher Report - NBA 10/27/2008
The Portland Trail Blazers begin the NBA regular season tomorrow against defending Western Conference Champion Los Angeles Lakers. In front of a national television audience, America will finally see Greg Oden play his first meaningful organized game ...
