He gave his 100% every night and didn't let external factors bother his game on the court. Unfortunately, no one could've predicted this end result.Įven with that, through his 4 years as a King, he showed up to every game ready and prepared. Rudy eventually decided to resign with the Kings.because he actually wanted to be here. Kings games started becoming exciting, and for the first time, in a long time, things looked like they were finally getting things right. Kings finished something like 20-21 when all of IT-Gay-Cousins played. Things started clicking towards the end of the year. He was a player who could slow down the offense and control the mid-range game. He fit perfectly next to IT and Cousins as the equalizer. Rudy came in, and positively contributed right away. He was a 18ppg scorer at Memphis, but was thrusted into the wrong situation in Toronto. Rudy was traded to Sacramento and a lot of people had mixed feelings. After every signing, it became the joking game of 'Do the Kings have a SF yet?: NO'. We just weren't able to find a starting SF since Artest.
We went through the likes of Francisco, Casspi, Salmons, Honeycutt, Outlaw, and D. People forget that before Rudy, the Kings were desperate for a SF. Lots of people dislike because of his game, but I really liked Rudy.
