EL BLOG ILUSORIO DE RUDY: I Dunked. You Decided

19.1.09

I Dunked. You Decided

There is much attention coming my way for the dunk contest. I am believing that much of this is because I am the first international dunker to take place in the Slam Dunk competition. Brandon Roy and I will try to invent something good, but it will be a secret for now.

I am honored, and most graciously thank the fans who helped me to the top. I am told that the tallies were of this nature:

Rudy Fernandez: 251,868 votes,
Russell Westbrook: 147,279
Joe Alexander: 114,963

In the contest, I am not a front-runner. So it is not beyond me that one of the other two rookies would have been better candidates for the dunking. I am not seeing many examples of Joe Alexander, but Russell Westbrook was shot like a projectile the other night.

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ElizabethJanuary 22, 2009 at 4:01 PM
Rudy I'm so excited you made the contest!!! I voted for you a ton!! I love watching you dunk in games its awesome!
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Rudy's Hypothetical Rules of Basketball

1. In ten years, nobody will remember the details of score, assists, or rebounds. They will only remember who won them a chalupa.

2. Any shot worth shooting is worth shooting twice.

3. When not shooting on offense, you should be communicating, passing, and running. Also, yell “Foul!” repeatedly. Why? How can officials summon help if you yell “Good D!” or “Our opponents are superior!”?

4. If legitimately called for a foul, say, “A good call!” (Do this no more than once a game.)

5. When in possession of the ball, have a plan. Further, have a back-up plan, because the first plan won't work (unless you are Brandon Roy).

6. Use cover or concealment as much as possible. (Both Oden and Pryzbilla provide these in abundance.)

7. On defense, ignore words and direct your eyesight to the ball. (Opposing Cleveland, LeBron James told me he would pull up for a jumper. I advanced upon him. Then James drove baseline with great speed. Both of my ankles gave way!)

8. The faster you begin an opponent’s blow-out, the more shots everyone will get.

9. Be polite and professional to everyone you play against. Then destroy them, for they wish to defeat you.

10. Practice shooting in a dimly-lit practice area with someone shouting unflattering threats at you. (I found this useful in Europe, where partial power outages were not uncommon.)

11. You may feel sad about snapping another team’s back with a clinch alley-oop or a clutching 3-pointer. But sadness is preferred to losing. And the winning will then bring happiness. (In the case of defeating the Lakers, the happiness will be most pronounced.)

12. Purple is not my color. (It may not be anyone’s color.)