Rukawa is a very good guy indeed. He doesn't say much but his actions always tell how he cares for others. He always did the best for his team and even cheer Sakuragi when he was subbed out. He took cares of his responsibilities even when he didn't want to. He surely pay back immediately when anyone doing bad things to him, but he doesn't have hatred and is always willing to forgive. He didn't get mad on Minami and he forgave Sakuragi and willing to help demonstrating his lay up after Sakuragi said sorry to him. He also taught Sakuragi on the court how to defense. Prior to Sannoh match, he already passed the ball, but only to whom he trusted. The fact that he mostly attacked on his own is understandable as someone who used to carry the whole team, and this also happened to Akagi. But he finally grew up in the match and learnt to trust and rely more on his teammates. He's also funny in his own quiet way.