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GeneralShepard

Rudy Gay gets a lot of hate

but honestly he's a really good player and I don't understand why people think that just because the Grizzlies got lucky and the Raps turned a corner when he got traded means Rudy Gay sucks. If the Raptors traded Demar instead of Rudy, they're still gonna get better because it was the pairing that didn't work, it wasn't Rudy that didn't work. I'm sick of the hate that Rudy Gay gets around the league.

Now I'm not saying Rudy is better than Demar but I think Rudy Gay is absolutely indubitably undoubtebly and straight up unquestionably a candidate for the Hall of Very Good.

Posted Jul 29, 2018, 2:01 AM UTC

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SideversonaccountLakers•

He was an inefficient shot chucker, that’s why he used to get hate

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GeneralShepardOPKings•

He was put in a position where he had to be the primary creator, everyone is a chucker in that scenario

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Kgb725Cavaliers•

Yet the grizzlies flourished without him

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GeneralShepardOPKings•

addressed in the OP, sheer LUCk

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Kgb725Cavaliers•

I get the Grizzlies/Hawks games and Grizzlies performed better without him. Rudy has never improved a playoff team as one of the main options

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wonderboy0[DAL] Dennis Rodman•

Nobody talks about Rudy Gay

At all

He is the baseline for the term "good"

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GeneralShepardOPKings•

How can you say this it's literally a thread about first ballot Hall of Very Gooder Rudy Carlton Gay Jr.

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Stank3Heat•

You're a fucking Jr.

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Steve-5•

NOOO NOT THIS GUY

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LanceWillMakeEmDance•

FUUUUUUUUUUUUCKKKK YOUUUUU

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Saw09[SAC] David Stockton•

You know how people yell "Kobe!" when they shoot? I yell "Rudy Gay". Cuz he's my Kobe. 😏

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Andywritings•

are you his agent

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protos32[PHO] Devin Booker•

Whoa, how dare you. I fucking love Rudy Gay

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number1melostan[DEN] Carmelo Anthony•

I don’t think he makes the Hall of Very Good list, I think of those players as ones who barley missed the HOF and Gay never even made a Allstar team

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meupirunatuaface•

most players are buddides with him

any videos showing his secret charisma? dude must be hella charismatic and a great friend

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GeneralShepardOPKings•

He seems like someone I would trust to watch my house and feed the cats when I am out of town

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moreormoreMavericks•

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6ftmbF-dLI

Here's him slapping Cousins in the back of the head and Cousins is loving it. I don't know how many people could do that to DeMarcus and get the same reaction. Doesn't necessarily show charisma but more that people generally like him.

These two are far from my favorite players but I've always loved this video. Rudy's face after is hilarious.

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meupirunatuaface•

great video, thats exacrlt what i meant

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f5_szn[WAS] Gilbert Arenas•

and now ironically enough they're good friends and paired up again.

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GeneralShepardOPKings•

and it will work this time via competent coach

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FallingRain09•

Josh Smith has something to say.

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brandon_strandySpurs•

Actually, where's this narrative of him being inefficient come from?
Excluding his rookie season, he's only had one season (2013) where he shot below 45% fg. That's actually really good considering the shots he takes.

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thedirtypickle50[MEM] Mike Conley•

You wouldn't say that if you watched him repeatedly shoot your team out of playoff games

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thenewoldschool55•

Fucking Rudy Gay man

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the_far_yardLakers•

Oh no. Not that guy.

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