Gay hopes that by speaking out his teammates will treat him with more respect this season. "I was born a Gay and I will die a Gay," said Gay. Gay has stated that he refuses to go by a nickname in honor of his Gay lineage. Gay's first name is part of a Gay tradition, passed down by his father, Rudy Gay, Sr., as Gays are wont to do when a new Gay is born. 26 names that flawlessly tie the National Basketball Association to the show that gave us six years of entertainment. "What about players with names like Nenê or Emeka or Shannon? No one's hatin' on them." It doesn't even matter that Ted Beneke wasn't a particularly loveable character, or that Keon Clark was never as good as everyone thought he'd be. I don't know any girl Rudys, except for Rudy Huxtable, I guess, and she's not a real person," said Gay. "Honestly, Rudy isn't even a very effeminate name. He also said that teammates will avoid coming near him in the shower or on the bus for fear of catching "Rudy Cooties." But none of this negates the fact that Gay is one of the best basketball players. Gay said that the ridicule is particularly merciless when he under-performs and teammates call him Moody Rudy, making snide insinuations that he is menstruating and that that is the cause of his poor performance. Could he take better shots Most definitely. Gay stated in the press conference that throughout his career he'd been called names like Trudy, Judy, Rhubarb and Rudy Tooty Fresh 'N' Fruity by teammates both to his face and behind his back. "I am here today to announce that I will no longer tolerate it."
THOUGHTS ON RUDY GAY FANTASY BASKETBALL PROFESSIONAL
"All my life I have been bullied for the perceived feminine qualities of my first name, and it has only gotten worse since I started playing professional basketball," said Gay during a small press conference this morning. But for Memphis Grizzlies forward Rudy Gay, it means a return to the bullying that has tormented him throughout the first five years of his career.
The end of the lockout has been positive news for most players in the NBA. Rudy Gay Bullied by Teammates for Effeminate First Name I don't know, maybe you guys have heard him discuss it before. Fantasy Basketball Stereotype 16: Rudy Gay Posted on Decemby Matt Femrite If you’ve ever blamed your poor drafting skills on your inability to see which player you’re selecting, paid for eye surgery and still couldn’t draft the right player, then you are the Rudy G a y of fantasy basketball owners. Rotoworld is saying he may be limited in the next few games. However, I'm not sure if this is a legit article, it just seems off. Did anyone see the game last night Is he injured Is he playing tonight Apparently, he hurt his left ring finger but returned to the game even though it was a blowout. Gay isn't without foible, but it's easy to sympathize with him when the criticism can come across as an argument against his whole career.I just came across this article about Rudy Gay being bullied all of his life and thought I should share it with you guys. It may be necessary to take a holistic view of the player as opposed to a more granular one. It's just that a player's on-court style and tendencies exist within a broader context, with the individual parts not necessarily existing in isolation from each other. That's not to say that the analytics movement is wrong or that Gay is correct to disregard their findings entirely. It's possible that undoing one aspect of his offensive repertoire could have unforeseen consequences on the rest of his abilities. For instance, Gay's penchant for low-efficiency shots is problematic but also related to his considerable talents as shot creator. Advanced stats can point to flaws in a player's game, but it's likely that those issues arise from the same place as all his good qualities, as well. Yet, even if Gay's wrong, it's possible that he's approaching this issue in the correct way. They're just trying to isolate his value apart from the final score. Gay may think these metrics incomplete, but it's not as if they're not related to the results of games. Latest on Utah Jazz small forward Rudy Gay including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on ESPN. On the other hand, it's easy to take issue with his argument, because the entire point of the criticism is that Gay doesn't do much to help a team win. It would seem exaggeration for a player to say that the respect of his peers is the only thing that matters, but it's pretty clear that Gay thinks it arises from winning. So, a computer can say what it wants, but as long as I get respect from my peers, that’s all that matters.”
“Obviously, according to analytics, some of my opponents wouldn’t value me as much as they do.