He told Jeff Caplan of NBA.com he’s not really worried about what the advanced stats say. You can imagine where Gay falls on this debate. Plenty of people say they could have used him against San Antonio, I say they don’t get to San Antonio if he’s on the roster.) (And yes, Memphis’s offense improved with him gone last season as they distributed his shots to other players. Even when he gets to the rim he finished just 54.7 percent of those. He can create his own shot but most often that shot is a midrange jumper - and he shot just 36 percent from the midrange last season. If you like your advanced basketball stats (full disclosure, I’m in this group) you see an inefficient player, a volume scorer.
You probably see him as a high quality wing player. If you come from the old school you see a guy who can create his own shot off the dribble, is athletic and gets you 18 points and 6 rebounds a night.
What you think about Rudy Gay says a lot about how you view the NBA game.
