We need to remember, as amazing as the Grizzlies playoff-run was, it also happened to be a perfect storm. My belief, however, is that the impact of getting Gay back in the mix next season is being downplayed a little, as well is the fact that trading someone like Gay is a near impossible task, and will probably be even harder to do so once the new CBA is signed. I have to say, I thoroughly enjoyed the piece and probably agreed with a majority of what he wrote. I received an email this week from NBA writer Martin Knezevic, of, tipping me to his piece on Rudy Gay and what Knezevic believes to be the final days of the Gay-era in Memphis.
Like, a 6-game winning streak to start the 2011-12 2012 season? My belief is that this new song and dance we're all partaking in will die down, once we have something more substantial to talk about. We'd be pining for Rudy Gay to return! So why now? Why are people so wrapped up in sending Rudy Gay packing? Just because we won a few playoff games? You have to wonder, though, had they not beaten the Spurs in the first round would we be talking about. The chorus really did get louder once the Grizzlies shocked the world by taking a Gay-less team to being a Game-7-loss-to-the- Thunder away from playing in the Western Conference Finals. There seems to be a new chorus of experts, prognosticators and fans alike who believe that the Rudy Gay era in Memphis is all but over, really even before it started. And double relax, because when the NBA does return, so too will Rudy Gay and his tenure in Memphis.
I know, the simple answer to the "Is Rudy Gay done in Memphis?" question is, "Yes, but then again all basketball in Memphis and elsewhere is done! The NBA-colypse is upon us!"