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What's wrong with Rudy Gay? He's pretty nasty. And if you rather have prime Shane Battier than Rudy Gay, you're off your rocker.

 

The only nasty thing about him is his contract.

 

I'd rather keep all of those picks than trade them for Rudy Gay.

 

Yep. Trading for Gay doesn't do anything for us and it cripples our flexibility, which isn't something Morey stands for.

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The only nasty thing about him is his contract.

And his average defense, sub par efficiency numbers, and ball stopping ability. He's not worth trading for, not in the least bit.

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Gay would have been such an awful fit for that Rockets team. Tracy would have stunted his growth because Gay needs the ball in hands and wouldn't have had the same freedom he did in Memphis as Houston was looking to win now rather than develop a rookie. Shane, on the other hand, meshed in perfectly with Tracy and Yao because he could play off-ball, was a sniper from deep (42% three point shooter the one year both stars were healthy and he had a few post moves in his arsenal although much of his offensive game has deteriorated due to aging and surgery) and at one point was the best defensive wing in the entire league. The last thing the Rockets needed was another ball dominant forward.

 

It was Daryl Morey's first trade (reportedly had a lot of influence while he was assistant general manager as he was expected to take over in a year) and an excellent one at that, it might have worked out in Houston's favor too if the team just could have stayed healthy. Now Rudy Gay wouldn't do much more than have Houston take another step into mediocrity and crippled cap flexibility.

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