He is now at a point where he wants to win, so he will accept the new role from him. ” He made a lot of big chances in his career, scoring over 17,000 points and signing big contracts. He could still do it, but he prefers to shoot 3s and use his size. “I remember that I could throw the ball in the air and he would put it very high.
explains the point guard who played in Memphis with him. (born August 17, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As you get older, you can no longer do the same things. Rudy Gay, who scored 15, turned momentum in Utahs favor with. It is his sixteenth season and his good years on an individual level are logically behind him. The Jazz lost Joe Ingles this week with a season-ending knee injury, and were also without. »įor Mike Conley, Rudy Gay is in a new stage of his career where only the collective result counts. “It is important for us that he is on the pitch. “If Rudy plays more, he can give us more”summarizes the coach. “It’s easy when you have a coach telling you to shoot”Rudy Gay says.
We also remember that he “stole” a free throw from Mike Conley to regain confidence. Quin Snyder gave him a few more minutes recently, in an uninspiring end of the game against Portland, to get him going. The Jazz winger is still struggling to find his feet and focus on shooting behind the arc, which the Jazz love so much. “He watches videos, he does extra work in training, he talks to find solutions. “He is still looking for himself”recognize Donovan Mitchell. Not ideal for starting a new group adventure.
That, plus thoughts on Donovan Mitchell's ankle injury and a look at Rudy Gay and Juancho Hernangomez. The Jazz's defense couldn't keep up with the Mavericks offense for four quarters without a system-defining rim protector. He missed training camp, preseason games and the first 14 regular season games. The Triple Team: Jazz can’t get stops against Mavericks without a center, fall to 5th in Western Conference. »Įspecially since Rudy Gay had heel surgery in the offseason to eliminate lingering pain. Do I feel like I can do more for the team? Probably. You have to learn a philosophy, learn from the players, from your teammates. I like to say it’s still basketball, but it’s very different. “It takes time when you get to a team like that, with a coach like that, no matter at what point in his career. “It’s a strange season” entrusts Salt Lake Tirbune. It’s simple: never, in fifteen seasons before, had he dropped below 10 points and 40% shooting success. He shows the worst stats of his career with 8 points on average on 39% shooting and 33% shooting from 3 points. But since his return from that serious injury and until his arrival in Utah last summer, he had become a valuable replacement for the Spurs.Įxcept this season, the ex-Memphis is in the thick of it. Rudy Gay hasn’t been the same since his Achilles tendon rupture in January 2017.