On paper, it seemed likely a fairly blatant talent loss for the Grizzlies.īut, Prince can defend and hit open shots, and Davis can develop behind their studs inside.
So the Grizzlies decided they did not want to pay US$37-million to Gay over the next two seasons if Gay opts into his 2014-15 contract, and dealt him for former Raptor Ed Davis and Tayshaun Prince. The pair combined to shoot 6-for-24 from the floor. It looks as if Allen takes the old “you can only force a player to take a tough shot” axiom personally - he often made it impossible for Gay and DeRozan to catch the ball. The bruising low-post games of Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph define their offence, while Tony Allen’s manic play defines their defence.
Gay was a significant part of the Grizzlies, but never the biggest part. It was one of those nights that he was probably going to have to be more of a facilitator than anything else.” If he went into a pick-and-roll, here comes a crowd, here comes a blitz. But every time, they were just rotating bodies against him. I felt for him because I knew he wanted to do well. “They were double-teaming him on pick-and-rolls, sending help quickly. “They weren’t going to let Rudy get going,” Raptors coach Dwane Casey said. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.