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“I don’t feel I’d be the same person I am today if I didn’t come to college, come to Connecticut,” Gay said, “have to live on my own and get cussed out by Coach Calhoun day in and day out.
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I have two boys, and I would want them to experience college. I don’t feel I’d be the same person I am today if I didn’t come to college, come to Connecticut. Though UConn was a part of his life for only two years, it was an important part, as his entry into the Huskies of Honor indicates, as does his dedication to Jim Calhoun’s events. At 31, the 6-foot-8 Gay is settling in to what, if history repeats, is a winning situation. The Spurs are “a machine,” Gay said, and he is happy to be one of several moving parts, averaging 21.6 minutes, 11.5 points.
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For DeMar, it’s another country, so I kind of feel for him. It’s tough to go on and just uproot to another city. We build houses, have our kids in school. But for everybody else, you’re part of the league. You have certain players that you just know are going to make their own decisions. Spurs teammates DeMar DeRozan & Rudy Gay put on a show at the Drew League! /ufvcIotLE8- BallersHype July 23, 2018 That trade right there shows you the difference between the San Antonio Spurs and other organizations. On one side, there was that was trying to get out, get to a bigger market, and they were totally being up front with him, and then they trade him for a guy where, that organization wasn’t being up front with him at all. That doesn’t happen much in the NBA, to be honest with you. “They do right by their players, do right by their staff. “The best part about San Antonio, they do right by you,” Gay said. The best part about San Antonio, they do right by you. Gay, who reached out to help DeRozan come to terms with the trade, breaks it down as a case study in how the NBA works. The deal brought DeMar DeRozan from Toronto, where he had established ties the way Gay did in Memphis, where he spent the first seven years of his career. After the season, the Spurs’ top player, Kawhi Leonard, wanted out, and was eventually traded to Toronto.