Would anyone buy Rudy Gay's shirt?

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Would anyone buy Rudy Gay's shirt?

Postby weltmann on Tue May 09, 2006 10:12 pm

So what do you think :D ? When he becomes a NBA player.
wtf?
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Postby The X on Tue May 09, 2006 10:17 pm

people will, but even if he becomes one of NBA's best player (unlikely), he'll never have a Top 10 selling jersey for obvious reasons....

"Gay"....even if it was "R. Gay" that's probably even worse :lol:

his best point of attack is to turn into a Muslim so he can change his name like Chris Jackson & Oliver Saint-Jean did (Y)
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Postby Jugs on Tue May 09, 2006 10:25 pm

Chris Jackson & Oliver Saint-Jean


That's some trivia... so what did both those players change there name too? :o

I'd buy an R. Gay jersey, and roam around the streets holding up the name part and screaming "I"
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Postby 3P on Tue May 09, 2006 10:25 pm

why doesn't he just changed his name without becoming Muslim?
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Postby J@3 on Tue May 09, 2006 10:30 pm

Jugs wrote:
Chris Jackson & Oliver Saint-Jean


That's some trivia... so what did both those players change there name too? :o "


Mohammed Abdul-Rauf and Tariq Abdul-Wahad I think.
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Postby The X on Tue May 09, 2006 10:30 pm

Jugs wrote:
Chris Jackson & Oliver Saint-Jean


That's some trivia... so what did both those players change there name too? :o

I'd buy an R. Gay jersey, and roam around the streets holding up the name part and screaming "I"

Chris Jackson became Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf....he was a much better player as Chris Jackson....Oliver Saint-Jean became Tariq Abdul-Wahad I believe....he was a better player as Oliver Saint-Jean....I liked his original French name better....

CP3 wrote:why doesn't he just changed his name without becoming Muslim?

there's no reason he couldn't, but a change of religion would seem slightly more plausible for an NBA player....he would cop a lot less flak for doing it this way too....it's all hypothetical & will never happen, so won't be a problem....

on a side note, he'll probably become a role model for the gay community....he might end up selling a lot of 'Gay' jerseys to the gay community....
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Postby Andrew on Tue May 09, 2006 10:31 pm

It will sell, but as X said it's hard to imagine it making the top ten. No matter how secure a man is in his sexuality, he's probably not going to walk down the street wearing a jersey with "Gay" written on the back.
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Postby BIG GREEN on Tue May 09, 2006 10:37 pm

This is a really funny thing to think about. I really want this guy to become a great player now.
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Postby Laxation on Tue May 09, 2006 10:43 pm

I didnt even want a Prince jersey... :?
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Postby Andrew on Tue May 09, 2006 10:44 pm

The X wrote:there's no reason he couldn't, but a change of religion would seem slightly more plausible for an NBA player....he would cop a lot less flak for doing it this way too....it's all hypothetical & will never happen, so won't be a problem....


I suppose if he was truly concerned about it he could spell it "Gaye" or take his middle name as a surname, but I'm guessing he's already copped enough ribbing and insults about it already and stopped caring a long time ago.
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Postby J@3 on Tue May 09, 2006 10:45 pm

Gaye would be a good move, everyone would get a laugh out of it if he did change his name but they'd also understand the reasons.
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Postby The X on Tue May 09, 2006 10:45 pm

I think Gay will sell more other merchandise than jerseys....if he has a shoe deal, they should say Rudy on them or a nickname, not 'Gay' :lol:


EDIT: That would be a good idea Andrew, 'Gaye' would not be departing too far from his inherited name, so it would work :P
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Postby cklitsie on Tue May 09, 2006 11:43 pm

Why not Ghey? :P

Anyway I don't think it matters that much, I wouldn't care about walking with a jersey with "Gay" on the back (no lame jokes please, thanks).
Especially because he's pretty well-known already, maybe they're only hyping him up so he will be known by most people and no one will think something weird when someone's wearing his jersey. At least in the US then, but that's where most jerseys are sold I think and probably the only place where people wear NBA jersey when going to school/hanging out.
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Postby Matt on Tue May 09, 2006 11:44 pm

i would if he became a Piston. I don't care what his surname is and i don't care what other people think of me...i'm no female.
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Postby dada on Tue May 09, 2006 11:49 pm

Since his name is so short why not put the whole thing on the back of the jersey.

"R U D Y G A Y"
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Postby Fenix on Wed May 10, 2006 12:13 am

Laxation wrote:I didnt even want a Prince jersey... :?


:lol:. I never noticed the connection.
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Postby Indy on Wed May 10, 2006 1:00 am

If he somehow becomes a Pacer (and shows a tiny bit of work ethic) I'll buy his jersey and wear it proudly. Sort of like a rainbow flag.
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Postby Fenix on Wed May 10, 2006 1:35 am

I don't think his problem is work ethic (which is reportedly very good), but simply a lack of passion for the game. And the UConn sytem, of course. Everyone looks passive playing it.
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Postby J@3 on Wed May 10, 2006 1:38 am

I'm going to guess that every person who says "I'd wear it, I don't care" etc won't buy one. You'd get away with it in the states because people know who he is, but everywhere else (N)
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Postby Christopherson on Wed May 10, 2006 4:05 am

Funny story, on a related note. There was a deffensive back for the New England Patriots whose name is Randall Gay I believe. Well, after he started playing big minutes, several people tried to buy his jersey from eastbay but using theit custom jersey thing where you can pick your own name and number for a team's jersey. Unfortunatley for them, "gay" was on eastbay's banned name list and they couldnt buy the jerseys! I believe it has since been removed from the list. Eastbay just didnt want to sell jerseys with words with negative conotations on them. Fans would get way too much of a kick out of that.
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Postby Air Jordon on Wed May 10, 2006 4:57 am

Lew Alcindor changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar :D

and i dont see why he wouldnt sell jerseys, it could become a hit with the gay and lesbian community. all he needs is the right endorsements. :lol:
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Postby J@3 on Wed May 10, 2006 5:12 am

Yeah... someone already used that joke. And it's "Jordan".
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Postby Air Jordon on Wed May 10, 2006 5:50 am

Jae wrote:Yeah... someone already used that joke. And it's "Jordan".


thats funny, i ment to spell it JORDON! :roll:
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Postby J@3 on Wed May 10, 2006 5:51 am

Did you mean to spell "meant" as "ment"?
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Postby Unrestrict3D on Wed May 10, 2006 5:53 am

People buy Larry Bird jerseys so I don't see why not. It can't be too much worse than a jersey with "Bird" on the back. I personally wouldn't buy it but I don't buy any jerseys. :)
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