NBA fans may never know what they're missing out on. Shortly after he was drafted fifth overall by the Memphis Grizzlies, Kevin Love was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves, forever depriving us of the greatest name pairing of all time with Grizzlies guard Rudy Gay.
That's right, we may never see the Gay-Love era in the NBA.
I, for one, cannot be convinced that this move was anything less than a direct order from Memphis' P.R. people.
Look at the trade: It's basically O.J. Mayo (whom the Wolves drafted two spots ahead of the former UCLA star) for Love, along with a bunch of scrubs and expiring contracts.
You're going to tell me Minnesota just didn't feel like acquiring Love until they could get Brian Cardinal thrown in there? Or that Memphis really wanted another athletic swing guard, when they already have Gay?
No, this move was fueled by something more powerful than creating a good team or showing off the GM skills of Kevin McHale and Chris Wallace (although maybe it did just that). Indeed, this trade was created purely by something that already runs rampant in this country:
The fear of Gay-Love.
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about 1 month ago
Just the fact that we will never hear, "Gay and Love hook up to put it in the hole" has already ruined next season for me. It's even more painful because we were so close.
from about 1 month ago
hahahahaha yesss. Let's hope this happens sometime down the line in their careers. Maybe all-star games or something.
Ed, keep it coming.
about 1 month ago
Yes, but you will still get "Gay penetration leading to Mayo buckets". The trade was basically a pick swap and my crap for your crap, except Minnesota came away with the best player in Mike Miller while getting rid of the worse contracts (Walker, Jaric), so I'd have to say Minnesota won out.
from about 16 hours ago
disgusting and hilarious
about 1 month ago
"Gay spreads Mayo all over the floor"
"Gay-Mayo leaves a bad taste in team's mouth"
see, there's still plenty to do lol
about 1 month ago
Flippin Funny
about 1 month ago
"Gay-Mayo will certainly make things sticky for the other team"
"Mayo helps Gay slip right in the zone"
lol
about 1 month ago
"It's basically O.J. Mayo (whom the Wolves drafted two spots ahead of the former UCLA star) for Love, along with a bunch of scrubs and expiring contracts."
You say Miller is a scrub?
from about 1 month ago
He's not exactly a stud, although I like his jumper.
But no, Miller fits more in the next one...a soon-to-be-expiring contract.
about 1 month ago
gay-mayo is protecting conley to go to the hole! :D
about 1 month ago
Gives new meaning to "bobble-head night".
Eewww...
(Funny stuff, Ed!) :)
about 1 month ago
Hilarious, I didn't even think of the Gay-Love all over the court.
about 1 month ago
Funny article! Never thought about that, hopefully Rudy Gay blocks Kevin Love's shot and Jeff Van Gundy screams, "Gay Just Swatted Love from Behind! Love Can't Seem to Penetrate the Lane Tonight!"
about 1 month ago
Just the comments alone make this a 5 star read. "No Gay-Love for the Memphis fans"
about 1 month ago
Well i think the reason minnesota made the trade was to get mike miller in addition to kevin love, which made it a really good trade for them. Regardless, this article is the funniest thing i've ever seen, so you got 4 stars from me anyway. Keep up the good work.
about 1 month ago
Gay-Love. The two names together just sound sooooo funny! Its unbelievable!
San Francisco here we come!
about 1 month ago
The biggest loser in all of this is actually Kraft, which will have to deal with a year's worth of focus on Mayo-Love. Product placement strikes back in the worst way. I predict some up-and-coming star will work Miracle-Whip into his name in an effort to strike back.
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