"The concept of sitting around with your pals and naming bygone, marginal athletes has existed for quite some time. Surely Roman citizens back in the day sat at the bacchanal reminiscing about gladiators whose careers were cut brutally short. But Defector's own Tom Ley was the one who gave that concept a name, first in a blog and then during deliberately tedious Facebook Live streams in the "pivot to video" panic of digital media circa 2017. "Let's Remember Some Guys," he said."
"For that reason, it was so jarring to hear this phrase: "Let's name some guys-in memoriam-forgotten NBA guys." The culprit was Zach Lowe of The Ringer, speaking on a recent episode of his eponymous podcast with his colleague Chris Ryan. I enjoy Lowe's work in general, and his curated selection of Guys in particular. (Shoutout to Kyle O'Quinn, passing from the elbow.) But this syntax is unacceptable."
Tom Ley coined the phrase Let's Remember Some Guys during a blog and Facebook Live streams around 2017. David Roth and Lauren Theisen adapted the idea to opening packs of trading cards, expanding its reach. The phrase spread beyond the original circle and became a communal shorthand for recalling marginal or forgotten athletes. The phrase's strength lies in its simplicity and metaphysical framing of Guys awaiting remembrance. A recent misphrasing—"Let's name some guys-in memoriam-forgotten NBA guys"—by Zach Lowe prompted criticism for syntactic corruption. The recommendation is to retain the established wording and continue remembering players like Moe Harkless and Luke Ridnour.
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