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  1. 4 points
    I think the blurb under his 60th ranking in the SI top 100 NBA players kinda gets at what I'm talking about. https://www.si.com/nba/top-100-nba-players-2020#80-61 He's kind of been in a weird situation consistently in his career. Comes into a situation with Harris, oladipo, and Vucevic being the main offensive cogs and Fournier and Payton getting a lot of on ball responsibility so he's left being the hustle guy. Then we transition from that team to the ibaka team where we played almost exclusively in Ibaka-vuc or Ibaka-biyombo lineups until the trade and it's an awkward fit because he can't shoot yet and Ibaka isn't a forward. Then everyone gets hurt and he starts getting a lot more offensive responsibility (even before the injuries) and he flashes some but he also looks really awkward a lot of the time and inexplicably decides to start shooting pull up threes in transition. Then Clifford comes in and Gordon is a bit wild with the ball early in the season pushing Clifford to run the offense through Vucevic and Fournier cutting his usage. But then that ends up being a great thing for Gordon because he starts to build a more efficient offensive game that he can build off of. He grabs that role as a facilitator a couple months into the season and averages 4.2 apg over the last something like 40 games. That's really good for a forward. It's not Draymond but it is Justise Winslow, Donovan Mitchell, Jimmy Butler. So he starts flashing these skills in spots (and the spots are limited because we have depth and are trying to win) where he shows legit number 1 option scoring (only 36 players have multiple 40 point games over the past 3 seasons), legitimate facilitation from the wing, elite speed with the ball in transition, a great first step, ability to bully his way to the rim, and months where he shoots 38%+ from 3. But on the flip side he seemingly has weeks where he doesn't attack the rim off the dribble with the exception of open lanes to the basket and focuses on dribbling into post fades. He has days where it's almost like he decides he wants to try moves he was working on before the game starts instead of just playing. He has months where he shoots less than 30.5% from 3. The elite speed with the ball we saw 5 times I can remember so probably less than a dozen times during the season. He doesn't use his quick step effectively often enough. With a bit more refinement and a bigger role here could easily be an all star in the east. He wouldn't be considerably different than Khris Middleton or Paul Millsap. It's not that big of a leap. Look at Vucevic. The real leap to being a star is possible. The signs are there. His growth rate and work ethic don't disqualify him from that leap. He has all of the little signifiers that this is possible. But at the same time how likely is it that he actually accomplishes that? How many players incrementally improve into "star" players? What is the benchmark for being a star? Is a more palatable Josh Smith a star?
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  3. 1 point
    Improve his ball handling / drives to the basket
  4. 1 point
    Being a hard worker is very underrated, and AG has made improvements to his game every year. I've always wanted to build around Fultz + BIG and that hasn't changed
  5. 1 point
    I wouldn't read too much into Gordon analysis. Just in the last month: We've had Simmons and Lowe say he's one of the most likely guys to make a leap into stardom later in his career. We've had this guy discuss him more in terms of his floor because of his great passing ability but doubts his ability to reach stardom. We had Kevin O'Connor talk about how Gordon is someone who could become a star because of consistent incremental improvement every year but "isn't the passer he expected he would be out of college". So there's a lot of mixed analysis here. There are signs he could take a leap. There are deficiencies in his game that he might not be able to improve which would keep him where he is as just a good player. This playoff run and Gordon's performance during it made him someone people must now have opinions about. But I don't think we're good at analysing ceiling for guys like Gordon who go from where he was as a rookie to where he is now. Similar situation with Jimmy Butler who went from being basically Ronnie Brewer to a franchise player. Those guys are harder to project than a guy like Paul George who had the talent from day one but coasted through much of his amateur days so there was a question about whether he'd work to reach his potential
  6. 1 point
    It's surprising to see that Gordan is only 24. It seems like he has been around forever. The article has an interesting take on Gordon's ceiling in that it isn't going to be as high as we all once hoped. That reality of that hit me in the face like a brick. I had always hoped that Gordon would be one of those that would have a breakout season. I still love the guy though. He's a gym rat, has a great attitude, is athletic as hell, and has one heck of a work ethic. I think Clifford is doing wonders with him and utilizing him in the right way. His 3 point shot has improved and his athleticism allows him to take advantage of unplanned opportunities. Even though he isn't our go-to guy, I see him as our glue guy, and IMO every team needs players like that. What about you? Are you happy Gordon is on our team, or is he someone you would trade away, if we could, for a more consistent/ productive scorer?
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    Where did you hear this? i didnt see it on any twitter feeds, or my regular news feeds... I'd like to add to my list whatever place you heard it from. On other sightings I saw Jonathan Isaac at Keke's Restaurant a few Saturdays ago... i didnt want to bother him so i just said something about big fan of yours and keep posting his uplifting comments on twitter.
  8. -1 points
    quote: Originally posted by Jareth Cutestory: quote: Originally posted by The Solution: quote: Originally posted by TreyTime:That's because The Solution makes threads like, "BOSH DEAL IS DONE" and "Nash to Toronto". You need to name the threads accurately. Come on people. Nathan? I know you aren't a completely lost cause. Do you see this nonsense? I'm not sure what your inferring but Just because someone is not creative in labeling somthing doesnt mean you get a free hand de-railing it...
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    I just read an article on ESPN where it likens Lebron James to Hulk Hogan When he joined the NEw World Order... Then i saw the video and i could see the resemblence
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    1: Hulk Refers to himslef in the third Person No less then 5 Times 2: Hulk is the Mystery third Partner in the NWO 3: Hulk claims to have done great things for the WCW and because of him he's led the way for others 4: Hulk says he's done everything over the last few years... the charities, the kids, the fans... 5: Hulk drops a bomb on Randy Savage who was already down for the count like cleveland... 6: Hulk wants to be part of the 2 guys who are the future fo the game... 7: Hulk was promised movies and millions (business Proposition)
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    quote: Originally posted by Natesroom:I just read an article on ESPN where it likens Lebron James to Hulk Hogan When he joined the NEw World Order... Then i saw the video and i could see the resemblence http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H76DwHgOwpA 1: Hulk Refers to himselff in the third Person No less then 5 Times 2: Hulk is the Mystery third Partner in the NWO 3: Hulk claims to have done great things for the WCW and because of him he's led the way for others 4: Hulk says he's done everything over the last few years... the charities, the kids, the fans... 5: Hulk drops a bomb on Randy Savage who was already down for the count like cleveland... 6: Hulk wants to be part of the 2 guys who are the future fo the game... 7: Hulk was promised movies and millions (business Proposition) List some other guys! Bump
  12. -1 points
    quote: Originally posted by COLOMBIANO: Bump for Columbiaatch
  13. -1 points
    No doubt he was awesome shooting off the screen
  14. -1 points
    Watching the pc and “The Chief” is big and long; he’s got that sleepy look. He could probably play 3 thru 5; that’s huge. We are going to have a top 5 defense.
  15. -1 points
    I think he’ll be better on D and I hope he has Nicholson’s post game; should be average 3 pt shooter.
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    It feels to me like we made the right moves this summer for a few reasons: 1. I still think Bamba is very, very raw; it takes a while for big men and point guards to acclimate to the NBA. Vooch’s contract is deescalating if we need to move him, it will not be easy but easier. We carry our momentum forward this year while 27 players switched teams and may not mesh just because it looks good on paper: see Houston and OC, we have an advantage. 2. Aminu is cheap by today’s standard and is a place holder for KeKe with moveable contract as mentioned by previous poster. He’s an upgrade from last year. 3. I think Fultz will show well, just a feeling. 4. MCW will again outplay his contract. 5. We will have better depth this year and familiarity with the system. 6. Our boys are hungry and it sounds like they are all in...... Areas of concern: shot creation, back court production and perimeter defense of guards of starting unit, shooting. Will Burch be discontented with lack of playing time?
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