Remember Jimmer-mania? Sure, part of that was that he played for the TDS. Jabari-mania would run just as high, and moreso because he'd be the best ever LDS player (sorry, Mr. Ainge). I think it IS that big a deal with Parker instead of Wiggins. Parker will be better initially. And when those older fans who don't understand analytics and player development see Lindsey passed over the Rookie of the Year, who belongs to the religion which represents half the state's population, for some other rookie who is good, but not putting up anywhere near the numbers, the torches are coming out.
I haven't seen it mentioned anywhere, I'm no scout so I'm probably wrong. Bill Simmons loves Gordon. And in his article today he's talking about how he was wrong about MKG. Said something like "turns out your wing players need to be able to shoot, not just jump high and defend well." And I'm just reading it like:
Hopefully one of the smart dudes can tell me why it's different. Still want Gordon at 5!
Well he was drafted #2 and is considered extremely disappointing/bust to most. Has he performed to the level you thought he would? And would you expect Gordon to be much better?
But.... Like in a million years I wouldn't trade #5 for MKG. So is Gordon not worth it? You're not really convincing me that Gordon will be a better player.
