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Aaron Gordon With The 5th Pick

A 3 with zero range and sub 500 Ft shooting? Really???

Can you list another 3 in the league with less range? Are we trying to tank again?

And does he play behind Hayward then?

Can he improve his shooting?

:^0
 
Kawhi Leonard shot 29% from 3 in college. Gordon shot 35%. FTs can improve. And Hayward has played the two for the last 3 ****ing years. Christ.

Droppin knowledge
 
Dodging again.

Who is this franchise player in 2015???????

I don't know?

Are you supposed to be making a point here?

We need to tank to get a top 3 pick and give us the best chance at landing a franchise player. Next year needs to be what this year was supposed to be: a year to play the young players, start fresh with a new coach, and lose the hell out of games.

Argue against that if you want. That's fine. We will just have to agree to disagree.
 
Aaron Gordon
Chad Ford's Top 100: No. 7
Strengths: Assist%, TO%, PF% | Weaknesses: 2-point%, Shooting
WARP projection: 1.6 (15th among top 100)
Comparables: Anthony Randolph (93.6), Maurice Harkless (93.6), Tobias Harris (93.3), Thaddeus Young (93.3)

Great players to be compared to.
 
I don't know?

Are you supposed to be making a point here?

We need to tank to get a top 3 pick and give us the best chance at landing a franchise player. Next year needs to be what this year was supposed to be: a year to play the young players, start fresh with a new coach, and lose the hell out of games.

Argue against that if you want. That's fine. We will just have to agree to disagree.

Yes, but who? I might be inclined to agree if there was some sort of consensus franchise player next year, but so far, none has emerged.

So, we add A. Gordon if we stay at 5, because he is BPA, fits our team, and has the highest ceiling of those remaining.

Everyone wanted Wiggins, Embiid or Parker, but it didn't happen with the lotto. Now we're forming plans for the future that are based in reality.

If no franchise player exists, you can't tank for them.
 
pick gordon and trade every damn veterans on our team. tank 1 more year and shoot for the real star - okafor
 
I don't know?

Are you supposed to be making a point here?

We need to tank to get a top 3 pick and give us the best chance at landing a franchise player. Next year needs to be what this year was supposed to be: a year to play the young players, start fresh with a new coach, and lose the hell out of games.

Argue against that if you want. That's fine. We will just have to agree to disagree.

If we get a top-3 pick next year, the Jazz have FAR more serious concerns than just drafting a franchise player.

Jazz managed to "tank" into the 4th/5th worst record with injuries, a career worst year by their starting SG, a coach who made some questionable rotational decisions, and teh struggles of a rookie PG. If the Jazz were to finish with the worst or second-worst record (pretty much the only way to get a top-3 pick), it would mean a) Hayward is replaced by a street FA, the #5 pick is bust, Trey shows no sign of improvement, and Favors and Kanter flounder. Or plan B, we just hope for season-ending injuries to 3 of those players in training camp.

And that coach? He'd likely sign a 3-4 yr. deal. So we gotta hope he's completely clueless and the Millers are willing to eat $8M when they fire him.
 
as a guy who wants defense more than anything, I'm on-board with Gordon at 5.

But I'd also be trying to turn #5 into #2 or #3, since I'm assuming the Cavs will go for Embiid.
 
[size/HUGE] fixed [/size];829406 said:
as a guy who wants defense more than anything, I'm on-board with Gordon at 5.

But I'd also be trying to turn #5 into #2 or #3, since I'm assuming the Cavs will go for Embiid.

But if Aaron Gordon can guard 2-4, then **** he could fix a lot of our problems.
 
Aaron Gordon
Chad Ford's Top 100: No. 7
Strengths: Assist%, TO%, PF% | Weaknesses: 2-point%, Shooting
WARP projection: 1.6 (15th among top 100)
Comparables: Anthony Randolph (93.6), Maurice Harkless (93.6), Tobias Harris (93.3), Thaddeus Young (93.3)

Great players to be compared to.

Ouch
 
[size/HUGE] fixed [/size];829406 said:
as a guy who wants defense more than anything, I'm on-board with Gordon at 5.

But I'd also be trying to turn #5 into #2 or #3, since I'm assuming the Cavs will go for Embiid.

Word
 
I got it all figured out.

Trade Burke to the Magic for the #12 pick.

Package #12 and #23 to the Lakers for #7.

Draft Smart at #5 and Gordon at #7.
 
Holy ****, it's going to be so confusing when they are like "Gordon with the slam" then they are like "Wait, we mean Aaron Gordon, not Gordon Hayward" then Harpring will come up with a nickname like "Gordon Brothers". It's going to be so awesome guys.
Burke, Burks, Gordon and Gordon.
 
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