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jiggamanjazz said:
Does this concern anyone else??? I mean it was last year but....brick city
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Yes its concerning

Luckily i think he will work hard at his shooting and his form isnt horrible
 
I'm really starting to think Gordon will bust. His only elite skill is defense, and he isn't that great at defense.
 
green said:
I'm really starting to think Gordon will bust. His only elite skill is defense, and he isn't that great at defense.
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I agree with this. I don't think he's the defender people are saying he is. I think the hype is a smokescreen. DX has him mocked at #10 now. I could see him fall that low, tbh.

How many decent small forwards have you seen airball a free-throw.....like ever? I've never airballed a free-throw in my life. That's how far off his shooting touch is.

He might not be a total bust though. He might end up being Josh Smith eventually.
 
spycam1 said:
He's elite at defense but isn't that great at it?

wut
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My point is, he is crazy athletic but isn't great at anything. So people assume crazy athleticism = great defender.

But, when you go back and look at his defense, he's isn't that special. He won't come in and shut down anyone year one.

So, if you don't know if he can shoot, you don't know if he can pass, you don't know what position he will play, you don't know if he can dominate a game, and you don't know if he can defend anyone...then what do you know?

He's young, athletic and teachable. That's a pretty big risk to take at #5 for a team like Utah.

I wouldn't touch him. I think at 5 you go Smart. Maybe Vonleh. Utah has to come away from this with an All Star. I don't ever see Gordon being an all star.

My wish list is:

Embiid
Parker
???????????
Smart/Wiggins/Exum (I'd have to be at the workouts to know better)

If there is any shot you can get Parker, you do it. I'd give up Burks, Kanter #5, the rest of this year's picks and a future first.

Without a star, you have nothing. We have nice pieces, but without a star they = nothing.
 
Catchall said:
I agree with this. I don't think he's the defender people are saying he is. I think the hype is a smokescreen. DX has him mocked at #10 now. I could see him fall that low, tbh.

How many decent small forwards have you seen airball a free-throw.....like ever? I've never airballed a free-throw in my life. That's how far off his shooting touch is.

He might not be a total bust though. He might end up being Josh Smith eventually.
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Some SF from the Heat did once. He managed to have a decent career in spite of it.
 
Nate505 said:
Some SF from the Heat did once. He managed to have a decent career in spite of it.
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If you're talking about LeBron, I think LeBron brings more to the table that will allow you to overlook that.

What does Gordon do, that you think will allow him to come in and dominate one aspect of the game year one? Year three? Year five?

I don't see one trait that says, he dominate this: _______ in five years.

Embiid has defense.
Wiggins has defense.
Parker will score 25.
Smart will score 20 and has defense.

Those are the only for sure things in this draft. Everyone else has big time bust material. They might have high ceilings, but they also have loooooooow floors.
 
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