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ayjaykhanna wrote:Didn't watch the game. All I heard was about the turnover saga by Elfrid Payton. Do you guys think he truly deserves the Rondo comparison? I don't really see it...¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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before making a judgement Showbiz Bear wrote:Damn it, I'm not in mid-season-hot-guy-picture-posting form. But this is the preseason, everyone makes mistakes. Sorry 'Blitz.
In the meantime, I wanna echo Smooth's sentiment about Gordon: I wanted Exum. Badly. But everything I'm seeing from AG is making me fall in love with his game, his attitude, and his work ethic. That post game interview with Dante, along with his other interviews throughout the off-season, showed me the maturity, the quiet confidence, and the drive to improve. I love this kid's game.
This is what I get for doubting Hennigan. Never again. I was wrong.
rb1magicfan wrote:
Btw sitting so close I really got to see up close how good Aaron Gordon actually is.This is no exaggeration i have seen a lot of basketball in my life and have never seen a young player play that kind of D.He is an elite defender right now!!! Great feel and awesome speed and lateral quickness.If he does not win defensive player of the year at least 4 times I will be shocked.
Yeah I'm a little confused...Does nobody remember that Willie Green is actually pretty good? I mean, he played pretty well against us throughout his career.Last Guardian wrote:Isn't Willie one of the biggest Magic killers? Glad he is on our team now.
Blue_and_Whte wrote:The perfect team for Aaron to show what he can do and build his confidence. I mean Walter Hermman was guarding him... so... yeah
BadMofoPimp wrote:Reached for a 2nd round talent in Nicholson.
BadMofoPimp wrote:Durant thinks Vooch is one of the Best Centers in the NBA. I will take his word over a couch-GM yelling at a TV.
doct3r dr3 wrote:Blue_and_Whte wrote:The perfect team for Aaron to show what he can do and build his confidence. I mean Walter Hermman was guarding him... so... yeah
Yeah, just to underscore the point, he was facing a non-NBA team with one player over 6'9" (Marquinos - 6'10"). Scores 15 points worth of tip-ins in a preseason game -- his best showing yet... "I'm gonna be a beast."
BadMofoPimp wrote:Reached for a 2nd round talent in Nicholson.
rb1magicfan wrote:My Brother and I went to the game last night.We have had season tickets in the lower bowl and club level for the last several years.This year because of an increased travel schedule at work we decided to purchase the 7 game luxury box package and supplement that with a few single game tickets and the $79.00 pass for oct.-nov games. This package is pretty neat 7 dollars per game is a great price but we are spoiled and decided to check out the up grade options they give you in the app.We upgraded to court side 113 row 9 for 23.00 per ticket not bad at all.I know it was pre season but because they will not let you up grade until 20 min before tip off you can get some good deals on seats they know they will not sell.Btw you get in the arena with your app and a bar code then they text you your seats 15 min before tip and if you do not like them you still have an option to up grade.Pretty cool.
Btw sitting so close I really got to see up close how good Aaron Gordon actually is.This is no exaggeration i have seen a lot of basketball in my life and have never seen a young player play that kind of D.He is an elite defender right now!!! Great feel and awesome speed and lateral quickness.If he does not win defensive player of the year at least 4 times I will be shocked.
Blue_and_Whte wrote:Yeah I'm a little confused...Does nobody remember that Willie Green is actually pretty good? I mean, he played pretty well against us throughout his career.Last Guardian wrote:Isn't Willie one of the biggest Magic killers? Glad he is on our team now.
RYgoBOOM wrote:It's good to see some of AG's doubters realize the potential this kid has. I mean even if you take him for what he is right now...... He's a give 120% on every play guy that doesn't need plays called for him to be effective. I'll take throwing him into the fire any day given the skill set he has this early is his career.
It's gonna be a great year watching EP and AG grow
AddiFB wrote:We have some very capable dunkers on this team..
Aaron Gordon
Victor Oladipo
Maurice Harkless
Tobias Harris
Elfrid Payton
And then there are...
Nicola Vucevic
Kyle O'Quinn
Remember when we had mainly just one guy capable of dunking? Dwight. The rest were just slow wing players, with an occasional Courtney Lee dunk and then later what seemed like a slow motion replay of a half-man, half-retired Vince Carter dunk... oh and a few super-rare "throwdowns" by Hedo, so rare, they were added to the Bible as a miracle. Yeah a dunk here and there by Bass... but we were slow and mainly jump shooting team.
Now we runnin...
doct3r dr3 wrote:Blue_and_Whte wrote:The perfect team for Aaron to show what he can do and build his confidence. I mean Walter Hermman was guarding him... so... yeah
Yeah, just to underscore the point, he was facing a non-NBA team with one player over 6'9" (Marquinos - 6'10"). Scores 15 points worth of tip-ins in a preseason game -- his best showing yet... "I'm gonna be a beast."
but yeah, it was a silly comment from a 19 yo rook. He gotta let his game speak for himself but I do like his confidence, hopefully he's strong minded to keep that confidence thru out the season. 
