Bodie Broadus wrote:Aaron Gordon's game is nothing like Josh Smiths.. good grief.. Have you ever even seen him play?
I'm sorry, what exactly is different about then besides FGA?
Both shoot way too many jumpers (Gordon took 5.39 per game, out of 10.1 total, so more than half his shot were jumpers) and were awful at hitting them. Gordon was sub-30% on his jump shots this year.
Both have nice face-up games and leverage their athleticism into excellent finishing.
Both are well above average passers for PFs.
Both can defend both forward positions and block shots.
I've watched both players play and they are very similar. Gordon played much smarter defense this year, but I'd chLk that up to Gordon having a coach and actual defensive scheme. I know I am not the first person to make the comparison, because it's true. Gordon can certainly be better than Smith, they just play similarly right now.