OrlandO wrote:pepe1991 wrote:People still banking on that Gordon new Oladipo crap?
You are running out of time, 5th year was year when OLadipo become allstar.
To be fair, Gordon is 23.... Oladipo was 25 when he finally became a good shooter. The NBA experience matters, but I think age does, too. Tobias was also 25 and in his 7th year when he finally became a good shooter. I think Gordon will eventually become a good shooter, but it's not a given to happen this year or next year or the year after. He came in as a project and was always going to be a late bloomer at best. If or when it does happen it could do wonders for his game. He's on the clock though... most teams are not going to sit around and wait two full contracts. How long will weltman give him? I'm thinking summer 2020 is his deadline.
My entire problem with Gordon's development was that.... they tried to change him into something else before letting him get comfortable and perfecting the skills he had coming into the league. Rebounding, transition, cutting, defense , etc should have been the skills he should have honed in order to get on the court.... then expanded from there on out. As i've said.... just off of his size, athleticism and strength.... he could have gotten 15-18 points per game with the aforementioned talents + EFFORT!