OrlandoNed wrote:zaymon wrote:OrlandoNed wrote:Oh BS man.
Vuc and Ross can take us to the playoffs but AG can’t? Have you been in a coma for the last two years? AG contributed just as much to our two playoff appearances as Vuc and Ross. Last I checked we barely made the playoffs twice WITH all 3, now Vuc and Ross can carry us with a lesser player replacing AG.
You are either straight up drunk on Haterade or you are the biggest Vuc and Ross homer on the planet.
Aaron Gordon was one of the worst ball handlers in the whole nba this season. His most efficient playtypes were cuts and post ups. You cant create your teams offense around that. He has positive impact on games but more as a ball mover than shot creator.
Yes you can make playoffs with Gordon, but he is not the driving force of your offense nor defense. If you think creating offense via AG gives similar results to Ross or Vucevic i have nothing more to say.
His highest assist game this year. Mostly transition offense, post ups and using looks our movement shooters create. He barely creates any offense. Educate yourself and stop writing nonsense.
Pretty sure I didn’t say a damn thing about running the offense through AG as a top option. Yes Vuc is clearly a #1 option on this team currently but somebody has to get him the ball, and there nothing wrong with having multiple guys who can make plays. AG doesn’t have to be a driving force on either side of the ball to be a difference maker which he has been due to his athleticism and versatility. Those assist totals are no fluke and to me, are a clear sign of a guy who has yet to reach his peak.
And making Ross out to be a viable top option is a joke. You oversimplify what AG does, but you make it sound like Ross coming off screen after screen for a contested 3 or a 1 dribble pull up for a long 2 is the second coming of the triangle offense. That’s literally all he does aside from the occasional baseline dunk. Ross isn’t nearly as consistent enough at making shots to be considered a high option. There is a reason that “Coin Toss” Ross doesn’t start and has almost exclusively played off the bench for his entire career.
Go “educate” yourself.
I’d rather watch AG develop his playmaking after seeing those big assist totals he was putting up before the outbreak.
So you want big assists numbers from AG but you dont want him to be the driving force of our offense? So how that works ?
Do you even understand what you are writing or you just hope i wont reread a post you just made ?
Aaron Gordon cant beat defenders of the dribble. Aaron Gordon is a bad pick and roll ball handler. What playmaking are you talking about ? Curveballs ? He is passing to players who created shots by screens or movement. He is not the one who creates those looks. You can make fun of Ross, but Gordon running around screens generates exactly zero offense. He would just look dumb running without defender.
I am curious what is your vision of our offense with Gordon being a playmaker. If i oversimplified it be generous enough to educate me.
ps. I never said Ross is a top option, he is a bench scorer who can create his own shot obviously, problem is AG cant create offense efficiently even against reserves.