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pepe1991 wrote:Aaron Gordon and spacing. Art of easy basketball that Magic never figured....
Rainwater wrote:pepe1991 wrote:Aaron Gordon and spacing. Art of easy basketball that Magic never figured....
Not going to lie he is going to do very well over there. Just a really good game for him today. He is basically the fourth option, no pressure and no more hero ball. All he needs to do is spot up or cut and Joker or Murray will find him. Playing with actual stars makes a huge difference. To bad the magic couldn't do over here.
pepe1991 wrote:Rainwater wrote:pepe1991 wrote:Aaron Gordon and spacing. Art of easy basketball that Magic never figured....
Not going to lie he is going to do very well over there. Just a really good game for him today. He is basically the fourth option, no pressure and no more hero ball. All he needs to do is spot up or cut and Joker or Murray will find him. Playing with actual stars makes a huge difference. To bad the magic couldn't do over here.
Less Gordon needs to think, better he is.
He'll do fine with Denver. Not really sure about long term fit with MPJr and him but we will see.
The Rebel wrote:Blue_and_Whte wrote:It has nothing to do with looking like him.youngthegiant wrote: I can tell you right now..Hampton is nothing like Dante Exum, he does kind of look like him though.
They were both 6'5 athletic PG's with questionable 3pt shots... I mean:
https://www.nbadraft.net/players/rj-hampton/
NBA COMPARISON: DANTE EXUM
Hampton really isn't a PG, he is a SG with the reach to help overcome the inch or two he is shorter than prototype SGs. He has good handles and passing for a combo guard, but he really isn't a PG.
They say Hampton shoots well in practice since he worked so much on it, but he hesitated to shoot for the Nuggets. Part of it is that Malone has a short leash on rookies but part of it is confidence.
On defense though he shows a huge amount of potential. Worse case Hampton can be a Tony Allen type, best case he can be a star.
pepe1991 wrote:Rainwater wrote:pepe1991 wrote:Less Gordon needs to think, better he is.
The Rebel wrote:Blue_and_Whte wrote:It has nothing to do with looking like him.youngthegiant wrote: I can tell you right now..Hampton is nothing like Dante Exum, he does kind of look like him though.
They were both 6'5 athletic PG's with questionable 3pt shots... I mean:
https://www.nbadraft.net/players/rj-hampton/
NBA COMPARISON: DANTE EXUM
Hampton really isn't a PG, he is a SG with the reach to help overcome the inch or two he is shorter than prototype SGs. He has good handles and passing for a combo guard, but he really isn't a PG.
They say Hampton shoots well in practice since he worked so much on it, but he hesitated to shoot for the Nuggets. Part of it is that Malone has a short leash on rookies but part of it is confidence.
On defense though he shows a huge amount of potential. Worse case Hampton can be a Tony Allen type, best case he can be a star.
I think we would all take Tony Allen. Kobe dubbed him, the best defender he ever faced.tiderulz wrote:The Rebel wrote:Blue_and_Whte wrote:It has nothing to do with looking like him.
They were both 6'5 athletic PG's with questionable 3pt shots... I mean:
https://www.nbadraft.net/players/rj-hampton/
NBA COMPARISON: DANTE EXUM
Hampton really isn't a PG, he is a SG with the reach to help overcome the inch or two he is shorter than prototype SGs. He has good handles and passing for a combo guard, but he really isn't a PG.
They say Hampton shoots well in practice since he worked so much on it, but he hesitated to shoot for the Nuggets. Part of it is that Malone has a short leash on rookies but part of it is confidence.
On defense though he shows a huge amount of potential. Worse case Hampton can be a Tony Allen type, best case he can be a star.
appreciate the insights on Harris and Hampton.
pepe1991 wrote:Aaron Gordon and spacing. Art of easy basketball that Magic never figured....
Skybox wrote:pepe1991 wrote:Rainwater wrote:
I've been a big supporter of AG and hoped he'd find a better fit. It appears he did...but Pepe's quote sums it up. I heard from someone who was involved in the team medicals when he was a rookie that AG was "dumb as a bag of rocks". The graceless way he's handled his exit only reinforced that. Not saying he can't be a very good player-he is and will be. But the limits of his intellect put a ceiling at role player...how tough is it to make a nice public message (even if insincere) to the city, org, fans etc? He probably doesn't even understand why some kid in ORL with his jersey on might be upset. ...It's pretty much standard PR. Honestly, I would expect his agency to do it without him even knowing.
Or, did I miss it?
cedric76 wrote:What s funny is if you have asked this board about this trade 2 years ago they would have said that we d need to add 2 1st to AG to get Harris
Things change quickly
Xatticus wrote:Skybox wrote:pepe1991 wrote:
I've been a big supporter of AG and hoped he'd find a better fit. It appears he did...but Pepe's quote sums it up. I heard from someone who was involved in the team medicals when he was a rookie that AG was "dumb as a bag of rocks". The graceless way he's handled his exit only reinforced that. Not saying he can't be a very good player-he is and will be. But the limits of his intellect put a ceiling at role player...how tough is it to make a nice public message (even if insincere) to the city, org, fans etc? He probably doesn't even understand why some kid in ORL with his jersey on might be upset. ...It's pretty much standard PR. Honestly, I would expect his agency to do it without him even knowing.
Or, did I miss it?
You missed it. He has only ever said positive things about Orlando and its fans.
This whole vilification of Gordon thing is just beyond stupid. You're replying to two dudes whose post counts would plunge by 50%+ if we expunged all things anti-Gordon from this forum.
Xatticus wrote:Skybox wrote:pepe1991 wrote:
I've been a big supporter of AG and hoped he'd find a better fit. It appears he did...but Pepe's quote sums it up. I heard from someone who was involved in the team medicals when he was a rookie that AG was "dumb as a bag of rocks". The graceless way he's handled his exit only reinforced that. Not saying he can't be a very good player-he is and will be. But the limits of his intellect put a ceiling at role player...how tough is it to make a nice public message (even if insincere) to the city, org, fans etc? He probably doesn't even understand why some kid in ORL with his jersey on might be upset. ...It's pretty much standard PR. Honestly, I would expect his agency to do it without him even knowing.
Or, did I miss it?
You missed it. He has only ever said positive things about Orlando and its fans.
This whole vilification of Gordon thing is just beyond stupid. You're replying to two dudes whose post counts would plunge by 50%+ if we expunged all things anti-Gordon from this forum.
cedric76 wrote:What s funny is if you have asked this board about this trade 2 years ago they would have said that we d need to add 2 1st to AG to get Harris
Things change quickly
Skybox wrote:Xatticus wrote:Skybox wrote:
I've been a big supporter of AG and hoped he'd find a better fit. It appears he did...but Pepe's quote sums it up. I heard from someone who was involved in the team medicals when he was a rookie that AG was "dumb as a bag of rocks". The graceless way he's handled his exit only reinforced that. Not saying he can't be a very good player-he is and will be. But the limits of his intellect put a ceiling at role player...how tough is it to make a nice public message (even if insincere) to the city, org, fans etc? He probably doesn't even understand why some kid in ORL with his jersey on might be upset. ...It's pretty much standard PR. Honestly, I would expect his agency to do it without him even knowing.
Or, did I miss it?
You missed it. He has only ever said positive things about Orlando and its fans.
This whole vilification of Gordon thing is just beyond stupid. You're replying to two dudes whose post counts would plunge by 50%+ if we expunged all things anti-Gordon from this forum.
My comments are based only on what I (haven't) heard from AG. The interviews and quotes I saw were all about how happy he was to get a call from anyone. I'm not butthurt...I'm just disappointed that he was dopey enough to say these things out loud. I don't care about "ever", I just haven't seen any kind of "goodbye and thanks" type message that is pretty standard...if you've seen one, please direct me.
And best wishes AG, hope you can "develop your brand" in DEN.
Skybox wrote:Xatticus wrote:Skybox wrote:
I've been a big supporter of AG and hoped he'd find a better fit. It appears he did...but Pepe's quote sums it up. I heard from someone who was involved in the team medicals when he was a rookie that AG was "dumb as a bag of rocks". The graceless way he's handled his exit only reinforced that. Not saying he can't be a very good player-he is and will be. But the limits of his intellect put a ceiling at role player...how tough is it to make a nice public message (even if insincere) to the city, org, fans etc? He probably doesn't even understand why some kid in ORL with his jersey on might be upset. ...It's pretty much standard PR. Honestly, I would expect his agency to do it without him even knowing.
Or, did I miss it?
You missed it. He has only ever said positive things about Orlando and its fans.
This whole vilification of Gordon thing is just beyond stupid. You're replying to two dudes whose post counts would plunge by 50%+ if we expunged all things anti-Gordon from this forum.
My comments are based only on what I (haven't) heard from AG. The interviews and quotes I saw were all about how happy he was to get a call from anyone. I'm not butthurt...I'm just disappointed that he was dopey enough to say these things out loud. I don't care about "ever", I just haven't seen any kind of "goodbye and thanks" type message that is pretty standard...if you've seen one, please direct me.
And best wishes AG, hope you can "develop your brand" in DEN.
Bensational wrote:cedric76 wrote:What s funny is if you have asked this board about this trade 2 years ago they would have said that we d need to add 2 1st to AG to get Harris
Things change quickly
I don’t recall anyone ever being that high on Harris except for people who were hating on Gordon and being over the top in their evaluation.
Rainwater wrote:pepe1991 wrote:Aaron Gordon and spacing. Art of easy basketball that Magic never figured....
Not going to lie he is going to do very well over there. Just a really good game for him today. He is basically the fourth option, no pressure and no more hero ball. All he needs to do is spot up or cut and Joker or Murray will find him. Playing with actual stars makes a huge difference. Too bad the magic couldn't do over here.
cedric76 wrote:What s funny is if you have asked this board about this trade 2 years ago they would have said that we d need to add 2 1st to AG to get Harris
Things change quickly
fendilim wrote:cedric76 wrote:What s funny is if you have asked this board about this trade 2 years ago they would have said that we d need to add 2 1st to AG to get Harris
Things change quickly
I dont think that was ever the case... maybe harris and 2 1sts for ag.
