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Re: Aaron Gordon 

Post#21 » by Revived » Thu Jul 31, 2014 9:58 pm

Gordon is almost 6'10 with crazy athleticism. His athleticism makes up for his lack of great height. He isn't undersized for the PF spot.

I think Randle is much more of a tweener than Gordon.

Gordon can be Blake Griffin 2.0 if he puts in the work.
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Re: Aaron Gordon 

Post#22 » by Zelaznyrules » Fri Aug 1, 2014 12:03 am

SF88 wrote:Gordon is almost 6'10 with crazy athleticism. His athleticism makes up for his lack of great height. He isn't undersized for the PF spot.

I think Randle is much more of a tweener than Gordon.

Gordon can be Blake Griffin 2.0 if he puts in the work.


If all it will take is hard work, Gordon will get there. I don't think he'll get there. He has a good attitude and a great work ethic but wanting to do something and doing something aren't always the same thing.
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Re: Aaron Gordon 

Post#23 » by NoKneeBledsoe » Sat Aug 2, 2014 4:19 pm

Wishing the best for Gordon! It has been a while since U of A provided a stud!
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Re: Aaron Gordon 

Post#24 » by Zelaznyrules » Sat Aug 2, 2014 5:38 pm

NoKneeBledsoe wrote:Wishing the best for Gordon! It has been a while since U of A provided a stud!


I think Arizona sophomore Rondae Hollis-Jefferson will have a better chance at being an NBA stud than Gordon. He has flaws too but I think they are more fixable than Aaron's.
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Re: Aaron Gordon 

Post#25 » by NoKneeBledsoe » Sat Aug 2, 2014 9:06 pm

Zelaznyrules wrote:
NoKneeBledsoe wrote:Wishing the best for Gordon! It has been a while since U of A provided a stud!


I think Arizona sophomore Rondae Hollis-Jefferson will have a better chance at being an NBA stud than Gordon. He has flaws too but I think they are more fixable than Aaron's.



Hopefully Stanley Johnson shines next year as well! I agree on Rondae.
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Re: Aaron Gordon 

Post#26 » by Zelaznyrules » Sat Aug 2, 2014 9:07 pm

NoKneeBledsoe wrote:
Zelaznyrules wrote:
NoKneeBledsoe wrote:Wishing the best for Gordon! It has been a while since U of A provided a stud!


I think Arizona sophomore Rondae Hollis-Jefferson will have a better chance at being an NBA stud than Gordon. He has flaws too but I think they are more fixable than Aaron's.



Hopefully Stanley Johnson shines next year as well! I agree on Rondae.


Other than clips I haven't seen him play yet but by all accounts he's supposed to be something special.
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Re: Aaron Gordon 

Post#27 » by basketballRob » Sat Aug 9, 2014 5:24 am

PhxSunsFan1234 wrote:
Zelaznyrules wrote:
PhxSunsFan1234 wrote:You'd think teams would learn from Derrick Williams situation. Same player. Tweener. Athletic. Sucks in the NBA.


Tweener maybe but as a player he's nothing like Derrick Williams. In fact, their strengths and weaknesses are so dissimilar that if you combined the two guys you'd have a first ballot Hall of Fame player.


-Both undersized for their position; too small for PF. Too slow for SF
-Both can't shoot; Williams can a bit better than Gordon, but that's not saying anything lol.
-Both extremely athletic.
-Gordon can hopefully become a Shawn Marion type player. Defend, rebound, hustle. Score off easy buckets and passes being dished to him.
-All hope is lost for D-Williams
-I don't think Gordon was a good choice at #4.


Gordon is quick enough to guard SF's, he was quicker than some PG's at the combine. I think that's his strongest attribute right now.

At his age he should be a freshman this season so I think he's a long ways from a finished product but I can see him getting minutes this season guarding some of the top wings in the league. He's like a glue guy that plays winning basketball right now. He does a lot of things that don't show up on the stats like pushing the ball up the court, always running back on defense, setting picks, passing the ball for a big guy, and just fundamentally sound on defense, rarely caught out of position.

I watched the whole UCLA vs Arizona game last night and he looked like he was the best player without really scoring.

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