How much of a health risk is Gordon taking on by playing PF?

[drsd]

Worth noting that most people on here were also convinced at some point that Shard couldn't play PF, that you couldn't win a championship by relying on the 3-ball, that Hedo was nothing more than a spot-up shooter, and that Henny was a genius.

Holding a minority opinion on this board is not proof that I'm wrong.

I found this logic flawed.

You are comparing a player that was a SF in his youth that became a PF later, to a PF that will become a .....

The NBA is filled with stories of players moving up, 1 to a 2, 2 to a 3, 3 to a 4, 4 to a 5 ; there are far less stories of players moving down. What Center became a PF; What SG became a PG? etc.

Gordon proved to me last year he is a PF. And late in his career, if anything, he would become a C. Not that a 6' 9" he is the same height as Dwight Howard and Bismack Biyombo (no I do not think Gordon will ever become a PF, but threads here have pondered the question).

[magicman112]

He'll be fine, look how he's built. The days of having to be a 6'10" or 6'11" hulk to play PF are gone now. You could even argue Horace Grant was a stretch 4 to a small degree with that top of the key jumper he was almost automatic with.

[Catledge]

Worth noting that most people on here were also convinced at some point that Shard couldn't play PF, that you couldn't win a championship by relying on the 3-ball, that Hedo was nothing more than a spot-up shooter, and that Henny was a genius.

Holding a minority opinion on this board is not proof that I'm wrong.

I found this logic flawed.

You are comparing a player that was a SF in his youth that became a PF later, to a PF that will become a .....

The NBA is filled with stories of players moving up, 1 to a 2, 2 to a 3, 3 to a 4, 4 to a 5 ; there are far less stories of players moving down. What Center became a PF; What SG became a PG? etc.

Gordon proved to me last year he is a PF. And late in his career, if anything, he would become a C. Not that a 6' 9" he is the same height as Dwight Howard and Bismack Biyombo (no I do not think Gordon will ever become a PF, but threads here have pondered the question).

Like I said, I know that literally everybody disagrees with me, so I'm not going to take us any further down that rabbit hole.

[J the Drafter]

Like I said, I know that literally everybody disagrees with me, so I'm not going to take us any further down that rabbit hole.

I agree with you. If I thought Gordon was a natural four I’d never have made this thread in the first place.

[OrlDave]

Like I said, I know that literally everybody disagrees with me, so I'm not going to take us any further down that rabbit hole.

I agree with you. If I thought Gordon was a natural four I’d never have made this thread in the first place.

He's not a natural for either position. He's a tweener. But he'll be more successful at the 4.

[Catledge]

Like I said, I know that literally everybody disagrees with me, so I'm not going to take us any further down that rabbit hole.

I agree with you. If I thought Gordon was a natural four I’d never have made this thread in the first place.

It's nice to know I'm not alone.

In any event, I think his explosiveness will always make him an injury risk with the wear on his feet, knees, and back, but I think that would be true regardless of what position he plays.