JF5 wrote:Bensational wrote:I don't know how some people can't say that they don't want AG to fail. Because they only seem to show up and comment on him when he's struggling.
I find it odd that you would post something like this... This topic was brought back up when he came off a hot start and then posters were saying he was all-star caliber at that point. Though this isn't directed at me, I myself came in and personally said that I was happy with the start (more directly his shooting/free throws) but stated it wan't sustainable (given nobody makes that sort of incredible jump of being a consistent shooter within a year from being an in-capable shooter) and he hadn't added any other significant skillset to his game.
Now those same posters from the start are nowhere to be seen during this stretch.
Now he's playing closer to what was more realistic for him (though I do agree his shooting is better than what it is now during the losing streak). Now all of a sudden you're saying people want him to fail because now he's not playing at an outrageous level that he was playing at during the beginning of the season and people are pointing that out.
For a guy who called me a Vucevic fanboy a ways back for saying he was the most versatile/best offensive option this team has (which is unfortunate as he is a 3rd/4th/5th option role player on a winning team). You seem hell bent at defending Gordon from any sort of criticism by all cost. Blaming other players for his shortcomings (on a crappy team with no credible first option), and calling any fan who doesn't see him as a potential star player "people who want to see him fail". Your Gordon bias is off the charts.
There’s a difference between criticism and critiquing. I’m down for critiques of any player, because they’re rational and they weigh up the pros and cons. Criticism is purely focusing on flaws.
I don’t think anyone said he could sustain a 60% 3pt percentage. Everyone knew that would come down. For it to come down, he has to miss shots. The difference is that some people seem to relish in seeing him miss shots, and my guess it’s purely for “I told you so” bragging rights.
I’m clearly not a Vuc fan, but I will always praise him when he’s playing well - as I did at the start of the season. But there are some here who are incapable of doing that when it comes to Gordon. Why wouldn’t we want to celebrate players performing well?
Also, for years Vuc fanboys have been shifting blame whenever others pointed out his shortcomings, blaming those on the rest of the team. But that privilege is off limits to Gordon? Gordon fails on his own, but Vuc is a soft defender because of the rest of the team. That just doesn’t fly for me.
There’s plenty of room for Gordon to improve. He’s not a finished player, at all. But too many people are too impatient to wait for him to actually develop. So rather than critiquing him and acknowledging strengths along with room to improve, they go straight to thinly veiled pot shots at him.
So yeah, sitting quietly during Gordon’s hot streak and surfacing only once he’s slumped to say “Sooo....” or “at least we can get him for a bargain deal” falls squarely in that category of people who just want to see Gordon fail so they can say they were right all along, for me.
