Eric Gordon agrees to deal with Rockets

I hope he stays healthy and takes all of Terry and Brewers minutes from last year.

 

Nice vids ... just like Ryan, didn't realize how diverse his game was offensively. These guys are WAY more than just shooters.

 

Yes he's going to be motivated but that won't stop and injury from occurring. Hopefully he stays healthy all season or just miss a few games.

 

Mark Berman the airport stalker strikes again

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>New <a class="hashtag" action="hash" title="#Rockets">#Rockets</a> guard Eric Gordon arrived this morning at Bush IAH.Goal: "#1 is a championship.That's all that matters" <a href="https://t.co/EQJ3MRlLUL" title="http://twitter.com/MarkBermanFox26/status/750647635854237701/photo/1">pic.twitter.com/EQJ3MRlLUL</a></p>&mdash; Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkBermanFox26/status/750647635854237701" data-datetime="2016-07-06T11:08:37+00:00">July 6, 2016</a></blockquote>
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I love this guy's pension for stalking; it's great. He hangs out in the bowls of parking garages and airports. Players always have this awkward look on their faces in the picture; like he accosts them at just that right moment. It's creepy, but I really like it. He's got a career at TMZ waiting if Fox ever let's him go.

 

Championship, did he catch the news about Durant?

 

I hope he didn't trip picking up his luggage from baggage claim and break something. The Rockets seriously need to hire someone whose sole purpose is to follow him around with pillows and a first aid kit to make sure he doesn't get hurt.

 

gordon is a no-nonsense even-keeled guy, who's all business on the court. so at the least i think he's going to be very good for our lockerroom. and with a brash dynamic kid like payton especially, i think gordon is going to show him how to balance using his athleticism vs making bball plays

 

I know so little about this dude other than he was one of the best SG prospects before Harden and never quite became a star in this league.

We all know what Anderson would bring to the table.

 

I watched him a lot at Indiana. Former protege of Kelvin Sampson. Incredible talent (very multi-dimensional), and though injuries certainly derailed his career, when on the court, he's proven to be as advertised (he just can't seem to stay on the court). If he manages to stay healthy, Houston might have gotten one of the best steals of free agency. But that's a big if.

 

Gordon signed an offer sheet 4 years ago with Phoenix and begged the Pels not to match it. They did anyways. And they got diddly for that. Not saying Gordon faked injuries. I don't believe that. But it's pretty easy to exaggerate rehab and pain and drag everything out much longer than necessary.

I think Gordon will be a different player here in a playoff environment.


The one net negative that I don't like about Gordon is he is another high net turnover player. By net turnovers I'm talking about Turnovers - (steals + .5×ORB + offensive fouls drawn). Players that turn the ball over more than they get it back defensively are net negative turnover players. Gordon fits into that category. When you stack a whole bunch of those guys on a team, it waters down their great shooting very quickly and makes it very difficult to win consistently.

 

Crazy to think we signed him. I remember his name coming up on various occasions and while opinions were torn, it was always intriguing because of his talent. Can't wait to see him on the court. Really hope he starts!

 

Most here wanted us to sign him to a max offer sheet when PHX did.

 

I know, but plenty had doubts too especially more recently with his injuries.

 

Which is why i can't understand people who think our back-court will be Harden and Gordon. doesn't this make the case for rostering a real point guard?

 

Until he stubs his toe and is out 3 months.

DD

 

Is this a joke, you're suggesting a vindictive, childish player who isn't professional is a good thing? Are you a Dwight Howard fan?

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Summer Reps <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/rocketsbasketball?src=hash">#rocketsbasketball</a> <a href="https://t.co/5xK26dlMMC">pic.twitter.com/5xK26dlMMC</a></p>&mdash; Eric Gordon (@TheofficialEG10) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheofficialEG10/status/751524895289335809">July 8, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Man I could watch that all day. Still have concerns about the overall roster, but Gordon should really give us another dynamic scoring option

 

That dude has a pretty quick release.