Gordon has been better, and I do like him a lot, but Anderson. His 3ball is so smooth and fun to watch. Dem Dirk fade aways too.
Gordon has been the best so far but I like Nene. Fond of skilled centers who can pass. Refreshing after the Dwight era.
Really love seeing Dekker and KJ on the floor. And, I'll admit that I considered Dekker a scrub and doesn't belong on an NBA squad. Time to eat crow on that.
The cap almost doubled and so did NBA players' salaries. Sure, we overplayed for Toro, but name one other stretch 4 who was available and provides the scoring he does? That's how desperate the Rockets were. Weren't you tired of seeing James pass out of the double to watch Smith taketh a shot, or Terrence Jones think about shooting for 10 minutes before finally letting it fly. Pump fake, hmmmm do I want to shoot? D-Mo is injury-prone and not nearly as consistent as Ryan Anderson. If you're going to say it's a problem then at least offer a solution, or who you thought was the right answer. The market determined a guy with Toro's skill set is worth $80M. Not just Morey.
i'm most excited by KJ and dekker. KJ is basically a new player because he's new to the rotation. i think KJ and dekker will absorb ariza and brewers minutes, either by the trade deadline, or by next off season.
I chose Nene with Gordo a close second, but not just because of on-court contributions. Both have real solid stink faces giving off the strong impression that they care. Lord knows this team was lacking fire even more than firepower last year. I like having a couple more veteran guys who can lead with some positive intensity (first impressions of course).
It was one of those “Hey, I’m standing here!” moments. At the time, Ryan Anderson was just a junior high school kid. So maybe his feelings weren’t important. But his future was. Especially to his mother. The Andersons were an average middle-class family in El Dorado Hills, Calif., a half-hour outside of Sacramento, a dot in the middle of nowhere, the kind of small town that eventually you’re from. In other words, you eventually move out. Could basketball be Ryan Anderson’s ticket out? Sue Anderson wanted to know. So she sidled up to young Ryan’s junior high coach one day and asked him if her boy had a chance, you know, if he developed his hoop skills, to one day maybe get a college scholarship. The coach’s answer was immediate, almost knee-jerk. “No. Not a chance. No way.” http://www.orlandomagazine.com/Orlando-Magazine/May-2012/The-Surreal-Life-of-Ryan/ Honorable mention to Nene.
