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Ben Gordon Turned Down 5 Years, 50 Mil?

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by yobod, Jul 10, 2008.

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  1. rofflesaurus

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    Agreed. Gordon would be a consistent Head++ with handles.
     
  2. Carl Herrera

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    Somehow, that sentence sounds wrong.
     
  3. rofflesaurus

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    lol.

    Anyways, I just remembered Gordon was Mr. Inconsistency the past year or two. One game he would drop 40 and the next he would drop 2 on like 2% shooting.

    Either way, he brings much more to the table than Head does. Head doesn't show up period when it comes to big performances.
     
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    True, but those are both problems we have anyways. Also, according to 82games.com, Gordon played about 20% of his minutes last year at the point. If you assume Brent Barry can get a few minutes a game at point, also, the Alston/Brooks/Gordon/Barry point committee might not be that bad.

    Rafer = 28-32 mpg
    Brooks = 10-14 mpg
    Gordon = 5-8 mpg
    Barry = 0-5 mpg

    Total = 43 - 59 mpg of point guard play.

    It's just a pipe dream to think about anyway, but a nice one.
     
  5. jopatmc

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    43% from the field, 41% from 3, 90% from the FT line.

    Yeah, I'd like to have that inconsistency.
     
  6. rofflesaurus

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    Yes, but it could be a problem if he doesn't show up in important games.
    But it was a while ago. I specifically remember it the first week of two seasons ago in that opener with the Bulls and at the Heat on TNT. That week Gordon was horrendous on some nights and superb on others. Part of the reason was because he was coming off the bench in some games (in which he thrives) and starting in others (for some inexplicable reason, does poorly).

    But, like I said, I would love for him to be on the team. He's not the ideal player (suspect defense, undersized 2, bone head player sometimes, etc), but it would help.
     
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    Ben Gordon (@ 5 yrs $38 mil)
    Tabo Sefolosha
    + some garbage
    2nd round pick

    for

    Carl Landry(@ $4mil)
    Luther Head
    Bobby Jackson
    Novak


    leaving the rockets with a lineup oooooooof:

    Franchise/Skip/Brooks
    TCRACK!/Gordon/Sefolosha
    Battier/Barry/Harris
    Scola/Hayes/Green
    Yao/Dorsey
     
  8. yobod

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    Why is Francis ahead of Rafer?
    is "TCRACK" supposed to be funny?

    Gordon has no business accepting 5 years 38 mil
     
  9. carib

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    I think Gordon just turned down a very lucrative deal, perhaps he will try for more in the open market. It will take a lot of strings to pull him to the Rockets. We would have to trade alot of players just to get him. Some the previous mentioned trades involve guys who don't get much playing time on our roster, that probably can't work, someone very significant will have to be traded to get Paxons interest
     
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    Not bad but The Bulls won't need Jackson if they got Rose and Hinrich.
     

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