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Meant to post this in the regular forum.
But, really, who would we want? I mean, really?
On a side-note, was KP there because he was shopping?
I don't see anyone that would be worth it at this point that is on the Bulls' roster. Yes, Hinrich, Deng, and Gordon are nice players, but I'm not sure the Blazers would be willing to take on their caliber of contracts. I won't even mention the pipe dream of getting Rose without having to give up one of our big three...![]()
Gordon would instantaneously bring the Blazers to the level of the Spurs/Hornets, and make them a top Western team, instead of a pack team.
Kirk Hinrich and Luol Deng? Probably not worth the price of admissioin.
Gordon would instantaneously bring the Blazers to the level of the Spurs/Hornets, and make them a top Western team, instead of a pack team.
Would he settle for a role off the bench?
Even then, he'd have to play point guard next to Rudy. I just don't care for what he'd bring to the table.
I don't know why you would want to bring Gordon off the bench. He is a perfect fit next to Brandon Roy, who likes to handle the ball. Once you're in the half court, Gordon's fine handling the ball, although he has improved on the fast break a bit.
Gordon would instantaneously bring the Blazers to the level of the Spurs/Hornets, and make them a top Western team, instead of a pack team.
That exactly what a lot of people are saying about Jerryd Bayless here. Why pay so much for someone when we already have another player that can fit that mold?
The problem is that there is no gurantee that Bayless reaches Gordon's level. Odds are against it.
Coming into tonight's game, Gordon was averaging 21.0 PPG on 58 TS%.
The other players in the NBA doing that this year? Lebron James, Devin Harris, Chris Bosh, Danny Granger, Amare Stoudemire, and Kevin Martin. The guy is an elite scorer, and would make a great second option next to Brandon Roy (or maybe even take over as first option). The thing with Gordon, is that he is scoring at a higher efficiency than Roy right now, and slightly less volume...but Gordon has never played with good big men, Roy has two pretty good ones in Oden/Aldridge. So Gordon's play might exceed Roy's, scoring wise, on the Blazers (of course with Roy too to take pressure off Gordon).
If I was the Blazers, going into this summers free agency, my top options would probably be the Utah big men, Boozer, then Millsap. But after that, Gordon. Hopefully Pritchard thinks otherwise, because the Bulls really need Gordon, and we don't need a team throwing big money at him. But Gordon/Roy/Aldridge/Oden is a pretty damn good core 4.
Scoring is not our problem. Defending the point is. Gordon makes us worse in that respect.
If I was the Blazers, going into this summers free agency, my top options would probably be the Utah big men, Boozer, then Millsap.
Strike that, reverse it.
Don't know how he'd get Minutes, tho...
Gordon's held the opposing shooting guard to 13.8 PER this year. His defense on shooting guards has been fine. His point guard sample size is bad (while his small forward is great) due to small sample size. But he has done a good job defending his position this year, given league average is 15.
http://www.82games.com/0809/08CHI4.HTM#pstats
Gordon's not the defensive liability he was in the past. He knows how to play smart defense thanks to Skiles (a defensive guru).
trade aldridge to sign millsap?You'd probably trade Aldridge if you signed one of those two.
trade aldridge to sign millsap?
Sign Millsap, then trade Aldridge to fill in a gap elsewhere.
Young big men like Aldridge can bring back a lot of value in a trade. One thing I've noticed from talking to various basketball people, is that it doesn't seem like a lot of GM's have a grasp on what they're doing. I don't think a lot of GM's look at things like scoring efficiency.
Aldridge isn't a very efficient scorer. He's an okay rebounder. Millsap is a very efficient scorer and a good rebounder. The power forward choice, if Millsap is willing to sign, is a no brainer.
Then you can trade Aldridge for a small forward or point guard, depending on what you want, and get a good one, since Aldridge is a big with pretty good basic stats.
Gordon's held the opposing shooting guard to 13.8 PER this year. His defense on shooting guards has been fine. His point guard sample size is bad (while his small forward is great) due to small sample size. But he has done a good job defending his position this year, given league average is 15.
I'd agree that Hinrich, Nocioni or Deng sort of make sense for you guys, but Hinrich is the only one I'd consider a deal for. You wouldn't give us anything to make me want to trade Deng (if he's going to pull out of his tailspin... which I think is largely because the coaches play to his weaknesses... it might as well be with us... we won't get good value otherwise). You've got better options than Noc already.
So that leaves Hinrich. I think he's significantly better than Blake, but is that worth it? If at the end of the day you expect Bayless or Rudy to start there, probably not.
Gordon has always struck me as a ball hog. I haven't seen very much of him though.
~21PPG on 16 FGA with ~4 APG is a ball hog?
Seems similar to Roy's numbers:
~23PPG on 17 FGA with ~5 APG