Yep and I admit I was wrong.. He is a good starter. Still not a number 1 option. Enjoy your lottery picks the next couple years
I agree with you that Gordon isn't a number 1 option, but wouldn't you agree that he is a great value at the ninth pick?
I am not as excited by the prospect of Gordon being a super duper star as much as I am excited about his specific traits. He seems to be a great ball distributor and ball handler for his size. He runs the pick and roll well, but not in the way that Rodney Hood does it well. I think Hayward is a reasonably good shooter, but his vision off the pick is underrated. He makes the right play most of the time. He is an efficient player that gives you more options than most other teams have on the wing.
I become even more excited about Rodney Hood on the other side of him. Like I said earlier, I think Hood is a cold blooded killer on the pnr. Teams can't go under the pick on him and if they go over, he has that weird ability to shield the defender with his body while keeping his head up and either making a tear drop in the lane or he will survey the middle area and make the right pass. The Jazz last night were basically picking their poison based on who was being defended by who.
I think we are starting to see the identity of this team. We are becoming versatile. I am excited about Lyles' development, I think we are going to give teams a lot of different looks which will help our offensive efficiency - which is what it's all about.
I am excited for the return of Exum. I feel like the emergence of Hood and Hayward's ability to take another half-step forward in his development this year were great because it will take a lot of pressure off Dante. Next year, I think this team takes a big leap forward with Dante doing the same things as Neto, but at a higher level, because so many of the other nuances of playing point guard are already taken care of by the uniqueness of Gordon and Rodney. Hopefully either Alec learns to play within the system well, which he has shown in spurts, or we find another wing that offers some blue collar traits like the usual 3 and D stuff. I would love to pick up PJ Tucker. I would also like another big shooter.
