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Ultimate Showdown: Jabari Parker Vs Aaron Gordon

Jabari Parker or Aaron Gordon


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What wins championships in the NBA?

I agree with Hotnickkk and White Chocolate on this one, if we are building a championship team and what has been quoted over and over again this past season since Dennis Lindsey took over by multiple people who cover this team and by Mr. Lindsey himself, this team needs a defensive identity, so do we draft the player who is really good on the offensive side but even his own college coach wouldn't keep him on the court at the end of games because his defense is a liability so much so Coach K knew to win that they needed defense more than his offense. I promise you, When Aaron Gordon develops his shot enough to where he is hitting corner 3's at 40+% that he will be a better player! It may take a season or two with the NBA training and coaches.

Jabari Parker barring any injury will win Rookie of the Year because the voters love offense. Don't get me wrong I was hoping so much that Jabari would of come to BYU to play and I will even say if the Jazz decided to move up and draft Jabari then I am confident Dennis Lindsey and company know what they are doing that, I will know it was the right decision to draft Jabari. But I just don't see that happening, if they are moving up it's for Andrew Wiggins, the one thing I am afraid of for that is Andrew didn't enforce his will onto any game and doesn't have that 'Alpha Dog' mentality like Aaron Gordon does. Sometimes when watching Kansas last year I would look around on the court to see if Wiggins was still in the game, on multiple occasions. With Aaron Gordon, I knew he was on the court because the dude never stops hustling and is enforcing his will on others.

I will be bold enough to say and one up Hotnickkk, when Aaron Gordon develops his shot enough to where teams respect it then Aaron Gordon will be the best player out of this draft, better than Embiid because his injury history has me scared and better than Wiggins because Andrew won't ever be the top dawg being enough of an enforcer.

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Nobody is drafted in the top 5 as a finished product anymore. Teams draft for the long haul or potential. So yes while Gordon shot poorly as a franchise you have to project if that's something that's correctable or not. If they all selected finished products there would be a lot less bust. Which is why the league is pushing to make college kids stay longer.

Parker is a rare position because his skill-set is seen as NBA ready while still being a young enough prospect to still improve. However because he is limited athletically at this stage it's a huge question mark just how much better he can get.

This is not to say that Parker is an inferior prospect to Gordon or that Arron has a great chance to be drafted ahead of Jabari. Just saying that when you have a player with the physical gifts as Gordon with all the IQ, hustle, and intagibles I wouldn't be shocked if he turns out to be the better player 5 years from now.

All. Of. This.
 
Lol at the guys on this site who say they don't want Carmelo (which is the vast majority), but want Jabari.


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I was actually lobbying for the Jazz to try and get Melo when we had D-Will and Sloan.

Still think Dwill/Melo with a disciplined coach like Sloan could have been potentiality great.
 
I like Gordon and all, but this is the easiest choice ever to make. Though I do think Gordon can be an all star if his shot can develop. I have more trouble envisioning him as a #1 option on a team.
 
Another comparison would be - would you guys take:



Paul George or Carmelo Anthony???



George didn't have a 3-point range neither coming into the NBA, he was drafted purely on his athleticism, size and fight. I don't even think he was touted as an elite defender until after his first year in the NBA. I don't remember him having an offensive game neither for that matter.
 
Another comparison would be - would you guys take:



Paul George or Carmelo Anthony???



George didn't have a 3-point range neither coming into the NBA, he was drafted purely on his athleticism, size and fight. I don't even think he was touted as an elite defender until after his first year in the NBA. I don't remember him having an offensive game neither for that matter.

OMG where do you get this stuff? His college 3P% was 40%

https://www.nbadraft.net/players/paul-george
Strengths: Paul has some very appealing aspects to his game that could translate nicely to the next level ... a 6'8 small forward with a long wingspan and unlimited NBA range, he has a quick release and does not need much room to let it fly ... His athleticism and ability to run the floor make him dynamic in transition, resulting in big time dunks that can spark his team ... He attempted exactly 132 free throws in both his freshman and sophomore years, however he hit 28 more his sophomore year (a 70% to 91% jump)... Impressive vision and passing skills, which is not usually the case for a perimeter forward (3 assists per game) ... Rebounds well for a small forward at over 7 per game ... Defensively his athleticism contributes to over 2 steals and almost a block per game, illustrating his ability to anticipate and make a play on the ball ...
 
To be fair, though, Paul George shot almost 4x as many of them (59 made 3s vs 16 made 3s, according to statsheet.com).


Yeah OK, but the point of my original take was more, if you can pick a future star for your franchise - do you go for the ultimate 2-way player (Paul George) or do you go for top 5 scorer (Carmelo)?
 
Yeah OK, but the point of my original take was more, if you can pick a future star for your franchise - do you go for the ultimate 2-way player (Paul George) or do you go for top 5 scorer (Carmelo)?

And Aaron Gordon is the ultimate two-way player?
 
He could be that's the whole point!!!


Ultimate defender & 17ppg OR Atrocious defender & 28ppg


Who would you pick????

Great reasoning:

- Gordon will be great at offense because he's going to continue to work hard and get better.
- Parker an atrocious defender because he won't continue to work hard and get better.
 
Well I suppose Gordon can be a great offensive player because "he's going to continue to work hard and get better." Better to take him rather than someone who can't be a better defender because they're not able to "continue to work hard and get better."

Sound reasoning.

Way to avoid the question.



If you're not gonna answer it, why quote it?
 
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