For me its the 45 % free throw shooting. He's doing OK from 3, but don't think it will translate to the NBA as he only takes 1.3 a game, the line is further, and he is so bad at FT. I don't know if he's a SF in the NBA, and he's on the small side for a PF. He's definitely athletic though. I think there are just so many other great players that don't have the question marks he does, so people are scared to take him. I think he is a 7-10 pick, and will go to a team that is willing to take a chance on his upside.
Why is everyone down on Aaron Gordon?
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framer
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From the people on the inside I have spoken with he regularly shoots about 75% from the line in the practice facility and spends a lot of time after practice just on his free throws. Evidently it is a mental thing and not a mechanics issue. Since he is just 19, it can probably be fixed. The things that stood out to me that I didn't know beforehand were his court vision, he knows what is going on around him and can see the court well and that he seems to follow what Miller tells him to do exactly. I remember watching a few games live with Lute and Buddinger and you could tell that Buddinger was completely brain dead and had no idea where he was supposed to be at any given time. Surprised he made it as far as he did in the NBA. Probably one of the things that drove Lute into retirement.
We can fight until the day I die about this, but Gordon can and should play the 3.
I think people are cautious hyping guys playing defense in high school and college. Don't know if it indeed does not translate. But effort, BBIQ and hard work translate. So I'm very positive about Aaron. He's the youngest guy to enter next year's draft and he'll have plenty of time to figure out his offense that doesn't come out of transition and crashing the boards. Almost a full year younger than Randle for example...
I think Griffin's incapability to defend and lack of team success leads people to prejudice explosive leaping Power Forwards. Josh Smith doesn't help either...
I think Griffin's incapability to defend and lack of team success leads people to prejudice explosive leaping Power Forwards. Josh Smith doesn't help either...
I just say he's 1 year older and has less time to grow probably. It's an individual process, but in the big picture you take averages and you hit certain peaks at certain ages with a certain probability.
I like Randle, he'll be alrite. So many areas to impact a game in the future(we know he's only allowed to post up at Kentucky, won't hurt to work on this part for his transition) and he basically can decide if he wants to go slim with core strength or big and chubby using weight to push people and clog space.
framer
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He will need to show more from the outside, but, yeah, if he can get that then he would be devastating at the 3 and a matchup nightmare for other 3's in the league. This would be especially true on the Jazz because we have other competent bigs that couldn't be ignored to concentrate on defending Gordon.
Watching his latest set of highlights vs Belmont, he scored from 5 possessions in the post, 5 from the perimeter, of which only one was a jumpshot, twice from the highpost/elbow(Both times taking it off the dribble) and once he got it slashing through the paint.
What was still more present in my memory was his offensive output vs M State:
8 scoring possessions from the low post, 3 times attacking the basket after offensive boards, 1 slash w/o the ball after a rotation and 1 early offense transition drive with the defense not set.
So apparently his offensive distribution may have changed a little...Maybe it's also depending on his defender how he approaches the game.
they really aren't bad at predicting the picks. and i agree with those concerns. this dude shoot be avging 15-17pts if he knew how to shoot a little.