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Re: We might get Ben Gordon instead of Humphries
« Reply #30 on: June 28, 2013, 11:13:54 AM »

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Ben Gordon at TOP SHOOTER??:-)))))  He shot LESS THAN 41% from the floor "this" (last) year.

http://www.nba.com/playerfile/ben_gordon/

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He's a career $40.4% shooter on threes.

He had a down year last season.  Is he a 30-year-old who is declining or is he a guy capable of getting back to the percentages he was shooting before?
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Re: We might get Ben Gordon instead of Humphries
« Reply #31 on: June 28, 2013, 11:21:27 AM »

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This would make sense, since as of last night we have 14 bigs on our team. Seriously.
Either Danny isn't done, and/or another team/s may help expand the blockbuster on July 10.

Re: We might get Ben Gordon instead of Humphries
« Reply #32 on: June 28, 2013, 11:27:10 AM »

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If Danny had been this aggressive drafting big men before, Marc Gasol and Deandre Jordan would both be Celts.

Re: We might get Ben Gordon instead of Humphries
« Reply #33 on: June 28, 2013, 11:32:15 AM »

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Ben Gordon at TOP SHOOTER??:-)))))  He shot LESS THAN 41% from the floor "this" (last) year.

http://www.nba.com/playerfile/ben_gordon/

Smitty77

He's a career $40.4% shooter on threes.

He had a down year last season.  Is he a 30-year-old who is declining or is he a guy capable of getting back to the percentages he was shooting before?
He shot 38% from three last year and just 37% on all jump shots.

His problem is that he was awful on his two point shots, probably around 36%.

Re: We might get Ben Gordon instead of Humphries
« Reply #34 on: June 28, 2013, 11:36:29 AM »

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Ben Gordon at TOP SHOOTER??:-)))))  He shot LESS THAN 41% from the floor "this" (last) year.

http://www.nba.com/playerfile/ben_gordon/

Smitty77

He's a career $40.4% shooter on threes.

He had a down year last season.  Is he a 30-year-old who is declining or is he a guy capable of getting back to the percentages he was shooting before?
He shot 38% from three last year and just 37% on all jump shots.

His problem is that he was awful on his two point shots, probably around 36%.

And that was an atypical percentage for him, looking at previous seasons.  So, it is an open question as to whether 2012-2013 was an anomaly or the start of a trend.  He's old enough to be starting to decline, but young enough that he could bounce back.
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Re: We might get Ben Gordon instead of Humphries
« Reply #35 on: June 28, 2013, 11:47:00 AM »

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Roster balance, chemistry (don't like the idea of Humphries in the locker room), and I'd rather have Gordon's Bird Rights than Humphries' for trading purposes next offseason (assuming Gordon finishes the season on the C's roster).
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Re: We might get Ben Gordon instead of Humphries
« Reply #36 on: June 28, 2013, 12:07:24 PM »

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I like Ben Gordon BUT that would make us guard heavy.

Not to mention I am a little bummed that we didn't get Reggie Evans in the Nets deal.

Oh well.

I still think having Ben Gordon would be cool.

I still remember the shoot-outs he had vs Ray Allen in the playoffs back in 2009.

Re: We might get Ben Gordon instead of Humphries
« Reply #37 on: June 28, 2013, 12:15:15 PM »

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Gordon
Crawford
Lee
Bogans
Brooks

Those are 5 serious chuckers. Doesn't make sense to go get ben gordon unless you move several of the above.

But I would rather see him in boston than Kardasian

Re: We might get Ben Gordon instead of Humphries
« Reply #38 on: June 28, 2013, 12:40:23 PM »

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Gordon
Crawford
Lee
Bogans
Brooks

Those are 5 serious chuckers. Doesn't make sense to go get ben gordon unless you move several of the above.

But I would rather see him in boston than Kardasian

Bogans isn't a chucker.  Sure, 86% of his shots were threes last season, but he takes very few shots.  He's your prototype 3-and-D wing who can be a useful bench player.  I wouldn't mind having Bogans around if I had a young wing I wanted to bench to make a point, so I can have an example of the defense and discipline I want to teach to the young player.
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Re: We might get Ben Gordon instead of Humphries
« Reply #39 on: June 28, 2013, 12:51:24 PM »

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Ben Gordon at TOP SHOOTER??:-)))))  He shot LESS THAN 41% from the floor "this" (last) year.

http://www.nba.com/playerfile/ben_gordon/

Smitty77

He's a career $40.4% shooter on threes.

He had a down year last season.  Is he a 30-year-old who is declining or is he a guy capable of getting back to the percentages he was shooting before?

Guy was totally miserable playing for a high school coach in the worst org in the NBA.

Statistics aside, he's still pretty lethal, especially with a hand in his face. I think if you surveyed NBA players on top pure shooters in the league, he'd be high on the list.
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