Celtics locked in with Aaron Gordon at 6

[Tr1boy]

It would be hard for me to watch this team if we add Gordon, not to mention how much it would ruin my draft night. Danny will be unemployed soon if he did, but I'm very optimistic Danny knows better.

have you watched Gordon play??

i find many people that talk badly about AG have no clue what kind of player he is

I've seen the high lights everyone has posted and I also have read up on him, FYI some mock drafts have him going at the end of the lottery which makes sense.

Take away all those break away/easy dunks because those aint happening in the NBA, than take the ones he may have a chance at and cross those out because teams will just foul a guy that can't hit a free throw to save his life or his mothers, and what do you have?

Bottom line you don't take a kid at #6 that is 6'7" and can't shoot! He shot 42% from the line??? Are you kidding me? Shaq shot better than that. Did I mention we have $20 million locked up in SFs already? Don't tell me he's going to play PF, no chance in hell of that at 220 lbs and his height, also incase you forgot we have at least 3 of those right now.

you need to watch a game from start to finish to understand Gordon's impact

[BballTim]

It would be hard for me to watch this team if we add Gordon, not to mention how much it would ruin my draft night. Danny will be unemployed soon if he did, but I'm very optimistic Danny knows better.

have you watched Gordon play??

i find many people that talk badly about AG have no clue what kind of player he is

I've seen the high lights everyone has posted and I also have read up on him, FYI some mock drafts have him going at the end of the lottery which makes sense.

Take away all those break away/easy dunks because those aint happening in the NBA, than take the ones he may have a chance at and cross those out because teams will just foul a guy that can't hit a free throw to save his life or his mothers, and what do you have?

Bottom line you don't take a kid at #6 that is 6'7" and can't shoot! He shot 42% from the line??? Are you kidding me? Shaq shot better than that. Did I mention we have $20 million locked up in SFs already? Don't tell me he's going to play PF, no chance in hell of that at 220 lbs and his height, also incase you forgot we have at least 3 of those right now.

you need to watch a game from start to finish to understand Gordon's impact

   You'll need to see him play some games in the pros to understand his impact.

[dreamgreen]

It would be hard for me to watch this team if we add Gordon, not to mention how much it would ruin my draft night. Danny will be unemployed soon if he did, but I'm very optimistic Danny knows better.

have you watched Gordon play??

i find many people that talk badly about AG have no clue what kind of player he is

I've seen the high lights everyone has posted and I also have read up on him, FYI some mock drafts have him going at the end of the lottery which makes sense.

Take away all those break away/easy dunks because those aint happening in the NBA, than take the ones he may have a chance at and cross those out because teams will just foul a guy that can't hit a free throw to save his life or his mothers, and what do you have?

Bottom line you don't take a kid at #6 that is 6'7" and can't shoot! He shot 42% from the line??? Are you kidding me? Shaq shot better than that. Did I mention we have $20 million locked up in SFs already? Don't tell me he's going to play PF, no chance in hell of that at 220 lbs and his height, also incase you forgot we have at least 3 of those right now.

you need to watch a game from start to finish to understand Gordon's impact

I love hustle players, I really do! But being a great college player doesn't translate to the pros. NBA players don't make all the dumb mistakes college kids do, much less opportunities to take advantage of the NBA.

Rondo gets away with it because he can control the game as a PG.

Name me a SF in the NBA that shoots under 50% from the line?

[Roy H.]

Name me a SF in the NBA that shoots under 50% from the line?

Gerald Wallace. 

[dreamgreen]

Name me a SF in the NBA that shoots under 50% from the line?

Gerald Wallace. 

TP

Best part is I posted on another thread few days ago that Gordon reminded me of Gerald Wallace. We want another one of him right? LOL

[Tr1boy]

Name me a SF in the NBA that shoots under 50% from the line?

Gerald Wallace. 

TP

Best part is I posted on another thread few days ago that Gordon reminded me of Gerald Wallace. We want another one of him right? LOL

Gerald Wallace in his younger days was a phenomenal player. I guess you don't remember.

He wasn't elite but he was avg 17 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 1.5 blocks and steals. He was all over the court

[footey]

Danny is locked in to draft a PF for the third straight year while still having the other two PFs on the roster along with a couple others?

I'll believe that when I see it. Danny Ainge is not David Kahn.

I know he's perhaps as tall as 6'10", but isn't Gordon's initial position in the NBA for the next several years going to be SF?

I have been under the impression he would have to play PF because his lack of shooting at the SF position makes him nothing more than a young, Gerald Wallace like bench role playing SF. Those type of players aren't selected 6th in the draft.

For any real offense from the kid he has to play as close to the basket as possible. Heck he can't even hit free throws at a rate above 45%. He would be a massive offensive liability at SF.

How bad a shooter is Aaron Gordon? 10 players in the NBA last year shot a better percentage from the NBA three point line than Gordon did as a free throw shooter in college.

So who would you rather select at 6, Nick?

[Smitty77]

I have been under the impression he would have to play PF because his lack of shooting at the SF position makes him nothing more than a young, Gerald Wallace like bench role playing SF. Those type of players aren't selected 6th in the draft.

Yeah, Gerald Wallace was just a bench player. No way would you take a Gerald Wallace #6. Gerald Wallace never started a game in his life. And if you add 2 inches to Gerald Wallace, all you get is Josh Smith, another bench player with no outside shot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zqhvBc_NO4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV2XmnF5fbY

Are you guys serious.  GWall started 611 of his 800 games in the the NBA.  And almost ALL of the games he didn't start were in his first 3 years and this year!!

http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/wallage01.html

Smitty77

[KGs Knee]

If we draft Gordon at #6 I will be greatly disappointed. That would be a real bummer if that is the grand prize from this terrible season.

[BleedGreen1989]

If we draft Gordon at #6 I will be greatly disappointed. That would be a real bummer if that is the grand prize from this terrible season.

Is there really a "grand prize" after the top-4?

I have a hard time getting excited about most in our range really.

[nickagneta]

Danny is locked in to draft a PF for the third straight year while still having the other two PFs on the roster along with a couple others?

I'll believe that when I see it. Danny Ainge is not David Kahn.

I know he's perhaps as tall as 6'10", but isn't Gordon's initial position in the NBA for the next several years going to be SF?

I have been under the impression he would have to play PF because his lack of shooting at the SF position makes him nothing more than a young, Gerald Wallace like bench role playing SF. Those type of players aren't selected 6th in the draft.

For any real offense from the kid he has to play as close to the basket as possible. Heck he can't even hit free throws at a rate above 45%. He would be a massive offensive liability at SF.

How bad a shooter is Aaron Gordon? 10 players in the NBA last year shot a better percentage from the NBA three point line than Gordon did as a free throw shooter in college.

So who would you rather select at 6, Nick?

I am not in love with the players in that area. They all have some pretty major flaws. Probably trade the pick. Farther down in the draft I really like Tyler Ennis, Gary Harris, James Young and Nik Stauskas. At six, hold a gun to my head, Smart or Vonleh but would most likely trade down to gather an asset.

[KGs Knee]

So who would you rather select at 6?

I would prefer any of at least these 6 players, outside of the likely top 4 (including Exum); Smart, Vonleh, Ennis, Harris, Randle & LaVine. I doubt LaVine goes that high, but I just have a feeling about him.

Gordon is a player I would just have a hard time spending a top 10 pick on. He is in a tier with a number of other players who should be in consideration for a late lotto selection.

[Tr1boy]

So who would you rather select at 6?

I would prefer any of at least these 6 players, outside of the likely top 4 (including Exum); Smart, Vonleh, Ennis, Harris, Randle & LaVine. I doubt LaVine goes that high, but I just have a feeling about him.

Gordon is a player I would just have a hard time spending a top 10 pick on. He is in a tier with a number of other players who should be in consideration for a late lotto selection.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRouyOfxOuA

I will provide an example what type of impact Gordon has for his team.   Look at the clip above, it's at a critical point of the game.  Gordon not only as usual plays lockdown defense, but does everything to prevent from a clean jump shot from being taken (Thames is a deadly jump shooter). Then right after outruns everyone else , reaches back to grab a difficult lob pass for an acrobatic dunk .

The momentum of the game now changes to Arizona's favor. 

This kid will do whatever it takes to win and has the tools to do things alot of other ppl can't

[notthebowler]

Danny is locked in to draft a PF for the third straight year while still having the other two PFs on the roster along with a couple others?

I'll believe that when I see it. Danny Ainge is not David Kahn.

I know he's perhaps as tall as 6'10", but isn't Gordon's initial position in the NBA for the next several years going to be SF?

Every NBA guy I have heard or read has said emphatically he is a 4 at the next level.  He just doesn't have the perimeter skills to play the 3 in the NBA.  The only people I have seen project him as a 3 are fans.  In fact, there was a decent amount of talk about that on NBATV's coverage of the NBA Draft Combine. 

[Tr1boy]

Danny is locked in to draft a PF for the third straight year while still having the other two PFs on the roster along with a couple others?

I'll believe that when I see it. Danny Ainge is not David Kahn.

I know he's perhaps as tall as 6'10", but isn't Gordon's initial position in the NBA for the next several years going to be SF?

Every NBA guy I have heard or read has said emphatically he is a 4 at the next level.  He just doesn't have the perimeter skills to play the 3 in the NBA.  The only people I have seen project him as a 3 are fans.  In fact, there was a decent amount of talk about that on NBATV's coverage of the NBA Draft Combine.

Would you rather have a guy who has the offensive skills to play 3 or defensive skills to play 3??

I rather have a guy who can at worse provide lockdown defense at the 3 spot. And thats what gordon will be able to do. He has more perimeter skills than you think and his jump shot has looked like it has improved

He is not a pure 3 or 4. What i care about in the end is that he can be a lockdown 3 defender and take adv of his man (likely smaller) utilizing his explosiveness and underrated skills to do damage on the offensive end