What Ben Gordon's Departure Means for Derrick Rose
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Posted by Kevin Arnovitz With Ben Gordon departing Chicago for Detroit, the Bulls woke up to find a gaping hole in their backcourt alongside their reigning Rookie of the Year point guard, Derrick Rose. Not only has Rose lost his most prolific scorer, but the Bulls' second-year guard will be directly responsible for picking up much of that lost production. Gordon was a flawed shooting guard for the Bulls, and there were moments in Chicago when his bad habits overshadowed his offensive gifts. Whichever side you take in the Gordon debate, his absence from the Bulls' lineup next season will have a tremendous effect on Rose. For better and worse, Gordon was Rose's ...
How Gordon’s Departure Helps and Hurts Derrick Rose
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The debate here at NQTC over Ben Gordon has raged on for a while now and his departure has only served to stir it up even more. Clearly I have been a Ben Gordon supporter from day 1, although I will be the first to admit that his game has some severe flaws. Regardless, an interesting question surrounding a backcourt without Gordon has arisen: How will it effect Derrick Rose? TrueHoop took an in-depth look and here are some of the conclusions they made:
On Gordon’s positive effects on Rose
Ben Gordon: More efficient than you think, given the volume of shots he launched on a nightly basis. As a 41% shooter from beyond the arc in 2008-09, Gordon was ...
The Best Perimeter Defenders Left on the Board
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The Clippers, by any measure, have helped themselves greatly for the future thanks to their good fortune in the draft and the Randolph trade. But they’re still in desperate need of some defensive help on the perimeter.
Eric Gordon has the makings of a solid, straight-up base defender for his small size at the shooting guard, but has a limited capacity to handle larger wings. The Clippers were 6.3 points better defensively with Al Thornton on the bench. While Mardy Collins showed some defensive chops at times (the Boston win, most prominently), plantar fasciitis slowed him down late in the season. There’s a natural tendency to characterize any offensively ...
