Bench Gordon, Put him back as 6th man |
Bench Gordon, Put him back as 6th man |
May 8 2007, 05:50 PM
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Bench Group: Members Posts: 235 Joined: 12-March 06 Member No.: 7 |
Seriously... I Love Gordon.. However, the Bulls struggle when their opponent has 2 above average offensive Guards in their backcourt. Gordon can't get through screens on time, and is too weak on D to make up for the size advantage. Plus, he isn't a weapon on Offense when faced against a big backcourt.
Gordon Should ONLY play when ONE of Rip or Billups is on the Bench. (maybe that could get him 15-20 mins and be a real spark plug in that short time span ie how Cedric Ceballos had a role with Phoenix during the early stages of his career.) Any other team, Start Gordon. Against Detroit? 6th Man . A Lineup I would Love to see: Wallace-C Prown-PF Thomas-SF Deng-SG Hinrich-PG Thoughts? Anyone else have Ideas? |
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May 9 2007, 01:30 AM
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Rookie Group: Members Posts: 77 Joined: 8-December 06 Member No.: 399 |
Luol Deng doesn't have the speed or ball handling to play the guard position. Probably doesn't have the speed to D up a guard either. The obvious choice to man one of Billups and Hamilton is Thabo, but he provides very little from the offensive end.
The Bulls are pretty much screwed in terms of size in this series. But those first two games made look Ben Gordon a lot more expendable in order to bring in a big man next year. Either way, I don't think the Bulls can go into next year having not upgraded their size. P.J. Brown needs to be replaced with a threat, and one of Gordon/Hinrich needs to be replaced with some size. (Preferably Gordon--Kirk may not be the scorer Ben is, but Kirk can score points and pose as a threat and he plays stellar defense. He could cut down on turnovers, though.) Going to be an interesting off-season, this series is very telling as where the Bulls stand. They're close, but still a long ways away. |
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