SpongeWorthy

I can... He is a selfish player in a contract year. You couldn't be more wrong if you invested your entire financial future in calling cards. Look at Gordon's numbers this year, and compare them to the rest of his career. He's pretty much on par with every other season, except he's more efficient this year, shooting at a better percentage. I could see your argument if Gordon was getting his 20 per night while taking 25 shots. But he's not. In fact, he's actually at a career-low shots per 36 minutes. In what way is he playing selfish? He's having an outstanding season. Given his propensity for tunrovers (he's 14th in the league and not a primary ball handler), poor defense, and lack of ability to create for his teammates having Ben Gordon as your best offensive threat puts a pretty low ceiling on how good a team can really be, IMO. He's a good shooter but he's not an incredibly efficient one. If he played in a system where he could spot up with a legit post threat or come off screens he'd be absolutely deadly--ala Fisher in LA but with a little more freedom to create off the bounce. That hasn't happened in Chicago and it's largely not his fault but it is frustrating. He's not worth what he thinks he's worth but he's going to be a huge weapon if he ever goes to a system where he's used properly. Being asked to go one and one and constantly create his own shot ala Kobe, Wade, James, Durant, etc. is just a misappropriation of his talents.

I can't believe they wrote "full-blown" AIDS. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwGP9DAAi4A

Webber is on NBA TV putting Derrick on blast for crying after that shot from Dice. I have to admit it's pretty funny.

Benny!

Excellent work by Noah there.

In the midst of all my bitching a competitive ball game has broken out. Nice defense in the 4th.

but it's okay because he'll catch fire for 2 quarters in a couple weeks and make everyone talk about how explosive he is. I just don't understand why he plays the way he does. He's going to be incredibly valuable for some team if a coach can get him to really use his skill set properly. It's pretty clear by this point in his career that he's not a creator off the dribble in terms of finishing at the rim or distributing for others. He's a shooter but he doesn't play one within the flow of the offense.

I'm so tired of watching Gordon stagnate the offense and dribble the ball off his foot.

Welcome back Tyrus. That guy who played solid, under control ball on the road trip was some impostor.

What a horrible 3rd quarter.

Gordon is just an incredibly flawed player in a lot of ways. I'm glad I won't have to root for him after this year. Also the defense is just in epic fail mode tonight.

I could live with getting Kirk's contract off the the books. Hopefully we can keep Noah if it comes down to that.

It's also sort of reflective of the inconsistency of Thomas' game. Sometimes he looks like he's going to be a force of nature (which Aldridge NEVER looks like) and then other times he looks like he's the dumbest player in the NBA.

Thomas, Noah, Gooden, Thabo, and a 1st rounder would be a hell of a lot to give up.

Hadn't seen that yet. I'm sure he's pissed at her and MLB for attatching names to the samples in what was supposed to be an anonymous survey. But, he made the bed. She'll regret it when Boras has her meet an unfortunate "accident."

I agree with everything you said. I would prefer a bigger guard than Kirk and one who can really guard and stroke the 3 ball but that's just nitpicking at this point. Kirk isn't as good a shooter as he should be.

He tried to savage Selena Roberts in the Gammons interview. ARod claimed she entered his apartment building and was given a citation, was kicked off the University of Miami by campus police, and that she's digging into rumors of PED use dating back to high school.

I don't see how Golden State is a suitor if the Suns are interested in expiring contracts. The only one they have is Marcus Williams at 1.2 million.

I don't think the Suns would be interested in Noah (as opposed to Thabo) because of Robin Lopez. Seems like a lateral move at best and they need perimeter defenders.

In the event that the Bulls have to give up Noah and Thomas in an Amare deal, it shouldn't be too hard to find a replacement who will save us from the horror of significant minutes for Gray and Nocioni at the 4 and 5 spots. I like Noah's upside but guys who can match his current production are a dime a dozen. Plus, there's still some sort of market out there for teams looking to clear cap space for 2010 and we have the Hughes contract. And maybe some nutty team is still interested in Kirk and Noc. We can get an adequate big man that way.

I think the Suns would be more interested in Thabo than Noah. I'd give up either in conjunction with Tyrus/Gooden but I'd like the keep Noah if at all possible. If we get Amare he can truly focus on being a defender and rebounder.

Sammy actually had to use steroids because he was giving himself a handicap by using a corked bat. It's all good.

The Lakers make it look so easy on offense.

^Yep. Plus tanking would come along with a certain devaluation of tradeable assets (e.g. Noah and Thomas). Right now, their values are on the upswing and either they become good players that we can use to build around or something we can move for a true difference maker like Amare. Outside of that, I would liken it to a marginal team making a bowl game (with the obvious caveat that you don't gain anything by missing a bowl game like you do by missing the NBA playoffs). Those extra practices and games can't hurt a teams development, especially one where the franchise player is a rookie PG.

I think it's pretty clear that KG is more valuable to a team like the Celtics and Jefferson's more valuable to a team like the TWolves.