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    Report: Gordon to bolt Indiana after one season

    Indiana freshman guard Eric Gordon is leaving the Hoosiers for the NBA, according to a report from the Indianapolis Star.

    The Big Ten's leading scorer and conference freshman of the year will become the fifth of Indiana's regular starters to leave the program, handing new coach Tom Crean a clean slate heading into his inaugural season with the Hoosiers.

    Indiana is scheduled to issue a release Friday afternoon detailing when and where Gordon will make his formal announcement, the Star reported.

    Gordon, who averaged 20.9 points, lived up to his billing as a top prospect in his initial 18 games but lost his shooting touch down the stretch, making only 18.6 percent of his 3-point field goal attempts (13-of-70) after Indiana's much-publicized Feb. 7 win against Illinois -- the school Gordon had initially committed to attending before choosing Indiana.

    His final game in crimson and cream saw Gordon shoot just 3-of-15 from the field and 0-of-6 from the 3-point line in the Hoosiers' disappointing loss to Arkansas in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

    Despite his late shooting troubles, however, Gordon will leave the school as the most prolific freshman scorer in IU history and the first Hoosiers freshman to average more than 20 points per game.

    Gordon, who garnered a unanimous first-team All-Big Ten selection, follows seniors D.J. White, Lance Stemler, and recently dismissed Armon Bassett and Jamarcus Ellis out of the Assembly Hall doors.

    There is still the possibility that Crean could bring back both Bassett and Ellis, however. The two were reprimanded by then-interim coach Dan Dakich after first missing a pre-arranged appointment last week, and then kicked off for not reporting for a 6 a.m. punishment run the following day.

    According to Chad Ford's Big Board on ESPN.com, Gordon is ranked eighth among Ford's top 100 NBA draft prospects.

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    I personally don't want Gordon anywhere near the Pacers.
    Sometimes a player's greatest challenge is coming to grips with his role on the team. -- Scottie Pippen

  • #2
    Re: Report: Gordon to bolt Indiana after one season

    Originally posted by jcouts View Post
    I personally don't want Gordon anywhere near the Pacers.
    Why is this? Do you think he'll be a bust? I personally thought it would be wise for him to work with Crean for a year. He knows how to feature talent like Gordon's within the framework of the team (how he did with D-Wade). But, it is what it is now. We'll see how he does.

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    • #3
      Re: Report: Gordon to bolt Indiana after one season

      can't say i'm surprised in the slightest. i think most everyone knew gordon was a one and done.
      he probably wouldn't have even gone to college for a even a year if it hadn't have been for the rule put in place. and yes it would definitely help for him to stick around at least one more year but that means nothing anymore. teams take players for their upside or potential to be good. how ready they really are is of little to no consequence.
      i really think he is gonna struggle. he is going to be going up against guys of pretty similar quickness but they will be taller and better defenders than he has faced and he will find out that the stuff he tried in high school and his one year of college (with a pretty weak schedule) doesn't work nearly as often in the pros.

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      • #4
        Re: Report: Gordon to bolt Indiana after one season

        I would love for The Pacers to draft Gordan at the 12th Pick. He would thrive in JOB's system. He takes the ball to rack and finishes; The Pacers need that.

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        • #5
          Re: Report: Gordon to bolt Indiana after one season

          Gordon's going to lead the league in TOs if he plays regular minutes.

          I don't want him on the Pacers, not that I think he'd be on the board anyway.

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          • #6
            Re: Report: Gordon to bolt Indiana after one season

            Originally posted by tdubb03 View Post
            Gordon's going to lead the league in TOs if he plays regular minutes.

            I don't want him on the Pacers, not that I think he'd be on the board anyway.
            Gordan does take and extra step when he drives the ball everytime, but the NBA does not worry about that. He will also not be the focal point of his offense. (I HOPE). IF he is on the board when we draft 10th-12th you would not take him?

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            • #7
              Re: Report: Gordon to bolt Indiana after one season

              Originally posted by johnnybegood View Post
              Why is this? Do you think he'll be a bust? I personally thought it would be wise for him to work with Crean for a year.

              Yes to all of the above.

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              • #8
                Re: Report: Gordon to bolt Indiana after one season

                A/o today, here are the top-5 NBA guys in turnovers per game:

                1. Wade
                2. Nash
                3. Kidd
                4. Williams
                5. James

                Not many scrubs on that list are there. Draw your own conclusions.
                Last edited by Rajah Brown; 04-04-2008, 05:24 PM.

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                • #9
                  Re: Report: Gordon to bolt Indiana after one season

                  I think that most people will be surprised by his slide on draft day, unless he performs really well in tryouts.

                  College players and college fans never quite get the idea that undersized 2-guards will never ever be in short supply.

                  For every Allen Iverson or Gilbert Arenas there are about a dozen Eddie House/Luther Head/Juan Dixon types and about two dozen guys you never remember because they didn't stick. I realize EJ is stronger and leaps better than that House/Head/Dixon trio (though may be slower too).

                  I know EJ is listed in some places at 6'3" and even has been mentioned at 6'4" and if that turns out to be legit, it might help him. Otherwise he is a 6'2" shooting guard who scored at will on college kids, at times, like Eddie House did (61 points in a game).

                  He needed to pick a school where he would be a PG and stay there until he could handle it.

                  But if he gets a guaranteed 3-year payday, good for him (and his Dad, who seems to call the shots for his mealticket).
                  The poster "pacertom" since this forum began (and before!). I changed my name here to "Slick Pinkham" in honor of the imaginary player That Bobby "Slick" Leonard picked late in the 1971 ABA draft (true story!).

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                  • #10
                    Re: Report: Gordon to bolt Indiana after one season

                    Originally posted by Jonathan View Post
                    IF he is on the board when we draft 10th-12th you would not take him?
                    I would, you have to. Too much potential not to. If his shot selection, ball handling, and passing don't improve a lot though I wouldn't be happy about it.

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                    • #11
                      Re: Report: Gordon to bolt Indiana after one season

                      tdubb-

                      I can take or leave EJ. But can you recall any 19 yr old who's
                      shot selection, ball handling and passing didn't improve to an
                      appreciable degree as their career evolved ?

                      In EJ's case, it may not improve enough to ever allow him to
                      reach his potential. But he'll be getting markedly better coaching
                      from the day he sets foot on an NBA practice court. That alone
                      should make a big difference.

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                      • #12
                        Re: Report: Gordon to bolt Indiana after one season

                        Gordon was a bust as a Hoosier.. But I still think in about 2 or 3 years he will be a pretty solid pro player.. But still don't want him on the Pacers.. A ball hog who can't tell when he's cold.. He just shoots and shoots and shoots.. He also turns it over way too much..That's what killed the Hoosiers.

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                        • #13
                          Re: Report: Gordon to bolt Indiana after one season

                          Originally posted by Rajah Brown View Post
                          A/o today, here are the top-5 NBA guys in turnovers per game:

                          1. Wade
                          2. Nash
                          3. Kidd
                          4. Williams
                          5. James

                          Not many scrubs on that list are there. Draw your own conclusions.
                          That's because those guys always have the ball.. Which means they have a higher chance to commit turnovers.. Gordon will NEVER be in a category of these guys.

                          I see Gordon like a Deshawn Stevenson (SPL?)..Which is a major BUST compared to what everyone is putting him as.. But I think he will be a solid bench player on a good team..

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                          • #14
                            Re: Report: Gordon to bolt Indiana after one season

                            It will be interesting to see how a 6'2" shooting guard fairs in the NBA. Let's just say there are not many of them...and I expect him to slide down the chart.

                            He will not have the strength and quickness advantages that he does today. He will not power through most NBA centers. He will have great difficulty guarding taller and stronger players night in and night out.

                            He was a bust his last college game and I expect much the same at the next level. BTW, Eddie House is a much, much better shooter.

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                            • #15
                              Re: Report: Gordon to bolt Indiana after one season

                              I'm just glad Isiah's not running the Knicks any more - Gordon is exactly the kind of player he'd take.
                              The poster formerly known as Rimfire

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