Moving Time for Miller?

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  1. Denny Crane

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    He makes big shots about as much as anyone.

    Rudy's never been a 20PPG scorer in the NBA.
     
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    Miller/Bayless (picks?) for Gordon works under the cap.
     
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    Put him in a system where he's not asked to sit in the corner and with a more prominent role he will be.
     
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    Gordon won 6th man of the year by standing in the corner waiting for a drive/kick pass to get him a 3pt shot.

    The guy is a pure scorer. Guys like Roy, Kobe, and Joe Johnson are the ideal complement to him, since they are so good at running offenses from the SG spot.
     
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    Really? I mean REALLY? Ben Gordon is a shooter. That's it, that's all, yet he creates his own shots.

    He's a 16.4 PER player who dominates the ball and shoots at a 43.7% rate. He's worse defensively than Blake or Miller, and he assists at a lower rate than either of them.

    LOL
     
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    Yet he shot 41% that year from 3pt.. Less than Blake did last year.

    This board is hilarious. Not toward you, Denny, but toward people bashing current Blazer players, yet advocating that Gordon is the answer.

    Hilarious. :biglaugh:
     
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    You're comparing a career 12 PER player with a career 16.4 PER player. Last season, 14.4 vs. 17.0. A career 7.5 PPG / 4.2 APG player vs. a 18.5 / 3.0 player. A career .407 FG% / .390 3pt% vs. .437 / .412.

    If Portland is going to win a championship, it's going to need 3 studly players, if not 4. I don't see Blake as being in that class, but Gordon would be a mighty fine #2 or even #4 option.

    Gordon's 26 and Blake's 29 years old.
     
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    I'm comparing 3pt percentages, as per your post. Blake was more efficient from 3pt last year than Gordon was when he won the 6th man award in terms of 3pt shooting. That's a fact. Gordon had a much higher volume of shots. That's why he won the award.

    I'm not saying that Blake is a "studly" player at all. I never have. The red herrings on this board and strawmen make me laugh.
     
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    Glad to see Blake's consistent and doing it this year.
     
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    Maintaining the three-point percentage over so many shots actually speaks to superior shot-making ability. When you take fewer shots, you can choose to take only the easiest, most-open shots. Which is largely what Blake does. Gordon is able to hit at a high level despite taking tougher, better-defended three-pointers. There are only so many open shots in a game...players who can shoot well and score when not open have a premium value.
     
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