Ben Gordon: "I Got Immune to Trade Rumors" <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">[IMGR]http://hoopshype.com/gordon.jpg[/IMGR]Even though you are playing more minutes, you have been more productive and seem to be more comfortable starting. Is that the case? Ben Gordon: I guess I'm just in the flow a lot quicker than coming off the bench. I can come out and see tempo of the game and I can adjust when I get subbed out. Things have a better flow overall. Do you prepare differently for starting verses coming off the bench? BG: Not really. It's kind of the same. I know when coming off the bench, I would warm up much harder than when starting. When I am starting I try to work up a good sweat, but I don't want to overwork myself. When coming off the bench you want a really good sweat, so the body is warm and ready to go. You never missed a game in college and played every game as a rookie with the Bulls. Then in December you missed two games with a right knee sprain. How difficult was it for you to sit out? BG: It was tough. That was my first time missing a game since, I don't think I ever missed a game. I had a sprained knee. I couldn't force it because the season was still young at the time. It was tough. The Bulls have lost many close games and have such a young team. Is there a correlation to the youth and the close losses? BG: We have had a lot of close games, but several we could have won. We don't think our youth is that major of a problem for us. Of course in some instances, we may make mistakes a veteran team probably wouldn't make. We're just a short ways from getting those W's, but you don't want to blame youth. Your name was mentioned in trade rumors and whether there was any substance to it or not, how unsettling was it to hear these rumors? BG: When I first started hearing the trade rumors, it was a little bothersome, but after a while, I kind of got immune to it. I told myself I couldn't do anything about it so I might as just focus doing whatever I could for my team to help us win.</div> <div align="center">Source</div>
