<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The Bulls had clinched a playoff spot and Tyson Chandler couldn't stop smiling and the buzz was clear throughout the locker room. Except in one corner, where Ben Gordon quietly stared into the back of his locker while getting dressed to go home. He sat down. Put on his shoes. Stood. Picked up a hairbrush. Quietly brushed four or five strokes on top of his head. Then he started stuffing all sorts of things in a couple of duffel bags. "Too much crap,'' he muttered. You have to wonder how much Gordon feels a part of all this. He should, of course, considering how many games he has won all by himself. Coach Scott Skiles has worked miracles with the psyche of this program and its players, but Gordon's psyche has been among the most challenging. He has been the superstar in crunchtime, scoring double-digit points in the fourth quarter in 21 games. Not even Kobe Bryant has done that. Or Kevin Garnett. That's when superstars are made. But if Gordon owns the fourth quarter, he can be invisible during the first three. Last week in the hoopla around the Final Four in St. Louis, Jim Calhoun, Gordon's college coach at Connecticut, was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame. He said Gordon still calls regularly just to talk about what he's going through. And Calhoun revealed a few things about Gordon, and also about the techniques (games?) Skiles uses on him. Is Ben happy? "Oh, yes, Ben's happy,'' Calhoun said. "He just doesn't understand why Scott doesn't speak to him.'' Skiles doesn't speak to Gordon?</div> Source
That was an interesting story. I was like huh?, when I read the section u posted but reading the whole article was eye opening. I dont think that coach is playing games with Ben I think that hes trying to get Ben to see things for himself instead of Nagging him. I think hes trying to get ben fired up. When I watch the games Ben facial expressions never change (kind of like T-mac). Coach may want him to get out of that mode of emotionless play. This reminds me also of tim duncan. Tim was the same way he never smiled never frowned just played the game well. but when he plays now hes animated and understands that emotion does have a part in the game and now hes better then he ever was (emotionless). I think Skiles sees something really promising in Gordan, and is just trying to unlock it. But who knows Its just my opinion. Thanks for the article Shape. Go Bulls!
