as a PG this year .340 opponent eFG% and 7.7 opponent PER lead the league. he's obviously doing something right defensively.
Damn good defensive player would drastically improve our perimeter defense which happens to be a huge weakness for us.
I somewhat agree with you he's not an elite PG that distributes the ball. But what he does well fits perfectly with what we need especially next to Roy. He's a good shooter, very good defender, and has high BBIQ.
This is great. It looks like Paxson's going to commit to Ben Gordon. No one deserved a contract extension more than him, but he was the only one not to get one, while Deng, Hinrich, and Nocioni basked in their lucrative extensions.
gordon was offered one obviously, but i guess 60 million (or whatever it was) isn't enough to bask in.
They offfered him $48 to $54 million (no one knows the exact number), which is less than Hinrich got, and way less than Deng. And Gordon actually did agree to that, but Reinsdorf pulled the offer off the table, and wouldn't let Gordon sign the contract.
Gordon wont resign with the Bulls for the reason above. He'll flip them the bird while he strolls to a playoff team for less money and helps them try to win a championship.
There's some rumors of the Pistons being interested interested in Gordon. I'd imagine they'd make a run at Boozer as well if they go that route. If Gordon leaves the Bulls, I think it will be to the Knicks on a 3 year MLE deal. They will use him and Duhon to sell to 2010 free agents. At the very least Gordon showcases himself, averaging 25-30 PPG in D'Antoni's offense. The Knicks I think would reward him with a hefty contract after they gain his bird rights. But he grew up a Bulls fan, and is playing on the GB team with Luol Deng, so we'll have to just wait and see.
