Comments on: Ben Gordon Leaves Bulls To Attend UConn Reunion

By: bitternutz

bitternutz — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:54:47 +0000

Gordon won us 1 game. we all know brad miller is responsible for at least 1 of the victories

By: Stormin' Norman Disciple

Stormin' Norman Disciple — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:34:13 +0000

Was anyone guarding Ben Gordon when he single-handedly carried the team to 1 or even 2 of its 3 victories in that series? Could anyone have guarded Ray Allen that night? gordon had a hand in his face. Give me a break.

P.S.-His turnover rate is average or slightly above average adjusted for minutes and other factors in studies done by many statisticians. Its just that when he turns it over it looks bad sometimes, but that doesn’t make it any worse than turnovers that don’t “look” as bad.

By: Kevin Tapani Fan Club

Kevin Tapani Fan Club — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:22:08 +0000

I know most of you hate ESPN and everything emanating from it, but here’s a piece that gives BG’s perspective on the whole thing. I guess he was on Waddle and Silvy to discuss things. Interesting that he did eventually want to accept the $50 million offer but that the Bulls pulled it from the table.
http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/news/story?id=4302507

By: bitternutz

bitternutz — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:07:12 +0000

Was Ben Gordon guarding Ray Allen when he dropped 50+ on the Bulls in the playoffs or did we just leave him open?

By: anti-ben gordon

anti-ben gordon — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:39:38 +0000

ben gordon is a selfish fiend. why do you back him up? why do you defend his lack of any defensive skillset? why do you ignore his ridiculous turnover obsession?

By: Zoner

Zoner — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:05:08 +0000

We know for sure what he turned down. Twice. He got what he wanted.

By: Kevin Tapani Fan Club

Kevin Tapani Fan Club — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:27:45 +0000

I don’t think the Bulls are in as much trouble offensively as you allude to because all they need is a pure shooter and there are several of those in the league for way less money. Somebody who can come off of the bench, play 10-15 mins (or more if he gets hot), and who can provide instant offense. Besides, Kirk can be a good shooter and Rose’s shot will improve as he continues to develop.

By: Stormin Norman Disciple

Stormin Norman Disciple — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:28:43 +0000

Do we know for sure that’s how the negotiations went the last couple years? Ben Gordon tells a different story. Everyone is just inclined to trust the organization because the media only tells their side.

By: Zoner

Zoner — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:17:23 +0000

“His defensive skillset was not as bad as most people thought”. I’ll leave that one alone since I’ve harped on it endlessly. But you can go ahead and back up that statement if you wish.

Then you write “For Ben Gordon himself, it is really an unfortunate situation that he was treated like crap while Deng was so beloved and got rewarded the big contract.” Hello?!?! He turned down a humongous deal. Then he was offered another one. And stalled. So the Bulls pulled it. He was treated just fine. Don’t make him out like he was some stud. He’s a 6th man that can make some circus shots and score.