Ritzo wrote:I love how most of y'all doubted Gordon. He's the perfect frontcourt sidekick to Joker. Can legitimately defend 1-5, can catch lobs, can knock 3 pointers and he's durable as hell. Easily the best move they've made since the Joker era. He never made the all-star but his impact is definitely on Marion's level.
I felt during last playoff run that Gordon was a little under-utilized, but it's hard to complain about much when you're winning a championship. It is nice to see a series where the Nuggets have to funnel more usage to Gordon and he's able to respond with 17-5-5 while brining his typical leather of physical terror to the game.
Yes Gordon is a strong defender and finisher, but he also has some really solid ball handling and playmaking chops. At their best the Nuggets are Jamal/Joker-ccentric but it's cool to see when an opponent overplays that like Minnesota did, they can throw it to Gordon and reconfigure their offensive attack.
A couple more years of this and AG is going to be one of those 0-time all-stars who's consistently one of the best players in the world come playoffs (like Lamar Odom and Boris Diaw before him).