kaustubh Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Who would you rather have in the following situation: a) To build a team aroundb) As a third or even fourth wheel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemon Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 A) Tough question. Gordon has been the lead scorer before, but Harden hasn't. Harden is already the 3rd wheel on the Thunder so we haven't really seen how he'd do as a primary scorer. He has great potential, though. Greater than Gordon mostly because Eric is an undersized SG. I'd go with Harden. Harden will probably be the better scorer when his prime is reached because of his frame and skill to go with it. B) Gordon. There's been just too many times where i've seen Gordon perform well defensively and offensively especially in the closing minutes. The biggest problem is at times he'll lose ball control or overdribble. As a 3rd/4th option, he can really focus on defense and still come up offensively when needed. So he can be pretty versatile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DunkinDerozan Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 a) I've got to go with Eric Gordon on this one. Like what Lemon said, Gordon has been the lead scorer before and was able to do it. Harden has never been more then a third wheel and I just don't see him being able to be a #1 scoring option. To be honest I wouldn't really want to build a team around either of them. b) I'm going with Gordon on this one again. If you've got Gordon as your third scoring option, you're going to be able to rack up points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaustubh Posted January 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Personally, I'd take Harden in both. His fundamentals are great, better size, and he reminds me of Ginobli in the way he plays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Personally, I'd take Harden in both. His fundamentals are great, better size, and he reminds me of Ginobli in the way he plays. I agree with kaustubh because you can not teach size and Gordon at such a small allotted time in the NBA is already showing signs of deteriorating play while Harden is indefinably on the up and up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaustubh Posted January 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Also, Gordon's injury history makes him far more dodgy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DunkinDerozan Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Also, Gordon's injury history makes him far more dodgy. Thats true, I never thought of that. I'm still going to stick with my decision of Gordon though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 (edited) Thats true, I never thought of that. I'm still going to stick with my decision of Gordon though. Their both good options, so no worries on your personal preference as this is all imaginary. One thing that has not been mentioned in this thread is who are the players supporting these players; that is a big factor as it seems your imagined team is far different than kaustubh's. Edited January 30, 2012 by Art Hues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaustubh Posted January 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Their both good options, so no worries on your personal preference as this is all imaginary. One thing that has not been mentioned in this thread is who are the players supporting these players; that is a big factor as it seems your imagined team is far different than kaustubh's. Here's the team I'm thinking. PG - Lowry, RubioPG/SG - BeauboisSG - Harden, MatthewsSG/SF - BrewerSF - LeBron, BatumSF/PF - MoutePF - Love, IbakaPF/C - Jason ThompsonC - Howard, Greg Monroe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 Here's the team I'm thinking. PG - Lowry, RubioPG/SG - BeauboisSG - Harden, MatthewsSG/SF - BrewerSF - LeBron, BatumSF/PF - MoutePF - Love, IbakaPF/C - Jason ThompsonC - Howard, Greg Monroe. Someone needs to get a mock going I'm itching to put together a team... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish7718 Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 Really depends, Gordon with injury issues or Gordon without, Gordon without is a top 5 and possibly the third best SG in the lg behind Wade and Kobe, so really Harden doesn't even compare. However another great SG got taken down by knee injuries and James Harden is a stud. He's proven on the Thunder that he is a top 3 option right now and really is my front runner for 6th man of the year. So If I'm given the choice between 80 games from Harden and 50-60 from Gordon, give me Harden all day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaustubh Posted January 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 Someone needs to get a mock going I'm itching to put together a team... Mine is awesome, mind you. Plus, built fo years to come. LBJ is 27, D12 is 26. Everybody else is 25 and under. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 (edited) Really depends, Gordon with injury issues or Gordon without, Gordon without is a top 5 and possibly the third best SG in the lg behind Wade and Kobe, so really Harden doesn't even compare. However another great SG got taken down by knee injuries and James Harden is a stud. He's proven on the Thunder that he is a top 3 option right now and really is my front runner for 6th man of the year. So If I'm given the choice between 80 games from Harden and 50-60 from Gordon, give me Harden all day. Though to counter Gordon's Injury problems you could duo him with a proven veteran superstar, i.e. Kobe, or group of superstars like the Celtics and Gordon becomes your golden boy.+ x + x + x + x + x A.R.T.URO'S . FANTASY TEAM . http://www.otrbasketball.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/dribble.gif PG - Brandon Jennings . Nate RobisnonPG/SG - Andrew GoudelockSG - James Harden . Delonte West SG/SF - Gerald WallaceSF - Stephen Jackson . Ron A.R.T.est SF/PF - Al Farouq Aminu PF - Yi Jianlian PF/C - Anderson Verajoe C - Andrea Bargnani, Ben Wallace Edited February 2, 2012 by Art Hues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaustubh Posted January 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 PG - Jason Kidd, Nate RobisnonPG/SG - Joe JohnsonSG - Harden, J.R. Smith SG/SF - Gerald WallaceSF - LeBron James, Ron A.R.T.estSF/PF - Stephen JacksonPF - S.T.A.T, GriffinPF/C - Andre BargnaniC - Bynum, Anderson Verajoe Sorry, but your team is 100% impractical. Total salary would exceed 100 even. Let's keep a cap which is practical. 80 million, 85 at the most. My team is just 77 million. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 (edited) Sorry, but your team is 100% impractical. Total salary would exceed 100 even. Let's keep a cap which is practical. 80 million, 85 at the most. My team is just 77 million. OK bet; give me like three days i'll edit this the post above with update. Edited February 1, 2012 by Art Hues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaustubh Posted January 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 OK bet; give me like three days i'll edit this post with update. I made mine in a day :glasses: Speed up Fine then. 80 mill it is. And let's be a bit practical i.e. No D-Rose and CP3 in same team, even if financially do-able. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 (edited) I made mine in a day :glasses: Speed up Fine then. 80 mill it is. And let's be a bit practical i.e. No D-Rose and CP3 in same team, even if financially do-able. I don't prefer D.Rose or C.P.3 to be honest with you; they are both too emotionally irrational at times. I like to take my time and meticulously ship away, o I mean chip away critics with set shot's; J.Kidd does stuff like that I'm pretty sure you have heard of him. So like I said in the post above give me three days to come up with a team and we will continue tthis interesting exchange of ideals. Edited January 31, 2012 by Art Hues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JYD Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 Yeah, I'd take Harden. Gordon is a nice young player, but he always seems to be injured... Plus, Harden is just sooo smooth (nohomo) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Swish* Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 Personally, I'd take Harden in both. His fundamentals are great, better size, and he reminds me of Ginobli in the way he plays.This but you also forgot that Eric Gordon is very young AND gets injured often which is a big - for him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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