No not that LA but this LA along with Ryno among others:
http://www.nba.com/pelicans/one-one-eric-gordon
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No not that LA but this LA along with Ryno among others:
http://www.nba.com/pelicans/one-one-eric-gordon
Season ticket holder since 2002
Mostly just trying to satisfy my OCD tendencies by getting to 3,000 posts
I agree with him saying, they can be as good as anybody when healthy.
Is it just me, or does he look 15-20 years older in that video?
i really believe that this is the healthiest he's been since he's got here. he made a great point that every offseason he's rehabbing and this time he can train. no limitations and going as hard as he wants as long as he wants is HUGE. if he can regain his abilities from when we first traded for him he's still our best offensive player. Huge IF though
This team is going to be DANGEROUS
New Orleans Pelicans-Seattle Seahawks-Atlanta Braves-Anaheim Ducks
RIP HunnyB
This fits HunnyB/FlyGirl so well- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyzTiSEfM00
I really like that he is always talking about working on his explosivness! Last year I think he could have been a way more efficient player if he would have gotten more often the benefit of the whistle! For that he has to be a little bit more aggressive and explosive! if he could bring that back it would help us a lot!
So he is healthy and has been healthy the bulk of last year but from a knee-health standpoint he looks like he is about to retire. Some of you guys are very immature. And need to realize the EG is on the team and is working to make the team better and for him to get better also. I guess if 1 person says anything to **** you guys off they will have a black cloud over their heads for life.
Glad EG is practicing and training heavily. Getting his knee conditioned is huge. I don't even think he is thinking about his knee anymore. Haven't herd him mention swelling in a long time which is good. I think he should be able to go hard every minute of the game now.
It's so hard to get a read on him by looking at his face, but he looks more upbeat than other interviews.
I was gonna start a new thread on this, but I'll post it here.
If he regains explosiveness and becomes the guy we traded for again, what are the chances we try to keep him. (albeit at a lower salary) People seem to quickly forget what this guy is capable of.
A quick reminder:
I am gonna go on record and say I am an Eric Gordon believer this year. Not that he will have his best season as a pro or anything, but that he will have his best year in New Orleans and he is 80-85% the player he was in LA. I think he will be good to very good offensively. What can make him really valuable to this team however, is if his defense is anywhere close to where it was back in the day. If he can be a good to great on ball defender and average off ball, that would be huge for this team.
I have always had worries about Gordon. This year, not so much.
@mcnamara247
I'm ever the eternal optimist, but until this dude can prove he can stay healthy I'll contain my enthusiasm.
Didn't he kind of do that last year? Started like 62 of the first 64, then the team essentially shut him down because playoffs weren't happening. We will never know, but it sounds like he could have played at the end of the year if it were necessary.
My worries go:
1. Defense
2. Ball handling
3. Injuries
Injuries used to always be first for me, so I guess this is an improvement
I really believe that the Eric Gordon situation will end like this:
he will be a big reason we knock off a top seed in the first round of the playoffs while also helping us fight to force a six game series before being eliminated. Then every single Pelicans fan will be begging For DELL THE GREAT to resign him. He will opt out and another team will give him a very generous deal which he will opt for. Then there will be a feeling of resentment for leaving.
Basically he will be the least liked hornet/pelican of ALL TIME.
I'd be happy if he had a good year. Aside from helping us (can't see much of that, but whatever) it'd considerably get his trade value higher. Win-win situation
I haven't felt this good about Eric Gordon since we traded for him. He seems like he's really buying into a team offense instead of just being THE guy. He stayed fairly healthy last year and his biggest issue was how round and out of shape he looked and he's admitted such several times and keeps saying his focus is on getting his "Bounce" back.
Its pretty scary to get excited about EG since the guys just never lived up to his billing since getting here. But I think if we are to make the playoffs this year Gordon will have to be a pretty big part of that.
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