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BeeBall Reasons
Gordon talks a descent amount on the court, yes. But the fact that he wasn't with the team during the rehab speaks volumes to me. As the teams closest thing to a star player at the moment, he needs to show more leadership, be more connected with the team off the court, be team first, he shows signs of this and I think he can do it which is why I said it's something he can improve on.
Rivers will never be like Wade who is one of the most elite athletes in the NBA. However if he could develop a pull up jumper like hamilton he could pull up before the 2nd level, using a hesitation move to make the defender either commit to the shot or the drive, Jamal crawford does this well. Another player he could follow is Monta Ellis, Monta uses a pull up jumper and he takes the ball into the shot blocker like Rivers, but unlike River he uses his body to shield the ball. He also uses deception by showing the defender the ball and then finishing at a different angle.