NBA.com: Celtics' shrewd move for 'Sheed tops summer's best buys

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NBA.com: Celtics' shrewd move for 'Sheed tops summer's best buys

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Haha, after reading this, I completely disregarded the rest of what I had read.

“It wasn’t the kind of move that, like the first four, will have his new team in the thick of the championship scramble. The Pistons still have plenty of other holes to fill to get back to that level. But GM Joe Dumars wasted no time and roping himself probably the best free agent on the market. At $55 million over five years, Gordon brings to the Pistons the kind of you-can’t-stop-this talent that Allen Iverson used to carry. The question is whether Gordon can co-exist better in the Detroit lineup with Rip Hamilton than Iverson did. Of course, if they can’t, Gordon is the 26-year-old who’ll stay on as the franchise big gun for the foreseeable future.”

Really? The best free agent? I know it wasn’t a deep class, but I can name a handful of players that are better than Gordon.

by xman130 on Jul 23, 2009 10:41 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Indeed. And for $11M per year, tooo. It’s madness.

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by LatinD on Jul 23, 2009 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Trust me, I’ve seen my fair share of Gordon since 04-05, and he’s not the real deal. He’s great on offense, and if he feels like going for 30, he can do it. But never met a shot he doesn’t like, and is a defensive liability. He had a 12M argument with the Bulls in the summer of 07, in the midst of the ‘Kobe trade proposals’. Eventually he held out long enough, didn’t get any biters on his 12M from the rest of the league, and settled for his measly 6.5M deal, while the Bulls gave 10M to a now injured and underproductive Luol Deng.

Hi, my name is Ed, and I despise the Lakers.

by dfjmed on Jul 23, 2009 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs