07-26-2020, 04:16 AM
Am I the only one thinking that Gordon is not a good defender? Physical tools are one thing but it seems like they do not translate to on court impact.
The boxscore numbers are not impressive. He isn´t a shot blocker and never averaged more than 1.0 stls. His on/off numbers are terrible. The Magic are a bad defensive team and Gordon has the worst individual defensive on court rating. Orlando is 6.7 pts better on defense when he is on the bench. Raw on/off is obviously noisy but it shows why Gordon is available. The Magic have a way better PF in Isaac. Up until his injury he was the defensive anchor without being any worse on offense.
Gordons advanced stats are all over the place:
DRPM looks really good at 2.26 but with ESPN changing the formula every month I do not trust it.
Boxscore based DBPM is at 0.1
D-PIPM is at -0.36.
D-Raptor is at -1.4. Worst among all Magic players.
I am also not really sure how he would fit in the Mavs offense. Outside of some flashes as a pick and roll finisher he hasn´t shown any useful skills. Mediocre iso scorer and bad shooter. I am especially concerned by his 2-point percentage. Over 20% of his shots are from midrange and he is shooting 36% on them. Once he gets to the rim he can finish. Problem is that he rarely is in position.
The boxscore numbers are not impressive. He isn´t a shot blocker and never averaged more than 1.0 stls. His on/off numbers are terrible. The Magic are a bad defensive team and Gordon has the worst individual defensive on court rating. Orlando is 6.7 pts better on defense when he is on the bench. Raw on/off is obviously noisy but it shows why Gordon is available. The Magic have a way better PF in Isaac. Up until his injury he was the defensive anchor without being any worse on offense.
Gordons advanced stats are all over the place:
DRPM looks really good at 2.26 but with ESPN changing the formula every month I do not trust it.
Boxscore based DBPM is at 0.1
D-PIPM is at -0.36.
D-Raptor is at -1.4. Worst among all Magic players.
I am also not really sure how he would fit in the Mavs offense. Outside of some flashes as a pick and roll finisher he hasn´t shown any useful skills. Mediocre iso scorer and bad shooter. I am especially concerned by his 2-point percentage. Over 20% of his shots are from midrange and he is shooting 36% on them. Once he gets to the rim he can finish. Problem is that he rarely is in position.