What’s going on with Aaron Gordon? Is active neglect at the hands of Scott Skiles better or worse than the ill-suited role Vogel is awkwardly jamming him into? Is he taking too many jumpers? I bet he’s taking too many jumpers because Frank Vogel wants him to be Paul George.
Just take a gander at this video. WAY too many unsustainable jumpers here. This is Gordon’s first good game in a while, and it was made possible by some aesthetically-pleasing but not-good-shot-selection-y turnaround midrangers. And some threes. The threes he can keep in his repertoire. The Dirk-style fadeaways should probably be shelved for now.
I can’t hate too bad: I’ve always said I wanted to see Summer League Aaron Gordon in actual regular season NBA games. And tonight, I got it. So why does it feel so unsatisfying? Am I unable to clearly analyze my wants and desires?