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Originally Posted by dls6501
If Harden's efficiency is making Eric Gordon the player he is today, then it would be logical to think that Gordon is playing his best basketball of his career. Let me save you the time. He isnt. His season shooting percentage is the 2nd lowest in his career. His 3 point shooting percentage is the 4th lowest in his career.
The idea that Gordon is exceeding his normal play due to Harden is absolutely absurd, and is not factual whatsoever.
Thunder being better with Harden instead of Russell is not something either of us can prove, but it is indisputable that Harden's supporting cast is better than Russ'. Harden plays with like 4 or 5 players that would be the 2nd best player on the Thunder.
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Eric Gordon's efficiency is moot the guy is getting the most 3 point looks of his career. Averaged almost 9 attempts this year, that's almost 3 more attempts than he's ever gotten for his career in a season. His efficiency may have dipped but hes getting way more looks from an efficient Superstar in Harden that finds him.
It was my argument on why Harden would have hit Doug McDermott all 3 times open and Westbrook didnt. Gordon was 3rd in the NBA in 3PA this year and still shot 37 percent, if you want to use a straw argument that doesn't stack up to his 44 percent season when he was getting 5 attempts per game fine. I don't care that Gordon isn't efficient, I care that Harden is more efficient than Westbrook. That's the indisputable fact here. I'm not the one arguing that Westbrook is better, because he's not. You want to use stats for Eric Gordon then I can use stats for James Harden, he beats Westbrook in almost everything, I'll save you the time.