[lakeshow22Participant]

Physically Eric Gordon has never looked the same since coming to the pelicans and he has seemed to have lost a step in his athleticism and quickness, mainly due to him being injured the last 2 years. He now says he’s at 100percent but I still havent seen the explosiveness and rim rocking dunks that made him 1 of the best slashers and a superstar in the making when he was on the clippers. He’s still going drop 25 on any given night and still remains an above average defender regardless of he has taken a step back. People seem to forget that Gordon is 1 of the most explosive players in the league and 1 of the most exciting to watch when at his best.

Will we see this season if Gordon can regain his explosiveness and stay healthy and play at the level that everybody knows he capable of playing at and make the All Star team this season which will be in New Orleans? So has Gordon lost a step? Does Gordon get injured all the time because of his style of play? Will we ever see his prime?

[CavFanPRParticipant]

Without a doubt. He looked slow and fat in the preseason. If he puts on the work, he can recover and be the same player he use to be. He’s still what 25 years old? Plenty of time to recover. It’s all on him. He’s on a great situation now.

[CavFanPRParticipant]

Without a doubt. He looked slow and fat in the preseason. If he puts on the work, he can recover and be the same player he use to be. He’s still what 25 years old? Plenty of time to recover. It’s all on him. He’s on a great situation now.

[Pistol Pete. The PelicanParticipant]

I don’t think so, since I’m a pelican season ticket holder and I’ve seen him up close. Last year when he came back and played in the first 2-3 quarters he was attacking the basket and creating for himself and others. he was explosive, He attempted 5.3 free throws in 30 minutes per game last year, that’s good for 13th in the league, Westbrook averaged 7 and John Wall and Dwyane Wade averaged 6.2.

Now in the fourth quarter that was another problem, he didn’t have the legs, and he just couldn’t do the same attacking the basket. We all know that was because of the injuries.

This preseason, he has dominated. Last game he went to the line 8 times. I think if he’s healthy, he’ll be the Eric Gordon we know and love, but we just don’t know with him these days. Personally, for my sanity I hope he stays healthy, either to be traded or to help us make the playoffs.

[lakeshow22Participant]

Ya Gordon can still take it to the rack and get to ft line, but not at the same level he did as a clipper. Watch highlights of Gordon of when he was on the clippers and compare that to the last 2 years as a pelican, there’s a big difference.

[lakeshow22Participant]

Ya Gordon can still take it to the rack and get to ft line, but not at the same level he did as a clipper. Watch highlights of Gordon of when he was on the clippers and compare that to the last 2 years as a pelican, there’s a big difference.

[Pistol Pete. The PelicanParticipant]

I don’t think so, since I’m a pelican season ticket holder and I’ve seen him up close. Last year when he came back and played in the first 2-3 quarters he was attacking the basket and creating for himself and others. he was explosive, He attempted 5.3 free throws in 30 minutes per game last year, that’s good for 13th in the league, Westbrook averaged 7 and John Wall and Dwyane Wade averaged 6.2.

Now in the fourth quarter that was another problem, he didn’t have the legs, and he just couldn’t do the same attacking the basket. We all know that was because of the injuries.

This preseason, he has dominated. Last game he went to the line 8 times. I think if he’s healthy, he’ll be the Eric Gordon we know and love, but we just don’t know with him these days. Personally, for my sanity I hope he stays healthy, either to be traded or to help us make the playoffs.

[SiggyParticipant]

He has lost a step, but he does have the game to adapt and still remain a good scorer. He can still shoot from deep, which means defenders have to play him honestly, giving him a step should he choose to drive. He’s still wide and very strong so he can carry defenders on his hip into the paint and play to contact. He still has his ability to handle the ball. I saw him play in the preseason and he played well, but I also wasn’t paying attention to him defensively. If he has lost a step laterally then he’s pretty much just a scorer, since his floor game still kinda stinks. EJ before the injuries could be a bulldog defensively.

[lakeshow22Participant]

Siggy but none of his injuries didn’t seem that major, so y can’t he regain the athleticism that he had before? So do u think he won’t be as good as he could have been?

[SiggyParticipant]

No his injuries on the surface didn’t seem major. He had a number of injuries that showed that he could be injury prone, but more importantly the recovery time needed to get back from a seemingly innocuous procedure (arthroscopic, clean up knee surgery) as well as having multiple setbacks, are usually signs that there was more structurally wrong with his knee than just a bone bruise and loose cartilage.
Maybe he will be able to get back his athleticism, but he sure doesn’t look like he did before. He looks stiffer and not as explosive. His procedure was done a while ago too.

[SiggyParticipant]

No his injuries on the surface didn’t seem major. He had a number of injuries that showed that he could be injury prone, but more importantly the recovery time needed to get back from a seemingly innocuous procedure (arthroscopic, clean up knee surgery) as well as having multiple setbacks, are usually signs that there was more structurally wrong with his knee than just a bone bruise and loose cartilage.
Maybe he will be able to get back his athleticism, but he sure doesn’t look like he did before. He looks stiffer and not as explosive. His procedure was done a while ago too.

[lakeshow22Participant]

Ya none of his injuries ever seemed that serious but I think that amount of different injuries has taken a toll on him. If rosé can come back from an acl looking just as explosive if not more, and if Westbrook comes back looking the same after his knee surgeries, then there is no reason y Gordon can’t regain his explosiveness when he’s still only 24

[lakeshow22Participant]

Ya none of his injuries ever seemed that serious but I think that amount of different injuries has taken a toll on him. If rosé can come back from an acl looking just as explosive if not more, and if Westbrook comes back looking the same after his knee surgeries, then there is no reason y Gordon can’t regain his explosiveness when he’s still only 24

[lakeshow22Participant]

Siggy but none of his injuries didn’t seem that major, so y can’t he regain the athleticism that he had before? So do u think he won’t be as good as he could have been?

[SiggyParticipant]

He has lost a step, but he does have the game to adapt and still remain a good scorer. He can still shoot from deep, which means defenders have to play him honestly, giving him a step should he choose to drive. He’s still wide and very strong so he can carry defenders on his hip into the paint and play to contact. He still has his ability to handle the ball. I saw him play in the preseason and he played well, but I also wasn’t paying attention to him defensively. If he has lost a step laterally then he’s pretty much just a scorer, since his floor game still kinda stinks. EJ before the injuries could be a bulldog defensively.

[IndianaBasketballParticipant]

EJ isn’t the same athlete he was during his first few seasons in the NBA, but that shouldn’t be a surprise when you look at his injuries and the poor ways they’ve been handled the last two seasons. Not one of his injuries were serious, BUT when even small injuries aren’t handled properly, they lead to other injuries and overall body imbalance.

His initial knee injury that required a simple cleanup wasn’t rehabbed properly and he played with weak muscles in his quads, around his knees and hip. It wasn’t a surprise when he ended up with knee/back issues that season and then a patellar tendon disorder during the summer. All that sh*t was a result of weak quads and surrounding muscles. Other parts of your body are trying to make up for the weakness. He made a great decision leaving NO at the beginning of last season and going to LA where the specialized trainers knew wtf they were doing. They got his body right, but unfortunately his left ankle was accounting for too much weakness too during his right quad issue and he played w/ bone spurs majority of last season, which required a cleanup at the end of the season.

This past summer, he spent it in LA rehabbing his ankle and continuing to develop strength in the right/correct areas in his lower body. He says he’s 100%, but it’s still going to take time to get his conditioning up to par. He could probably still lose a few more pounds as well. I think he’ll regain a lot of his athleticism and look a lot more fluid this season, but we won’t see the EJ we saw with the Clippers until next season, after he’s had an entire off-season to train, instead of rehab an injury. He’s not even 25 years old yet, so I have no doubts he’ll regain 100% of his athleticism as long as he can avoid another injury.

[IndianaBasketballParticipant]

EJ isn’t the same athlete he was during his first few seasons in the NBA, but that shouldn’t be a surprise when you look at his injuries and the poor ways they’ve been handled the last two seasons. Not one of his injuries were serious, BUT when even small injuries aren’t handled properly, they lead to other injuries and overall body imbalance.

His initial knee injury that required a simple cleanup wasn’t rehabbed properly and he played with weak muscles in his quads, around his knees and hip. It wasn’t a surprise when he ended up with knee/back issues that season and then a patellar tendon disorder during the summer. All that sh*t was a result of weak quads and surrounding muscles. Other parts of your body are trying to make up for the weakness. He made a great decision leaving NO at the beginning of last season and going to LA where the specialized trainers knew wtf they were doing. They got his body right, but unfortunately his left ankle was accounting for too much weakness too during his right quad issue and he played w/ bone spurs majority of last season, which required a cleanup at the end of the season.

This past summer, he spent it in LA rehabbing his ankle and continuing to develop strength in the right/correct areas in his lower body. He says he’s 100%, but it’s still going to take time to get his conditioning up to par. He could probably still lose a few more pounds as well. I think he’ll regain a lot of his athleticism and look a lot more fluid this season, but we won’t see the EJ we saw with the Clippers until next season, after he’s had an entire off-season to train, instead of rehab an injury. He’s not even 25 years old yet, so I have no doubts he’ll regain 100% of his athleticism as long as he can avoid another injury.

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