I've read lots of comments about Eric Gordon and how he has not progressed as much as expected in his 2nd NBA year. Let's look at his offensive statistics and see how they compare to other veteran NBA shooting guards in their 2nd season of NBA play.
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Player |
Minutes |
Scoring Avg |
FGAvg |
3-pt FGA |
Effective FGA |
FTAvg |
Rebounds |
Assists |
Turnovers |
Other |
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Gordon |
36 |
17.0 |
45.6% |
36.8% |
53.1% |
74.3% |
2.5 |
2.8 |
2.2 |
Played 1 year in college |
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Player A |
38 |
19.1 |
45.4% |
34.0% |
48.5% |
75.3% |
4.7 |
5.8 |
1.8 |
Played 3 years in college |
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Player B |
26 |
15.4 |
42.8% |
34.1% |
46.9% |
79.4% |
3.1 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
Didn’t play in college |
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Player C |
40 |
19.5 |
42.8% |
36.4% |
45.6% |
87.5% |
4.9 |
4.3 |
3.2 |
Played 3 years in college |
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Player D |
32 |
18.1 |
43.8% |
27.4% |
45.4% |
86.8% |
3.1 |
2.9 |
2.6 |
Played 3 years in college |
Who are these other players? Is Gordon being held to too high expectations in only his 2nd season of play? I believe so. He's considered the team's best defender. That's the primary reason why he was named to Team USA Basketball's roster of 27. His offensive production is outstanding with an effective FGA of over 53%.
To improve his offensive production, Gordon must get more shots. He averages only 12.5 shots from the field. If he increased the number of FG attempts to 15 per game, maintained his overall FG percentage and shot FTs at his career average of 81%, he would be averaging over 20 points per game.
EJ can also improve his value to the team by focusing on playmaking, reducing turnovers and rebounding.
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