Comments on: Would Ben Gordon be a bigger deal than Josh Childress?

By: Eric

Eric — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:00:27 +0000

A CSKA official denied all the rumors. He even said that Gordon was never a player would have wanted or wished.

By: Teo

Teo — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:56:37 +0000

probably a bigger deal on paper, but I think CSKA is strong at that position and it wouldn’t really improve them that much to add another fantastic scorer (even if he was the best) when they already have them a-plenty.

Cska should look for other positions, and Josh fits Olympiacos better than Ben does CSKA. That said, I believe Ben is probably the better player, but not a perfect choice for the specific team, so I like the deal less than Josh’s.
Plus, Ben has a good, young and improving team to play for in the states and has a role there, unlike Josh who left one of the shakier franchises for a powerhouse.

Aside from that I am sorry to say that the numbers are wrong…these are the numbers from the playoffs for Josh, he was better during last regular season and his whole NBA career.
And since the playoffs were fairly short for the hawks these numbers represent a very small sample.

By: migala72

migala72 — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:54:22 +0000

A Rich man’s Louis Bullock?

By: Robbe

Robbe — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:08:32 +0000

If I’m not mistaken, according to the article Gordon got offered 5.500.000$ for next season by CSKA. The Bulls offer is about 6.400.000$/year. However, the CSKA offer is – as always in Europe – after taxes, the Bulls offer is before taxes. Gordon wants 7.000.000$ from CSKA, which is close to what Childress is getting in Piraeus.

By: Alvaro

Alvaro — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:54:50 +0000

I miss your Monday Cigarrettes… holidays?

By: Tunez

Tunez — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:54:02 +0000

I understand that Gordon is a scorer, a relenteless shooter with no fear… however I can’t look past the intangibles of a guy like Josh Childress… realistically, he can play the 2 or 3, maybe the 4 against some euro teams, he can play the role of lock down defender while still having enough offensive game to not be a liability. In fact, if I recall correctly, he was near the top of the list in field goal percentage last year, proving his offensive efficiency. I realize Ben could be the leading scorer on a team, but I don’t think scoring is a problem in the euroleague. A player like Childress seems like a bigger asset to me.