I'm mobile, so I'm not going to quote point to point. I've never liked Holiday or Anderson. Holiday can be alright, but i don't like tall point guards that lack speed and he's not a floor general. He plays too much off the ball and his shot hot/cold. I think there are things you can do with him. But i don't think he is an upper echelon player.

I hate stretch 4s, straight up. I don't mind a frontcourt player that can and does shoot. But they better bring more to the table and at least be an effort defender. Anderson is soft and is just lost outside of his specialized role. He is also a priveldged white kid that went to a practically ivy league school. Not much to admire in that struggle.

We'll see about Cole. I might get to like him. But he's not going to get much run as the 3rd pg. TBD though. You might be right about him.

I am the original Gordon hater. I will never like or root for him, ever. He can never make up the last 4 seasons to me. He is a theif. Plus is a total shell of the athlete he used to be. To even get back even, he'd have to be all pro and lead the team to the finals. Then i might warm up to him.. maybe..

I love basketball and i want the Pelicans to be successful. Until then, i want a team i like and players I can pull for. I get i won't like everybody on the team. Thats why i bitch on here..

Almost every star or great player is homegrown. It takes time or an angle for a fanbase to embrace a player. Its not an original thing for me to bring up..

Also every major guy for the Spurs was drafted by them and Aldridge took less money to play in Texas.. bad example..

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Posted on 7/26/15 at 5:27 pm to brmark70816

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but i don't like tall point guards that lack speed

Lacks speed?

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He is also a priveldged white kid that went to a practically ivy league school. Not much to admire in that struggle.

For all the reasons to not like a guy

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I am the original Gordon hater. I will never like or root for him, ever. He can never make up the last 4 seasons to me. He is a theif. Plus is a total shell of the athlete he used to be. To even get back even, he'd have to be all pro and lead the team to the finals. Then i might warm up to him.. maybe..

So you can't even acknowledge personal growth? Or even that he's changed his game for the team?

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I love basketball and i want the Pelicans to be successful. Until then, i want a team i like and players I can pull for. I get i won't like everybody on the team. Thats why i bitch on here..

You just constantly like taking the other side. You also make statements that make you seem ultracrepidarian. No one is asking you to like a player or not but you're bringing up stupid reasons like they're not hungry or homegrown or shite like that. You're stuck in the past.

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Almost every star or great player is homegrown. It takes time or an angle for a fanbase to embrace a player. Its not an original thing for me to bring up..

Yet you haven't even given some guys on this team a shot.

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Also every major guy for the Spurs was drafted by them and Aldridge took less money to play in Texas.. bad example..

Because the spurs are a winning org. No shite any player would like to play for them. The texas thing is a bonus,not the big time reason.

Yes they drafted their core over a decade ago but some of their bigger role players in that run were journeymen.

Establish a winning culture and guys WILL come. Dell has done a good job of finding guys that are hungry(Cole/QPon/DC/Ajinca/Gee etc) and added a guy that will instill some fire and toughness(perk). I also love the coaches they've brought on.

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