re: Gordon and the Rockets

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tehchampion140

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omg.

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It sucks how things happened but the intense hate for the guy from our fanbase is pretty sad.

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agreed. he was also heavily involved in the community, which i personally always love to see

I can't say this enough, but Eric Gordon can go frick himself. There aren't too many athletes I hate more than him. He was an injury prone pussy for us, and then all of a sudden, he isn't. frick that dude. Real talk.

But why though? Why the hate? He handled the Phoenix situation poorly but he still played hard for us and was active in the community. He wasn't getting hurt on purpose and if you're going to hate him for injuries then that hate should be directed towards Dell or our training staff anyway. I seriously just cannot comprehend why everyone is so bitter over the one offseason incident. Our fans act like teenage girls about it.

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To me, the hate comes from his attitude.

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I'm not really sure what the attitude problem was though. He didn't seem pouty or anything to me after that offseason. He just seems like a quiet and reserved kinda guy.

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Also just disappointment that he was always hurt and when he was healthy he clearly just didn't want to be here.

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Injury frustrations are definitely fair, although it seems to be a trend with most players that wind up with our organization. And again I'm not sure where the "clearly didn't want to be here" vibe comes from aside from him just not being a very energetic player.

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The comments people are talking about aren't from this article. He basically said our front office, coaches, and training staff are garbage. While that is entirely true, I find it bitch-made that he would publically make that comment about the organization that overpaid him.

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I don't remember these comments so I probably missed where this is coming from, but that would be pretty shitty of him to do. If he was directly asked about it though I don't think it's as bad. Regardless of what he said though it's a sad truth about our organization and I can't blame any player for not wanting to be here until the shite gets fixed.

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But why though? Why the hate? He handled the Phoenix situation poorly but he still played hard for us and was active in the community. He wasn't getting hurt on purpose and if you're going to hate him for injuries then that hate should be directed towards Dell or our training staff anyway. I seriously just cannot comprehend why everyone is so bitter over the one offseason incident. Our fans act like teenage girls about it.

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Going on the basis that this story is true, and given his attitude here i believe it to be, listen to MM a while back. He Said Gordon would refuse to rehab his knee if the Hornets matched the offer. Given how frequently he missed time during that period, that seems to be exactly what he has done.

Even all that aside. You are getting paid million of dollars and are paid to do a job. He was getting vastly overpaid and had the gall to be a little bitch about the whole thing because he wanted to go to PHO. He never gave this team a chance from the start. That pisses me off to no end.

I get the fact that some fans dont hold a grudge and I respect it. But I hate that mother fricker and that is honestly how I feel. I cant help it.

I'm so glad he is gone.

What did he say that was so bad about New Orleans? Some want to bitch about his comments and then say it themselves daily? How many complain about the training staff? How many complain about management and the way the team has been built over the years? Yet, some want to complain when a player agrees. I have met him several times and always enjoyed talking to him. His interactions with the kids at the different team-run functions was always fantastic and memorable (something I cannot say of AD).

Haha, figured someone would find it funny for this thread to be the first one I post in again.