[Sir Patchwork]

Originally Posted by Mebarak

The same Ben Gordon that averaged 21 ppg against the Heat last year? 14.5 PPG the year before as a rookie in the playoffs? Seems like a little more than just a onlooker.

Kirk has been pretty good in the playoffs, but nothing over the top good, Gordon was just as good as Hinrich in the playoffs last year.

On offense maybe, but it was Hinrich holding the Finals MVP to his worst series of the four he played while also contributing more offensively.

I've been disappointed with Gordon's play in the playoffs relative to his regular season success. I need to see him bring it come playoff time, and I hope he does.

[HKF]

I'm just glad to see Gordon's numbers continue to climb. All those people who said he was overrated, etc, were wrong. It was the same with him coming out of HS, the same with him in college and it's the same with him in the pros. The guy is a winner.

[Mateo]

Seems like a slam dunk for Gordon to me. Gordon has improved this season and Hinrich gotten worse. Hinrich should be traded at this point. Not because he's bad but because they need the money to resign other players. I wouldn't want to sacrifice any of the 3 of Deng, Gordon, Nocioni because of Hinrich.

[SPMJ]

Ben Gordon's the better player today and will be so for the rest of his career. Gordon's a star in the making. Hinrich's solid but he's peaked. He won't ever be significantly better than he currently is.

[BG7]

Originally Posted by Sir Patchwork

On offense maybe, but it was Hinrich holding the Finals MVP to his worst series of the four he played while also contributing more offensively.

I've been disappointed with Gordon's play in the playoffs relative to his regular season success. I need to see him bring it come playoff time, and I hope he does.

Oh, that was just good team defense, with Nocioni and Chandler getting in Wade's way when he went to the lane. Heat took over the series when Wade stopped trying to drive, and just started to take midrange jumpers over Hinrich. You'd think Hinrich's great man defense would have stopped Wade.........