Fair enough. I would say (besides his range, which is silly), I’m more impressed thus far with Gordon’s sheer strength and speed than I am his shooting. The shooting feels almost like a bonus. But put together … unreal.

Basically, EJ is good at everything. We can all agree on that.

LeBron James. Ha.

I am also beginning to see Jordan Crawford becoming as good a scorer than EJ.

I look forward to this weekend primarily because it is on the road, neutral court, and better competition. You will know a lot more about this team by Sunday morning…..especially if they play Xavier

When you add his passing ability to the equation, I disagree with your overall assessment. Yes, he is going to score most of his points by backing smaller defenders (everyone he that will guard him) into the paint or under the hoop, but he is also able to use that ability to create for teammates. He also has that Shaq mentatility of “I am taking this ball to the rack no matter what” that DJ sometimes lacks and leaves DJ with a missed basket rather than a two shots from the stripe. My 2 cents, fwtw.

every player is supposed to hustle, and every player should be diving for loose balls and drawing charges. unfortuantely, many players don’t hustle and dive for loose balls like an errek suhr, a patrick ewing jr, or as lance stemler did last night. i never had a hate for stemler, i actually felt bad that any of iu’s players would receive such harsh criticism from their fans. i’m also not a lover because stemler showed us for the first time this year what he’s capable of contributing to this team…the same things he did often last year (which is why i think sampson has trouble keeping him out of the line up). every team needs a guy that can come in and play with a lot of heart and energy, and that player is usually someone of lesser talent who makes up for it by giving more effort.

Yes, like I said, it’s him possessing both facets. I’m just more impressed by his shooting than his ability to blow by someone. People are holding O.J. Mayo in the same regard as EJ and it’s pretty obvious who the better shooter is. That’s why he’s a better player in my mind.

It’s kind of like LBJ — his passing was unreal in high school, something you rarely see. It’s what all these guys can do on top of their athleticism that separates them from each other.