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g13player | 04/02/08, 09:35 AM

Nope...Gordon's gone, even though he needs another year in college. He did nothing in the tournament or the last part of the season. Plus, IU's program is in turmoil right now.

mdemby | 04/02/08, 10:31 AM

Gordon should follow Curry and stay in school at least one more year. neither is ready for the NBA.

silverblack23 | 04/02/08, 11:18 AM

I think he could. Crean did a good job with a young man named Dwayne Wade. Maybe Crean can convince Gordon of that.

J. HOVA: BROOKLYN'S OWN | 04/02/08, 12:55 PM

No...Dwayne Wade did well regardless of Crean.
Sorry but Wade created Crean...not the other way around.
Crean rode the coat-tails of D-Wade for 4 more years...a few first round exits in the big dance...oh and some good 4th - 6th place finishes in the Big East.

Zizou10 | 04/02/08, 01:16 PM

Gordon's gone, but I'd like to see him stay at least one more year - and I'm an Illini fan. I have never liked kids going straight to the pros from high school and I really like the idea of them staying in school at least a couple years to polish their games. Gordon has a few (minor) flaws in his game that another year in college (with Crean coaching him) will easily fix.

JohnL22767 | 04/02/08, 01:26 PM

I hope he does stay. He has several areas to improve, and his improvement will keep IU going strong during difficult times.

RhodiumHoarder | 04/02/08, 02:46 PM

Forget "polishing his game", how about getting a freaking education?

payho | 04/02/08, 02:52 PM

"education" and the NBA have become mutually exclusive -- or should I say, intelligence and the NBA ....

silverblack23 | 04/02/08, 03:30 PM

Oh please Zizou. Wade wasn't highly regarded when he got to Marquette. Actually, if he was a great player he never would have gone to a school like Marquette in the first place.

Crean did make him. Crean developed his game, and anyone who thinks otherwise is a damned fool.

J. HOVA: BROOKLYN'S OWN | 04/02/08, 04:25 PM

Gordon's outta here like last year. i just hope he's not the next Dajuan Wagner.

arejaydub Sept. 13,'08 | 04/02/08, 04:46 PM

i say stay for at least one more year...that was no way to end your 1st year of college...losing and shooting below .400 percent in da tournament...he needs one more year...and on another note its great that davidson will most likely put curry back at the point guard position...he will better fit the 1 den da 2 at the pro level...

mradidas | 04/02/08, 05:02 PM

Hey Archbishop, you are not recalling history correctly....Dwayne Wade was a highly touted high school player who scored poorly on his college boards, which meant he could not be given an NCAA scholarship. A lot of schools looking at him worried he may never pass, but Crean believed, as Wade had said, that the test was an anomaly. Sitting out his freshman year, he practiced with the team, and the players knew he was special. So much so, that before and after away games, they called him up to talk about the game. In my opinion, the two made each other - Wade had the talent to single-handily lift the team to the FInal Four, Crean had the gumption to take a chance on a player everyone turned their back on, and build a team around him.......

daedbird | 04/02/08, 08:26 PM

Dear Tom:

Get a better haircut

Love,

TRUTH

THE TRUTH is Palin's Boytoy | 04/03/08, 11:55 AM

not a chance,hes going to be a top 10 maby even top 5 pick,sp hes leaving

Ny - Ready For Change | 04/03/08, 11:44 PM

If Gordon is available when the Pacers come up for a pick, he'll be continuing his basketball education right at home. Definitely a project type player with a lot of "potential" that needs to be developed. Might as well get paid big $$$ by the pros instead of getting a college degree. Just another kid pushed too fast by his parents and posse.

Quixmundi | 04/04/08, 01:58 PM

Answer: no.

George W. Watson | 04/05/08, 10:25 AM