There probably isn’t a Division-I starter for whom you couldn’t cut something like this.  But this reel illustrates how mechanically sound Eric Gordon’s shot is.  Watch the quick release, but pronounced, sweet follow-through.  Another nice feature of his game – the hard dribble he uses in traffic en route to the hoop.  Again, I haven’t seen him play enough, but among the bevy of accolades you heard about Gordon a year ago was his ability to finish.  It’s especially impressive when you draw as much contact as Gordon seems to on his drives.  I wish there was tape of what kind of stuff he does off the ball -- it's probably a better predictor of how valuable he'd be in an NBA backcourt.


   

But for some reason, it gave me an unsettling measure of comfort.

 

 

And I can't stop watching it.