Ben Gordon

Ben Gordon has the opposing qualities. He's a consistent scorer, but he is a defensive liability against other, bigger shooting guards, as he plays smaller than his 6'3" measurements. He also doesn't contribute the same energy starting as he does off the bench, but wants to be paid like a starter in this off-season.

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With three players who have been starters this season sitting on the bench in Luol Deng, Ben Gordon, and Chris Duhon, the Bulls won. And won big. Not only did they hold leads, but they held on to the game in the fourth quarter, which has been one of their biggest downfalls all year. Kirk Hinrich scored a career high 38 points. When he wanted to score, he pretty much did against an Indiana Pacers team that beat the Bulls pretty bad last time they faced each other. 

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Ben Gordon continued his streak of at least 20+ points since being relegated to the bench. His minutes have gone up and so has his production. The only thing that still concerns me is that the Bulls consider him the go to guy in the late minutes with the game on the line. He has not sufficiently proven he is capable of such an undertaking. He has proven that he takes risky shots during those moments and is good at turning the ball over.

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After all of the speculation as to what has been wrong with the Bulls, the coaching change has brought about a new energy that has been missing. Regardless of Jim Boylans previous head coaching experience, he has managed to turn a team around and get very good efforts that seemed to be non-existent before he took over. Veteran Joe Smith had 31 points in a very solid game.

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Boylan has also stuck to his guns of keeping Ben Gordon as the sixth man and he has flourished. He had another 20+ point game with some very key shots to help the Bulls stay in it early. It looks like a great decision by Boylan and it has helped the team by providing a fresh scorer off the bench at any time. Plus in the starting lineup change, the Bulls start with Joe Smith and Chris Duhon. I am not sure about the Duhon decision yet, but I believe that starting Smith is a good call. He provides a veteran presence to help start the game off right.

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One of the major things that has been implemented for the Bulls under their new coach is Ben Gordon coming off of the bench again. Many thought changes had to be made for the Bulls to turn around their season, and this is a big one. But the great thing about it is that Gordon has shined since becoming the sixth man. His field goal percentage has gone up and he becomes an igniter when he comes in.

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