Gordon, an NBA prospect who had 20 boards and 27 points against UNLV 3 days ago, gave up 10 rebounds to a 6'4" white boy...basically, a walk-on. 10 boards. IN THE FIRST HALF!
Gordon The ####, put up 13 pts and 6 rebounds against a team whose biggest player was 6 ####### 4, and who also started 4 guards. And the lazy ******* turned the ball over 6 times. ####### Gordon just put up a total of 44 points and 37 rebounds against UNLV and SDSU. Tonight, he's way less than half against a much easier opponent, without a center, it's crazy.
Still not over this. Even SI wrote about the "lopsided" matchup,
HERE. An excerpt:FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) --
With center Will Bell in street clothes because of a swollen left knee, Pierce Hornung had to pull double duty.
He scored 13 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and helped shut down Drew Gordon in leading Colorado State to a 71-63 upset of No. 18 New Mexico on Tuesday night.
"He's a big guy and he's a talented player," Hornung said. "He's fun to play against."
Hornung also had four steals as the Rams (17-9, 6-5 Mountain West) extended their winning streak to 12 straight at Moby Arena.
"I thought he was brilliant," said New Mexico coach Steve Alford. "With Will Bell being out, they were short-handed underneath and I thought he did an unbelievable job defending our bigs and then to be able to score, he made his free throws down the stretch, 15 rebounds. I thought he was the difference in the game."
The Lobos (22-5, 8-3) lost for the first time since Jan. 21, ending a sensational stretch in which they won seven straight games by an average of 19.3 points, one that started with an 85-52 wipeout of the Rams at The Pit in Albuquerque, N.M.
"It's the first time a lot of these guys have had to play being ranked and having a target on their back," Alford said. "But I give Colorado State a lot of credit. They played a four-guard lineup that really hurt us. They defended hard and we had a hard time defending them."
Gordon scored 13 points and had six boards but really played nothing like he did last weekend, when he had a career-best 27 points and 20 boards in a 65-45 demolition of then-No. 11 UNLV on national TV that vaulted the Lobos back into rankings at No. 18.
He kept turning the ball over in the paint - six times in all - and had a tough time finding shots much less the basket for much of the night.
"Defense, it always has to be a personal challenge," Hornung said. "You have to look across at the guy you're guarding and say I'm not going to let you beat me. It is the same every game."
Even against Gordon, who has 4 inches, 35 pounds and plenty of accolades on Hornung.
"You just have to be active with him. He's a heck of a player," Hornung said. "He was tough to go against all night. You have to be active and physical and match his physicality and his tenacity."
Maybe Gordon has to be on National TV to ####### try. No center, and 4 average, or worse, guards. Amazing, when one team wants it that much more. Whoever moved that line sure as hell knew what was up.
You gotta love Pierce Hornung, though, the guy plays that hard every game. Listed at 6'5" but no way. He's CSU's very own Kurt Rambis, lol.