Ben Gordon on Waddle and Silvy Recap (July 2nd, 2009)
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009Ben Gordon appeared on the Waddle and Silvy show on ESPN 1000 today, to talk about him becoming a Detroit Piston. Here is a recap of what he had to say.
- He is happy about the situation he’s going into. Joe Dumars is really focused on winning and his priority is winning a championship. That’s also Ben’s main goal as a player.
- He first knew he was going to sign with the Pistons right after he met with Dumars. Dumars exuded winning, and everything he talked about was building a team to win a championship. Dumars convinced Ben pretty easily to sign, and it was a no brainer to sign with the Pistons.
- The Bulls didn’t pursue him at all, they didn’t even make an offer. It was pretty much a one team race.
- On whether the Bulls were lying when they said it was a top priority to re-sign him, Ben said that it is what it is. There was no offer made. You have to put it together.
- He felt that he always got a lot of love and respect from the fans that really followed the games. When walking down the street, people always showed him love.
