Switching gears. The Jazz played the Hornets last night, pitting 'all-star' Chris Paul against Deron Williams, who was passed over for the all-star game through the asinine opinions of the coaches for the second year in a row.
Now, I'm not going to bag on Chris Pauls stats this year, they are impressive. He is averaging 20.8 pts and 10.3 assists. Williams is no slouch this year either with 19 points and 9.7 assists.
However, when playing one another. Williams averages 17.4 points per game on 57% shooting while Paul gets 13.8 on 37.9% shooting. Oh, and Williams is 7-1 versus the Paul led Hornets.
What does this mean.....nothing. I just like to point out that I will take Williams any day, I think he is more consistent, and is more of a team leader. When all of us Jazz fans look back, ten years from now, we'll be glad we took D-Will with the #3 pick, instead of Paul.
Jazz 110 Hornets 88.
Thomas, we should go to a game.
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John Lund had the audacity to say this morning on 1280 AM that if Jazz fans took an honest look at these point guards, they would admit that they would want Cp3 over D-Will, that cp3 means more to his team than D-Will to his, and that Isiah was a better point than basketball John.
Huh?
NO has ZERO players as good as Booz (David West is nice, but not in the class of Boozer), and no players beyond starting 5. Jazz have second legit star, as well as 2 former all-stars (NO 1), plus WAY deeper bench. No comparison. And I won't comment on the Isiah v. Stockton; no comparison needed. Stockton a better POINT GUARD.
Anyone that has the guts to say Isaiah was a better point guard is so stuck on getting rings as to be unable to see actual ability, or what the individual meant to their team.
John Stockton was the best point guard ever.
And, yes, I am including Magic in that one.
You threw out the "including Magic" thing to bait me...and I'm biting.
I think that Stock and Isaiah are comparable, but I'd definitely give the nod to Stock.
But better than Magic? Come on. Magic was arguably the second best player in the history of the game overall (if he's not in your top five, you're smoking crack). Given that he was a better player than Stockton, he was necessarily a better point guard. To claim that Stockton was a lesser player, but a better point guard is just stupid.
As far as the D-Will v. CP debate goes, I'd definitely rather have D-Will...but, given the horrible patch the Jazz had in December, CP has had a stronger year overall and is more deserving of a spot on the All Star team...but, that's just this year.
he he.
Caught a big one.
Deron's stats aren't as good this year. Paul outscores him, out assists him, out steals him, out free throws him, out rebounds him, and (more importantly) out hypes him. 20 points and 10 assists is a big deal.
But I'd still take Deron.
He shoots the 3 way better. He drives the lane just as well. He's just as good a passer, and overall more of a "pure" point. He can play slow or fast. He's bigger, which is why he owns Paul when they play. Paul has missed a lot of games already in his career, and I don't think that's going to change. Deron will have a much longer career, and be able to stay at a high level longer.
It's Deron all the way.
Stock kills Isaiah. Isaiah Thomas was Stephon Marbury on a better team. Besides being a better player, Stock wins because Isaiah has single-handedly destroyed three NBA franchises along with an entire league.
Magic, by virtue of his size, was a better point guard than Stock. It pains me to say it, but it's true.
I'm sorry, but I think the 'by virtue of his size' argument is super weak. It had nothing do do with Magic's size. Kevin Garnett can play point, and he's 7 foot.
It was his skills, and that's all.
Size matters, which explains why Ostertag had an NBA career, such as it was.
Muggsy Bogues had great skills, but he wasn't a great point because he was short.
Most of the great point guards were in the 6' to 6'4" range, and had speed, quickness, vision, etc. Magic had all those in spades, and he was 6'7". That's an advantage.
If Stock had had Magic's size, we would have won those two Finals, and possibly more.
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