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[size/HUGE] fixed [/size];764181 said:
DWill by a good margin. During his rookie year, Deron showed promise way beyond his stats. And his physical profile gives him a serious advantage over Trey.
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Other than his glass ankles.
 
[size/HUGE] fixed [/size];764254 said:
He had glass ankles during his rookie year?

Why have so many fools failed to read the question in the OP? Lots of fails in this thread.
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So you are saying that the potential for injury didn't exist then? It most certainly did. If he had more minutes that year would it have reared its ugly head? I think he was lucky he didn't suffer a major injury that year. Maybe his low minutes were a blessing that allowed him to play a few more years before a major injury derailed his career. Either way, taking into account the player that he actually did become is valid as to whether or not you would want him at his rookie year performance again over someone we have now. If it is simply in a vacuum then the right question would be who had a better rookie year, D Will or Trey. Then it is a simple stats comparison. But if you are asking would I rather have D Will in his rookies year or Trey in his, well along with that comes the presumption that we then would have each for a few years. We already know what we had with D Will and where he ended up. If we are engaging in conjecture, well in this case I would take the devil we don't know and go with Burke, knowing full well that D Will in the end will be reduced to a shadow of his former self by nagging injuries.
 
Archie Moses said:
Who would you rather have???

Alfonso Burke?

or

Homer... Deron Williams?


(In their rookie years?)
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Deron Williams. Of course he didn't start until the 2nd half of the season. Imagine had Sloan let him grow from Day 1 as the Jazz are doing with Burke. Williams would have led the Jazz into the playoffs. It was a stupid decision by Jerry. Deron shot 42/41% his rookie season; Burke is shooting 37/34%.
 
LogGrad98 said:
So you are saying that the potential for injury didn't exist then? It most certainly did. If he had more minutes that year would it have reared its ugly head? I think he was lucky he didn't suffer a major injury that year. Maybe his low minutes were a blessing that allowed him to play a few more years before a major injury derailed his career. Either way, taking into account the player that he actually did become is valid as to whether or not you would want him at his rookie year performance again over someone we have now. If it is simply in a vacuum then the right question would be who had a better rookie year, D Will or Trey. Then it is a simple stats comparison. But if you are asking would I rather have D Will in his rookies year or Trey in his, well along with that comes the presumption that we then would have each for a few years. We already know what we had with D Will and where he ended up. If we are engaging in conjecture, well in this case I would take the devil we don't know and go with Burke, knowing full well that D Will in the end will be reduced to a shadow of his former self by nagging injuries.
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Yo NAOS, tell Log how his *** tastes.
 
E.J. Wells said:
If I'm a GM and I didn't know that that blubbering vagina would essentially make the greatest coach of all-time say, "**** it, I'm out." then I agree. DuhRon > Trey
Reported for personal attack.
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My wife had a nasty case of "blubbering vagina" last year... took months to clear it up...
 
I do recall a knock on Williams during his draft was his history with ankle issues.

That said, my choice would depend on team situation. With the current contract, Williams looks a lot less appealing. I think I still take Williams right now, though. I see Burke as more of a less good Mark Price, and I think Williams is better than that.
 
For maybe half of a season or so, NBA pundits and the media was touting D-will as the best point guard in the NBA (even over CP3). I don't think Trey will ever reach that status, but he'll still be a very solid player IMO.
 
LogGrad98 said:
So you are saying that the potential for injury didn't exist then? It most certainly did. If he had more minutes that year would it have reared its ugly head? I think he was lucky he didn't suffer a major injury that year. Maybe his low minutes were a blessing that allowed him to play a few more years before a major injury derailed his career. Either way, taking into account the player that he actually did become is valid as to whether or not you would want him at his rookie year performance again over someone we have now. If it is simply in a vacuum then the right question would be who had a better rookie year, D Will or Trey. Then it is a simple stats comparison. But if you are asking would I rather have D Will in his rookies year or Trey in his, well along with that comes the presumption that we then would have each for a few years. We already know what we had with D Will and where he ended up. If we are engaging in conjecture, well in this case I would take the devil we don't know and go with Burke, knowing full well that D Will in the end will be reduced to a shadow of his former self by nagging injuries.
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You're still misreading the question. I know it's tough.

And if you think STATS are the only way to make arguments about player performance, then you need to pull your year outta the sand braugh. Cool.
 
Let's not compare a Ferrari with a Ford Mustang!

Burke is a good player, Deron is the second-best PG in Jazz history.
 
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