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The guy playing an important role on a good team that is subsequently not available and is also not a PG?
This is a no-brainer, but not the kind usually referenced.
m3at
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Didn't you know that Billups was the key piece of that team for a title?
squareinthecircle
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PGs are cheap right now. We can fill the spot temporarily with Watson, Burks and Tinsley and look for a longer term option. We should have never gotten rid of Maynor, but if you look it seems most teams have solid young guys coming off their bench playing the 1. Dallas has Beaubois, Sac has Isaiah Thomas, the Hornets have Vasquez etc. Any of these guys can be serviceable and some of them can become break out stars. Quality PGs are not as difficult to come by as they once were.
I'm not saying we don't have a problem at the PG spot, I'm saying the situation can be dealt with effectively, and soon.
I'm not saying we don't have a problem at the PG spot, I'm saying the situation can be dealt with effectively, and soon.
Kelly Scalleta (a featured writer for Bleacher Report) ranked all of the starting PG's defensively from last season using multiple statistics with some surprising results. Calderon is ranked 29th out of 30 as the second worst starting PG on the defensive end (before you argue with his results read the article, or at least his methodology).
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/813678-nba-power-rankings-defensively-ranking-every-starting-point-guard-in-the-nba
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/813678-nba-power-rankings-defensively-ranking-every-starting-point-guard-in-the-nba
None of those players are quality PG's (besides potentially Beabouis). They are serviceable backups.
Also, Burks is not a damn PG.
I like the methodology and the article, but it also says that Steve Nash is the 7th best PG defensively in the NBA.
TheSilencer1313
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He could be a Tyreke type, could he not??
So, not a (n actual) PG?
jumpin bean
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you are missing the point with Harris.we have tinsley and watson,we dont need a good point , we need a shooter.trade Harris for a shooter from 3,and let watson and Tinsley run the show .
By using multiple statistics in a season where Nash didn't have a shot-blocker to boost his stats until later, he is the 7th best PG defensively in the NBA. He doesn't use steals (Nash doesn't get a lot of steals) which can be valuable, but he explains why. When anyone makes a statement about "best" or "worst", you have to ask in what specifically, and in the way Scalleta defines a good defensive player, Nash is 7th best. He may be deficient in other ways defensively, but what are they?