Comments on: Deron Williams Has Proved He Is the Best Point Guard In the League http://alwaysmillertime.com/2010/11/25/deron-williams-has-proved-he-is-the-best-point-guard-in-the-league/ An Indiana Pacers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Sat, 29 Dec 2012 00:41:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Josh Dhani http://alwaysmillertime.com/2010/11/25/deron-williams-has-proved-he-is-the-best-point-guard-in-the-league/comment-page-1/#comment-5458 Josh Dhani Fri, 26 Nov 2010 08:03:53 +0000 http://alwaysmillertime.com/?p=2050#comment-5458 I agree James. You make a very very good point. Right now, I actually think both are pretty equal to me, as both are tied for the best. I agree James. You make a very very good point. Right now, I actually think both are pretty equal to me, as both are tied for the best.

]]> By: James Grayson http://alwaysmillertime.com/2010/11/25/deron-williams-has-proved-he-is-the-best-point-guard-in-the-league/comment-page-1/#comment-5457 James Grayson Fri, 26 Nov 2010 02:44:42 +0000 http://alwaysmillertime.com/?p=2050#comment-5457 “It’s always the New Orleans Hornets versus the Utah Jazz,” Paul said. “We have not played a one-on-one game since we’ve been in this league. It’s was a collective [win] for them. “They executed and we didn’t.” I think this sums it up in terms of what really happened. We can't use the head to head as the be all and end all of an individual battle. While Deron has been playing very well I still don't think over the course of an 82 games season he's the better guard primarily due to the fact that his Wins per share, Assist to Turnover ratio and PER are all significantly inferior to Paul's. If we're talking about an individual comparison then we must use individual statistics. That's not to say we neglect head-to-head battle's or number of playoff games won, it's just they hold less weight over the short term. Ultimately if Williams wins a championship and Paul does not then I think we can say Deron is the better guard, but we have to consider Paul to individually be better right now. That could change though in a few months time. “It’s always the New Orleans Hornets versus the Utah Jazz,” Paul said. “We have not played a one-on-one game since we’ve been in this league. It’s was a collective [win] for them. “They executed and we didn’t.”

I think this sums it up in terms of what really happened. We can’t use the head to head as the be all and end all of an individual battle. While Deron has been playing very well I still don’t think over the course of an 82 games season he’s the better guard primarily due to the fact that his Wins per share, Assist to Turnover ratio and PER are all significantly inferior to Paul’s.

If we’re talking about an individual comparison then we must use individual statistics. That’s not to say we neglect head-to-head battle’s or number of playoff games won, it’s just they hold less weight over the short term.

Ultimately if Williams wins a championship and Paul does not then I think we can say Deron is the better guard, but we have to consider Paul to individually be better right now. That could change though in a few months time.

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