<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (iversonfan268 @ Sep 8 2006, 08:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Ok if you want to use stats that's cool with me. Chauncey averaged 18.5ppg, 8.5 apg, while shooting 90% from the free throw line and 43 % from 3 point range, and only averaged 2 tpg which is great for a pg who actually is the playmaker. He also lead his team to the best record in the league, actually stayed healthy and reliable, actually got his team into the playoffs and led them to the ECF. Not too mention he plays superb defense and not just solid d. Oh yeah Billups actually has a basketball IQ and knows what he's doing out there.</div>The thing is, big men are more valuable than guards. Yao is one of the best bigs and Centers in the League. You cant really compare a 1 to a 5, but If I had to choose who to put on my team, it would obviously be Yao because big men win you games as well. He led his team to the best record in the League? Oh yeah, there were those guys, Rasheed, Tayshaun, Ben, Richard, but they didnt do anything, did they? On the other hand, TMac and Yao both stuggled with on and off injuries, and the rest of their team sucks without them. They will make the playoffs next year though, count on it.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CB4AllStar @ Sep 8 2006, 04:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>The thing is, big men are more valuable than guards. Yao is one of the best bigs and Centers in the League. You cant really compare a 1 to a 5, but If I had to choose who to put on my team, it would obviously be Yao because big men win you games as well. He led his team to the best record in the League? Oh yeah, there were those guys, Rasheed, Tayshaun, Ben, Richard, but they didnt do anything, did they? On the other hand, TMac and Yao both stuggled with on and off injuries, and the rest of their team sucks without them. They will make the playoffs next year though, count on it.</div>Yeah your right a C is more valuable than a PG. That doesn't make Yao a better player. A player like Billups is actually very rare in this league though. How many Point Guards in this league are as versatile as him? There is probably only two others in this league and they are Paul and Kidd. Sure Billups had lots of help but don't say all rosters with that much quality would win 64 games every season. Is it a coincidence that the year Billups has a career year the Pistons play incredible? The Pistons were never a 64 win team when Billups wasn't performing liek he did last season. Billups is the true leader of that team and actually can get his team far in the playoffs. Sure the Rockets have an excuse for not making the playoffs this season but what about 04-05? They had T-Mac and Yao both very healthy and completely embarresed themselves against the Mavs. Yao will never be the leader Billups is.
I would rather have Yao than Billups. But Im not about to debate that. They play too very different positions.Anyway, being a great player does not make you a superstar.
This thread should seriously be locked. We all know CB4 is going through, a mod or something should just lock it already.
