Back in 2004 2 point guards were picked in a row with the 4th and 5th pick. Shaun Livingston of the Clippers and Devin Harris of the Mavericks. Who do you think is going to be the better player in the NBA? Shaun Livingston or Devin Harris?I'll post later.Wait, For that matter, actaully you could say 3 point gaurds were taken in a row. 3rd-Ben Gordon, 4th Shaun Livingston, 5th Devin Harris. So the question now is who will be the best out of the 3.
Livingston has great skills for his height which is a rare thing for a point guard to have. Harris is very quick to the rim and a good passer. I would take harris because I think he is more of a pure point guard.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>I would take harris because I think he is more of a pure point guard.</div> :HAHAHA: , Livingston is the only pure pg of the three. Harris is adjusting to playing pg, but his strengths are in his scoring ability, not passing. If we could go back, I wish we got Livingston, despite his early injuries, he has the most potential of the three, and is the better pg. His court vision is amazing, and his jumper is getting consistently. Also, his height will cause mismatches when he starts getting better.But I do like Harris, he reminds me of Tony Parker and a some Kevin Johnson in his play. You can't go wrong with either. I just think Livy is the better pg down the line.
I would take Harris because the guy actually scores & passes while Livingston passes a little 2 much.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pistonfan11 @ Apr 12 2006, 08:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Livingston has great skills for his height which is a rare thing for a point guard to have. Harris is very quick to the rim and a good passer. I would take harris because I think he is more of a pure point guard.</div>what a joke. Livingston is already one of the purest pg's in the league. Devin Harris played sg in college.<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Hm01 @ Apr 12 2006, 02:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I would take Harris because the guy actually scores & passes while Livingston passes a little 2 much.</div>how can you pass too much? his pass-first nature is a huge plus.CB4-Be Nice, Dogma.
Simple. Livingston is more talented then Harris and has nice pg skills and a size advantage but he is very injury prone so I will go with another good pg skills guy who can attack the basket well.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CB4AllStar @ Apr 12 2006, 10:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Simple. Livingston is more talented then Harris and has nice pg skills and a size advantage but he is very injury prone so I will go with another good pg skills guy who can attack the basket well.</div> Devin Harris is better than Livingston at getting to the rim...
wow, you changed my post from " how the hell can you pass too much?" to "how can you pass too much?". What's the point of that. I wasn't being mean.
The fact is Harris is better than Livingston. They are pretty equal as if you call pure point guards. Harris has adjusted to being the point guard. He is a much better passer this year than last year. Harris also is a better defender against point guards.
Oh and look how the mavs have struggled without Harris. The Clippers wouldn't struggle as much without Livingston.
Harris goes in gets stuff done, he went to college (WI BABY!) and he knows what to do. Livingston is a nice prospect but he's just that, a prospect.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Harris goes in gets stuff done, he went to college (WI BABY!) and he knows what to do. Livingston is a nice prospect but he's just that, a prospect.</div>And for that reason, he has the potential to be the better player as the topic question proposed. <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>The fact is Harris is better than Livingston. They are pretty equal as if you call pure point guards. Harris has adjusted to being the point guard. He is a much better passer this year than last year. Harris also is a better defender against point guards.</div>It's your opinion, don't be declaring stuff as facts. I'm a Mavs fan and Devin Harris is not a pure pg, he's better then Terry but he's not pass first type.
Livingston is a nice player but the mavs have gone in a big funk and I'm sure that Harris not being there is a big part of it. Harris has shown Nash like performances this year at the point. I guess you already forgot those. He is our best 6th man on the team. He should be a starter but Avery doesn't trust him. Kinda like Daniels.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Livingston is a nice player but the mavs have gone in a big funk and I'm sure that Harris not being there is a big part of it. Harris has shown Nash like performances this year at the point. I guess you already forgot those. He is our best 6th man on the team. He should be a starter but Avery doesn't trust him. Kinda like Daniels.</div>Harris is a big part of the Mavs, but this is a debate Livy and Harris. You can put Livy on Mavs and see what happens. I don't expect much of a difference. Their both different players, it just depends on what you want at pg, a Parker/KJ type or Magic/Penny type. I just think Livy has the higher ceiling with his age and potential. One thing that's alarming about Harris and Livy is both get hurt easy because of their body type. Harris needs to hit the weight room in offseason.
Mavsfan, we lost to Golden State, but beat SA in SA...I don't call that a funk.Harris has played better so far, even though he's not the starter, but I also think that Livingston has been healthy enough to be part of this discussion so far.Right NOW, I'd take Harris. But Livingston does have more potential...but he has to max out IMO to be better than Harris could be.
Livingston more potential? Ok... Even though Harris is probably the most athletic point guard in the league. At least at the level as Tony Parker. Harris needs to get stronger and he will be a force.
