Its still possible for him to make another All-Star squad, and it seems like hes on the path to doing so. When defending the isolation play, he gives up a nauseating .94 points per play, a strong indication of that. Its not uncommon to see him challenge shots with both feet on the floor. He tends to use that speed and athleticism well when hes in position, too. With the increased emphasis on the deep three, point guards account for a large portion of the league's top scorers. He gambles too much, and that often gets him caught out of the play. The best shooter ever not just in terms of accuracy but also in creatively getting looks with but a sliver's opening and with unlimited range. Players Stats: 24.0 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 6.5 APG, 1.0 SPG, 0.3 BPG, Honors: 5x All-Stars, 4x All-NBA Selection, 2012-2013 Rookie of the Year. Paul was able to keep you at bay on one side of the court while dominating the other with his scoring and passing abilities. Ergo, a negative number is a positive thing, and a positive number is a negative thing. This implies that the point guard serves as an extension of their coach on the court, and he or she is accountable for making the right plays every night. -- Doolittle, The great Knicks ball-movement offense started with him. -- Doolittle, Perhaps someday Paul will reach the conference finals and we can focus more on his incredible accomplishments as a scorer, distributor and defender and less on his teams' inability to turn them into deep playoff runs. Of course having book smarts doesnt preclude you from knowing what youre doing on the court either. That earned him the nickname Mr. The NBA is a point guard's paradise these days, so let's start All-Time #NBArank with our pantheon points. Hes a key component in Tom Thibodeaus defense, and frankly, with Thibs, you just dont stay on the court if youre not putting in the effort on the defensive end. To absolutely nobodys surprise, Michael Jordan is the best defensive shooting guard in NBA history. Watching a thing, and watching for a thing, are different. In order to answer that, we introduce Weighted Averaged Metrics (WAM) and WAM with Scouting (WAMS), a pair of advanced defensive metrics which combine other stats and metrics, weight them so that each represents an equal relative value, and then use them all to derive a final score. His quick feet give him tremendous lateral movement. Whenever anyone imagines a point guard, chances are theyre thinking of Utah Jazz legend John Stockton. That said, here are the NBAs five best defensive shooting guards of all-time, based on their DWS. A defensive point guard will also pressure opponents in passing lanes in an attempt to generate steals and scoring opportunities for their own team. Its hard to notice his effort, though, because of the consistency with which he gets destroyed. On the flip side, Westbrook's 4.13 turnovers per game average is the highest all-time, with Johnson (3. . As previously stated, he gets the help from Green and Leonard to guard the top point guards. Micah Adams is the lead NBA research specialist for ESPN Stats and Info. Second, having a five-point range on a 22-point scale prevents any one statistic from overly dominating the others. There's no way Stockton & Curry are better than Isiah. You can be the best shooter in the world, but you can't score if you don't get the ball. Stockton was the. He sometimes gets tangled up and left hopelessly out of the play. For a player who lacks lateral quickness and a player that has been in the league as long as he has, you would think Williams would have learned to do a better job of steering opponents into the help defense. Three-time MVP (1986-87, 1988-89, 1989-90), three-time Finals MVP, 12-time All-Star, 10-time All-NBA selection, Hall of Fame, Championships Watts Van Lier Frazier Price Ward Bing White Buckner Walker Kidd Hollins Williams Cleamons Bibby Porter Buse Snow McMillan Tinsley Armstrong Knight Carter 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 97.4 97.6 98.1 99.6 99.9 100.4 100.9 101.1 101.5 101 . 5-on-5: Will Curry pass Magic as best PG ever? Players Stats: 18.5 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 9.5 APG, 2.2 SPG, 0.1 BPG, Honors: 10x All-Stars, 8x All-NBA Selection, 2005-2006 Rookie of the Year, 9x All-Defensive Team Selection. Jack is one of those players that a lot of people dont know what he brings to a team in the locker room. In essence, hes athletic enough to do a respectable job of what hes asked to do. He applies his energy smartly. He affected the paradigm for overseas guards trying to break into the NBA. When he lets it go, though, it seems calculated. Lin plays with consistent effort on defense, but hes stuck in fourth gear. Knight doesnt always recognize the help situations, but when he does, he is usually effective. Hopefully he can break it. Whether this is a result of his reputation being undeserved or him not putting forth the effort isnt hard to determine. -- Adams, Honors He fights through picks, going over them when he can and under them when he cant. Rondo may not be big, but he doesnt know that. 3. This is also manifested in his spot-up defense. His quickness and slim frame allow him to slip through gaps in the defence and create more opportunities for himself. For each of the following metrics, click on the subhead to be taken to the source website for more details. Since the first time a professional basketball player dribbled a ball, weve seen some of the greatest point guards in history. Oscar Robertson was one of the NBA's greatest players in history. Parker applies himself defensively in bursts, and this appears to be by design. His high rebound rate, while partly indicative of his speed is also a result of positioning, which relates to his IQ. He can be stagnant when his man doesnt have the ball. He doesnt cheat in either direction, though. He gets a higher score here than he technically deserves because he tries so hard. In the last entry, we focused on the five best defensive NBA point guards of all time. Penny is deserving of a much better ranking just because he is such a gifted one. Take, for example, Carlos Boozer in 2012. You can look at why things happen and offset the misleading things. Conley looked away from Billups and was pointing vehemently to Paul, trying to tell Allen to get over there and cover him. Thomas was ultra-quick with the ball and, at any moment, could pull up for a deadly jump shot. Even though hes been injured a lot, Paul is averaging over two steals a game for his career. Hes not just ordinary quick, either; hes pesky-quick, with fast hands that dart in and take the ball out of the ball-handler's dribble with alarming frequency. He has 12 All-Star selections, 10 All-NBA selections, nine All-Defensive Team selections, and a second-place MVP finish in his third season at 22. Bledsoe just doesnt bring much energy to the defensive side of the court, which is a shame, because if he did, hed be a ball hawk. Players Stats: 16.3 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 6.7 APG, 1.8 SPG, 0.2 BPG, Honors: 9x All-Stars, 9x All-NBA Selection, 1990-1991 Rookie of the Year, 9x All-Defensive Team Selection, 1995-1996 Defensive Player of the Year, Hall of Famer. Gary Payton was born on July 23, 1968, and is widely regarded as one of the best defensive point guards of all time. Players Stats: 15.2 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 5.4 APG, 1.0 SPG, 0.2 BPG, Honors: 2003-2004 Finals MVP, 5x All-Star, 3x All-NBA Selection, 2x All-Defensive Team Selection. He was the primary defender on 1,127 plays last year in all, surpassed only by Stephen Curry among point guards. Two-time MVP (2004-05, 2005-06), eight-time All-Star, seven-time All-NBA selection, Career stats Normally this would be a list of FAQs, but no one has ever asked any questions (since no one has ever seen it). (As an aside, in the slides, you will only see the original metric value, not the weighted number to determine the WAM. Robertson amassed 26,710 points and 9,887 assists during his 14-year NBA career with the Cincinnati Royals and Milwaukee Bucks. Additionally, Stockton was a fantastic shooter and defender, almost possessing no weaknesses on the floor at all. Many times, the point guard is referred to by announcers, as a "coach on the floor" or a "floor general". Teams -- Peterson, He was the forerunner of Magic Johnson and LeBron James, and it's telling that both of those stars revere the Big O. If you want to get involved in the discussion or just follow along, #NBArank is the Twitter hashtag to use. With his record of successes and pioneering point guard talents, Magic is at the top of the list. He owes his charitable demeanour to a group of elementary school parents. He has a real grasp of the game, and he helps convey that to his teammates. David Robinson 6. On and off the court, Dave Bing was an excellent high-scoring NBA point guard who achieved greatness. He has a high basketball IQ, and he has that veteran savvy thing going for him, too. Only two NBA championships would make him the second-best player in NBA history. Players Stats: 17.7 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 8.2 APG, 1.6 SPG, 0.1 BPG, Honors: 5x All-Star, 5x All-NBA Selection. It is easy to have the numbers skewed by a smaller sample size. His lateral quickness is below-average, and his straightaway speed isnt much either. Thats helped him amass 47.3 DWS, 56th overall. The only thing is that the Bulls actually gave up 8.6 more points while he was on the court. Scouting isnt the same as just watching games. They work harder, and they get things eventually, but not quite as well. Players Stats: 15.6 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 3.6 APG, 1.2 SPG, 0.3 BPG, Honors: 5x All-Star, 5x All-NBA Selection, 2x Defensive Player of the Year, 5x All-Defensive Selection, Hall of Famer. After ball-handling, the most important areas of the game for a point guard are passing and scoring. John Stockton 6. His on-court coaching and leadership is probably the biggest reason the Clippers had the eighth most-efficient defense in the NBA last year. With his athleticism and speed, there is no way that Rose should get beaten off the dribble as often as he does. When hes not getting wrapped up, he plays the pick-and-roll well. A point guard should always look out for teammates and be able to pass well. This can cause other players to become disinvolved in the offense. A point guard will often use their ability to score in order to augment their effectiveness as a decision-maker and playmaker. Hed also be more willing to provide it. DJ, standing 6'4, started playing point for Boston in the second half of his basketball career and was often tasked with shutting down . For example, the Spurs absolutely ate him alive in the playoffs with Tony Parker, who averaged 24.5 points for the series. (Note: Players chosen only if they have played as a shooting guard for most, if not all, of their career.). -- Pelton, If he had played with The Mailman or a defense as stout as the Pistons, he might have made a couple of Finals by now. Players Stats: 18.8 PPG, 2.3 RPG, 7.4 APG, 1.1 SPG, 0.1 BPG, Honors: 6x All-Star, 5x All-NBA Selection, 1972-1973 Scoring Champion, Hall of Famer. Six blind men all go to see an elephant which they'venever encountered before. When he does, he gets put off and his effort isnt there anymore. 18.4 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 7.5APG, .375 FG%, The player Therefore, a lower score is superior. In fact, hes a bit of a bull on the court and tries to intimidate his counterpart. Players Stats: 14.3 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 8.5 APG, 0.7 SPG, 0.1 BPG, Honors: 2x MVP, 8x All-Stars, 7x All-NBA Selection, Hall of Famer. Derrick Rose 15. In case you missed it, Jason Kidd was tops on our point guard list with 75.1 defensive win shares, good for 11th all-time. Williams tends to play defense, but he only seems to do the minimum. He picked up a complicated system almost immediately, and the Bulls were consistently a better defense with Hinrich on the court, in large part because of how well he understood the system. If someone goes past him, hell usually just wave goodbye. It is startling to see the regularity with which opponents blow past Deron Williams. Players Stats: 25.7 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 9.5 APG, 1.1 SPG, 0.1 BPG, Honors: 1963-1964 MVP, 12x All-Star, 11x All-NBA Selection, 1960-1961 Rookie of the Year, Hall of Famer. When it came to size, the main flaw in his game was that he was very fast and explosive with his handles. He presses hard as long as the opponent is in front of him, but will frequently give up on the play once the defender is past him. While the Clippers were better when Paul was on the bench, it wasnt because he was on the bench. It doesnt seem that it would be that impressive if found it. Players like Rose, Russell Westbrook and Kyrie Irving consistently cross him over and get past him. Golden State Warriors (2009-present), Honors It might not seem like much, but for most players, this covered around 30-40 games' worth of defense. Johnson will go down as one of the top 25 all-time point guards because of his defensive presence. In the NBA, Isiah Thomas is an amazing leader and is truly the most competitive force on the court that we have seen from a tiny guy. He had the best peak for any point guard in NBA history, hands down. Something was great about that play, but it was Knight showing the heart to challenge Jordan, not Jordan dunking on a man a foot shorter than himself. In case you missed it, Jason Kidd was tops on the list with 75.1 DWS, good for 11th all-time. When people think of NBA point guards, he set the mold. Adapting your system to every opponent and knowing their nuances is understandable. When he tries, Lowry can be a solid defensive player, but that whole when he tries qualifier is pretty significant. When you combine that with his 40-inch vertical, you have a player that gets higher (139 inches) than any point guard in the leagueeven Russell Westbrook. Hes just unable able to get high enough to legitimately challenge the shot. Point guards are often valued more for their assist totals than for their scoring. -- Adande, The only players in NBA history with more games with 20 points and 10 assists are Oscar Robertson and Magic Johnson. Stockton embodied a true point guard: an extension of the coach that ran the teams offense seamlessly. Its probably no coincidence that Stephen Currys defense took a giant step forward this season playing alongside Jack, and you might see a similar progression from Kyrie Irving next year. To create All-Time #NBArank, we put together a ballot with the 150 greatest players ever. SHOCKING one of the best defensive point guards of all time played great defense on a 20 year project old player. He also uses his quick hands to steal the dribble, and he does so without taking risks. A 12-time All-Defensive Team selection, a nine-time 1st team All-Defense and three-time 2nd team All-Defense, Bryant's 50.6 DWS ranks him 43rd overall. Humility can often be a sign of intelligence at work, and it is with Hinrich. Its like hes chosen the worst of both worlds. But Gary Payton did as a member of the Seattle Supersonics. Westbrooks Synergy numbers on the pick-and-roll (.75) and isolation (.7) suggest hes better than he actually is. The seven-time All-Star was one of the best two-way guards of his time, and his performance in Game 7 of the 1970 NBA FInals remains one for the ages. Players Stats: 18.8 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 5.6 APG, 0.8 SPG, 0.3 BPG, Honors: 2010-2011 MVP, 3x All-Star, 1x All-NBA Selection, 2008-2009 Rookie of the Year. His Synergy numbers compared to some of his team numbers validate that. However, a good jump shot and the ability to score off a drive to the basket are still valuable skills. Thats rarely going to be because of a mental error, though. Its safe to say that Kidd is one of the greatest guards to ever play on the basketball floor. To read more, go here! Tim Duncan They must also be able to adapt to what the defense is allowing and must control the pace of the game. Even though Payton only played a little part in 2006, the Heats success would not have been possible without his defensive presence and leadership. He uses his length well when trying to close out on jumpers, utilizing all of his elevation and his full length. There arent many point guards in the league who can match Roses pure size and strength. But only once did he actually truly defend the play. Hes one of the slower point guards in the league now, but in spite of that, hes almost ubiquitous at times. Apart from that, he seems to do what hes supposed to be doing when hes away from the ball. One way of offsetting the problems of defensive rating is looking at on/off stats, meaning how many points does the defense give up while a player is on the court versus when he is off the court? Sometimes he wont give that much effort, and then the next moment hell be trying too hard. His net defensive rating is fairly close to even, and slightly above average for point guards.
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