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But this year Deron Williams has evened the playing field a little bit. He appears to have lost some weight, is a little quicker, and is playing some great basketball for the 13-3 Utah Jazz. Which begs the question, if the Jazz had to do it all over again, would they take Deron Williams or Chris Paul? Let's take a quick look at the numbers.
First Paul, the incumbent PG of the future. He has continued to be excellent, upping his scoring average from 16.1 PPG to 17.9 PPG this year. Likewise, the Assists per Game are almost 1, to 8.6 APG so far this year. The rebound numbers are down a little, but still a solid 3.9 a game. He's also getting 2 steals a game.
As for Deron Williams, all the numbers are up. He's up to 17.1 PPG and 9.0 APG, which is 4th in the NBA (Paul is 5th). His 3-point shooting is down a little bit, but he's making 30% of those. Like Paul, he's averaging about 3 turnovers per game, for a solid 3:1 Assist: TO ratio.
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So who's my choice? Well, for all of the great work Deron Williams has done, I'm still on the Chris Paul Bandwagon. Williams has caught up to Paul in a lot of categories, but Paul is still better at getting to the rim and getting to the FT Line. This year Williams has gotten only about 3 FT attempts per game, while Paul has had 5.4 (and 6 per game last year). This helps obviously to get teams in foul trouble, but also to get easier points and not be as reliant on the outside game.
So while Williams is greatly improved from his rookie year, I'd still take Paul. But really, you can't go wrong with either guy.
If you were the GM of the Jazz, and you could go back in time, which PG would you take?
5 comments:
To answer your question, Chris Paul
DWill for sure. I would have agreed with you at the first of the year, but Dwill is pulling away from CP.
Your whole article compares them as players as though they're on the court alone. Williams is a player and a playmaker for other people on the team.
The guy knows how to set up the floor, command the team and make it happen. He's a general. Deron Williams hands down.
It's Chris Paul by a landslide.
RussellPage - congrats, you looked at their assist numbers from last year and determined that Williams was better. Go watch them play... or just look at the numbers, either way, Paul is better.
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Sorry But When they Play agaist each other willams takes paul to school. so willams is better.
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