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West point men way better than East
I was just thinking about what analysts have been saying about Deron Williams and Chris Paul bringing the point guard position back into the spotlight, and it made me think how many good PGs play in the West. It also made me realize how few play in the East. Here’s the starting PG for each team in the playoffs.
West
1.Los Angeles - Derek Fisher
2.New Orleans - Chris Paul
3.San Antonio - Tony Parker
4.Utah - Deron Williams
5.Houston - Rafer Alston
6.Phoenix - Steve Nash
7.Dallas - Jason Kidd
8.Denver - Allen Iverson
East
1.Boston - Rajon Rondo
2.Detroit - Chauncey Billups
3.Orlando - Jameer Nelson
4.Cleveland - Delonte West
5.Washington - Gilbert Arenas (injured)
6.Toronto - Jose Calderon/TJ Ford
7.Philadelphia - Andre Miller
8.Atlanta - Mike Bibby
That’s six elite guards in the West, and another (Fisher) who is one of the best role players in the past decade. The East has, at best, two elites, and that’s if you’re willing to call Billups that, something I’m not willing to do. That makes Arenas the East’s only elite PG, and he played 13 games in the regular season and then had his first-round playoff series cut short because of his knee injury.
Just another category where the Western Conference owns the East.
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