TheBestABA/NBAPointGuardsEverBy:JashawnEdwards

AsatoddlerIgrewupwatchingsportswithmyfamily.Buteatingfruit
snacksanddrinkingjuiceboxeswhilewatchingcartoonswasmydaily
routinebackthen.Iactuallybecameinterestedinbasketballbytheageof6
yearsold.Iwatchedtheloudcheeringofthefansandguysshootinga
sphereshapedballatarectangularsizecourt.Notknowingmostly
anythingaboutthesportduringthatage.ThroughouttheyearsasIhave
gottenolder,I'velearnedmanymorethingsaboutthesport.Suchasthe
teams,players,andcoaches.NowasayoungteenmyfriendsandI
discusswhoarethebestABA/NBAplayersofalltime?Suchaspoint
guards.IhonestlythinkthebestpointguardsofalltimearebetweenJerry
West,KCJones,OscarRobertsonandJohnStocktonduetotheircareer
statsandwhatthey'veaccomplished.

Thefirstcriteriaarepoints.Theaveragepointsbyapointguardper
game.Thiscriterionisimportantbecauseitdescribeshowtheplayeris
excessivelyathletic.JerryWestisoneofthebestpointguardsinABA/NBA
history.Westaverageatotalof27pointspergameduringhiscareer.

Thesecondcriteriaarechampionships.ABA/NBAtitleswonduring
career.Thiscriterionisimportantbecauseitshowstheachievements
accomplishedduringcareer.KCJoneswasoneofthemostbrilliantpoint
guardstowatchduringthe60's70's.KCJoneswon8championshipswith
theBostonCelticswhichisthemostchampionshipswonbyapointguard
inABA/NBAhistory.

Thethirdcriteriaaretripledoubles.Totaltripledoublesthroughout
career.Thiscriterionisimportantbecauseitdisplaysthestatusofthe
athlete.FormerpointguardandHallofFamerOscarRobertsonknownas
BigOleadstheABA/NBAintripledoubleswithatotalof181.

Thefourthcriteriaaresteals.Thetotalstealsbyapointguard.This
criterionisimportantbecauseitrevealsthenumberamountofstealsall
time.OneofthemostmemorablepointguardstorememberisJohn
StocktonformerpointguardoftheUtahJazz.JohnStocktonisthealltime
leaderinstealswith3,265steals.

Points

Champion
ships

Triple
Doubles

JerryWest

5
average
pointsper
game(27per
game)

2won1title

316total
2totalof81
tripledoubles steals

3.4

KCJones

2average
5Won8
7.4pergame titles

N/A

N/A

2.2

Oscar
Robertson
BigO

5average
30.8points
pergame

2Won1title 5totalof
181triple
doubles

2totalof77
steals

3.8

John
Stockton

3average
13.1points
pergame

1won0
titles

53,265
steals

1Zerotriple
doubles

Steals

Overall
Average

According,tomycalculationsOscarRobertsonisthemostsuperb
pointguardintheABA/NBAhistory.Myresultshighlysurprisemebecause
IthoughtitwouldbeJohnStocktonduetohisstats.MyCalculations
definitelymatchtowhatIbelieved.Butmyresultsextremelysurprisedme.
Myopinionshavechangedslightlyduetotheresultsandplayerstatsafter
allmyopinionactuallywaschallenged.