Rank the following PGs on an aesthetic entertainment scale

[Heavincent]

Steph Curry, no doubt. Dude is basketball porn.



Last night's game alone had a bunch of sick highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osSz1bCOIag

[Nash]

kyrie, curry, westbrook

[Milbuck]

[Heavincent]

Curry has the best no look passes too.

[SamuraiSWISH]

I think Kyrie's similar meek stature, and athleticism like Curry, makes his attacking handle to get to the rim more entertaining. Plus his ability to finish is more entertaining, some of his layups are really crafty. Takes more heart to me too to get to the basket than settle for jumpers.

Curry uses his handle to free up his set shot, be he's always going side to side. I don't understand why everyone bites so hard on his back and forth half spins or crossovers. He's that guy at the gym who doesn't have blow by speed, but does have handle ... uses back and forth crosses or moves on moves to always end up back at point A.

Just sit on the fakes, stay put, watch his midsection and contest his set shot.

[24-Inch_Chrome]

Everybody citing Westbrook is interesting to me. I get his passion, explosion, and athleticism is something to behold to win people over. But his actual skills, menality, and game is fairly unattractive. It's brute force. His jumper, and handle is MUCH uglier than CP3, Kyrie, and Curry. And he's not even as smooth, or liquid body control wise like Wall.

It's just something about his mentality and how that translates into the game. It's true that there's not much smoothness in him compared to the other PGs on the list but I love the intensity he brings and the entertainment value that I see in it.

[imdaman99]

Like people have said before, Westbrook is like Jordan-lite when he is doing what he wants, which is often.

He is capable of dropping 50 points, he is capable of dropping 15 dimes, he is capable of outhustling and outrebounding big men for key rebounds, he is capable of playing the passing lanes for steals, he has even had games where he's hit like 6 threes in the 1st half. Basically he can do everything besides protect the paint, but even then I saw him doing that against Batum to save the game for OKC.

There are a lot of intangibles with him, his desire being the biggest.

Westbrook
Curry
Kyrie
Lillard
CP3
Wall

[SamuraiSWISH]

Like people have said before, Westbrook is like Jordan-lite when he is doing what he wants, which is often.

In what sense is he even remotely comparable to 80's Jordan? Just the fact he's fearless trying to posterize people? Otherwise he's not nearly as skilled, smart, or effective. Not even as athletic. Not as quick, laterally, body dexterity. MJ also was ruthlessly competitive without coming off as a childish punk when things weren't going his way.

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

In what sense is he even remotely comparable to 80's Jordan? Just the fact he's fearless trying to posterize people? Otherwise he's not nearly as skilled, smart, or effective. Not even as athletic. Not as quick, laterally, body dexterity. MJ also was ruthlessly competitive without coming off as a childish punk when things weren't going his way.

Athletic, incredible finishing ability, fearlessness attacking the basket, passion, etc. He's not 80's Jordan, more like an incredibly lite version minus the fundamentals. Loki made the comparison a few nights back, and he's the biggest Jordan guy on the board.

[SamuraiSWISH]

Athletic, incredible finishing ability, fearlessness attacking the basket, passion, etc. He's not 80's Jordan, more like an incredibly lite version minus the fundamentals. Loki made the comparison a few nights back, and he's the biggest Jordan guy on the board.

I don't see a similar finishing ability. Westbrook is all power explosion. MJ was artistry near the rim. Power, finesse, the dunks, the layups. The passion, fearlessness, and explosion to the cup is the only vague similarities to me. And he's still not as athletic. Not very similar to me. Care to direct me to Loki's post ... thanks, bro.

[dubeta]

I don't see a similar finishing ability. Westbrook is all power explosion. MJ was artistry near the rim. Power, finesse, the dunks, the layups. The passion, fearlessness, and explosion to the cup is the only vague similarities to me. And he's still not as athletic. Not very similar to me. Care to direct me to Loki's post ... thanks, bro.

This.

Jordan had supreme, point guard athleticism in a big 6'6 frame

Extremely quick first step, two feet leaping ability, amazing stamina and durability.

He was also underrated strong, and had great body control and dexterity.




This is why I can't be a fan of him. He had the body of a God mixed with supreme fluidity and explosiveness. Had all the physical tools given to him, and was a cheat code in the league.


I'm more of a fan of the less athletic individuals, who use smarts, savvy, skills, and fundamentals to out think, outmanoeuvre, and out skill their opponents, like Stockton, Steve Nash, and LeBron

[NBAplayoffs2001]

Like people have said before, Westbrook is like Jordan-lite when he is doing what he wants, which is often.

He is capable of dropping 50 points, he is capable of dropping 15 dimes, he is capable of outhustling and outrebounding big men for key rebounds, he is capable of playing the passing lanes for steals, he has even had games where he's hit like 6 threes in the 1st half. Basically he can do everything besides protect the paint, but even then I saw him doing that against Batum to save the game for OKC.

There are a lot of intangibles with him, his desire being the biggest.

Westbrook
Curry
Kyrie
Lillard
CP3
Wall

I wanna make him a future Knick more than KD

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

I don't see a similar finishing ability. Westbrook is all power explosion. MJ was artistry near the rim. Power, finesse, the dunks, the layups. The passion, fearlessness, and explosion to the cup is the only vague similarities to me. And he's still not as athletic. Not very similar to me. Care to direct me to Loki's post ... thanks, bro.

I can't seem to find the thread, but if you ask him, he'll tell you what's up.

And yeah, its not so much Westbrook's play resembling Jordan's as it is his approach in certain aspects that are Jordan-like. That game on Christmas for example.. Guy looked downright unstoppable taking it to the rack. Last I seen somebody play that way was Flash in his peak, who conversely had attributes akin to MJ.

My knock on Westbrook is his poor attitude. He has selfish tendencies, pouts, and relies heavily on his athleticism (bizarro Jordan maybe? )

[Graviton]

The fact Westbrook has multiple personalities is what makes him the most entertaining. Sometimes you will see Goatbrook out there, sometimes Chuckbrook, sometimes Westbrick, sometimes Swagbrook. You never know what you gonna get, but you will be entertained regardless.

His ninja turtle facial expressions when he is angry, pumped or happy are hilarious.

[SugarHill]

Westbrook
Kyrie
Curry
Paul
Wall
Lillard