2016-17 Running NBA Thread

Wall is a five-time All-Star already.

 

In the East.

How many first or second team all stars does he have?

 

Pretty sure he's been behind Irving and Lowry most years, but that's it.

How do Isiah's contemporaries compare? Who were the best - Cheeks, Rivers, DJ, Price?

 

There was this Johnson guy. If you mean only the East, yeah, Cheeks and DJ were on a lot of All-Star teams.

 

Are you talking about All-NBA teams? He was first team three years in a row until the five-year Magic/Jordan stretch began.

 

I just looked it up. Thomas was a 12-time All-Star (twice All-Star game MVP), and five time first team all-NBA. Cheeks and DJ were each on five All-Star teams.

 

Wall in his 7th season: 18.6 PPG, 9.1 APG, 4.5 RPG, 1.7 SPG, All Rookie (1st), All Defensive (2nd)

This year: 23/10.5/4.5/2.2 (leads league)

Thomas in his 6th season: 18.6 PPG, 5.2 APG, 2.6 RPG, 1.0 SPG, All Rookie (2nd)

This year: 29.2 PPG, 6.3 APG, 2.7 RPG, 0.8 SPG

Who do you take? Who do you want?

 

Lowry? Not exactly going to the HOF.

 

You mean Isaiah Thomas the Celtic, right?

 

I think the bottom line is that it's absurd to compare Isiah/Isaiah. The absurdiest absurdity.

Today's Thomas is fantastic and a thriller -- and someone whose hands you want the ball in during the 4th quarter. That's a great trait to have.

But please let's stop trying to say he's in the same fucking stratosphere as Isiah Thomas.

 

Yes, those are current stats and I probably should've said *is in* for both ...

 

I'd love to see Wall have played on those Pistons teams and sacrifice for his team. They'd have won 0 championships