What is a traditional point guard? The traditional point guard is not based on scoring, but on tandem teams, so that the team has excellent chemistry of the No. 1 position. As far as the development of the modern NBA is concerned, we rarely see traditional point guards anymore, and in terms of drafts, there are very few traditional point guards like Rondo and Rubio, not to mention point guards like CP3. The 36-year-old Paul can still maintain his peak form, last season let the Suns reach the finals, this season let the Suns become the league number one, people have to admire São Paulo! São Paulo is the guarantee of the playoffs, the guarantee of the lower limit of the team!
Before Paul, the only people who can call the master traditional point guard are Kidd and Nash, Kidd is recognized as an old demon, 38 years old can also help the Mavericks win the championship, enough to prove Kidd's strength; Nash is the son of the wind, the sun period, help Marion, Barbosa, Xiaosi, Lagabel and other players to play the price, and leave Nash to quickly decline. These three are also traditional point guard master-level figures with 10,000+ assists! Excellent team leadership ability, excellent control of the field, can make each teammate better, this ability, active players are difficult to find! After CP3, another master-level traditional point guard was born!
However, just because it's hard to find doesn't mean it's not! In the 19-year draft, Zion was the proud son of heaven, Morant was called the first point guard, and Garland became the second point guard in the United States. At the time of the draft, Garland's template was Lillard, and the worst was van Exel. Is an attack-oriented two-way guard, the projection ability is extremely prominent, can shoot more than three points, general physical fitness, has excellent blocking ability, passing generally, defense may become the object of the opponent. With a height of 1 meter 85, many people feel that the knight chose him to lose!
Sexton, or Garland? Many people have raised such questions. In the first year, Garland was decent, averaging 12.3 points, 1.9 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game; the following year, Garland averaged 17.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game, an improvement over the first year; in the third year, Garland averaged 19.1 points, 3.2 rebounds and 7.5 assists per game. Assists ranked 8th in the league, while Morant, known as the 19th No. 1 point guard, averaged just 6.8 assists per game, ranking 14th in the league. Despite the gap with Paul's 11.6 assists per game in his third season, he is already comparable to teammates Rubio and Rondo in his third season.
At the beginning of the season, Sexton played 11 games due to a torn knee ligament. It was thought that the knights would fall to the bottom and enter the ranks of the pendulum. But now, under Garland's leadership, the Cavaliers are playing a 24-18 record, ranking sixth in the East, and seem to have proved themselves to be a better team leader than Sexton. If Sexton is like a fierce general, Garland is like a military master, strategizing and controlling the rhythm of the field well! There can be many people in the fierce general, but the military division is only him! O'Corro is a fierce general, Stevens is a fierce general, and the three highs are also fierce generals!
The Cavaliers' most cited lineup this season is the three-high lineup, and they have also built the Cavaliers' defensive system. Of course, you can't ignore the defenses of Okoro and Garland. O'Corro's defensive efficiency reached 103.3 per 100 rounds, ranking 51st in the league; Garland's defensive efficiency in 100 rounds reached 102.0, ranking 33rd in the league. Obviously, the Cavaliers' outside line is not weak either. On the offensive end, it's clear that O'Corro and Stevens are almost incapable of passing, and almost all of them are fed by Garland. It can be said that without Garland, today's Cavaliers can't play the three-high lineup!
On the pitch, it is often possible to see such a feeding cake, holding the ball at the top of the arc, seeing that the opportunity of teammates has come, Garland will give the right benefit of the wonderful pass. Garland is very threatening when holding the ball due to his excellent projection attributes and blocking ability! Coupled with this season's defensive attributes, Garland really has a bit of Paul's meaning!
In this year's All-Star vote, Garland won 227813 votes in the second round of the total ballot, ranking 9th in the Eastern Conference backcourt. The author feels that in this way, Garland should not be selected. At least in the top 6 to have a chance to be selected, aside from Derek Ross and Irving, I think Garland is still difficult to qualify, with Trae Young, VanVleet and three goals in front of them. Trae Young is on the list because of the data, Van Jordan also has 22.0 points, 4.9 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game, which is also not lost to Garland; three goals, 19.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and 7.6 assists, is also not lost to Garland. Although there is no hope this year, Garland has shown master-level control ability, and perhaps, his future will be better than Morant! The first play is not easy to get hurt, the second makes the teammates better, and the third defense is also very tough, without Morant's gambling steals! After CP3, the author feels that the player with the most potential to become the "first control of the league" is Garland!