When we talk about leagues in recent years, we often lament that the talent at the point guard position has withered. Harden has been thriving for years, five years ago, Harden's biggest rival was supposed to be Klay Thompson, but the gap between the two has since grown, and Harden has played more like a point guard.
The dominant performance of super point guards such as Curry and Westbrook has made the role of the point guard more bleak, and the line between point guard and point guard has become more blurred.
Fortunately, in the past two years, Bill, Booker, Mitchell, Lavin and others have ushered in leaps and bounds at the same time, making the voice of the league number two gradually louder. But, I think even so, the depth of the league's point guard position now is far from the "quarterback boom" of the first 10 years of the 21st century.
At that time, we had the well-known "West Ko Dongai, North Kanamai", "The Flash" Wade, "Gentleman's Sword" Ray Allen, and "Demon Knife" Ginobili, who were known and loved by everyone with their super high peak heights or long and stable careers.
At the same time, in addition to them, there are a group of point guards of the same era, equally excellent, even in some seasons, better than the above several people, only because the decline is too fast, early fade out of the league, and even gradually fade out of our memory.
Michael Reed
Career stats: 19.0 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists
Peak season: 26.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists
As the first "boss" of Yi Jianlian, I believe many fans are impressed by Reid. Left-handed shooter Dede, shooting posture is slightly strange, elbow outflow is serious, but can not stand is accurate. In 12 seasons, Reed has averaged 20+ points per game in six consecutive seasons, ranking fifth in the league with 26.7 points in the 06-07 season, and Iverson, Carter, Maddy and others are behind him. The person who can occupy a place in the star-studded Dream Eight team in 2008 is a vain name.
Similar to Ray Allen, Reed is not only good at shooting, but also has a considerable ability to break through with the ball. But Reid's shortcomings were that his organizational skills were poor, his style was unique, and when he partnered with Mo Williams on the guard line, it affected the enthusiasm of the Bucks' other players. In the 08-09 season, Reed suffered a major knee injury and has since collapsed, announcing his retirement after 3 seasons.
Brandon Roy
Career stats: 18.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.7 assists
Peak season: 22.6 points, 4.7 rebounds and 5.1 assists
In the 06-07 season, when Reid reached the peak of his career, a fledgling shooting guard won the best rookie of the year. Roy's arrival surprised the Blazers management and fans, whose style was mature and comprehensive. In the summer of 2007, when the Blazers selected Auden, most people believed that Roy, Ade, and Auden, three young people, would lead the Blazers to fame in the West.
But then the fame was the "Blazer Vet", Auden was injured for a long time, Roy, who had steadily improved for three consecutive seasons, suffered a heavy blow, and announced his retirement in the fifth year of his career, trying to make a comeback two years later, but also insisted on 5 games.
Perhaps we have never seen the peak of Roy, according to the growth trajectory, "Yellow Mamba" should have been able to become a super scorer of 25+ per year. The last highlight of Roy's career: the fourth quarter of the first round of the playoffs in 2011, dragging his knees, scoring 18 points in a single quarter, reversing the champion Mavericks of that year, which was a great battle, which was awe-inspiring.
Jason Richardson
Career stats: 17.1 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.7 assists
Peak season: 23.2 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.1 assists
He may have been the best three-point shooter in the dunk king, and in his 13-year career, he averaged 2 three-pointers per game and shot 37% of the way, which was definitely a very impressive performance at the time. The glow of a two-time All-Star Dunk Contest champion may have obscured some of Richardson's other shining points.
Richardson's highlight moment was also in the 06-07 season, where he created the most exciting "Black Eight Miracle" in history with Byron Davis and Stephen Jackson. In the series against the Mavericks, he averaged 19.5 points per game and was a solid arm for Bearded Davis.
Monta Ellis
Career stats: 17.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4.6 assists
Peak season: 25.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 5.3 assists
At that time, richardson's side, there was an equally good shooting guard. In the warriors' black eight season, Ellis has grown into the team's main force, averaging 16.5 points per game in the regular season, which is higher than Richardson, and won the most improved player award that year. It was also this performance that allowed the team to trade Richardson with confidence in the summer.
Ellis, who gained more firing rights, began to become an offensive arrow that could average 20+ points per game, and his agile style of play also made him a regular in the top ten balls at that time. But the Warriors' roster is falling apart, and it's hard to get into the playoffs. After the Warriors played a few seasons with good statistics, Ellis was traded to the Bucks, and the Warriors began the Curry era.
Ben Gordon
Career statistics: 14.9 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists
Peak season: 21.4 points, 3.1 rebounds and 3.6 assists
Entering the league as a tantrum, but being elected "best sixth man" in the rookie season, Ben Gordon seems to have spent a year to do what Harden did in three years. In the Bulls' five years, he spent nearly half of his time on the bench, but that didn't affect his consistent scoring performance, and he, like Lu Williams and Jamal Crawford, was the kind of player who could go off the bench and strike back, but the problem was similar, the defensive performance was not good.
Gordon is the kind of player with a big heart who doesn't want to be silent in the crucial game, and in the crucial moments of the game. The most glorious moment of his career was the seven major battles with the Celtics in 2009: he averaged 24.3 points from the Greenshirts and played against Connecticut's brother Ray Allen. Unfortunately, at the end of the season, he left Detroit, and then the level of competition took a sharp turn.
Kevin Martin
Career stats: 17.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists
Peak season: 24.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists
"Crooked machine gun" is synonymous with him, and he is also an early practitioner of the art of touching porcelain. The skinny Kevin Martin has a strong ability to cut points, and from the first round of 26 picks, he became the team's leading scorer in the third year of his career, and can maintain considerable scoring ability for the next few years.
But one of Martin's big problems is that his weird shots may have won him more free throws, but it limited his ability to tackle tough problems in key moments. Throughout his career, he struggled to turn points into team victories, failing to make even one playoff in his peak years, averaging 21.3 points per game in three years with the Rockets, and winning a three-year lotto title.
Joe Johnson
Career stats: 16.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.9 assists
Peak season: 25.0 points, 4.2 rebounds and 4.4 assists
I almost lost "Singles Joe" because his career had only ended in two years, so much so that I was in a trance. A long career, coupled with steady play, allowed Johnson to join the 20,000-point club. Joe Johnson's jump shot technique is already a success, but his flaw is that his dynamic physical fitness is mediocre, so much so that he has to spend more skill to create shooting space and has limited ability to impact the basket.
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