Watching Westbrook last night gave me hope. Guarded hope for sure, but still…some hope. Where would I rank Westbrook currently in my Point Guard Pantheon? Should I hold it against him he doesn’t have a ring? Does Westbrook winning a ring put him in my top ten?
Yes…I do hold it against Westbrook for not winning a ring to date. He played alongside Durant and even Harden for a time. He now has Paul George at his side. This isn’t on Sam Presti or Clay Bennett at this point…this is Russell Westbrook’s bridge to cross, so to speak. Another thing, I want to see more defense from Westbrook and less triple doubles. I want to see the complete player who I know is there waiting to emerge. Kind of like Ovechkin.
So here’s my current Point Guard Pantheon:
1 Magic Johnson
2 Isiah Thomas
3 Bob Cousy
4 Walt Frazier
5 Oscar Robertson
6 John Stockton
7 Steve Nash
8 Jason Kidd
9 Gary Payton
10 Nate Archibald
Honorable mentioned:
11 Steph Curry
12 Tony Parker
13 Kyrie Irving
14 Maurice Cheeks
15 Russell Westbrook
16 Pete Maravich
17 Kevin Johnson
18 Chris Paul
19 Allen Iverson
20 Mark Jackson