Billups and Iverson to Play for New Teams Tonight
Chauncey Billups came into this league as a lottery selection out of the University of Colorado and then proceeded to fall flat on his face in Boston as a rookie. He was quickly shipped off to Toronto, Denver and Minnesota in subsequent years. He always had something special but could never quite put it together. Once he got to Detroit he was actually given the team and did something with it averaging nearly 18 points and 7 assists during his time there. He distinguished himself as a team first point guard who could and would take and hit the big shot when his team needed it. Billups is a great defender who is very strong and physical but not the greatest or most gifted passers. He takes care of the ball but as assists go he had more than 8 assists per game average only once in his career. People think that Denver is getting this brilliant point guard who takes care of the ball and really passes well and that guy is the one they traded in Andre Miller. Chauncey Billups is good and a much more refined offensive player than Andre Miller but they are comparable players because they are guards who can post up and are great finishers inside of 10 feet. Billups is a superior shooter compared to Miller but Miller is a better passing point guard. Here’s my point…we can expect the same Nuggets that had Andre Miller/Carmelo Anthony as we are going to get with Billups.
As for Iverson in Detroit, now this is something that I want to see. Detroit is notorious for being a methodical bunch but that will soon change. Iverson wouldn’t have been acquired if the PIstons were playing slow down hoops. Hamilton and Rasheed can run all day long and we are going to see a new up tempo version of the Pistons and Iverson will lead the way. Chauncey is a great player but Iverson is one of the 10 most talented players EVER. If he were 6*5-6*6 we would be arguing as to whether he was the most talented player of all time. The Pistons got someone who will bring excitement back to Motown and get the crowd back into things. I look forward to watching him play.
