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west v. blake
Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 11:19 pm
by corona
delonte west v. steve blake.
who's the better player?
who's better at each aspect of the game?
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 12:39 am
by risktaker91
Steve Blake is a pass-first PG. It's pretty rare around the league. Delonte West is a great player but I think he's more of an SG in a PG's body.
That said, I'll take Delonte West.
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 1:44 am
by farzi
Pass first PG with deadly range (atleast this year) on a winning team > a sg in a pg's body on a losing team.
And yes, I'm biased
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 3:41 pm
by hermes
delonte west
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:13 pm
by farzi
hermes wrote:delonte west
Another 1 line statement with no backstory or reasons to back it up from you. Golly gee I'm surprised.
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:45 pm
by risktaker91
farzi wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
Another 1 line statement with no backstory or reasons to back it up from you. Golly gee I'm surprised.
All his posts are less than 3 words. Post Whore!
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 12:25 am
by greenbeans
delonte, hell shoot socks ya know
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 2:41 am
by Red Robot
I don't think this is close.
Delonte is more versatile. He's a little better defensively and he plays bigger. He's a better rebounder and unlike Blake he can actually get to the rim once in while.
But Blake is just on another level in efficiency. He's much, much better at what he does do. He takes excellent care of the ball, shoots one of the best percentages in the league, and gets teammates easy shots.
To some extent it depends on what a team is looking for, but Blake's skills are more valuable. I seems like there are 100 players in the league who can play like West, but many fewer who can play like Blake.
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 3:08 am
by Datruth345
i'd take west
he is all heart
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 3:39 am
by carrottop12
For Denver I think Blake makes more sense in that he is more consistent as a pass first PG, however West is a solid player none the less.
West is overall a better player, but as it can be seen in such teams like the Knicks and to a much lesser extent the Nuggets, throwing the most talented players you can get on a team loaded with talent doesn't always translate into wins.
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:17 am
by SoHo
I don't think either is ever going to be more than a complimentary player for any team. That's why I voted for Blake. I also happen to think West is probably the better player if that makes any sense...
West has more potential to be a good player and score/use his athleticism, BUT Blake is an amazing complimentary player. He is perfectly happy setting up teammates for easy shots and shooting the three at a high clip. I think those characteristics are very important in a PG that is supposed to be a 4th or 5th option, which is what Blake is.
Blake is also an amazing locker room guy and has a killer work ethic. (I don't know whether the same is true of Delonte)