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Steve Nash, Chris Paul, Deron Williams, Jose Calderon..?

Check out his last 11 games...

17.3ppg, 10.8apg, 70.9% field goals, 95.7% free throws, 62.1% on 3's, all that on only 1.9tpg... That's 5.7 assists per 1 turnover, folks!

Those are some sick statistics for 11 straight games.

yes because 11 games is the best indicator of continued success.

yup i have always loved calderon and i remember watching him last year and i thought he was goin to be really good and now he is, good call by me cuz i drafted him in fantasy this year now hes lookin like the sleeper pick of the year!

Calderon is solid, everytime the Nets played the Raptors he'd usually torch the Mavs' new starting point guard

calderon is mini nash

its been more than 11 games he has done it since right before christmas

Stop with all the Calderon threads, now everyone is gonna accuse all Raptors fans of overrating him and get frustrated.

BiggieSmalls wrote:its been more than 11 games he has done it since right before christmas

You're right. Not quite at that level for these last 11 games, but he has been playing on an All-Star level for a few months.

I've been resisting for a while, but it's time to start giving Calderon his due. The guy has been ridiculously efficient for two years now, and he's doing it as a starter this season. Statistically, he is indistinguishable from Nash. Heck, he's a little better going by PER. And he doesn't have Marion and Stoudemire to pass to.

Choker wrote:Stop with all the Calderon threads, now everyone is gonna accuse all Raptors fans of overrating him and get frustrated.

... Okay. People on RealGM do accuse Raptors fans of overrating Calderon, oh no... So what?

baron and kidd still better.

he's been pretty good and i'll give him #4 for now

MAn, those are NASTY numbers. Point guard position is so stacked right now.

no he is not the 4th.is is the best.

Baron is still better, but it's tough to argue he's not Top 5.

8 is my new favourite number.

I love Calderon, the guy is such a **** smart and efficient player..he isn't overrated whatsoever IMO..Raptors fans are just privileged that they get to see him play every game and enjoy what they have, so they make threads about it..

his D needs work, but that's pretty much about it..in the past, I thought that he lacked an attacking instinct, but he has improved on that in the past few months, and he's been taking it to the rim with confidence..great shooter, great passer, good clutch player..there really isn't anything left for him to seriously work on other than his D..it is more difficult to be considered a good defender when there isn't an anchor, and the only good MAN defender that starts with him is Parker, and he isn't elite by any stretch..

I guess TJ isnt getting his spot back anytime soon....

GYBE wrote:Baron is still better, but it's tough to argue he's not Top 5.

How is this for an argument: Chauncey Billups was voted as an all-star reserve by the coaches.
Jose Calderon was not.
Also, since all would agree that Billups is worse than Chris Paul and Steve Nash, that makes Calderon 4th, at best.
However, Jason Kidd (at least, by the fans), Baron Davis, and Deron Williams are widely considered better players than Chauncey, as well. That would make Calderon 6th best, at the most.
On top of THAT, Gilbert Arenas was injured who likely would have started over Jason Kidd in the East. This makes Calderon 7th best.
Then there's Allen Iverson (if you consider him a PG) and Tony Parker...

Calderon is a top 10 point guard. Absolutely.
Well...maybe. TJ Ford might be better.

GJense4181 wrote:How is this for an argument: Chauncey Billups was voted as an all-star reserve by the coaches.
Jose Calderon was not.
Also, since all would agree that Billups is worse than Chris Paul and Steve Nash, that makes Calderon 4th, at best.
However, Jason Kidd (at least, by the fans), Baron Davis, and Deron Williams are widely considered better players than Chauncey, as well. That would make Calderon 6th best, at the most.
On top of THAT, Gilbert Arenas was injured who likely would have started over Jason Kidd in the East. This makes Calderon 7th best.
Then there's Allen Iverson (if you consider him a PG) and Tony Parker...

Good points.

I can't rank Calderon ahead of Nash, Paul, Williams or Billups. I don't think he is better than Baron Davis either. That makes him no better than 6th.

You can then throw in Arenas, Parker and Iverson into the mix. That's more of a style question. Calderon is arguably a better pure point than either, but Iverson and Arenas are almost certainly better overall players, and Parker may be.

Kidd is tough to compare. What's more valuable, Kidd's defense or Calderon's shooting? It probably depends on the team.

So Calderon is 6th through 11th, depending on your criteria.