Post#17 » by penbeast0 » Sun May 4, 2008 5:18 pm
Billups over Iverson straight up . . . easily. Iverson has improved with age and maturity (and the no hand check rule) and is the greater indivicual star but Billups is still much the better team player. He's more efficient, plays better defense, and is the better distributor for his teammates. Throwing in a late 1st round pick for the aging McDyess isn't enough extra value; these are contending teams and McDyess is still a good player.
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