Chris Duhon, Quietly the 2nd Best PG in the East?

vincecarter4pres · Post #1 » by **vincecarter4pres** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:10 am

He is certainly making a case for it.
He is putting up very nice numbers.
He is a very good defender.
He is putting up massive career highs across the board, even including FG%, FT% and 3pt%
His assist to TO ration is solid as well. 3-1.

I know he is in D'Antonis system, but you can't just ignore what he is doing.

And yes he has been playing ridiculous minutes since the trades, but he has handled it very well.

The Knicks record is so-so at 9-12, but they weren't expected to do much, almost exceeding expectations and they have played very short handed because of a combo of trades, injuries, Krispy Kremes and Haldol.

I think I would rather have him on my team over Calderon and his contract is really good.

Thoughts?

Mr Awesome · Post #2 » by **Mr Awesome** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:14 am

What about Harris and Rose? They're both better then Duhon. Also: AI, Rondo, Calderon, and Mo williams should be thrown into the mix. (I feel like im missing someone?) Duhon is playing great, but second best PG? Eh, that's probably a stretch.

greenbeans · Post #3 » by **greenbeans** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:15 am

He's doing awesome, but I have to be a homer and say no way, just due to Rondos out of this world play so far. I know he gets a bad rap because of everyone hating Boston right now, but he really is growing into something special.

crzy · Post #4 » by **crzy** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:18 am

Are you serious?

litex · Post #5 » by **litex** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:18 am

I'd say he's the 4th. Harris, Rose, Rondo. Calderon's offense is better, and his playmaking is at least as good, but he's also quite possibly the worst defensive starting pg in the league, whereas Duhon's quite good on D.

Still, 4th is much better than I ever thought he had in him, and Knicks fans have to be happy with what he's turned into.

vincecarter4pres · Post #6 » by **vincecarter4pres** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:25 am

I forgot about Rose.

OK, 3rd best is more appropriate.

1Harris
2Rose
3Duhon
4Rondo or Calderon
6TJ Ford
7Mo Williams
8Bibby

AI is a SG and if he is supposed to be a point, he is currently way down that list.

MagicFan32 · Post #7 » by **MagicFan32** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:26 am

Duhon is the product of a system

I would take Jameer Nelson over him, and most EAST PG's right now

VCRJKidd15 · Post #8 » by **VCRJKidd15** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:27 am

greenbeans wrote:He's doing awesome, but I have to be a homer and say no way, just due to Rondos out of this world play so far. I know he gets a bad rap because of everyone hating Boston right now, but he really is growing into something special.

try putting Rondo on the Knicks

crzy · Post #9 » by **crzy** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:31 am

He's putting up inflated stats on a dreadful team. I'm a Warriors fan, so I would know :lol:

Duhon is nothing more than a backup point guard on a good team.

vincecarter4pres · Post #10 » by **vincecarter4pres** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:34 am

Well, tonights matchup should be fun and shed some light on this topic.

greenbeans · Post #11 » by **greenbeans** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:38 am

VCRJKidd15 wrote:
greenbeans wrote:He's doing awesome, but I have to be a homer and say no way, just due to Rondos out of this world play so far. I know he gets a bad rap because of everyone hating Boston right now, but he really is growing into something special.
try putting Rondo on the Knicks

Sure, he'd just put up hollow numbers like Duhon is now.

Mr Awesome · Post #12 » by **Mr Awesome** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:38 am

He's being seriously overrated here. It's pretty easy to put up career highs when your career numbers are so low.

Harris, Rondo, Rose, Mo Will, Andre Miller, Bibby, Harris, and Calderon are all better. They are all putting up better numbers on better teams.

KnicksGadfly · Post #13 » by **KnicksGadfly** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:39 am

crzyyafrican wrote:He's putting up inflated stats on a dreadful team. I'm a Warriors fan, so I would know

Duhon is nothing more than a backup point guard on a good team.

Wow and he lit up your team for 22 dimes. IMAGINE IF THERE WERE A REAL STARTING POINT GUARD O.O

Spicy P · Post #14 » by **Spicy P** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:59 am

Not even the 3rd best. He's not even in the top 10 in the east. I'll take D. Rose, D. Harris, Gilbert Arenas, M. Bibby, A. Iverson, A. Miller, J. Calderon, TJ Ford, M. Williams, R. Rondo over Duhon

This guy plays 40+ minutes per game and his assist numbers are inflated big time because of this system.

whipdamage · Post #15 » by **whipdamage** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 1:04 am

nash fans better step up for duhon.

Post #16 » by **Flash3** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 1:04 am

Did Devin Harris, M Williams, M Bibby, M Chalmers, J Calderon, D Rose fall off the face of this earth?

Rocky5000 · Post #17 » by **Rocky5000** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 1:11 am

Is he even the best pg on his own team?

Showtime:Part2 · Post #18 » by **Showtime:Part2** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 1:14 am

um, chris duhon is legit

Promezclan · Post #19 » by **Promezclan** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 1:19 am

1. Harris
2. Iverson
3. Rose
4. Rondo
5. Calderon
6. Bibby
7. A. Miller
8. M Williams
9 Ford
10. Sessions
11. Nelson
12. Hinrich
13. Duhon or N. Robinson

Obviously Arenas would be up there if healthy.

Post #20 » by **SOUL** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 1:24 am

bibby is sooooo overrated