30 Blogs in 30 Nights: NBA Season Preview

The irony of this video is that I would rather gouge my eyes out then spend a night with Zooey Deschanel because that woman is the devil. But you can probably interpret my excitement because the NBA is exactly one month away.

My original plan was to write a preview on each team based on my power rankings, counting down from 30-1. But with Carmelo about to be traded, I felt it would be in the best interest of the fans to hold off on that until everything is settled. So today we’ll start with a topic so hot it makes violence in the Mods seem kinda dull. We’re talking about the Top Point Guards in the NBA debate.

THE ELITE

1. Chris Paul
2. Deron Williams

Considering Deron is my favorite non-Celtic and he’s currently holding the title as my “man-crush,” I would love nothing more than to put D-Will above CP3. Last year, when Paul was hurt and missed most of the season, Williams dominated and people legitimately started having the “Who’s Better?” discussion. But let’s not call Mark Sanchez a good quarterback here and say that CP3 isn’t the best point guard in basketball. He does everything that Williams does, plus he’s a better passer and better defensive player. When it’s all said and done, he’ll be right up there with Magic as the G.O.A.T.

THE SECOND TIER

T-3. Rajon Rondo
T-3. Derrick Rose

I know, I know. Make a decision. But in reality, they really are tied. Despite their uniquely different physical frames, they’re basically the same player. Can get to the rack at will, incredible vision and passing abilities, poor shooters, etc. Two key differences: Rondo is probably the best defensive guard in basketball and Rose sucks. But Rondo can’t shoot free throws and therefore is useless at the end of games, whereas Rose truly wants the ball in his hands and his teammates do, too. Either way, they’re both winners and will push CP3 and D-Will for that elite class of NBA point guards.

5. Steve Nash - When you get out of the shower, what’s the first thing you always do? You wrap your towel around you, go sit at your computer, and start watching Youtube videos. But then after a half-hour you realize your hair is dry and it looks like a bird made some sort of nest up there. Then you end up having to re-wet it again just so you can get it to do what you need it to do. I bet Nash has this problem a lot worse than most of us.

THE SAVVY VETS

6. Chauncey Billups
7. Baron Davis

Yes they’re old and Denver is going to fall off a cliff when they trade Carmelo. The Clips still suck and I don’t really see how Chauncey and B. Diddy will be motivated at all this year. But if you had one game to win, there isn’t a player lower on this list that you would want instead of Mr. Big Shot or Davis.

THE YOUNG GUNS

8. Tyreke Evans
9. John Wall
10. Stephen Curry

Wipe that Newb-sauce off your face boys. It’s showtime! Call me crazy but anyone that saw Wall play last year knows he’s the real deal. He’ll probably be the 5th best point guard in the league by the end of the year. But for now we’ll stick him behind Tyreke and in front of Curry. Evans surprised me a little bit last year. He doesn’t really have any basketball skills besides being a freak athlete. Kinda a poor man’s Derrick Rose. But he certainly has the “it” factor. Kinda like Rondo. I guess if you keep getting compared to those guys, you must be doing something right. As for Curry, not the traditional PG, but he’s the next Ray Allen of the NBA and I think that warrants Top-10 status.

HONORABLE MENTION

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