Quote Originally Posted by Nukem2 View Post
I stopped after reading that sentence. . Seriously, Junior was simply the superior PG. Buzz knew what he was doing. Otherwise, Derrick would have played far more as a soph. As Phantom notes, Derrick does not create for others. Yes, he is a surer ball handler than Junior was and a better defender. But, the PG needs to create and help others. As PW notes, Derrick just dribbles around and can't get his own shot. Just not a natural PG. Love all the other things he does, but he is simply not a playmaker. Most of his assists are to 3 point shooters in ball rotation.

Ah the whole "not a good enough assist" argument.

I understand a lot of what you are saying. However I think if you put Derrick on the S16 and E8 teams as a starter, those teams would have still be largely successful. If you put Junior on last year's or this year's team, and they would have struggled.