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From: afb@pucc-i (Michael Lewis)
Newsgroups: net.sport.hoops
Subject: Re: Who will be MVP?
Message-ID: <1334@pucc-i>
Date: Mon, 3-Mar-86 11:57:34 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar  3 11:57:34 1986
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Summary: I disagree...

In article <1452@panda.UUCP>, plw@panda.UUCP (Pete Williamson) writes:
> Thomas is a GREAT OFFENSIVE player and he does well to compensate for his
> height by "playing smart" on defense, and yes, the Pistons would be in real
> trouble without him, but in my opinion he is simply not that good.
> 
> It's real tough for a guard to be the PLAYER OF THE YEAR.  For Thomas to
> win that title, he'd certainly have to be the NBA's best guard.  Give
> me Cheeks, DJ, and Magic over Thomas any day.
> 
> -- 
> 						Pete Williamson
> "By hook or by crook, we will !!" ... #2

   If I had to choose which guard I'd like to have for one season only, Magic
*MIGHT* beat out Thomas, but DJ?  Where was mighty DJ in the Championships
(except for game 4) when the Celtics game was crying for perimeter scoring?
I think the failure of Johnson and Ainge to provide this was a big reason why
the Lakers won.
   As for Cheeks, he's a great guard...but I'd put him a notch below Magic
and Thomas.  Maybe a notch above them defensively, but definitely not up to
Thomas on the offensive side.
   If I had to choose which guard I'd like to *have*, there's no doubt that
Thomas would be my choice, what with Magic's knees being in the shape they're
in...

   The top five NBA guards, in my opinion...

   1. Magic Johnson
   2. Isiah Thomas
   3. Maurice Cheeks
   4. Sidney Moncrief
   5. Alvin Robertson (you'll be hearing a lot more about this one...)

Michael Lewis @ Purdue University