So I was reading some other threads and I cam across someone suggesting that Cory Joseph is a better player than Lowry and that we need to move Lowry to become a good team. I've seen this brought up a couple times now and it's started to bother me so here we go.
Kyle Lowry, by every metric we have, is a top ten player in the league. Other than Steph Curry (maybe Westbrook) I can't think of anyone who is better at the point guard spot. Some Stats for this season:
Win shares: 3rd
Steal %: 1st
Boxscore +-: 4th
VORP: 3rd
Assists: 7th
http://www.basketball-reference.com/...6_leaders.html
These are not just good player stats, or all star stats, these are franchise player numbers. And the best part? he's signed long term to a contract that is going to look like the bargain of the century when the new cap hits. He's got his issues (shoots a low percentage, fouls a lot) but no player is perfect and we are damn lucky to have him.
I get that everyone likes Joseph: he's an extremely effective player and given the issues this team has with throwing up bad shots, his ability to pick his spots is a breath of fresh air. He's great and has been the most welcome surprise of this season since a lot of people thought he might just be here because he's Canadian. But right now, this season, he is not on the same level as Lowry. He might get there eventually, and I love that we have him here, but to suggest he should start over Lowry is silly.
Kyle Lowry, by every metric we have, is a top ten player in the league. Other than Steph Curry (maybe Westbrook) I can't think of anyone who is better at the point guard spot. Some Stats for this season:
Win shares: 3rd
Steal %: 1st
Boxscore +-: 4th
VORP: 3rd
Assists: 7th
http://www.basketball-reference.com/...6_leaders.html
These are not just good player stats, or all star stats, these are franchise player numbers. And the best part? he's signed long term to a contract that is going to look like the bargain of the century when the new cap hits. He's got his issues (shoots a low percentage, fouls a lot) but no player is perfect and we are damn lucky to have him.
I get that everyone likes Joseph: he's an extremely effective player and given the issues this team has with throwing up bad shots, his ability to pick his spots is a breath of fresh air. He's great and has been the most welcome surprise of this season since a lot of people thought he might just be here because he's Canadian. But right now, this season, he is not on the same level as Lowry. He might get there eventually, and I love that we have him here, but to suggest he should start over Lowry is silly.
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