I’ve been thinking about your whole Isiah Thomas / Chauncey Billups debate.  As much as I love Chauncey, you can’t say that he’s better than Zeke.  No way.  And I know D. Berri is gonna show us some stats that prove this and that.

But I was in Geography class the other day, and my teacher told us (I know Deven is gonna love this); ‘There are lies, damn lies and stats’.

To some extent I think it’s true, you can prove anything with stats.  However when Isiah twisted/snapped/dislocated his ankle or whatever.  He went out for 3 minutes and then came back in and took over the Lakers.  I’m not sure if there is a ‘Heart’ statistic, but Zeke would be the All-Time
Leader.  Period.

Some things just don’t show up in the stat columns.  Why is Michael Jordan the greatest player ever? Not because he has the highest Point Per Game average for a career.  Its because of those games in which he displayed heart! The Flu game.. because of those games he won. 

Players like Zeke and Mike carried their team when they needed it.  That’s why they’re great players.  They showed heart, hustle, pride and determination, not the Highest Assist to Turnover ratio or the best Wins produced stat.  Besides, there is only one stat that really matters; Winning.  And the truly great players do whatever it takes to win.

That’s just how i feel.

Conor Faulker

VERSUS

No way in heezzy is Chauncey Billups better than Isiah Thomas. “Mr. Big shot” doesn’t come close to “Mr. Piston”. Isiah displayed the heart, the mental, and physical toughness that has come to define what Detroit Piston basketball is all about. Chauncey Billups is indeed very talented. But if he played with the kind of determination and intestinal fortitude that my man Zeke played with, there would be way more banners to hang in the rafters at the Palce of Auburn Hills.

Deven