Don't Know How To Explain This Post

We are going to attempt to explain what Michael Jordan is in a vacuum.  We idolize what he was and even glamorize his career – he has attained a god-like status.  But what if he came up now as a relative unknown.  

2K15 Player Creator activated.  We start off with a prime Dwayne Wade as the base.  Then we boost him up 3 inches.  Give his jumping and quickness a boost.  Tack about 15 points of Basketball IQ on there.  Elevate his perimeter shooting, slashing, and passing abilities.  Finally add to his killer instinct and clutch ratings and you have it – Air Jordan. 

But that was just fun, the real article is about identifying what seperates good point guards from great ones through a unique lens.  Check out these radar charts, or as we like to call them, NBA spider graphs. 

This graph must be explained, thoroughly.  Those ‘traits’ at the ends of the ‘spider legs’ are not accurate.  Here’s our detailed explanation:

Size --  The combination of height,weight, build, hand size, and arm length.

Jumping – Their vertical and horizontal leaping ability and their quickness off the floor.

Court Awareness – Pretty self explanatory, they see the whole court and anticipate.

Ball Control – Their ability to effectively handle the ball, not make turnovers, and possess turnovers and a knack for 50/50 balls. 

Body Control – Their ability to manipulate their body in mid-air and maneuver through traffic, make quick cuts, and have control at high speeds.

Fluid Shot – If their shot is the same no matter what scenario they are shooting in, if it is natural and effective under pressure.

Rebounding – Their ability to get rebounds on both offense and defense and in traffic.  Also fights for loose balls. 

Controlled Aggression – Their ability to always have their foot ready to be put down on the pedal.  They always have the defense on their heels.   Can unleash!

Introspection –  A players’ ability to evaluate his own strengths and weaknesses, play to them, and improve his ability.  One who sees an accurate picture of themselves.

Deception – Simply, a guy who fakes the shorts off the other team in any facet of the game. 

Change Speed – Their ability to shift gears keeping the defense off-balance and creating more opportunities for his teammates. 

So yeah, basically Chris Paul is the best Point Guard in the NBA.  But haven’t we all known this for the past five years?  Look into your hearts, you know it’s true.  He’s a menace defensively with underrated quickness and strength mixed with an uncanny ability to read the offense.  Couple that with a Hall of Fame passing ability, incredible handles, and  a weeeeet jumper – you have yourself a weapon.  Does he have the unworldly ability to hit off-the-dribble 3’s like Steph Curry? -- No.  Does he have the ability to unleash monstrous dunks from baseline to baseline like Russell Westbrook? – No.  But does he have the ability to catalyze a Championship team? – We say yes. 

I want to let this graph do a lot of explaining and for the reader to draw their own conclusions rather than trying to convince them what’s right. 

And don’t take our word for it, watch him below: 

 Hope you enjoyed watching the wizardy of CP3.