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Elite Tourney- Who has the Most Talented Triple Threat in the NBA, Besides the Pistons, Celtics, and Spurs?

G.O.A.T. said 07/24, 11:23 AM
My choice led their team to the #2 seed in the West and a regular season record of 56-26.

My choice features an All-NBA first teamer and an All-NBA Defensive first teamer.

My choice features the man who finished with the third-highest rebounding average this past season.

My choice features the man who led the league in assists AND steals.

My choice features a certain PG who had the second-most double doubles in the L this past year.

My choice is the talented trio of Chris Paul, David West, and Tyson Chandler.

I'd like to compare them to the three other groups listed in the title, the Pistons, Celtics, and Spurs.

Pistons- 47 ppg, 12.6 rpg, 12.8 apg
Celtics- 55.8 ppg, 18 rpg, 11 apg
Spurs- 57.6 ppg, 19.3 rpg, 13.3 apg
HORNETS- 53.5 ppg, 24.6 rpg, 14.9 apg

That basically proves that that my choice of the Hornets can hang with anyone else mentioned as the best triple threat in the NBA. Of those four, they rank third in scoring but first in rebounding and assists.

CP3 finished 2nd in MVP voting. West was an all-around performer averaging 21 points and 9 rebounds per game. And Tyson Chandler was also key, being the defensive presence in the middle.

PhillyEagles36 said 07/24, 01:47 PM
My trio lead their team to 1st place in the West with a record of 57-25 and the NBA Finals.

Your trio does NOT have a player on the All Defensive first team, Paul is on the Second team though.

My trio has a player who is on the All NBA First Team and on the All NBA Defensive First Team.

My trio is the LA Lakers trio of Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, and Lamar Odom.

The Laker trios stats:
61.4ppg, 25.3rpg, 12.1apg

The Lakers can also hold their own among the best trios, they scored more points, grabbed more boards, and still put up a respectable number of assists.

CP3 may have finished 2nd in voting, Kobe finished 1st. Both Odom and Gasol are very good players and are very important to giving the Lakers the best trio in the NBA.

You may have the players that are league leaders in certain areas. I just have Kobe, second in scoring. But as a group mine averages more ppg and rpg, and just a few less apg.

My trio carried the rest of their team to the Finals, yours didn't make it past the second round of the playoffs.

The Lakers trio of Bryant, Gasol, and Odom is the most talented triple threat in the NBA.

G.O.A.T. said 07/24, 03:06 PM
Quite frankly, your trio's stats only look good because of one guy: Kobe Bryant. Also, only one of your guys shows up in the playoffs. (postseason stats)

Kobe: 30.1 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 5.6 apg
Odom and Gasol: 31.2 ppg, 19.3 rpg, 7 apg

In scoring and assists, Kobe is awfully close to Odom and Gasol's combined numbers. You could discount rebounding since it is a guard being compared to two big guys. The Hornets, on the other hand, have all three playing well down the stretch.

CP3: 24.1 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 11.3 apg
West and Tyson: 29.2 ppg, 18.8 rpg, 3.2 apg

Except for assists, West and Tyson were doing their fair share of the workload between the three players. They have almost 6x as many rebounds per game.

Now for the defensive end. Kobe is a first-teamer (although I think his defense has been overrated for awhile now). Nonetheless, Odom and Gasol combined for ZERO votes.

The Hornets, however, have Paul on the second team and Chandler with 8 points. David West is no liability on the defensive end either.

Regarding Gasol, how could we forget him being owned by not only Garnett but also Perkins in the Finals? He was completely out played on both ends and was named "Gasoft".

My group of players is better as a whole while yours focuses mostly on one player. Chris Paul undoubtedly is the star of my trio, yet our entire offense is not run through him like the Lakers do with Kobe.

Fact of the matter is, you took the sexy pick. They made it all the way to the Finals and they were playing great. But once they got there, Gasol started playing like Kwame Brown. We also can't forget Odom, who pulled a no-show in the first three games against Boston.

PhillyEagles36 said 07/25, 12:36 PM
Only 1 of my guys shows up in the playoffs and your 3 played better than mine did down the stretch? I understand that they didn't play their best in the Finals, but look at the stats you gave me, which you said are playoff stats. Odom and Gasol outscored, out rebounded, and had more assists than West and Chandler. And Kobe outplayed Paul in everything but assists, but that is expected from a PG compared to a SG.

So what if Kobe provides a lot for my team, he is the MVP! The other part of my trio still played pretty good, well enough to help carry their team to the NBA Finals.

Odom and Gasol may not be the BEST defensive players but they aren't terrible either.

I, disagree the Hornets run their offense through Chris Paul completely. He ALWAYS has the ball in his hands. 24ppg and 11apg seem like he is a HUGE part of their offense.

I'll admit they didn't play their best basketball in the Finals, they were outclassed by the Celtics and their trio. Gasol still averaged 15 and 10 in the Finals and Odom had 14 and 9, that is still solid.

I didn't make the sexy pick, I made the better pick.

G.O.A.T. said 07/26, 12:38 PM
"And Kobe outplayed Paul in everything but assists, but that is expected from a PG compared to a SG."

Yes, but Kobe, as a SG, is expected to outrebound and outscore a point guard. It doesn't make a difference.

A triple threat is, in my opinion, three players who possess the skills to attack the other team.

My triple threat was, by that definition, a triple threat consistently throughout the entire years. Yours, however, was inconsistent. Sometimes it was there; sometimes it wasn't.

In the Finals, the Lakers were outplayed by another triple threat that had less experience at such a big stage. Odom and Gasol were pushed around like dishrags.

"[Chris Paul] ALWAYS has the ball in his hands."

He's the point guard; it's his job to initiate the offense and find other players their shots (evidenced by his 11 apg).

Listen, Philly, we could look at stats all day, but the Hornets' trio is not only better, but also more consistent and more lethal.

A triple threat has to have each of its members able to attack the other team very well. Odom does it at times, but disappears at other times. Those who have watched him play know what I am talking about. Gasol was a complete non-factor in the Finals. A triple threat should NEVER do that.

Paul, West, and Chandler are the better trio. They're more consistent, more dangerous, and a better complement to one another.

By complementing one another, I mean the alley-oops from Paul to Chandler and the perfect pick-and-rolls of Paul and West. Case closed.

PhillyEagles36 said 07/27, 02:16 AM
"Yes, but Kobe, as a SG, is expected to outrebound and outscore a point guard. It doesn't make a difference."

It does make a difference, Kobe does everything asked from him and then some.

You mentioned the Celtics having more experience, how far had Gasol been before that, what about Odom?

"He's the point guard; it's his job to initiate the offense and find other players their shots (evidenced by his 11 apg). "

Thanks for proving my point, you said that Kobe has the offense ran through him more than Paul did. You know that isn't true.

According to the stats the Lakers trio is better than the Hornets in some very important areas. Rebounding, scoring, and assists.

Your right, when having a triple threat you want ALL members to be able to attack the opposing defenses and I am sure that Tyson Chandler strikes fear into the heart of defenses. His playoff ppg are an even 8.

More dangerous? Kobe is the last player I want to face in a playoff game. More consistent? The per game stats show otherwise. Better complement? I'll take the Finals appearance as a good sign towards their cohesiveness.

The Hornets have a very good trio, but the Laker's trio IS BETTER.

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PhillyEagles36 | 07/24/08, 01:47 PM

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