by Bob Rob

Created on: April 29, 2009

The point guard position seemed to have been lost and forgotten except by teams that wanted to and won championships. Spurs had Tony Parker. Pistons had Chauncey Billups. Celtics had Rajon Rondo. The Heat even had Jason Williams to play the point. When I say point guard I do not necessarily mean a man who is going to shock you with their assists per game or their numbers in general, but have a way of creating and running an offense. The only real stat point guards truly produce are wins. The point guard is back and let me be the first to say it's about time.

No longer do we have star players bringing up the ball and attempting to create on their own like some kind of AND 1 impersonation, which is almost as big of a joke to basketball as the Harlem Globetrotters. What we have is legitimate basketball. Basketball which allows star players to run around screens creating openings and point guards to deliver crisp passes to finish a play. Basketball which requires creating a defense to stop a play rather than a player. What we have today in basketball is due to point guards having the ability to drive on their own causing either good layups or a collapsing of the defense leading to good passes. This is basketball. Basketball is a team sport led by a point guard.

In deciding who the best point guards in the NBA in 2009 are, I have put together this list based on the success of the point guard's team, assists, steals, points and how players around them have increased in talent. I understand the first and last categories can be argued, but some things in basketball are beyond numbers.

1. Chris Paul - The logistics - He shot 50 percent from the field, only averaged 3 turnovers per game while averaging 11 assists and just under 23 points per game. He is 1st amongst legitimate point guards in points and assists. In fact he is ahead by 136 assists over Deron Williams for first place in the NBA. He even amazingly averages 2.8 steals and 5.5 rebounds per game. He literally does everything.

The deeper thoughts - He gains a massive amount of point guard points by what he's done for the Hornets. The Hornets won 20 more games the year they drafted Paul and he has led them to the playoffs twice in the difficult Western Conference. Tyson Chandler and David West have become offensive threats due to the driving ability of Paul and Peja Stojakovic's 3-point percentage increased dramatically upon joining the Hornets. He can drive, shoot amazingly, play defense and can see things Superman

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