Top 10 Passers

[Richie2k6]

Top 10 Passers in the NBA

1. Steve Nash

- Led the league in assists thrice in a row
- Has unbelievable court vision
- Is a flashy passer
- Gets assists in unimaginable situations
- Get open and he will find you

Highest APG Average: 11.6
Career Average APG: 7.6
Career High Assists: 22


2. Jason Kidd

- Easily a top 2 passer in the league
- Creates assists out of nothing
- Is a flashy passer
- 5 assist titles
- Best touch passer and no-look passer
- Unbelievable court vision
- Get open and he will find you

Highest APG Average: 10.8
Career Average APG: 9.2
Career High Assists: 25


3. Deron Williams

- Racks up assists
- A major threat off pick and rolls
- Second in the league in assists last year
- Fully capable of averaging 11+ assists later in his career

Highest APG Average: 9.3
Career Average APG: 6.9
Career High Assists: 21


4. Chris Paul

- Consistent playmaker
- Has great court vision
- Createst assists in unimaginable predicaments
- Averaged almost 8 assists in his rookie year

Highest APG Average: 8.9
Career Average APG: 8.3
Career High Assists: 18


5. Baron Davis

- Lightning quick at getting assists
- Is a flashy passer
- Great court vision
- Throws great lobs

Highest APG Average: 8.9
Career Average APG: 7.2
Career High Assists: 18


6. Dwyane Wade

- Consistently gets assists
- Amazing court vision
- Probably the 2nd best decision maker behind Nash
- Thrives in clutch time, even for dimes
- Is a flashy passer

Highest APG Average: 7.5
Career Average APG: 6.4
Career High Assists: 15


7. TJ Ford

- Even when he's not assisting, he's passing well
- Great court vision
- Will find you if you're open
- Very unselfish
- Racks up dimes consistently

Highest APG Average: 7.9
Career Average APG: 7.0
Career High Assists: 18


8. Allen Iverson

- Has improved his passing by a massive amount
- Is a flashy passer
- Great at throwing lobs
- Consistently gets 6+ assists
- Has most 40/10 games of any active players

Highest APG Average: 7.9
Career Average APG: 6.2
Career High Assists: 16


9. Tracy McGrady

- Best passing forward
- Excellent court vision
- Can be a flashy passer
- Runs the Rockets offense

Highest APG Average: 6.5
Career Average APG: 4.6
Career High Assists: 13


10. Chauncey Billups

- Thrives in clutch time, even for dimes
- Will find you if you're open
- Can be a playmaker in a fast or slow environment
- Great court vision
- Very smart passer, doesn't make many mistakes

Highest APG Average: 8.6
Career Average APG: 5.3
Career High Assists: 19

Agree? Disagree? Don't shout and complain like children, just discuss and debate. I'm open to hear any disagreements.

[go_blue]

i think billups should be lower than 10

[Richie2k6]

Originally Posted by go_blue

i think billups should be lower than 10

How come? And whos hould replace him?

[AI Nuggets3]

Iverson as far as style and # of assists should definitely be on the list, but he seemed way too excited when he came over to Denver.

He was going too out of his way to pass because he finally had talent around him. Once he settles down and cuts back on the TO's he'll truly deserve to be on here.

i do think its funny tho that the media always forgets about A.I's greatest game 7 performance in his career.
16 assists vs Toronto to win game 7. that always gets forgotten.

[Kobe24]

I think T.J ford should be ahead of Wade. Lebron shouldn't be on the list. I'd replace him with Andre Miller.

[L.Kizzle]

Tracy McGrady is a better passer then Billups. He might not average more assist but is a better passer.

[Rockets(T-mac)]

Originally Posted by Richie2k6

9. Lebron James

- Best passing forward next to McGrady
- Excellent court vision
- Can be a flashy passer
- Creates assists out of nothing

Highest APG Average: 6.6
Career Average APG: 6.4
Career High Assists: 15

If he is the best passing foward next to McGrady then why isn't Mcgrady on the list?

[Richie2k6]

Originally Posted by Kobe24

I think T.J ford should be ahead of Wade. Lebron shouldn't be on the list. I'd replace him with Andre Miller.

I thought I would put Lebron there not because I think he should be, but because people would complain that he wasn't there. Personally I wouldn't have him there either.

[boozehound]

Originally Posted by go_blue

i think billups should be lower than 10

Really? Have you looked at his #s since he came to detroit (first time with a really consistent role)? its over 6 apg. and he is currently in his prime as far as his passing #s. WHo would you put in the 10 before him?

[boozehound]

Originally Posted by Richie2k6

I thought I would put Lebron there not because I think he should be, but because people would complain that he wasn't there. Personally I wouldn't have him there either.

career average of over 6 apg from the small forward? Of course he should be on there. Perhaps MeMac should be as well, but still, those are awesome #s. (IKIK hes always got the ball in his hands so its not comparable to other small forwards - same with meMac - only 4.6 apg for his career)

[boozehound]

Originally Posted by Kobe24

I think T.J ford should be ahead of Wade. Lebron shouldn't be on the list. I'd replace him with Andre Miller.

good call on miller. He should definitely be up there (even if it bumps billups off).

[Cannonball]

Wow um this list is fucked up!

Billups needs to be higher.

Bron>>>>>Mac in terms of passing.

[Richie2k6]

Originally Posted by boozehound

career average of over 6 apg from the small forward? Of course he should be on there. Perhaps MeMac should be as well, but still, those are awesome #s. (IKIK hes always got the ball in his hands so its not comparable to other small forwards - same with meMac - only 4.6 apg for his career)

Yes, but he has no other playmaker on his team. he's improved his passing to become the head playmaker, but a big part of why his assists are so high is because he's the only playmaker. McGrady has Rafer Alston averaging 5 assists with him, yet he still manages to average around 6 to be right behind Lebron. If you average almost as many assists as somebody when you have another playmaker on your team while the other player doesn't, that's saying something.

McGrady's career APG is low at 4.6 because 1. He started off his career slowly and 2. He's only been a playmaker since he came to Houston. On Toronto he was a rebounding scorer and on Orlando he was a scoring machine. Same with Iverson, his career APG is lower than it could be because he hasn't been a primary playmaker for his entire career. Lebron's is high at 6.4 because he has been.

Bron>>>>>Mac in terms of passing.

Instead of saying his list is ****ed up, explain yourself. And tell me why you think Lebron is a better passer than McGrady.

[Rockets(T-mac)]

Originally Posted by Cannonball

Wow um this list is fucked up!

Billups needs to be higher.

Bron>>>>>Mac in terms of passing.

Explain.

[saKf]

I wouldn't call Nash a better passer than Kidd. I understand the argument, though.