Name the PGs in the NBA that are better than Ty Lawson

I like this more and more....Ty can really give us a PG we have not had since Stevie Franchise......best back court in Houston History on paper anyway.

Ty is one tier below...Curry, CP3, Westbrook...top 3.

Ty is in the group of Conley, Lillard, Irving, Wall..

 

Ty is better than Rubio for sure and it ain't even close

 

I agree that Lawson is better, but it's pretty close actually.

Work ethic: Rubio
Character: Rubio
3P%: Lawson
2P%: Lawson
FT%: Rubio
Rebounding: Rubio
Speed/quickness: Lawson
ISO: Lawson
Fit w/ Rockets system (3s & Layups): Lawson
Steals: Rubio
Defense: Rubio
IQ: Rubio
Passing: Rubio
Durability: Lawson

You could think of more categories, but it's pretty clear Lawson isn't a slam-dunk over Rubio. It's pretty close.

 

Appearance in headband: Lawson
Xbox skillz: Rubio
Twitter game: Lawson
Most likely to vacation in Asia: Lawson

This is FUN!

 

Rubio also speaks better Spanish and has more hair. We have a winner.

 

He's also not cancelling children basketball camps to get wasted

 

The only unnecessary category there was 'work ethic' not sure why you guys giving him a hard time.

I'd say you can lump work ethic and character into a category of "intangibles" or perhaps "Leadership"

I'm assuming IQ refers to bball IQ which is obviously a huge component of what makes average NBA athletes like Nash, Stockton, and CP3 competitive with skywalkers like Lilliard, Isiah, and Westbrook.

 

You forgot most likely to spend the night downtown: Law-son

Sittin in the Harris County Jail spendin all my little time
Not drivin fancy cars, I'm just starin at bars and about to lose my mind
So I get up to take a shower, funky toes are everywhere
Saw a trustee eatin more than me and I thought it wasn't fair
And it hurts right here, stuck in here for a year
I miss my girl and I miss my free world
I really miss my free world
I'm so all alone, I don't know when I'm goin home

 

Rubio has such great work ethic that he still can't shoot and hasn't gotten any better in 8 years as a pro.

How do you measure basketball IQ, Rubio hasn't won anything.

Lawson averaged 10 assists last season playing Wilson Chandler and Faried as his best offensive teammates.

 

Ok maybe I was being too harsh. I suppose I'm a known Rubio critic by this point. What is comes down to is that any look at the numbers shows Rubio to be one of the worst shooters in NBA history. That is not an exaggeration. You need more than a good work ethic to make up for that.

 

Contribution to Houston's bars: Lawson
Contribution to Houston's strip clubs: Lawson
Contribution to Houston's med center: Lawson
Overall contribution to Houston economy: Lawson

it ain't even close brah

 

I don't disagree with your general premises that Lawson a better player than Rubio right now and by far a better fit for this currents Rockets squad.

Rubio with a jumpshot is unlikely something we'll ever see.

 

you are a loser why are you even here go back to your spurs forum before your mom kicks you out of the basement

 

This Rubio bashing for not improving his shot -> and therefore not working is absurd.

Rubio wasn't even in a position to win anything, he was playing for a pretty bad team and wasn't even on the court for a good portion of that time.

 

If you removed Ty Lawson's off court issues I still don't think we could trade him, DMo, Jones, 2 first rounders, Capella, Dekker and McDaniels for any of those guys you mentioned. Thus, he's not in that tier. He's in a tier with Lowry/Dragic.

 

I think you could get Conley for that package, for sure. Not any of those other 3 guys though.

 

Are we positive Rubio speaks better Spanish than Lawson?

 

pretty sure lawson can pronounce tequila, agave, and margarita better than rubio :grin:

 

Curry, Rose (when healthy), CP3. John Wall, Kyle Lowry, Kyrie Irving are all better IMO.

I'd put Parker (when healthy), Lillard, Bledsoe, Dragic, and maybe Jrue Holiday equal or very close to Lawson in a second tier.