Is Deron Williams a top5 pg THIS YEAR
No he hasn't, and if you're talking about performance so far, there really is nothing to debate. He's also been playing with bone spurs in his ankle that require surgery and a bone bruise on the wrist of his shooting hand, so take that into consideration.
I've given Deron Williams every excuse possible. His injuries and the fact he was traded to a horrible team. I've considered these things.
However, this is the third season he's been in a shooting slump. I feel like he's been known most for having a poor attitude in Utah, complaining about Jerry Sloan, injuries and complaining about Avery Johnson.
It looks like we have an unhappy player (you have to wonder where his head is at and if he still even has the desire to stay a great player) who's on an early decline due to injuries.
Here's the list I can come up with that all have been better than Deron this season. Keep in mind, I am a huge Illinois fan and thus used to argue the case for Deron being better than CP:
Paul
Rondo
Westbrook
Parker
Steph Curry
Kyrie
Lillard
Holiday
George Hill
Mo Williams
Dragic
(in very limited time) maybe even put Stevie Nash and Rubio above him. Very disappointed in the $90mil man so far
I think there can be little doubt that CP3, Rondo, Westbrook, Parker, Curry, Holiday and Irving have been better than him this year. That being said Williams has proven himself over his career and he's been bothered by that wrist injury all year. It wouldn't surprise me if re-emerged as a top 5 PG next season. Also lets give credit where credit is due, PG is probably the deepest position in the league right now.
I don't see how the OP can say he has been "disinterested". He's playing his heart out. Just his jumper is broke. It is killing him. It is like he had something that he thought he could rely on and it betrays him game after game. I don't think he knows how to play the game without a jumper. He should probably try to talk to Rondo or Kidd or Magic and see how they did it. It is hard to do this as a PG. If a wide open three is no longer a good shot, it is tough to play. Anyway, the rest of his game is solid. But no, you can't shoot a terrible percentage and still be a top 5 PG. It doesn't matter how good the rest of your game is. You can't overcome this type of shooting percentage.
But I'm optimistic about him pulling this together. I think being the face of the franchise in a new city (where celebrities come to every game) has been tough for him. But he will get used to it. And there are other scoring options on the team. So he can survive with a broken jumper.
Has Deron performed like a top5 pg this year . My friends and I were debating. Alot of my friends seemed to be stuck on what he's done in the past but I'm asking as of this yr. honestly he seems disinterested and has played all that well since becoming. Net period not just this yr. my friend said name 5 playing better I came up with 6 maybe 7. Chris Paul Rondo WestBrook Irving Curry Lilliard and Tony Parker. Am I way off or have they all performed better than Deron?