re: Chris paul.. 2nd best pg ever?

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Do you try to look for ways to show that Griffey was a better home run hitter than Ruth and Aaron?
You could argue he's better, but he didn't reach 700. he fell just short at 630. so he's not really mentioned in that same breath as Aaron and Ruth.

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You're really onto something here. Let me try:

Carlton Fisk is a better home run hitter than Joe DiMaggio because he ended up with 15 more HRs. You can talk up fancy stats all you want, but the proof is in the pudding. Fisk has more HRs and therefore will always be above DiMaggio as a HR hitter.

Rafael Palmeiro is a better hitter than Ted Williams because he got more total hits. You can find ways to say Williams was better, but Palmeiro got more hits and that is why they call it "hitter."

John Havlicek is a better scorer than Durant too. He's got twice as many points. The facts are undeniable- Havlicek was the league's all time leading scorer at one point!!

I'm excited that Dwight Howard only needs another 1K rebounds before I can be sure he is a better rebounder than Julius Erving and Jack Sikma. But I really can't wait until he gets 2K more before we can definitively say that he is a better rebounder than Kevin Willis.