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tcat075 · 02-01-2009, 04:12 PM

I agree with the person who said Harris and Kidd are apples and oranges. Completely right. I mean, they are two completely different players. Its hard to compare them. I'm going to try, though, but even this comparison doesn't do the two players justice.

Scoring: Harris
Rebounding: Kidd
Defense: Kidd
Passing: Kidd
Leadership: Kidd
Youth: Harris
Intangibles: Harris

According to that chart, Kidd is better 4-3.

But what if I broke the scoring into "Threes", "Jumpers" and "Driving"? Then it would be Harris 5-4...

And how much higher is Kidd on passing than Harris? How much lower is Kidd on scoring than Devin? If Harris is just a little worse on everything than Kidd except scoring, which he's a ton better at, obviously Harris is better.

Really, this is how I'd break it down: Is Kidd's rebounding, passing and leadership better than Harris's scoring and potential?

And then we get into the "Well, how much more room does Harris have to grow?" or "Is Kidd's leadership as good as we think it is?" or "Is Harris's passing all that much worse than Kidd?" or "What about smarts?" or a myriad other questions.

IMO, its an unanswerable question...

02-01-2009, 04:12 PM	#30
tcat075 Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: behind you Posts: 6,248	I agree with the person who said Harris and Kidd are apples and oranges. Completely right. I mean, they are two completely different players. Its hard to compare them. I'm going to try, though, but even this comparison doesn't do the two players justice. Scoring: Harris Rebounding: Kidd Defense: Kidd Passing: Kidd Leadership: Kidd Youth: Harris Intangibles: Harris According to that chart, Kidd is better 4-3. But what if I broke the scoring into "Threes", "Jumpers" and "Driving"? Then it would be Harris 5-4... And how much higher is Kidd on passing than Harris? How much lower is Kidd on scoring than Devin? If Harris is just a little worse on everything than Kidd except scoring, which he's a ton better at, obviously Harris is better. Really, this is how I'd break it down: Is Kidd's rebounding, passing and leadership better than Harris's scoring and potential? And then we get into the "Well, how much more room does Harris have to grow?" or "Is Kidd's leadership as good as we think it is?" or "Is Harris's passing all that much worse than Kidd?" or "What about smarts?" or a myriad other questions. IMO, its an unanswerable question...