Golden State Warriors vs. Miami Heat: Who Has the Edge?
By Mike Dill
Dec 12, 2012; Miami FL, USA; Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry (30) is pressured by Miami Heat point guard Mario Chalmers (15) during the first half at American Airlines Arena. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports
Point Guard
Warriors: Stephen Curry, Toney Douglas, Nemanja Nedovic
Heat: Mario Chalmers, Norris Cole
Miami Heat point guard Mario Chalmers likes to think he is one of the better point guards in the NBA, but he really isn’t on the same level as Stephen Curry. Chalmers is a great shooter from beyond the arc, but he isn’t even the best point guard on his team.
Curry easily has Chalmers beat in the three-point shooting department, but Chalmers also fails to stack up to Curry in the other important statistical categories.
Statistics aren’t everything, but Chalmers doesn’t stack up to Curry even if statistics are ignored. If point guards are to be compared, it would be better to compare Curry to LeBron, but that wouldn’t be a fair comparison either.
The bottom line here is that Curry is an elite point guard while Chalmers is a nice addition to a championship-calibur team.