TWW's Making the Case #1: Eric Bledsoe v. Kemba Walker
Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2021 12:49 am
It's time for the inaugural installment of Making the Case!
Before we start, I want to lay a few ground rules for Making the Case. These are to make sure the first few installments go as smoothly as possible, so please be cooperative.
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Without further ado, lets get the show on the road. To kick things off, we are going to pit two of the greatest point guards in CSL history up against one another. They're both 6'1", they're both 35, and they have both assembled incredible careers in the CSL. Ladies and gentlemen, it is time to take a deep dive into the careers of Eric Bledsoe and Kemba Walker.
The Question: Better CSL career: Eric Bledsoe or Kemba Walker?
Deadline: Sunday, February 7 17:00 GMT (12pm EST)
The Rundown
Eric Bledsoe
Championships: 3 (PHX '21, OKC '22, CHI '25)
All-league 3rd team: 2 ('20, '22,)
All-defense 1st team: 1 ('22)
All-defense 2nd team: 3 ('14, '17, '20)
All-star starter: 1 ('21)
All-star reserve: 5 ('14, '15, '17, '18, '20)[/i]
Regular season
Games: 843
Teams: Suns, Thunder, Raptors, Bulls
Stats
ppg | apg | rpg | spg | bpg
17.6 | 5.8 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 1.0
Shooting
fg | 3pt | ft
45% | 43% | 76%
Advanced
per | ts% | eff
22.4 | 57% | 18.7
Playoffs
Games: 157
Teams: Suns, Thunder, Raptors, Bulls
Stats
ppg | apg | rpg | spg | bpg
18.8 | 7.3 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 1.2
Shooting
fg | 3pt | ft
44% | 44% | 76%
Advanced
per | ts% | eff
21.8 | 58% | 20.8
VS.
Kemba Walker
Championships: 1 (DET '18)
DPOY: 1 (CHA '13)
All-league 2nd team: 2 ('17, '18)
All-defense 1st team: 8 ('13, '14, '16, '17, '18, '19, '20, '21)
All-star reserve: 6 ('13, '14, '16, '18, '20, '21)
Regular season
Games: 878
Teams: Hornets, Raptors, Pistons, TWolves, Rockets
Stats
ppg | apg | rpg | spg | bpg
19.4 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 0.5
Shooting
fg | 3pt | ft
43% | 37% | 85%
Advanced
per | ts% | eff
23.0 | 53% | 19.4
Playoffs
Games: 138
Teams: Hornets, Pistons, Rockets
Stats
ppg | apg | rpg | spg | bpg
20.0 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 0.5
Shooting
fg | 3pt | ft
43% | 40% | 87%
Advanced
per | ts% | eff
21.0 | 53% | 18.8
If you are up for the challenge, please PM me with your preferred side of the argument. When both sides are taken I will comment below. LET THE ARGUMENT BEGIN.
Before we start, I want to lay a few ground rules for Making the Case. These are to make sure the first few installments go as smoothly as possible, so please be cooperative.
- Please do not comment with your thoughts on the debate until the arguments have been posted. Once the two GMs have had their say, you can have at it you filthy animals.
- This session will be slightly shorter than others. I want to post these every Sunday, when both I have time and there are no CSL games going on. To start that schedule, this first debate will be on a shorter timeline than subsequent debates. Keep that in mind when volunteering to sign up.
- If you want to sign up for this debate, shoot me a PM. I will be commenting below when the two GMs have been chosen. For this first debate, it will be first come first serve.
- Lastly, get creative! This is a good chance for anyone to crunch some numbers, toss in some flowery language, photoshop some images, recall some game footage, whatever you need to convince the audience. Once you're chosen as a debater, the stage is yours!
___________________________________________________________
Without further ado, lets get the show on the road. To kick things off, we are going to pit two of the greatest point guards in CSL history up against one another. They're both 6'1", they're both 35, and they have both assembled incredible careers in the CSL. Ladies and gentlemen, it is time to take a deep dive into the careers of Eric Bledsoe and Kemba Walker.
The Question: Better CSL career: Eric Bledsoe or Kemba Walker?
Deadline: Sunday, February 7 17:00 GMT (12pm EST)
The Rundown
Eric Bledsoe
Championships: 3 (PHX '21, OKC '22, CHI '25)
All-league 3rd team: 2 ('20, '22,)
All-defense 1st team: 1 ('22)
All-defense 2nd team: 3 ('14, '17, '20)
All-star starter: 1 ('21)
All-star reserve: 5 ('14, '15, '17, '18, '20)[/i]
Regular season
Games: 843
Teams: Suns, Thunder, Raptors, Bulls
Stats
ppg | apg | rpg | spg | bpg
17.6 | 5.8 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 1.0
Shooting
fg | 3pt | ft
45% | 43% | 76%
Advanced
per | ts% | eff
22.4 | 57% | 18.7
Playoffs
Games: 157
Teams: Suns, Thunder, Raptors, Bulls
Stats
ppg | apg | rpg | spg | bpg
18.8 | 7.3 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 1.2
Shooting
fg | 3pt | ft
44% | 44% | 76%
Advanced
per | ts% | eff
21.8 | 58% | 20.8
VS.
Kemba Walker
DPOY: 1 (CHA '13)
All-league 2nd team: 2 ('17, '18)
All-defense 1st team: 8 ('13, '14, '16, '17, '18, '19, '20, '21)
All-star reserve: 6 ('13, '14, '16, '18, '20, '21)
Regular season
Games: 878
Teams: Hornets, Raptors, Pistons, TWolves, Rockets
Stats
ppg | apg | rpg | spg | bpg
19.4 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 0.5
Shooting
fg | 3pt | ft
43% | 37% | 85%
Advanced
per | ts% | eff
23.0 | 53% | 19.4
Playoffs
Games: 138
Teams: Hornets, Pistons, Rockets
Stats
ppg | apg | rpg | spg | bpg
20.0 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 0.5
Shooting
fg | 3pt | ft
43% | 40% | 87%
Advanced
per | ts% | eff
21.0 | 53% | 18.8
If you are up for the challenge, please PM me with your preferred side of the argument. When both sides are taken I will comment below. LET THE ARGUMENT BEGIN.