An end to the Tryeke Evans Point guard debate

Tyreke Evans is not a point guard, and thank God for that. Teams do not win championships when point guards are their best player. Lets take a look at recent history; there are only two examples of a point guard truly dominating as a setup man and clutch shooter, Tony Parker in 06-07 and Chauncy Billups in 03-04. I think it is fair to say that in the case of Billups, he was surrounded by a dominant team, and was lucky to be playing against an ancient Lakers team. And I would argue that in Parkers case, Tim Duncan was clearly the best player on the Floor. Parker also had the luxury of having Bruce Bowen on the court to guard the dominant guard, as well as knowing that Duncan was going to protect the rim. Jason Kidd is the closest point guard that we have seen to dominant, and even he has never won a championship (appeared twice as teams best player).
Tyreke Evans is not a point guard, and thank God for that. I would argue that Tyreke Evans is a better version of Dwayne Wade. I would not argue that today, but give me 2 years and we will talk. As of right now, Tyreke is on pace to finish just 6 points per game behind Wade (a sixth year vet), he is on pace to have only 1.3 less assists per game, and will out rebound Wade by .2 (a draw). This only tells half of the story, It’s the way that both of these players score that intrigues me. According to Hoopsdata.com Tyreke Evans scores 5 baskets at the rim (layups/dunks) per game and Wade scores 4.5 times per game at the rim. Both men average 1.9 attempts per game from within 10 feet, both shoot less than one shot per game from 10-15 feet, from 16-23 feet away Wade averages 2.2 scores, and Tyreke averages 1.2 scores, from 3 point range, Tyreke averages .5 per game and Wade averages 1 per game. This shot chart data shows that while not identical, there games are almost identical. One more aspect that is a byproduct of both players aggressive rim attacking style is that they both get to the free throw line regularly. Wade averages 6.7 made free throws per game and Evans averages 5.4 made free throws per game and both men are shooting 75% from the line.
Tyreke Evans is not a point guard and thank God for that. So instead of debating if he is a point guard or a two guard, lets enjoy the rare talent that we are getting to watch. Regardless of whether or not he achieves the heralded 20-5-5 mark this season; it is safe to say that Tyreke Evans is one of the most gifted 3 guards in the entire world. I say 3 guard because, clearly he is not a 1, his shot is not developed enough to be a 2, and he gets to the rim like a 3. He will be the best player on a championship team at some point over the next 10 years. I just hope that he accomplishes that while wearing a Sacramento Jersey.

*On a side note, Kevin Durant and Lebron will prevent Tyreke and Wade from ever winning an MVP trophy and possibly prevent Tyreke from ever winning a championship.