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[QUOTE="RF2044, post: 863371, member: 40"]
Melancer, I happen to think you are a good poster, but believe that your perspective on this is largely off base.  The line highlighted above indicates that you aren't focusing on the proper evaluative criteria or don't understand what constitutes elite lead guard play.

In the original post of mine you responded to, I suggested that we are witnessing greatness, and that his play not only warrants the superlatives, it surpasses the praise.  In what universe is a 5-1 [approximately] assist to turnover ratio not otherworldly?

Your response was that he doesn't rebound quite well enough, statistically, or score as much as some other players.

Wrong evaluative criteria.  He's on a balanced team, thus doesn't need to be the team's leading scorer.  Except when we need him to score--which he does.  He controls tempo, he doesn't turn the ball over, he sets up his teammates adroitly, and creates good shots at the end of shot clocks when the offense stalls.  He's consistent as hell.  He's playing his best ball when we play our toughest opponents.  And this is from a freshman.  A FRESHMAN.

It is a straw man argument to hide behind the logic that he has areas to improve.  Nobody is saying that he doesn't.  But having opportunities for improvement doesn't detract from the phenomenal play he's displaing on a game-by-game basis.

If people don't recognize that what they are watching from Ennis is special, they need to start paying closer attention.
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