Klay Thompson Vs Joe Dumars

Better player?


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Who would you say is the better player? Both have strong reputations as two way players. Neither are/were superstars or remote top 5 players

Joe is considered by most to be a top ten SG ever, so that's a good benchmark to see where Klay can wind up someday should he continue this high level of play.
 

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I was 5 and 6 when Dumars was winning breh..you prolly wasnt even born yet

The fukk?
 

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Joe D easy, was tougher (mentality and physically) better defender, better handles, played against better 2 guards, more clutch, could score in multiple facets, had the prettier shot (those rainbows), dudes post game :wow:
 

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Joe D was more suited to be a ball-handler, Isiah mentioned that he/Dumars/Microwave all split time running the offense and they could all play off the ball pretty well too (though it was mostly Isiah/Dumars as the primary ball-handlers). Dumars was always a good three-point shooter and shooter in general but Klay definitely has the edge. Klay is more apt to go on great scoring runs sometimes and disappear at other times while Dumars was pretty consistent.

Defensively it's closer than a lot of people realize which is why this is a good comparison. Klay is tough and surprisingly quick and often spends a lot of time on point guards. Dumars is highly revered and was a perennial all-D first teamer in his prime and similarly to Klay, you won't find a lot of metrics that'd paint either of them as the defensive stoppers that they are/were. Even though Klay isn't making first teams (I'd give him a pass since his competition is Kawhi/Butler/AB/PG/CP3/Tony Allen), I'd say his defense is at least comparable to Joe's.

Comparing primes it's fairly debatable. Might still give it to Joe because he showed he could elevate his level of play consistently in the playoffs in his prime and can say he was the best player in a Finals series (averaged 27 and 6 on 57% shooting to get his FMVP in '89), but Klay is damn good in his own right and should get some votes.
 
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