Is it safe to say that Isaiah Thomas is a star yet? Of course it fucking is, I am sick and tired of the narrative that this team is “one star.” No it’s not, Isaiah Thomas has proved to be a legit point guard during his best season last year which he is currently out-pacing his numbers this year.
Last year, Isaiah ended the season with 22.2 points/game with 6.2 assists/g. Over the first 11 games he is averaging 27.2 and 6.5 which puts him in elite company. The last Celtic to score 20 or more points in the first 11 games was Kevin Mchale. Not too shabby for the little guy. Here’s a list of point guards who are out scoring Isaiah in the NBA.
- Russell Westbrook
- Damian Lillard
- James Harden
- Stephen Curry
That’s it, Thomas is sitting at number 5 in the entire NBA and Tracy Mcgrady still had the balls to say that Kemba Walker would make the all-star team over him if it were today. In case you didn’t figure it out all by yourself, he is Number 1 in the eastern conference right now. Isaiah is leading the Celtics in player efficiency rating by almost 10 points and we still sit here looking like nothing is going on and we still don’t have a star. It’s not like Isaiah is trying to stat chase either, he has already shown he shines in clutch moments because he loves it. He had 8 points going into the fourth quarter against the Mavs yesterday and came out with 30 in a game we were losing but ended up winning by 7.
If Isaiah can keep up the run he is on for the season, he will finally get the respect he truly deserves.
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