{"id":89478,"date":"2014-10-14T10:13:59","date_gmt":"2014-10-14T10:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bilcomprd.wpengine.com\/?p=89478"},"modified":"2021-09-03T16:30:43","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T23:30:43","slug":"wesley-matthews-scores-64-points-in-milwaukee-pro-am","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/wesley-matthews-scores-64-points-in-milwaukee-pro-am\/","title":{"rendered":"Wesley Matthews scores 64 points in Milwaukee Pro-Am"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J82nF5TrPoU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>I know the Summer Pro-Am games are done and we have all moved on to NBA preseason action but a story came out yesterday from The Columbian about the very underrated Wesley Matthews that I thought was pretty interesting and a good excuse for me to drop the above vid of Wes dropping 64 during the Summer's Milwaukee Pro-am.<\/p>\n<p>Here's an excerpt from the story about Wes - who thinks he is \"the best two-way guard in the league.\"<\/p>\n<p>Via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.columbian.com\/news\/2014\/oct\/13\/blazers-matthews-enters-final-year-of-his-contract\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Columbian<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Nicolas Batum said Matthews' defense against James Harden, who shot 37 percent against Portland in the six-game series, was \"unbelievable,\" saying he was the \"maybe the best defender in the NBA\" during the series.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">While Portland's shooting guard isn't focused on winning NBA honors like being selected to the All-Defensive team, he's certainly not bashful about his place in the league.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\"I'm never going to be the type that gets gaudy numbers to make an All-Defensive team,\" said Matthews before getting to his case.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\"Do I think I'm All-Defense? Absolutely. I think I'm the best two-way two-guard in the NBA. But I feel like we need to be a good defensive team within the scheme of the game. We're not out there gambling, trying to reach and get steals. That would put us in a bind if I don't get it,\" Matthews said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">As far as Matthews' case as the best two-way two-guard in the league, his case isn't too difficult to see from where he's standing coming off a career-best season in almost every way.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Either age and injury concerns (Kobe Bryant, Manu Ginobili, Dwyane Wade), on-court behavior (Lance Stephenson), or defensive focus issues (James Harden) are problems with many of the league's leading two-guards. And, in looking at some numbers, you can see that Matthews stands out in some ways amongst the league's best.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Ten players in the league have averaged over 14 points per game and shot 39 percent or better from the 3-point line over the last two seasons according to Basketball-Reference, which includes Matthews.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Among those 10, Matthews trails only Dirk Nowitzki, Carmelo Anthony, Stephen Curry, LeBron James and Kevin Durant in win-shares.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Personally, since me and him both have irregular heartbeat issues, I'm going to root for him no matter what he says. Do I think he's the \"best?\" Absolutely not. Do I think he should feel he's the best? 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