Bill Simmons, who predicted the Celtics would lose in the first round to the Miami Heat, said this before the playoffs:

I know what you’re thinking: Is this guy serious?

About a week ago, I would have asked myself the same question.

There are two ways to determine how great a player is.

First, you can look at statistics and awards, which are easy to look at, but in reality this isn’t the best method.

The best example for why this method isn’t the best is because of players like Allen Iverson, who have had great career statistics, but ultimately did not make their teams better for most of their careers and sometimes even made them worse.