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Detroit Pistons: 10 best point guards in team history

By Amaar Burton

(Photo by David Liam Kyle/NBAE via Getty Images)
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Dick McGuire going up for lay up that was good while David Alton of Colgate, who is going to play on the Eastern Stars, tries in vain to block shot. Game was a scrimmage game. March 27, 1951.
Dick McGuire going up for lay up that was good while David Alton of Colgate, who is going to play on the Eastern Stars, tries in vain to block shot. Game was a scrimmage game. March 27, 1951. /

7. Dick McGuire (1957-60)

Dick McGuire built the bulk of his Hall of Fame resume with the New York Knicks, but came to Detroit to finish his career. In 1959-60, he served as player-coach of the Pistons for his last season on the court, and remained on the bench until 1963.

McGuire’s accomplishments with Detroit are certainly more impressive than his actual statistics.

He made the All-Star Game in 1958 and 1959. He finished 11th in league MVP voting in 1959. He was second in the league in assists in 1958 and 1959, and sixth in 1960. He helped Detroit make it to the Western Division Finals (a.k.a. conference finals) in 1958, followed by postseason trips in 1959 and 1960.

Along the way, McGuire’s numbers were modest by today’s standards. He averaged 8.1 points, 6.0 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game as a Piston, shooting 41.2 percent from the field and 68.0 percent at the free throw line.

McGuire might not have stood out on an NBA court in today’s game, but for his era he was one of the top point guards around.

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