Great player, but only gets a three because I honestly think that Dumars was THE championship-caliber guy on that team. Dumars was complete player who was a two-time defensive player of the year and is thought of as the greatest 2-guard of all time. Not bad for a guy who was the defensive leader on the greatest defensive basketball team of all time. He was the guy who slowed and a few times stopped the great Michael Jordan; sending the Bulls home in the playoffs three years in a row. This guy was a decent scorer, too (usually averaging between 17 to 21 PPG a season. What seperated this performer from some of the marketing clowns of the past (Barkley, Stockton, Malone, Reggie Miller, and a few others) and today (Jason Kidd)? His ability to play not only at the same level when a championship is on the line, but to even outperform himself. The year they swept the Lakers, he averaged 17 PPG in the regular season. All he did in the Finals is average a measley 27 PPG and take home MVP. That, my friends is real basketball. It's not flashy, it just sends the opposition home empty handed. Thomas, on the other hand was an excellent point guard who also scored and accumulated steals. But, Dumars was the most important guy on that team.
