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Conley's first step: ACL snapper and ankle breaker. Also, as I recall, he kept us in a lot of games single-handedly when Oden was battling injuries...

Craft for shizz.  His defense is unreal and his motor is always on full throttle.  Plus, he'll be here for all four years.

lol at anybody voting for Craft over Conley. 

I'll take Craft just because of the fact that he's going to stick around and only get better. Conley was a beast, but was one and done. Burson fought hard and probably would have better numbers with better players around him, but sometimes took a break on D.

DISCLAIMER: I am a female student attenting The Ohio State University. This is going to be kind of biased, but I tried my best to use basketball logic. Really, I did. Promise.

Oh God, where do I start? Aaron Craft is so drool worthy it isn't even funny. While, yes, Conley is definitely quicker, had better overall stats, and what have you, I will take Aaron any day of the week and twice on game days. Here's why.

First and foremost, his defense. I personally love defense (cheer for them more in football, too), because it is where you show hard you are willing to work. It isn't glamerous, most of what you do never makes it to the box score, and it's exhausting if you do it right. However, it is so much fun to watch as the opposing team is visibly frustrated, irritated, and annoyed. Boy, does Craft now how to do play defense. He plays that hard-nosed, in your face, fundamentally sound defense. This was the first thing that caught my eye last year, as a freshman band geek coming from a semi-catastrophic event to the Walsh exhibition game. He has, far and away, been my favorite player since.

Second, his poise and maturity. Last year, both Jared and Aaron went to Gainesville, for their second real college game, in a more than hostile environment, and whooped them good. From there on, Craft had very few "freshman" moments. True, I can remember fouling a 3-point shooter in one game, and having a few head-scratching turn-overs in another. On the other hand, I remember being at Illinois and at Michigan when, in the last few minutes, game on the line, Craft went perfect (or almost perfect) on all of his free throws to help clinch wins at hostile conference venues.

Third, his intensity. The energy he brings to the court is absolutely electric. Having gone to pretty much every home game I possibly have been able to (plus Northwestern -what a fun trip), you can literally feel it in the air. Granted, it could just be overall situations. Last year, he was our only pg, thus when he was out, our offense was helter-skelter, unbridled, and kind of disasterous at times. After that first time out, everything calmed down as Craft ran the show, controlled our tempo, and brought insane defensive intensity to the other side. This year, for whatever reason, that feeling (for me) has just multiplied. He's brought that same energy from defense, and is starting to channel it to his offense, too. Aaron is just slashing into the lane whenever. Plus, his hustle is second to none. That play from the MSU game last year was second to none. 

I am not discounting any of the other PGs on this list. They all have their pros and cons, and each were enjoyable to watch (though I didn't watch all of them). Plus, my gut feeling on athletes tend to be dead on. I got one the first time I saw Sanzenbaucher and Shazier play. I like to think those were good picks for personal favorites.

I voted Craft because I am bias towards him because he is playing right now and although this is a GREAT team with tons of talent....... Conley's team had more star studded players and veteran leadership at the same time, it was kind of the perfect storm....... Conley is most likely the better point guard....... so really I have no justification for my vote other than it has been a while since I have seen Conley play...... I blame the NBA lockout.

Conley is the better NBA talent. Craft is and will be the better college player.

If you have to win one game with your PG, no way you don't take Craft.

If I have the guy for 4 years, I want Conley.

If I have the guy for 1 game, I want Craft.

Had Conley been at OSU for 4 years, he would've shattered evey point guard record at OSU and we would've renamed the building for him. People forget how good he was defensively as well - he had such long arms and quick hands that he was alwasy disrupting the ballhandler.

I love Craft, but he doesn't have the ceiling nor the offensive repetoire nor the sick first step that Conley had.

Craft.  Simply because I've never loved watching someone play defense more than Aaron Craft.  

I would have possibly voted for a Scoonie/Redd duo as they really were a tandem PG.

It's close between Craft and Conley, but I would take Craft because he's sticking around longer.  I harbor no ill-will towards one-and-dones, it's perfectly understandable that they leave when the money is good, but a guy who's going to be here for a couple/few/four years is just worth more to the team over time.

I will take Jay Burson and his ability to drop 40 on somebody if needed. I love Craft myself. He is the motor on this team that will take them. There is nothing like having a guy that can run a full sprint for 20 minutes before taking a break that is really hard to deal with in basketball.

Could Evan Turner be on the list, he was practically a PG his last year here. 

Conley is a great defender in the NBA.  In their series with San Antonio last year he took Tony Parker out of most of those games.  That is no small feat.  Give me the NBA quality disher and defender any day.  Craft's hustle is great, but give me 1 game, 1 year, or 1 career and im taking Mike Conley.