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Who are the NBA's top ballhogs? We name 10

By Terry Brown
NBA Insider

Friday, September 24, 2004

"Ballhog" is such an ugly word. I mean, what was Paul Pierce really supposed to do after the Celtic front office pulled the rug out from under him? Let Marcus Banks dribble the whole time while Jiri Welsch shot the ball? Of course not. But if you combine shots per game, assists per game and turnovers per game, you'll see that Pierce ranked among the league leaders whether it was his fault or not. Sure, if the NBA had some statistic for dribbling or individual time of possession, we would use t ...

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