I stopped reading here:
"Other than that, these scoring-sensation point guards who can't guard a lick do not win or even play for titles. Go look. You won't find a single one, not even prime
James Harden, that made it to an
NBA Finals this century, and before that they didn't really exist. "
Allen Iverson and the 2001 NBA Finals say hello, admittedly it was on a team surrounded by defense-first players but still. You can make your same case without twisting history a bit and hoping people won't check.