INDIANAPOLIS - MAY 13: Chauncey Billups #1 of the Detroit Pistons calls out the play in the first half against the Indiana Pacers in Game three of the Eastern Conference Semifinals during the 2005 NBA Playoffs at Conseco Fieldhouse on May 13, 2005 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Pacers defeated the Pistons 79-74. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
Recency bias of course plays a factor in this argument, but the case could be made that Chauncey Billups was a better player for the Detroit Pistons than Isiah Thomas.