The Question:
What's been the biggest improvement in these two two point guards' games?

Syracuse point guard Allen Griffin		Georgetown point guard Kevin Braswell
10.0 ppg | 6.7 apg | 36 steals By Jay Bilas Special to ESPN.com It's not hard to figure out why everyone underestimated Syracuse coming into this season. The Orangemen lost Jason Hart, their point guard and floor leader; Ryan Blackwell, their jack-of-all-trades; and Etan Thomas, the human eraser of all defensive errors. Sure, Syracuse had some talent coming back, and that whiny guy with the glasses always seems to win a lot of games. But the Orangemen aren't going to scare anyone in layup lines. But, the Orange are winning. And there's one, important reason: They are veterans. Veterans who has been through the wars, "old hands" who've witnessed the ups and downs of the game, going through the dog days of practice, knowing both success and failure, tasting both the floor and the pine. Allen Griffin is a veteran, and he plays like one. In 1999, he re-tooled his shooting mechanics, and suffered through the adjustment. Last season, playing behind Hart, he suffered through a loss of confidence, which, as any player can relate, can be devastating. But he kept coming back, to practice, to the gym on his own, and finally, to the starting lineup. There is no pretense to his game right now, no unnecessary flash. Griffin isn't perfect, he makes mistakes. But Griffin has matured into a reliable leader, passer, handler and scorer. Griffin is a slasher who can attack the basket, and he is a solid defender and playmaker. He ranks among the nation's leaders in assists, dishing out almost seven each game, and his error rate is solid (2.25 assists to every turnover). He gets deflections and averages almost two steals per game, and the Orangemen play mostly zone. In Big East games, Griffin has stepped forward as a reliable scorer without sacrificing the looks of his open teammates. I'm not here to say that Allen Griffin is the best point guard in the Big East. But he's a damn good one. And he's still standing. I admire that.		10.3 ppg | 7.0 apg | 61 steals By Andy Katz ESPN.com Kevin Braswell became a point guard this season after trying to be a scorer in a point guard's body. Braswell was sensational in scoring 40 points in an NIT win over Virginia last season. No one ever doubted his scoring. But he wasn't the "glue" Georgetown needed to make the jump from an average, Big East NIT team to a lock for the NCAA Tournament and a threat to go deep in March. Braswell changed his thinking over the summer and realized that he needed to be as much a distributor as he did a scorer. Having freshman forward Mike Sweetney arrive as a legit scorer, and the return of Lee Scruggs in the second semester, made his transition even easier. "We've got freshmen who listen and look up to me to be the point guard on the floor," Braswell said. "I just try to direct things. We've got so many talented players with the depth on this team." Braswell's defensive numbers are up as he focuses more on being a true playmaker. He's averaging a league-leading 3.35 steals a game. His assist numbers (7.0) put him third in the league filled with higher-profile point guards in St. John's Omar Cook, Seton Hall's Andre Barrett and Connecticut's Taliek Brown. Braswell's high this season was 26 points in the win at Seton Hall. But, he doesn't need to do any more than his 10.0 ppg average (overall, 12.4 in the Big East). His 3-point percentage is down from 29.7 to 28.0, neither of which is good. But he understands that's not his role now, especially when he doesn't have his shot. His first priority is to get the ball in the hands of Scruggs, Sweetney, Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje and Gerald Riley. Having Demetrius Hunter as a sidekick takes even more pressure off him in the backcourt, especially with him shooting 34 percent. Braswell's maturity means the Hoyas have a chance, not just to win the Big East but get to the Final Four.