Point Guard- Easiest position?

[Jace]

I wonder if drafting a PG high in this league is no longer a smart thing.. Look at last years draft
Tyreke Evans - Rookie of the year, numbers only matched by Jordan/Robertson/Lebron
Johnny Flynn- Looks to be a solid PG, not an all star but good enough to win with
Steph Curry- Numbers almost as good as Evans, just averages 3 pts less a game
Brandon Jennings- Franchise level PG, potential All Star
Jrue Holiday- Youngest player in the league, potential All Star in the future being compared to guys like Chauncey Billups and at worst Derek Fisher
Ty Lawson- Steal at 18th J
eff Teague- Don't know much about him, looks like the first bust of the 09 PGs
Eric Maynor- Limited minutes behind Russell Westbrook but a great backup and probably can start for another team
Darren Collison- Averaged 19pts and 9 assists replacing Chris Paul, looks like a perennial All Star in the making
Rodrigue Beaubois- We saw first hand how good this French kid is

Which means 10 PG's in the first round of the draft, 8 of whom are good enough to start...9 if you count Maynor. 5 or 6 who can be All Star level PG's for a long time 2008 you had Derek Rose, Russell Westbrook, Eric Gordon, George Hill..

All those kids in addition to the "old guard" with Steve Nash Chris Paul Deron Williams Rajon Rondo Jameer Nelson Chauncey Tony Parker Jason Kidd

Seems like a plethora of PG's....

[in2deep]

half of those guys you list above are mediocre PGs

[TDMVPDPOY]

anyone can post up monster numbers 19/9 if they playin on one man teams

[Jace]

half of those guys you list above are mediocre PGs

Like whom?

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[stretch]

jonny flynn blows ass

[Bob Lanier]

Kidd and Billups are halfway in the grave, and we're all wondering when Nash will join them. Of the young players you listed, only Evans, Curry, and Jennings are truly solid players; the others may improve, of course, but they're not championship-team contributors at this point.

[Jace]

jonny flynn blows ass

He isn't an All Star or anything but he is a serviceable PG who made some good improvements in Rambis' tough system.

[Ginobilly]

PG- easiest position????? Hell no! Too much running around and thinking. You have to be cardiovascular fit like a soccer player. IMHO, I think the easiest position is the SF. Just camp out at the 3 point line and wait for your turn to either drive or shoot when the defense collapses on the guard penetration or your big men drawing double teams.

[Jace]

Kidd and Billups are halfway in the grave, and we're all wondering when Nash will join them. Of the young players you listed, only Evans, Curry, and Jennings are truly solid players; the others may improve, of course, but they're not championship-team contributors at this point.

Nash is still putting up the numbers, I don't think you could say the Suns have a need at PG with him

As to the others..

As rookies they are not yet ready to be championship caliber PGs but guys like Holiday, Collison, Beaubois all made a big impact on the games they played.

Lawson split time with Billups but he and Maynor are good backups with potential to start

[sefant77]

New fucking rules...you not even need a solid jumper or three to become a "star pg" in the NBA.

Rondo
Harris
Rose
(Evans)

[Cuppycake Gumdrop]

Putting up nice numbers as a PG is easy. You got the ball in your hands all the time so naturally you're going to make some plays unless you're completely incompetent.

Actually running a team as a true PG should is another story altogether.

[tlongII]

Point Guard isn't the easiest position, but it may be the least important. If the Lakers can win a title with Derek Fisher at PG that much is obvious.

[in2deep]

Like whom?

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Johnny Flynn-
Jrue Holiday-
Jeff Teague-
Eric Maynor-
Darren Collison-
Eric Gordon,
George Hill..

[JamStone]

Putting up nice numbers as a PG is easy. You got the ball in your hands all the time so naturally you're going to make some plays unless you're completely incompetent.

Actually running a team as a true PG should is another story altogether.

+1

Was about to post the same thing.

[mogrovejo]

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