The label of the Point Guard position.

[ohmwrecker]

The point guard position is basically a player who is performing as an extension of the coach on the floor. A point guard basic skill set would include setting up the offense, knowing which play to run and where his teammates need to be and moving them accordingly. Quickness and passing skills are essential. Ability to penetrate the lane is paramount. Floor vision is key. Clock management and leadership are also extremely important. Above all, intellect is the most important aspect of the point guard's game. One has to think quickly and make good decisions with the ball.

Is this what you are looking for or are just being contrary?

[MaNu4Tres]

All of the " PG" explanations are all valid for the handful of TRUE Point guards there has been the past 20 years. Fact is there only has been not even 10 percent of the total point guards that actualy do all of which y'all claim.

Stockton, Kidd, Nash, Chris Paul, Magic, Mark Jackson, Avery Johnson to a degree...Most of the labeled PG's defend the oppositions point guards and have other players make the majority of the decisions on the floor offensively.

[Solid D]

Most of the labeled PG's defend the oppositions point guards and have other players make the majority of the decisions on the floor offensively.

I think it's unfair for you to give the opponenent's guards a label of "oppositions point guards", especially if 90% of them don't measure up to the standards of Spurstalk. Why do they have to have a label? Why can't the best player just defend the opponent's best player?

[Solid D]

In fact, why do you people have to give a tall player a label of "Center". Most of the time a "Center" doesn't play in the center of the court. Sometimes labeled "Centers" don't even get to do a jump ball at center court because another player with better vert can jump higher. Why not just call a person labeled "Center" a Forward or a Big player? I think you people should lower your standards for people that are tall and not label people "Centers" when the most talented tall player may do what sterotyped true "Centers" are supposed to do. Coaches should reconsider this and get realistic about labels.

[Sense]

An NBA Point Guard has to be a floor leader. On offense, the PG typically brings the ball up after COP or at least initiates the offense. He calls the plays to be run, or relays the play called from the bench to his teammates. He has ownership of dictating the tempo. He must see mismatches, particularly coming out of transition, where the cross-matches presented advantages for the offense and then get the ball to the player with the advantage. The advantage may be size but it can also be someone in position to score with his man out of position. The PG must know the game clock, shot clock and score at all times. He must direct traffic when needed and when he runs the break, he must be able to judge where the best scoring option is very quickly, and if there is one. He must make a passing decision on the break by the time he gets to the FT line.

Those are just a few of the key elements for an NBA PG on offense. Mason has some execution issues as a PG.

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