JohnWallace44 wrote:

NYKBocker wrote:Why is wingspan or length important again for a PG?

If Rose and Douglas had a shooting contest I bet Douglas beats him. If they play one on one I don't think it goes that way. That's why length is important.

How about this...

Name the team that won the championship in the last 15 years who didn't have a crazy length player at some position on their team
C: 7'+
PF: 6'10+
SF: 6'8+
G: 6'6+
PG: 6'3+

If its Horry, Lewis, or Odom or whoever, these teams that are getting deep in the playoffs have size advantages. Period.

How do you explain these PGs? They are all of average PG height and wingspan.
John Stockton
Mark Price
Steve Nash
Mark Jackson
Rod Strickland
Kenny Anderson
Charlie Ward
Chris Childs
Stephon Marbury

I can go on and on here about PGs with varying success that has started in the NBA.

They all have one thing in common. They have the ability to run a team. Some are better than others.

A PG is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that it gets to the right players at the right time. Above all, the point guard must totally understand and accept his or her coach's game plan.

The PG in 7 seconds or less demands the PG to push the ball at every opportunity, be it from makes, rebounds or steals. TD has shown the ability to play an up tempo game. He has the ability to wreck havoc in the passing lanes which translates to fast breaks. He has the ability to shoot from the outside and he looks like he has the balls the play PG.

Measurables are great for all other positions. The PG trait that is the most important cannot be measured by a tape.

TD has all the qualities that can make him a successful starting NBA PG. He is a better option than Dudu or Nate.

TD has to start.

cooch2584 wrote:man that guy is more stubborn that my wife

man i got all sorts of replies to that but i don't know you well enough

martin wrote:

Marv wrote:

cooch2584 wrote:Marv what do you think of douglas??

LOVE him. gotta get on a call but will respond later.

"phone sex"

HA

i've been to 3 games in the past week, and in each one the team has immediately responded when TD has come into the game, and the whole garden has gotten a lift. the kid just gets at it. he’s immediately dogging the ball and hitting the floor to go after it. plus he gets the north-south aspect of the game. he's getting the ball moving toward the hoop.

i like the fact that he has a physical impact on the game. he reminds me of baron in this aspect. there's gonna be some bodying and banging and cats getting annoyed (read: delonte) when he's on the floor.

plus remember this - our first questions about him were can he lead an offense - and he comes right into summer league on a god-awful squad and registers 21 assists and 2 turnovers in the first 2 games. then we ask can he score - look at what he did the last 2 games. he really took over the scoring last night, and we needed it. he positively impacted every aspect of the game.

BasketballJones wrote:

Marv wrote:

martin wrote:

Marv wrote:

cooch2584 wrote:Marv what do you think of douglas??

LOVE him. gotta get on a call but will respond later.

"phone sex"

HA

i've been to 3 games in the past week, and in each one the team has immediately responded when TD has come into the game, and the whole garden has gotten a lift. the kid just gets at it. he’s immediately dogging the ball and hitting the floor to go after it. plus he gets the north-south aspect of the game. he's getting the ball moving toward the hoop.

i like the fact that he has a physical impact on the game. he reminds me of baron in this aspect. there's gonna be some bodying and banging and cats getting annoyed (read: delonte) when he's on the floor.

plus remember this - our first questions about him were can he lead an offense - and he comes right into summer league on a god-awful squad and registers 21 assists and 2 turnovers in the first 2 games. then we ask can he score - look at what he did the last 2 games. he really took over the scoring last night, and we needed it. he positively impacted every aspect of the game.

Next question: Can he score and get assists in the same game?

not till he gets a coach that makes that adjustment.

Paladin55 wrote:

BasketballJones wrote:

Andrew wrote:JW, you have your opinion and thats fine, but it doesn't seem like you are even considering what others are saying. For example, NYKBocker asked about length at the PG position and you posted something generic about length at all positions.

There are some "positions" where length does come into play though.

This a family site. Pretty shocking to read this kind of comment.

"Length", "positions", AND "family"?
Kinky.

cooch2584 wrote:I throw down the gauntlet to jw but get no response

Funny how there always seems to be somebody that will step into the void of the position of antagonizer whenever the previous one gets banned. Strange phenomenon.