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fishonjazz
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I think hood is a better shooting guard than JJ and Hayward with his size is better at the 3. I'm not talking about defense. I'm talking about basketball.
Haha... and he is VERY defensive about his opinions too I've noticed.
What makes him a better shooting guard? Position are only necessary for who you defend. Other than that, it really doesnt matter.
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Imo quickness matters on offense. I think hood is quicker than both of them. Just my opinion.
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fgcamel
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Can you expand on this please.
Who you can guard is your NBA position.
Gordon Hayward can certainly run an offense, but can he defend NBA PG's consistently? No, so therefore he can't really be a PG.
Trey Lyles can shoot, dribble, and playmake but is he a wing player? No, because he can't guard wing players.
Completely disagree with your assertion that Hood has to start because JJ and Hayward are both really big and not typical SG size.
I think Hood starts because he is the better player than JJ, not because of size or quickness but just overall basketball ability.
I could see JJ starting because he is the better defender and better shooter.
Hood might be quicker, but it's not like he has used quickness in his game so the difference between quickness of Hood to Hayward/JJ is probably negligible (and Hayward is probably quicker).
ghsartin
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It is not like you say and never was. I'll give you an definite example: the Lakers' backcourt with Magic Johnson and Byron Scott in the 1980s. On defense, the 6'4 Scott would most of the time guard the shorter backcourt opponent, usually a PG, and the 6'9 Magic would guard the tallest, usually a SG. Nevertheless no one ever suggested that Scott was the PG and Magic the SG on that backcourt. Positions are defined offensively, not defensively.
Cappy_Smurf
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You're both right and you're both wrong. I think it kind of varies from team to team, but the league has been basically transitioning to positionless basketball. Some teams are running out lineups with 3 forwards and no center. Some teams are running lineups without a PG. I don't think there's one right answer here.
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50% of the game tho.
fgcamel
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I understand what you're saying, but isn't it somewhat paradoxical? Because you're defining what makes these players point guards based on their offense, but then defining Haywards position based on whether he can defend those people.