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Who else besides Magic and Bird, what superstar players changed positions in their primes?
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Jordan played PG a few games... that's when he went on his 7 triple doubles in a row streak then their coach switched him back to SG.
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I wouldn't say Harden do much changed positions as he was given more responsibility to be a playmaker and responded. He has been the primary ball handler since he got to Houston, but not nearly the ball stopper he was even going back up last season.
Kobe was Kobe Johnson for several stretches of his career as well.
Kobe was Kobe Johnson for several stretches of his career as well.
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untimely injuries to him (and gasol/zbo) have diminished the way he's viewed in comparison to other PGs. dude is a baller but no one on that memphis team can stay healthy when they're on the big stage.
also, it doesn't help that outside of him, gasol and an oft-injured old zbo, there's just not a lot of production. tony allen is andre roberson with a personality issue.
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James ain't a PG....he's playing at a leagd guard position this year though. James is a PG only nominally right now. Moreso as a marketing tool by Dantoni and him.
Pretty much this.
Pretty much this.
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I was just about to come in here and talk about how Conley been ballin out. 
Team seems to be sleeping through the rest of the season, but Conley even surpassed my expectations this year.
17th overall in TPA
#8 in PER amongst PG
1 or 12 players averaging 20ppg+ with a 59% TS or better
12th in OPA
Marc just resting up BTW, I don't think he's really hurt.
/ Grizz post
Team seems to be sleeping through the rest of the season, but Conley even surpassed my expectations this year.
17th overall in TPA
#8 in PER amongst PG
1 or 12 players averaging 20ppg+ with a 59% TS or better
12th in OPA
Marc just resting up BTW, I don't think he's really hurt.
/ Grizz post
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Anybody has Russ Triple double numbers against Good Teams vs Bad Teams?
I'm curious
I'm curious
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Random but in honor of opening day, Harden and Lebron have the best fastballs in the league.
Don't even know if they're called fastballs but yeah
Don't even know if they're called fastballs but yeah
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In a traditional sense Curry and Westbrook aren't PGs either. They're all combo guards (Dame, IT2, Myrie, Kemba, etc.) Their first instinct is to score but what separates Steph, Russ, and James is their ability to create for others as well while still being elite scorers. Wall is trending towards that now but before he was like CP0 who would rather pass than score.
In today's league you kind of have to have that elite combo guard to even compete, or a dynamic wing (Bron, Kawhi, KD). No coincidence the best teams have both.
In today's league you kind of have to have that elite combo guard to even compete, or a dynamic wing (Bron, Kawhi, KD). No coincidence the best teams have both.
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john wall puts some heat on it too.
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Javale Mcgee = chuck knoblach
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Yeah I think it was Bill Simmons or another podcast where he has a theory on why there's so many great combo PGs nowadays and there's no signs of stopping.
In youth bball, since the point guard has possession of the ball a majority of the time, parents naturally push their kids to be point guards. Even if their body is more suited for a diff position,,, the emphasis on traditional point guard abilities like handles and passing are instilled in them at a young age
In youth bball, since the point guard has possession of the ball a majority of the time, parents naturally push their kids to be point guards. Even if their body is more suited for a diff position,,, the emphasis on traditional point guard abilities like handles and passing are instilled in them at a young age
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I won both my bets on here this year. Nice. Thank you dion
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Yes! Hopefully that means he's going to play the rest of the season. Can't have them sitting out that Laker game for tank purposes.
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Glad to be wrong about Tyler Ulis so far
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I was just about to come in here and talk about how Conley been ballin out.
Team seems to be sleeping through the rest of the season, but Conley even surpassed my expectations this year.
17th overall in TPA
#8 in PER amongst PG
1 or 12 players averaging 20ppg+ with a 59% TS or better
12th in OPA
Marc just resting up BTW, I don't think he's really hurt.
/ Grizz post
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just like all the embiid stans were saying embiid wasn't really hurt [emoji]128514[/emoji][emoji]128514[/emoji][emoji]128514[/emoji]
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Perhaps he is.
But I legit didn't even think he would be able to be a solid looter in a riot. I mean I was that low on him.
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I remember when Draymond > Blake was a thing
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