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A scoring point guard regularly has the ability to shoot from three-point or mid-range distance. This type of point guard could also score around the basket with floaters, acrobatic layups or dunks. Stephen Curry (NBA) and Damian Lillard (NBA) are some examples of a scoring point guard. A facilitator-type point guard often has a high basketball ...
In the NBA, point guards generally range from 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) to 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) whereas in the WNBA, point guards are usually 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) or shorter. Having above-average size (height, muscle) is considered advantageous, although size is secondary to situational awareness, speed, quickness and ball-handling skills.
The initial setup of the triangle offense, with a sideline triangle to the right of the free throw lane. The point guard (circled "1") has brought the ball up the floor, passed to the shooting guard (circled "2"), and cut to the strong-side corner. The offense starts when a guard passes to the wing and cuts to the strong-side corner.
The 2024-25 NBA season is fast approaching, so in conjunction with my latest points and category rankings dropping, let's dig into my position-by-position tiers, starting with the point guards.
point guard usually the fastest player on the team, organizes the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that it gets to the right player at the right time. Get all of points off screens and dribble penetration.
After Steve Nash's retirement, the NBA is without a North American white starting point guard for the first time in its history. So, actor Michael Rapaport is starting a charity: The Stockton Army.
He averaged 16.2 points, 3.6 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game while shooting 45.7 percent from the field and 36.5 percent from three-point range in 391 (282 starts) regular-season games with the ...
References 0–9 2-for-1 A strategy used within the last minute of a period or quarter, in which the team with possession times its shot to ensure that it will regain possession with enough time to shoot again before time runs out. Applicable in competitions that use a shot clock (all except NFHS in most US states). 3-and-D Any player, typically not a star, who specializes mainly in three ...