I can agree with that ........if the SG (or SF for that matter) is a also a good passer. Scottie Pippen for example could run the offense just fine. Of course he like Brent Barry was taller and their height helped their passing skills into the post. I have no idea yet how good of a passer Oladipo is.
Darius Miles had some brief run in a few games playing point, but Woods was the big PG experiment (and failure).
Another factor is how smart the player is. (At least from a basketball standpoint) Brent Barry was smart, Pippen= smart, Miles and Woods......not so smart. Oladipo is supposed to be extremely smart, so maybe there is a chance.
And also got Carlesimo fired. Worked out great for the Sonics/Thunder, but not so "genius" for P.J. BNM
This is probably as deep in quality as the NBA has ever been at the PG position. There have been eras with higher top-end talent (Magic/Stockton/Isiah) but it's never been this strong among the total top 10-15. Kind of like PF's in the early 2000's. You have to have a really good PG (or LeBron) just to be in the conversation. And it isn't just hand-checking rules, or else you'd see a lot of dominant SG's as well. It's pretty much the shittiest at SG I can ever remember, where even a guy like Matthews is arguably top 10, and possibly top 5. The hand-checking rules help, but that's not all of it.
I was wondering a little about that myself, but guys like Lillard and Curry are pretty small for SG in the modern era. In times past when we had lots of great SG's you are generally looking for 6'4 - 6'6 guys in this position, and none of the bumper crop of PG's are that size.
Does it? Playing Oladipo at PG, when he's never been a PG, doesn't remind me of OKC playing Westbrook at the position he played in HS, and split with Collison at UCLA, at all.
Exactly. Playing Oladipo at PG reminds me of playing Austin Rivers and other nonPGs who have floundered at PG - ill considered.
