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  1. calvin natt

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    But he is a point guard
     
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    Fairly-Hard Former Member Gone New!

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    He does run the offense but when he comes against a smaller faster PG that gets him turning the ball over they take the ball out of his hands bringing it up court.
    Doncic has been known to have troubles with TO's. Thing is he is very good and uses his body to protect the ball well. Sometimes the TO's are him trying to be a bit flashy with passes.
     
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    I wonder what brand signs Sharpe. I predict Nike.

    Btw, when is training camp? Is the WNBA all we got this summer, basketball-wise?
     
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    sorry....I'm a strong believer in the 'you are what you defend rule', and Doncic never defends PG's. Jalen Brunson started 61 games for Dallas last season and he sure wasn't a C
     
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    SlyPokerCat cats rool dogs drool

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    So if Dame and GP2 play together and GP2 guards Steph Curry, does that make Dame a SG?
     
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    oh look!...It's Nikola Jokic, the PG
     
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    So you aren't gonna answer?
     
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    LOL...answer what? your goofy question?

    Dame played with Mo Harkless and sometimes Harkless guarded the opposing PG. That did not make Dame a SF and Harkless a PG. Blazers have played the Warriors several times when Klay guarded Dame and Curry guarded CJ or Harkless. But that didn't make Curry the SG or SF.

    Dame has spent most of his NBA career guarding PG's. Some situational circumstances when the defense is altered does not change Dame's position. On the other hand, Doncic has spent almost none of his career guarding PG's. That is a fundamental difference that separates Doncic from the other 4 players in that picture
     
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    It isn't goofy. Setting up the offense and handling the ball is often something a PG does.

    You saying it only applies to who someone defends and taking out the offensive side of the ball is what is goofy.

    Doncic is a Point Forward. He plays PG on offense more often than not.

    Did Magic always guard PG's?
     
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    Well played. Byron Scott usually assumed that duty, as I recall.
     
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    Now I want to make a thriller/horror movie called Stauskas. Lead character's name is Vivek who can't stop saying "Stauskas" three times when he sees a mirror. Stauskas appears awkwardly at family dinners dribbling a basketball wildly. The sound is very distracting.
     
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    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    I also envisioned a movie when I wrote the original post, but got lazy. Mine basically boiled down to "Shitty Beetlejuice".
     
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    I thought I said he’d want out by the trade deadline.
     
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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    You are correct sir!

     
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    We are in the dog days of summer if we are really debating if Luka is a point guard.
     
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    your argument seems to be that the primary ball-handler and facilitator is the PG....meaning, by your logic, Larry Bird was a PG; Lebron is a PG; Jokic is a PG...unless of course they are simply front court players who control the ball and direct the offense...just like Doncic.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Nice find my guy. The bones kid is always trying to stir shit up.
     
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    So Aaron Gordon is a PG? He was guarding Dame in the 2021 playoffs.
     
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    Bird was a Point Forward. James is a Point Forward. Jokic is Point Center. Luka is Point Guard. It's not really up for debate. The man was on the All NBA Team as a guard. So to the NBA, he is officially a Point Guard.
     
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