Would you rather have no center or no point guard?

parsnips33 · Post #1 » by **parsnips33** » Tue Mar 1, 2022 11:29 pm

Only refers to the current state of the NBA (I imagine the answer to this question might be different in the 90s, 80s, etc.)

Would you rather have no (nominal) center or no (nominal) point guard on your team? We see a lot of multi-positionality now more than ever between 2-3-4, but the 1 and the 5 spot still tend to be pretty distinct. Which of the last two remaining positions (outside of "wing") is more important to success in 2022?

falcolombardi · Post #2 » by **falcolombardi** » Tue Mar 1, 2022 11:51 pm

aversge wings and nominal shooting guards (think seth curry) can bring the ball up and run some plays even if their Basketball IQ and handles are not Up to par with the average point guard

finding wings who can bring me serviciable rebounding and rim protection of center caliber seems harder

falcolombardi · Post #3 » by **falcolombardi** » Tue Mar 1, 2022 11:52 pm

aversge wings and nominal shooting guards (think seth curry) can bring the ball up and run some plays even if their Basketball IQ and handles are not Up to par with the average point guard

finding wings who can bring me serviciable rebounding and rim protection of center caliber seems harder

Statlanta · Post #4 » by **Statlanta** » Wed Mar 2, 2022 1:11 am

Would you rather have turnovers and lack of pace control or no interior defense and rebounding?

LewisnotMiller · Post #5 » by **LewisnotMiller** » Wed Mar 2, 2022 6:03 am

Its a cop-out answer, but it depends entirely on who my wings are.

frica · Post #6 » by **frica** » Wed Mar 2, 2022 9:21 am

Depends on the era

Leaning towards no center now. But in the past I'd rather have have no PG.

McBubbles · Post #7 » by **McBubbles** » Wed Mar 2, 2022 10:38 am

Motion offences that mitigate the need for a point guard are more effective on offence than blitz heavy defensive schemes that mitigate the need for a rim protector are on defence, so I'd rather have no point guard.

GSP · Post #8 » by **GSP** » Wed Mar 2, 2022 11:04 am

Echoing depends on my wing stance. If I had Pg13 I'd pick a center and no Pg. If Ak47 was my wing I'd pick a Pg and no center.

BelgradeNugget · Post #9 » by **BelgradeNugget** » Wed Mar 2, 2022 8:25 pm

If you have Jokic you have 2 in 1

parsnips33 · Post #10 » by **parsnips33** » Wed Mar 2, 2022 8:41 pm

BelgradeNugget wrote:If you have Jokic you have 2 in 1

I was just thinking the same thing. Also, Draymond is somehow both and neither at the same time

CumberlandPosey · Post #11 » by **CumberlandPosey** » Wed Mar 2, 2022 8:47 pm

BelgradeNugget wrote:If you have Jokic you have 2 in 1

joker just insane package

Dutchball97 · Post #12 » by **Dutchball97** » Thu Mar 3, 2022 8:35 am

When you have players like Harden, Booker or Mitchell at the 2 then obviously you want a center instead of a point guard and with a PF like Giannis or AD you'd have to go point guard instead.

Every team needs playmaking and rim protection so this question depends on what the bigger need is for a team at that moment.

Wallace_Wallace · Post #13 » by **Wallace_Wallace** » Thu Mar 3, 2022 9:10 pm

parsnips33 wrote:
BelgradeNugget wrote:If you have Jokic you have 2 in 1

I was just thinking the same thing. Also, Draymond is somehow both and neither at the same time

Same with Giannis, LeBron, Durant could somewhat do the same things too.

I suppose everything depends on the abilities of the roster, and it's up to the coach to figure out to how to best showcase their talents.