We know this is not true. Book struggles at pg. He does pretty good passing out of double teams so he gets assists, but not as in running an offense.
There’s no question that Book is and should be a pure SG. It’s his best role. But, in your mind, what qualifies him as a “bad” PG?
I would say quickness on defence but that does not make him bad
I would do that in a heartbeat. And I don’t think it’s awful for warriors. It doesn’t negatively impact their star power and it gives them a LOT of depth.Hypothetical Kuminga trade:
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This Warriors sign-and-trade scenario would see Jonathan Kuminga land with the Phoenix Suns in exchange for a haul of players.heavy.com
Agree with your first point. I’ve said it for years now, blitz Booker with a double team he ends up in a corner near the half court and ends up passing to someone else who has to come out to half court thereby putting the ball in a less offensively talented players hands as far from the. Basket as possible with dwindling seconds. I’d do it to Booker all game long because he seemingly never finds the guy that burns the double.
book will play both spots - which position ends up helping the team most should be the determining factor - probably could change from games to game
Agreed. My biggest problem with Devin at the one is his defense, that and the fact he was elite at the two and nowhere close to that at the point. But he's developed quite a bit as a lead guard and today I'd say he's slightly above average offensively as a PG though he's clearly outmatched when he has to defend that position. Put an elite 2 next to him though and a quality big man down low and point book might be a lot more effective than we've seen in the past. Now we just need Green to become elite and our center additions to work out for us.
He really struggles to run an offense. He gets assists but that is passing out of a double team or in the course of a play. He tends to make bad passes turn the ball over a lot when running the offense. This is exaggerated in the 4th Q of close games. Initiating an offense is just not what he is good at. Honestly, I think Jalen Green would easier make the transition to pg, and I am not saying that will be a good idea either.
That's because, while he's a good enough passer, he's not a particularly good ballhandler - which is obviously the other most important aspect of being a PG.
If defense is the issue, I think Jalen Green can cover the smaller quicker guards. Green isn't known for his D but he has the athletic tools.
I really don't know much about Jalen but yeah, he appears to have the physical gifts to be able to defend quicker players than Devin can. But I think having a Gobert like defender down low would help the most.
He doesn’t recognize double teams fast enough and repeatedly gets himself caught in them near the half-court, and also doesn’t have the handles/foot speed to effectively be able to attack the rim, draw the D and kick out to open guys. So he’s not good at initiating offense for the entire team, which is the PG’s main job.
Only if Jalen is in the S&T.
chicago would probably rather have brooks but idk
Same.
That's my son's favorite PG now. The problem with Giddy, is he is way more offensive minded than defensive. He's not a cone on defense, but he's not a scrappy aggressive guy that would be in the "alignment" we are looking for.
