What's most important to you in a PG?

as in, what does “X” team need.

However, I’m not buying Augustin because he is small. I hear your argument about a 7’ stiff versus a 6’9” hustler, but with pg’s, size DOES matter. That’s not to say let’s get a 6’2” stiff, but if we can get someone who has comparable skills that is 3” taller, why wouldn’t we?

The problem with being too short in the league is that guys can shoot over you or post you up effectively, and then you end up getting swatted or having more difficult shots.

I don’t think another small point guard is in our best interests… the dude listed at 5’ 10”!!! That’s 5 feet 10 inches!!!

kindness. compassion. respect for everyone. someone like Mean Joe Greene.

After just watching KP on 1080, when asked if Roy could run the PG full time KP stated that the NBA has changed and that you put the ball in the hands of your best playmaker. He straight up asked Issac if Wade was a PG and he replied, no.

He then went on to say that anybody that plays off Roy in the 4th will have to be able to spot up and hit the 3 and if someone closes out on them, they have the ability to drive to the hoop. Now this sounds like one of the combo Gs in this draft would be phenomenal. Here are some more articles to back up how the NBA is changingin regards to the PG position.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/ian_thomsen/06/17/draft.preview0623/?eref=sircrc
Although that speaks highly of Westbrook, Gordon is mentioned as well as part of the "new" point guard.

The SI article illustrates my point that with a playmaking SGs ala K*be, Johnson, McGrady or Roy,

"Your point guard doesn’t have to be the only playmaker on the floor. Guards who aren’t thought of as typical point guards can be successful now because they aren’t called upon to create shots for the other four guys the way they used to be."

Lastly:

http://ballhype.com/story/ballad_for_the_combo_guard/

and

http://blogs.wsj.com/numbersguy/how-valuable-is-a-helping-hand-in-hoops-342/

If we can grab Westy or Gordon we would be set. There are some rumors that Cha is loving Westy and could take him @ 9 so he is looking like a top 10 selection. That would push Gordon down us, possibly at 13, probably not but he may be a lot cheaper.

So the fact that he is not a PG is pretty much pointless as KP himself said to day that it would be nice to have a pass first PG, but “IT IS NOT NESSASARY TO WIN THE BIG GAME.” Now that statement right there precludes Augustin IMO, he is the “truest” of all the Gs listed above and we do not need a “true” PG and he is a small G who will not be able todefend bigger PGs such as Williams.

I still don’t buy that he can’t play the point. He was a great passer in HS. Just because he wasn’t used that way in college, doesn’t mean he can’t still play the point. I get tired of hearing all this pure point talk. There are very few pure points in the league. Gordon’s good enough to play point in this league.

like Sebastion Telfair, right?

Outside shot.
Quick to the basket and can finish.
Can bring the ball up against pressure.
Can run the pick and roll.
Makes other players better.
Quick lateral movement.
Takes care of the ball.

A floor general…the coaches image of how a team should be run…a true point manages the game the way the coach would if he was between the lines!

Oh wait, I just watched too many YouTube mix tapes of Rose (and Alexander).

In general I would say a good PG needs to be quick, a good ball-handler (with either hand), have great court vision + basketball IQ which enables him to become a good passer, have a reliable outside shot and free-throw, and not be a defensive liability. And his style needs to fit the team or the team needs to be somewhat adapted to him.

You can still become great if you have flaws in one or two things but are really strong in others. For example Nash isn’t a great defender (by the way CP3 also isn’t despite his aggressive stealing), Kidd not a great outside shooter, but they excel in other categories.

Is that they are named Devin Harris.

On the real real, real real tip, I favor defense and shooting. I’d hope ballhandling is already a given, though I know there are various levels of goodness there. Steve Blake gives us shooting, and EFFORT on defense, but he just isn’t athletic enough. I wouldn’t say he is a master ballhandler in the And-1 style, but he rarely if ever gets the ball outright stolen from him. That’s all I want.

DEFENSE AND SHOOTING.

Plus, with Roy being the major playmaker, the PG has to be able to play off the ball and hit a shot and be able to bring the ball up the court. Basically, everything Steve Blake does already except knows when to shoot and when to pass more (Blake loves to not shoot when he should) and is athletic enough to guard PGs. A secondary playmaker would be nice.

Everything we want this season; running, scoring, WINNING; all stems from defense. We want to do our best to keep Oden on the floor, and the best way to not do that is to have a bad defender at our PG spot. We want stops so we can rebound and get out in the open lanes. A guy who can actually handle that would be nice as well.

Roy does so many PG things and always will, that we can have a guy who isn’t perfect at everything start alongside him. He doesn’t have to be a Steve Nash level playmaker, just defense, shooting, and smarts.

Mortimer

He’s bigger than rose, isn’t he?
and his defense should be grade as excellent.
Also, if you have gordon on the list you should put Mayo. He’s more of a PG than Gordon.

OJ Mayo (as Falcao pointed out, if I have Gordon, I should have Mayo)

Quick, Good Defense, Excellent Shooter, Average Passer, Athletic, Taller Height, Average Ballhandling, Average Court Awareness