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Old 02-18-2009, 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell
Magic was a PG 99.99% of the time. MJ never played SF. Ever. You may make a case for the big O but I am not that old.
I think that again, you are placing too much emphasis on what a player's listed position is. If you watched those Bulls teams during the second three-peat (which I'm sure you did), you should be aware that positions were irrelevant. The Bulls would start Harper, Jordan, and Pippen and those three guys were interchangable as far as positions. Any of the three of them could grab a rebound and push the ball up the court to lead the break. Any of the three of them could fill a spot on the wing. Any of the three of them would play the wing or the post on offense. And the best part was that they didn't have to search out their specific player on defense. They would just pick out the closest one to them. Ron Harper was listed as the point guard but do you really believe that Harper was a point guard? It's like a guy like Gasol with the Lakers. When he and Bynum are in there together, Gasol is a forward. When Bynum goes out, Gasol plays more center. Magic may have been listed as a point guard but I remember there were plenty of times early in his career where Norm Nixon would be the one handling the ball and Magic would go down to the post. LeBron James, Tracy McGrady, Dwyane Wade, Kobe Bryant......none of them are point guards but they all handle the ball probably as much or more than the point guards on their teams do.
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