What is the most important position on the floor?

[DieHardYankee26]

let's see if anyone's opinion has changed after a year....

[Bornindamecca]

Mine hasn't. The most important position on the floor is whatever position the most skilled player plays at. For the '00 Lakers, it was Center. For the Spurs championships, it was Power Forward. For the recent Lakers it was shooting guard.

Your best player is usually your most important player in basketball. Because each player can participate in each basketball activity(passing, shooting, rebounding, defense, etc) there is no inherently primary position. The talent determines importance.

[DieHardYankee26]

I was undecided but i think you make a great point. Because any position can be built around. If I'm in an expansion draft, I would take the best player and build around his game. I wouldn't turn down LeBron just so I could have a center or vice versa. I would pick whichever I thought was better, and then move on.

[Dice]

I don't think there is an important position because if your good you can dominate at any position. What I always believed in was, how many 'game changers' you need to win the NBA championship. I think you need at least 2. BUT HERE IS THE IMPORTANT THING TO NOTE ABOUT THE 2 GAME CHANGERS: One has to be in the front court(SF,PF,C) and one has to be in the back court(PG,SG). It's not advisable to have the two in the same area of the court but sometimes it does work, i.e. 1999 Spurs(Duncan and Robinson).

But to sustain multiple championship runs, your going to need this formula to be successful. If you look at most of the NBA dynasties, they all follow this formula. 60's Celtics(Frontcourt-Russell,Backcourt-Cousy). 80's Lakers(Frontcourt-Jabbar,Backcourt-Johnson). 90's Bulls(Frontcourt-Pippen, Backcourt-Jordan). Early 2000's Lakers(Frontcourt-Shaq,Backcourt-Bryant). 2000's Spurs(Frontcourt-Duncan,Backcourt-Parker).

Rarely does an NBA champion not follow this formula. And when it doesn't, those teams that do win it never repeat.

[Po Pimp]

Quote: Originally Posted by DC

Can't really say. You can name a champion that didn't have a strong X position. Bulls never had real PGs Lakers never had real PFs But if I could have Jordan or a 2000 Shaq; that is who I would pick

We never had a legit Center either

[Salhus]

There is no clear answer. Whatever position that teams best player plays is the most important position

[J.R. Locke]

Matchups with the other team. Whoever the worst defender on the other team is at wing or post you abuse him with your best matchup. That is the post important position on the floor.

[sportyguyfl31]

I still say that the dominant low post player can effect a game, in more ways then any other position on the floor.

Guys like Shaq, Hakeem and Duncan, in their primes, could absolutely train wreck a game.

Shaq, when he was motivated to play defense, made the game on both ends of the floor, just about impossible for teams.

If I had my choice of one type of player..Im taking the dominant big, who demands a double team.

Its the simplest route to building a playoff caliber team with a legitimate chance to contend deep into the post season, for 10-12 years(San Antonio Spurs)