What is the most important position on the floor?

[DieHardYankee26]

Re: What is the most important position on the floor?

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]

Re: What is the most important position on the floor?

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]

Re: What is the most important position on the floor?

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]

Re: What is the most important position on the floor?

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

[J.R. Locke]

Re: What is the most important position on the floor?

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]

Re: What is the most important position on the floor?

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)

[Brankles]

Re: What is the most important position on the floor?

All things being equal, it's still the point guard. No point guard, your team is screwed. No anything else, and you can still play.

[billmatic]

Re: What is the most important position on the floor?

All things being equal, it's still the point guard. No point guard, your team is screwed. No anything else, and you can still play.

Depends on what you mean by 'no point guard'. The 2 point guards that led their teams to the NBA finals last year were Fisher and Alston, both of which are below average starting point guards. Sure, a team starting Dan Dickau would be screwed, but that's never really going to happen.

To me, position is more or less irrelevant. The most important position on the floor is where your best player is, or where you have the biggest mismatch.

[o_capone]

Re: What is the most important position on the floor?

isiah, jordan, bird, duncan, shaq

seems to me like any position can lead a team to a championship...

[3rdAnswer]

Re: What is the most important position on the floor?

You need two things, typically, to win it all in the NBA.

It starts with a strong, defensive center. The center is the "last line of defense" if a man gets beat off the dribble. Your center doesn't always have to be a shotblocker, but if they are consistently rotating to the right spot, your team defense is that much better.

On offense, you need a combination of a low-scoring threat and a creator at the wing. Look at the Lakers. 00'-03' they had Shaq and Kobe. 08' they have Pau Gasol and Kobe.

Of course there are many, many other factors, but if you can't defend the rim when people get beat off the dribble, you can't win in the NBA.

[ProjectRipCity]

Re: What is the most important position on the floor?

I would call the PG position the most importan with a team without a star. If you have a Kobe, Lebron, MJ, Shaq and all the obvious future HOF'ers it doesnt even matter.

[DieHardYankee26]

Re: What is the most important position on the floor?

Resurrecting an old thread to see if there are new opinions. Plus added a poll

[Reaman]

Re: What is the most important position on the floor?

Point Guard

[BaselineBakes]

Re: What is the most important position on the floor?

Whatever position Lebron decides to play on a given night.


lol No but seriously, point guard.