Why has the SG position fell off so hard ?

[thatrapsfan]

Seems like a huge drop off in star quality talent at the 2 guard in the NBA. Harden is probably the best below 30 but after him the talent is very average.

What happened to this position? This shyt has turned into the new center.

 

[G-Zeus]

Seems like a huge drop off in star quality talent at the 2 guard in the NBA. Harden is probably the best below 30 but after him the talent is very average.

What happened to this position? This shyt has turned into the new center.

seen the point guard latly?

all these point power forguards is fukking it up for the sg

 

[holidayinn21]

a lot of them are playing point.

kobe, wade, manu, allen joe johnson are in their 30's. roy retired

and under 30? gordon(he's meh to me, but people like him)
ellis
evans(depending on who you ask what position he plays)
mayo
afflalo
brooks

maybe not young, elite talent, but decent talent.

 

[Reid2Achieve]

last decade it was an influx of SG and PF with not that many star PG and most SF were just bigger SGs that slid over

currently PG and SF are the strongest positions with most SGs and PFs being more role/utility players

 

[Majestic Pape]

James Harden
Eric Gordon
Monta Ellis
Tyreke Evans
OJ Mayo
Kevin Martin
Marshon Brooks
Aaron Afflalo
Evan Turner
Paul George
J.R. Smith

The position isn't in terrible shape.

 

[PortCityProphet]

half of the best SGs are 6'3 and under. i think the position lines in basketball are going to get more blurred as time moves forward. guys are so athletic and can do so much that it'll be wings and bigs

 

[thatrapsfan]

James Harden
Eric Gordon
Monta Ellis
Tyreke Evans
OJ Mayo
Kevin Martin
Marshon Brooks
Aaron Afflalo
Evan Turner
Paul George
J.R. Smith

The position isn't in terrible shape.

The older crop were definitely better at a similar age. Can't point to any bonafide allstars among that list, outside of Harden IMO.

 

[MikelArteta]

to many tweeners, or guys with no jumpers

how many true 6'6, 6'7 dominant sg are out there really?

 

[fact]

Avery Bradley on the come up, too.

 

[Steezy]

they became point guards

 

[*Hulks Up*]

half of the best SGs are 6'3 and under. i think the position lines in basketball are going to get more blurred as time moves forward. guys are so athletic and can do so much that it'll be wings and bigs

I think they were always blurred it's just now it's more pronounced. Jalen Rose made a great point to Skip when he called him Water Pistol Pete jr. But also he made another great point when he said the positions were really there so fans/novices could follow the games. It was made worse when people added "true" like so and so isn't a true shooting guard, etc.

 

[CrimsonTider]

Shooting guard is the hardest position to play.

Who are the top 5 SG of all time?

 

[Kap Kapperson]

All NBA SG in the following years

88-89
, Dale Ellis

89-90
, Clyde, Dumars

90-91
, Clyde, Dumars

91-92
, Clyde

92-93
, Dumars, Drazen Petrovic

93-94
Spreewell, Mitch Ritchmond

94-95
Penny, Mitch, Reggie, Clyde

95-96
, Penny, Mitch, Miller

96-97
, Mitch, Penny

97-98
, Mitch, Reggie

98-99
AI, Kobe

99-00
AI, Kobe, Eddie Jones

00-01
AI, , TMac, Ray Allen

01-02
Kobe, AI, Paul Pierce

02-03
Kobe, Tmac, AI

03-04
Kobe, TMac, Michael Redd

04-05
AI, Wade, Ray, Kobe, Arenas

05-06
Kobe, Chauncey, AI, Arenas

06-07
Kobe, Arenas, TMac, Wade, Billups

07-08
Kobe, TMac, Ginobili

08-09
Kobe, Wade, BRoy, Billups

09-10
Kobe, Wade, Joe Johnson, BRoy

10-11
Kobe, Wade, Ginobili

What year are you taking?

I was going to put in for Kobe but stupid limit on the number of images per post.

 

[*Hulks Up*]

Outside of Kobe, Ray Ray and Wade today's shooting guard makes no impact with actual shooting. The 90's you couldn't have been a legit contender if you didn't have a shooting guard that could actually shoot. I think John Starks was never a top ten SG during his playing days but I think he was very capable and worthy to start a team but he was never going to be a star a key player at best, today John Starks would arguably be the best or 2nd best SG in the league, because his shooting trumps what todays guards can do.

 

[Loose]

hardens more of a point forward then a sg himself.