What makes a great point guard?
Is it passing ability? Basketball IQ? Championships? Leadership? Ability to make teammates better?
Well, obviously, it is all of those things combined.
But what really matters the most is how well the point guard plays the role he is asked to play by the team.
Sometimes a team needs you to dole out 15 assists on a given night. Other times the team needs you to score 30. And, every once in a while, the team needs to stop giving a damn about your stats and lock-down the team's best scorer.
Can and will you do it all?
Being versatile and responding to the needs of your team is what separates a good point guard from a great one.
And if you look at the history of the NBA, very few teams have won championships with a point guard as its alpha dog, so being a great second banana the player's most important role.
That begs the question, who is the greatest point guard of all-time? Who combined counting stats with basketball IQ, winning, and leadership all while playing the exact role needed to win basketball ...
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