What Are The Roles And Responsibilities Of a Point Guard?

There are five starting positions in basketball. Depending on your skill set and physique, you will be delegated to a role best suited for you.  Each of these roles is vital to a game.  Throughout the NBA, there are players who excel at their roles and have carried their teams to great victories.  Among the five roles, the point guard is arguably the most important.  Here are the roles and responsibilities of the point guard.

The point guard position isn’t delegated to the smaller players.  This mostly depends on their skillset.  Point guards often have high basketball intelligence.  This means they are able to see situations like mismatches, open spaces, and avenues for scoring.  The point guard should also be able to coordinate with his team for offense.

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Reading situations is key for point guards.  He or she must establish the pace of the game, depending on the situation.  The point guard also seeks team mates in the court who have the highest probability of scoring and passing the ball to them.

In the event that other team members are unable to create space for themselves, the point guard should also be skilled enough to take matters into their own hands.  This is why shooting, especially outside shooting, is also a necessity for point guards.

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