Point Guards

["Alden Brosseau" <aldenb@vom.com>]

Point guards are born, not made.  Case in point, Jason Kidd:  From his time
at Cal and even in high school, he showed the instincts, intuition, and
intelligence of someone with an innate feel for the game:  understanding
basketball as a team sport, seeing the court, getting his kicks from
helping teammates score, being a coach-on-the-floor.  Case in contrast, Dee
Brown:  For all his undoubted athletic talent, he might as well be playing
one-on-one, and no amount of coaching has changed that.

Those who counsel patience are basically right, but they do overlook one
thing:  If the Celtics had a true point guard, they would be absorbing
Pitino's system and developing both as individuals and as a team much more
effectively than they are now.  Just imagine how all those turnovers would
be turned into layups if Jason Kidd or Brevin Knight or even Steve Nash
were running the break.

Alden