Re: JJ or Forte as point guards

[HMURDOCH@AOL.com]

In a message dated 2/20/02 12:45:54 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
Georgek27@AOL.com writes:


> As for JJ, he plays like a PG now! He's got a fine 
> handle, he's quick to give up the ball and is very capable of penetrating 
> and 
> dishing. The biggest obstacle may be in his confidence which doesn't seem 
> very solid at his natural position and could be reduced even more if thrust 
> into a new position. However, if he's not going to be in the lineup anyway 
> then it is certainly a worthwhile practice time experiment. Perhaps both JJ 
> and Forte can be developed as point guards and be used at the same time in 
> the backcourt when the time comes giving the team even greater versatility. 
> 
I was thinking along similar lines, but in a little more simple-minded way.  
Since JJ already has a handle on the ball - and can and likes to pass to 
others, he might make a heck of a hard to defend point guard given his size 
(maybe a sucessfull Jalen Rose experiment?).  

And if he could handle the point guard spot - then maybe Forte could spend 
some time at his natural position as shooting guard while JJ was at point ?  
They could always trade off defensive assignments at the other end of the 
court so that Forte's lack of height at SG wouldn't be a handycap.

That might let two very talented players be on the floor at the same time 
while playing to their natural games.

Hank M.