The Point Guard - Episode 44 12/15 by ThePG | Blog Talk Radio

Here is Episode 44 of THE POINT GUARD Radio Program on BlogTalkRadio.

The Point Guard - Episode 44 12/15 by ThePG | Blog Talk Radio


May Your Point Guard Flow...

THE POINT GUARD Internet Radio Program - Episode 40 11/03 by ThePG | Blog Talk Radio

The PG discusses early PG action during the first week of the new season.

May Your Point Guard Flow...

The Point Guard - Episode 40 11/03 by ThePG | Blog Talk Radio

THE POINT GUARD - Episode 39 10/20/2012 by ThePG | Blog Talk Radio

Sorry for the late post of this Episode.  Thanks for your patience.

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The Point Guard - Episode 39 10/20 by ThePG | Blog Talk Radio

THE POINT GUARD RADIO PROGRAM - Episode 38 10/13/12 on Blog Talk Radio

Here is Episode 38 of The Point Guard Internet Radio Program.  On this segment, The PG discusses some of the preseason action of point guards around the league.

May Your Point Guard Flow...

The Point Guard - Episode 38 10/13 by ThePG | Blog Talk Radio

FORGOTTEN LAKER DYNASTY LEGEND:NORM NIXON

Forgotten Laker Dynasty Legend: Norm Nixon

Nixon was my favorite Lakers player during the early years of their 80's dynasty.  The Lakers of Nixon's tenure (with Jamal Wilkes, Bob McAdoo, and Michael Cooper and a young, fast Magic Johnson) were like pure-bred greyhounds in transition. It was this team for which the moniker "Showtime" originated.  The Lakers after the Norm Nixon for Byron Scott trade (and with the drafting of James Worthy) became more half-court-oriented offensively and defensively, even though they would still run opportunistically with Magic in transition.  The Lakers of Norm Nixon NEEDED a fast tempo in order to win.  That made for some pretty exciting end-to-end action.  Nobody flowed  better than the Norm Nixon-era Lakers.

The PG agrees with the author of this linked article that Nixon should be considered for the Hall of Fame and DEFINITELY should have his jersey hanging from the rafters.  Nixon was easily among the top three Speed Point Guards (according to E. Pierce's 3 Styles of Point Guard Theory) that ever played the game at the NBA level.

As a matter-of-fact, we have overlooked the Magic Johnson/Norm Nixon backcourt in our ongoing consideration of the great NBA Guard Tandems.  I think we should rectify this situation on tonight's THE POINT GUARD Radio Program.

May Your Point Guard Flow...     ... like Norm Nixon.

LINSANITY LEAVES FOR GREENER PASTURES

Chris Broussard of ESPN tries to explain the behind-the-scene dynamics resulting in the New York Knicks' refusal to match the Houston Rockets' $29 million offer sheet for Jeremy Lin.

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=8176327

The PG feels this is best for all parties involved.  Houston gets their media personality to put fans in the seats (and get merchandise off the shelves), Lin gets paid BIG TIME and gets to play in an open-style offense not available to him in NYC, and the Knicks save cap space that could have gone to an overpaid back-up coming off knee surgery, had Lin failed to flourish in the half-court offensive style favored by Coach Woodson who wants Stoudamire and Anthony to be the hub of the offense.

I think the Knicks always suspected there was a chance they might lose Lin; because if they really wanted to keep him, why would they let him "test the market" and risk ballooning of the signing price?  The Rockets are building for the future, so the Lin acquisition will help their marketability until they are once again able to put a contending team on the floor.  Everybody wins, except for New Yorkers more attached to the Linsanity hype than the New York Knicks' prospects for this season.

Personally, if I were the Knicks, I would have gone after Ramon Sessions or Darren Collison rather than Raymond Felton (a control pg) - particularly if they were going to bring in J. Kidd for tutelage purposes.  Either Sessions or Collison would have provided more quickness and off-the-dribble elusiveness than Felton. Understandably, however, New York chose to go with the more familiar option.

Of course, what the Knicks REALLY should have done was get D'antoni a speed or pure penetration point guard to run his system two years ago, BEFORE the trade for Melo.

ThePG

May Your Point Guard Flow...

M.J. AS POINT GUARD? WHO COULD HAVE DONE IT BETTER?

No one, short of the Big O (Oscar Robertson) as jp3813 suggests in the Comments section of Stark23's excellent YouTube video of MJ manning the "One" during the '88-'89 season.  Mike's PG Style?   "Pure Penetration Guard," says The PG.

May Your Point Guard Flow...     Like MJ!!