Do the Celtics need a #1 Point Guard: NBA Finals Reaction

[Csfan1984]

@nebist you have to factor in drives in the paint, for guards it's a big deal in separating them. Brogdon is much better than Smart at that. You also have to consider who these guys are playing with. Brogdon is a better PG than Smart but both are more combo guards than PGs. So for me the debate which is best doesn't even matter as I start them together. I love a combo guard backcourt and having 36 year old Al off the bench to backup TL.

[nebist]

I have no real problem with calling both Smart and Brogdon combo guards. But, in that case, we just need to acknowledge that probably 25+ teams in the NBA start a combo G at PG. It’s subjective of course, but I’d say there’s only a handful of true, pass-first PG running the show for teams in the NBA:

Chris Paul
Mike Conley
LaMelo Ball
Dejounte Murray
Kyle Lowry

I’d probably consider most of those guys “true” PG. I’d be hard-pressed to call any other starting PG in the NBA anything but a combo G. The position has fundamentally changed.