An allstar shooting guard. Yes it would
He isn't good enough of a shooter to play 2, definitely not good enough of a passer to play 1. He will score by taking a lot of shots, forcing his way to the paint and creating havoc.
Sounds nice when things go well. But he isn't the type of player I like watching anyway.
He's long enough to guard 2-guards. His shot is rapidly improving with his confidence - remember, coming out of high school, his defense and his jump shot were regarded as his two biggest strengths. People need to break out of the thinking that shoot-first point guards (Westbrook) are some kind of evil - Westbrook is an incredible player.
I grew up watching Steve Francis and his flashy shoot-first style that people kept talking about like million times over and over again. That's a traumatic transition that people now throw out the idea of combo guard to give Rose an MVP and Westbrook a whole lot accolade, while they were slamming Francis and his fellow shoot-first players to the ground.
At least, it was traumatic for me.
And yes, of course, I was a big Francis fan.
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