Team USA Basketball - Too many point guards?

Team USA Basketball- Who’s your starting point guard?
Posted in July 4th, 2008 | Edit
by webmaster in Men's Team

Jason Kidd, Chris Paul, Derron Williams… These men are no doubt top flight NBA point guards and well compensated for their ability to play the pivotal point guard position for their respective NBA teams. If you are Coach K though you’ve got to figure out which one of these guys will end up being the main man for Team USA to lead the team to a gold medal. You’ve got to figure on two of these guys playing the most with one guy the odd man out.

It would seem that Chris Paul coming off a stellar NBA season in which he was the runner up for league MVP would be the favorite to be the main point guard for this team. Paul possesses a dizzying array a skills and quickness that is generally unmatched when he is in the floor. He is young and perhaps not even gotten as good as could eventually become. “CP3″ as he’s sometimes referred to is the hottest point guard around right now.

Though I’m not as familiar with Derron Williams of the Utah Jazz, I do know that he’s bigger and stronger and considered to be very good. He’s not as quick as Paul but his strength could be an issue against bigger guards. He may be considered a better shooter than Chris Paul by some. Williams is sold and will play his part for the team.

Jason Kidd is the “old man” of this group of point guards. He about 12 years older than his counterparts and about 35 years old. His best days are clearly behind him. He is still good and he is a big point guard at 6′4″. He can help on the boards more so than the other two guards with his size and should be able to post up smaller point guards down low. Kidd has never been considered a great outside shooter. His strength has been pushing the ball up the court and finding the open man.

I’d have to think that the two younger guards should have the edge in minutes over Kidd. His leadership and experience will be good for the team no doubt. It would seem that it will be difficult for all three guards to get considerable playing time. I think one, Jason Kidd, will be the odd man out. Who do you think it will be?