Point Forward
See also: Point forwardSome NBA players, most notably players like Larry Bird, Scottie Pippen, Grant Hill, Lamar Odom, Magic Johnson, Hedo Türkoğlu and LeBron James, possess the size, strength and rebounding skills to play a forward position, yet they also have the passing and ball-handling skills, along with the "basketball IQ", to perform at the point guard position. These players often cause match-up problems on both ends of the court, because while the tall, strong point forward can dominate a traditional point guard on the offensive end of the court, he is sometimes at a disadvantage on the defensive end against smaller, quicker guards.
When Jamont Gordon, now playing with CSKA Moscow in Russia and the Euroleague, was in college at Mississippi State, he was occasionally described as "a linebacker playing point guard". Theo Papaloukas is another example of a Euroleague point forward.
| Basketball positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guards | 1. Point guard | Combo guard (PG/SG) | ||
| 2. Shooting guard | Guard-forward / Swingman (SG/SF) | |||
| Forwards | 3. Small forward | Stretch forward / Cornerman (SF/PF) | ||
| 4. Power forward | Point forward (PG/SF or PG/PF) | |||
| Center | 5. Center | Forward-center / Bigman (PF/C) | ||
| Backcourt (PG/SG) | Frontcourt (SF/PF/C) | Captain | Head coach | Referees and officials | ||||
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