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Originally posted by CoolHandLuke!
Gaines does not need to be playing the 2. At all. He's SO much better as a point that it's not even funny. He can pass as well as anyone, he can drive and dish, he can defend NBA points... point guard is BY FAR his best position. I see absolutely no reason for him not to be playing point guard. He doesn't have any experience at all at SG - as I've said many times, I watched literally every game he's played the last four years, and he hardly ever played SG. He's a point guard. Yeah, I guess he can play the 2, but why? A big reason he's so good at PG is his height. No reason to move that to where it's average. I mean, he can score, but he's not really a great scorer. He takes games over when he's running the point. I'm a HUGE Gaines fan, and even I think that he'll be an ineffective SG in the NBA, but an All Star PG.
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I'm glad you've seen him play, and that makes a big difference - to me, at least! I heard mixed reviews draft night. One said he needed to improve his ballhandling and yet another(Dick V?) said he was the PERFECT selection for Orlando. That is an endorsement! Perfect is rarely used and shouldn't be used arbitrarily. I am VERY hopeful for this Gaines kid - VERY hopeful.
