I think everybody agrees that offensively, Odom can run the point. I mean, he basically has done it throughout his career.
The only question comes defensively, and honestly, I think it's a load of crap.
With the new zone rules, a player can sag off his man. If Odom is playing a great penetrator, he can sag off him. With Odom being 6'10 with long arms, he will still be able to alter a jump shot.
If a player does happen to get by Odom, he's running into Miles, Brand, and Kanid - All 3 excellent shot blockers and excellent help defenders. That is the reason Odom can play point for the Clippers. If he gets beat, that little guard is going into a house of smart players who will block or alter their shots. Or if you have to, move Miles to cover the PG because he has the better lateral quickness. DMiles has shown the ability to cover the likes of Kobe Bryant - I think he could cover PG's pretty well. Which means Odom would replace Miles down low on D, and Odom is a good shot blocker and a great help defender as well.
And why do people ignore the advantage on the other end? not only would Odom be able to post up PG's at will, he's 7"+ height advantage on other PG's gives him a clearer passing view - a player of Odom's vision and passing ability does not need that. You give him that, and he will be deadly.
I most definitely think Odom can play the PG spot for the Clippers.
You run Odom, Q, Miles, Brand, and Kandi and you have a team that can do it all. And those are the 5 best players on the team.