by John Levasseur
There is a wind of change in the NBA today. Versatility is becoming more and more valued, running the floor with bigs who can shoot as opposed to bangers underneath is a practice taking over the league. Few offenses are even running plays for those big guys underneath, unless they happen to possess one of the top players in the game like a Dwight Howard, Al Jefferson or Jokim Noah. The mixing of positions has become so proliferated in fact, that the all-star game ballot has eliminated the center position. This is in large part because more and more players are expected to be able to play like a point guard, reducing turnovers and running an efficient offense taking and making good shots. In fact, it is becoming a popular practice to run two point guards on the court at the same time.
There is a wind of change in the NBA today. Versatility is becoming more and more valued, running the floor with bigs who can shoot as opposed to bangers underneath is a practice taking over the league. Few offenses are even running plays for those big guys underneath, unless they happen to possess one of the top players in the game like a Dwight Howard, Al Jefferson or Jokim Noah. The mixing of positions has become so proliferated in fact, that the all-star game ballot has eliminated the center position. This is in large part because more and more players are expected to be able to play like a point guard, reducing turnovers and running an efficient offense taking and making good shots. In fact, it is becoming a popular practice to run two point guards on the court at the same time.