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Message: [QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 4395844, member: 12088"] Two half court skills I consider essential for a point guard beyond passing are finishing drives at the rim and a midrange jump shot. Ideally this jump shot would come after a dribble or two or maybe a jabstep. It’s possible to play pg without these skills, but effective passing will be greatly reduced. For example, flashing through the lane can force perimeter defenders to help post defenders, thereby leaving a perimeter shooter open. But this only works if opposing teams consider you a threat to score, or at least to launch a credible shot. If they don’t, this becomes a fruitless exercise. Another value of occasionally attempting to score off a drive is the much greater likelihood of getting fouled and going to the line. An effective pg should ideally be a good free throw shooter, and should be adept at creating foul so as to get opposing bigs in foul trouble. These are all skills that Paige and Azzi display in abundance. Even Ines showed these skills in high school. A guard who lacks these skills could be a useful 2, if they can shoot effectively from the perimeter. They might also be able to contribute at the 3 if they are strong enough to box out in the paint and fight for rebounds. [/QUOTE]