[Assani Fisher]

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Guard = PG SG. Forward = SF PF. Get it?

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This is a really silly thread hijack, but you guys are wrong. In 50% of basketball offenses the 2 and 3 positions are completely interchangeable, as they're the same exact position except on different sides of the court(and the PG can run the play to either side as a result).

My college coach never reffered to them as SG and SF, but rather as 2 guard and 3 guard. From all my experiences(which I'll gladly admit include nothing in the NBA) I've never heard the term "small forward" used in practices or by coaches...its a term that fans use.

I've heard all my coaches use 3 different terms when referring to it.

First is the 3 guard, as I mentioned above.

Second, if they're splitting up the team to do a shooting drill, they'll usually say something like "Ok, guards down on this basket and bigs down here." Carmelo would fit in the "guards" here.

Third, if they're doing something like ball handling drills sometimes they'll want to have PGs separate from the other perimeter players so they'll say "Points down here, wings down there, and bigs over here." Carmelo would fit with in with the wings here.


Next time you're watching a game, watch the 2 and 3 the on offense. I bet you'll see that there really isn't that much of a difference of their role on offense and that they do play the same position just on different sides of the court.

Now the coaches may choose to do something different with each player based upon their strengths. For example, the Pistons offense probably has the 2 coming off of screens looking to shoot a lot more than the 3. But that has nothing to do with their positions, and is solely due to the fact that Hamilton is good at that while Prince is not. I guarantee you that if the Pistons signed a small SG like Iverson and Rip was playing the 3 that he would still do the same exact things on offense. In other words, there is absolutely no difference between the 2 and the 3 spot on offense.