The shooting guard (SG), also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team and is commonly abbreviated "SG". Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team. Some teams ask their shooting guards to bring up the ball as well; these players are known colloquially as combo guards. Kobe Bryant, for example, is a ...
More
The shooting guard (SG), also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team and is commonly abbreviated "SG". Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team. Some teams ask their shooting guards to bring up the ball as well; these players are known colloquially as combo guards. Kobe Bryant, for example, is a shooting guard who is considered by many to be as good a playmaker as he is a scorer; other examples of combo guards are Jamal Crawford, Allen Iverson, and Jason Terry. A player who can switch between playing shooting guard and small forward is known as a swingman.
Notable shooting guards include current NBA players Michael Redd, Ray Allen, Manu Ginóbili, Vince Carter, Dwyane Wade, Joe Johnson, Kobe Bryant, Tracy McGrady, Richard "Rip" Hamilton, and former NBA stars Michael Jordan, George "Iceman" Gervin, Clyde Drexler, Sam Jones, Earl Monroe,...
Less