How come SG never go #1?

[moe94]

Combo guards that lean to PG don't count.

[JohnMax]

because they need Gasol, Shaq, Bosh or Lebron to carry them

[RightToCensor]

You never build around a young 2 guard. Teams build around a PG or Big.

[AnaheimLakers24]

cause 90% of the time you'll end up with someone like jamal crawford. no thansk

[LeGOAT]

Because basketball is for big people

[NumberSix]

Because historically, it's the weakest position. The list of all time greats who were SGs is short. You might struggle to even find 5 of them.

[Milbuck]

Because in the vast majority of drafts with a good-great SG, there was a player from another position that looked like they were more NBA-ready, a safer pick, had a higher ceiling, more gifted, etc. Obviously this might not have been true, but it's the way GMs thought at the time of the draft.

Wade - Lebron
MJ - Hakeem
Kobe - high school risk
Drexler - Sampson
Reggie - D-Rob
TMac - Duncan
Harden - Blake[COLOR="White"], despite how laughable it is to say that dirty flopping idiot Beardsley Mc****face deserved to go #1 in any draft aside from a draft of ugly, fat, smelly floppers most likely to someday play for the Beijing Ducks.[/COLOR]

[HOoopCityJones]

because they need Gasol, Shaq, Bosh or Lebron to carry them

Damn, the dude asked a legit question and your first reaction is to turn this into a DWade/Kobe detractors thread.

[Smook A.]

Teams want to build around bigs. That's why Hakeem Olajuwon was chosen over Michael Jordan

[BuffaloBill]

because all the good SGs are PGs


john wall, derrick rose, allen iverson all went #1 and they are SG really

[kNicKz]

You never build around a young 2 guard. Teams build around a PG or Big.

meh, Lakers/Bulls did it successfully

[LeGOAT]

Because historically, it's the weakest position. The list of all time greats who were SGs is short. You might struggle to even find 5 of them.

Yup. Only truly special sgs are players like MJ, Wade and West, maybe big O if you wanna count him as a 2. Then there's players like Ray Allen, Miller, Iverson who were great players but not someone who you want to build a championship team around

[Milbuck]

because all the good SGs are PGs


john wall, derrick rose, allen iverson all went #1 and they are SG really

John Wall is in no way a SG..

[justin12140]

because all the good SGs are PGs


john wall, derrick rose, allen iverson all went #1 and they are SG really

lol? JW and AI play nothing alike

[BuffaloBill]

John Wall is in no way a SG..

naturally he is. he has learned to play PG well(like lebron) but he is a shooting guard first