3 Guards Topic

kspoorman
Posts: 29 (0)
Hall of Famer
1 1 81 1
Prospect
Do many of you Guys/Gals use 3 guards instead of a small forward? If so, how does it seem to work out?
11/20/2009 11:31 AM
zhawks
Posts: 881 (0)
Hall of Famer
208 66 38
Pro
You have to find the right guard that can rebound somewhat - I usually try to find a sf that is more built like a guard.
11/20/2009 11:32 AM
zhawks
Posts: 881 (0)
Hall of Famer
208 66 38
Pro
SF: Athleticism/Speed, Rebounding, Perimeter, Work Ethic, FT%, Defense, Stamina, Ball Handling/Passing/Low Post


That is more or less how I recruit my sf's.
11/20/2009 11:33 AM
mniven
Posts: 37 (0)
Hall of Famer
767 33 1
Prospect
Playing a SG at SF has been working pretty well for me lately. I like the player to have REB of at least 20, but it's best if they have REB in the 30s or 40s.

I also use zhawk's method, but find that the SF playing SG tends to have turnover problems. But that can be offset somewhat by the REB advantage you usually gain.
11/20/2009 11:47 AM
mccabemi
Posts: 65 (0)
Hall of Famer
45
Prospect
sg at the sf position good against the press and to lesser extent zone.
11/20/2009 11:54 AM
cheeznsweet
Posts: 112 (0)
Hall of Famer
103 55 1
Prospect
Virtually exclusively in the lower divisions because you can find big men with high enough rebounding to offset the SG having low reb. And SGs pawn most SF trying to guard them because of the better Ath/Spd/BH.
11/20/2009 12:54 PM
alblack56
Posts: 3329 (0)
Hall of Famer
490
Pro
I just won the DIII Naismith title using 3 guards
11/20/2009 1:00 PM
pdanao
Posts: 17 (0)
Hall of Famer
191 17
Prospect
Yeah, I've done this a couple of time. As previously noted, it helps if you can find an SG with some type of rebounding skills-- although this tends not be as big an issue in DIII given that most of the SFs can't rebound anyway.
11/20/2009 1:20 PM
reinsel
Posts: 927 (0)
Hall of Famer
1 130
Rookie
It can be done, even in D1, but you need guards that can rebound. Play a PG and SG with 1 rebounding with a SG with a 25 reb and you are toast. If the 3 guards sum rebounding to about 50 at D3, 70 at D2 and maybe 90 at D1 you'll be fine, assuming your PF/C can rebound
11/20/2009 4:53 PM
dalter
Posts: 71 (0)
All Star
25
Prospect
I'm playing three guards right now, though it's in large part because I lost the guy early who would've started at sf. But my sg @ sf has a 58 reb and my actual sg is a 47, so that's huge.
11/20/2009 6:23 PM
jfinn19
Posts: 4 (0)
Hall of Famer
44 1 4
Prospect
I'm currently running 3 guards with my stonehill team that went to the final 4 last season. I believe that my 3 guards had a combined reb rating of 60 and reb was never a huge issue for us. Just make sure your bigs and athletic and can rebound and you'll do fine.
11/20/2009 7:02 PM
3 Guards Topic
△Top△Bottom

Search Criteria

Terms of Use Customer Support Privacy Statement

© 1999-2025 WhatIfSports.com, Inc. All rights reserved. WhatIfSports is a trademark of WhatIfSports.com, Inc. SimLeague, SimMatchup and iSimNow are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts, Inc. Used under license. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.