User:MiJaunMClark/Basketball positions/Bibliography

Proposal
The article I will be working on is the Wikipedia article called Basketball positions. This article did a good job at identifying all the basketball positions but I will help add more depth and information. With the help of the sources I have obtained I will be adding a couple more positions to the article that yet are not that notable but relevant to the game of Basketball. The rest of the sources I have will go towards adding additional information to the article that will explain each position in depth. My sources will add information to the Point Guard, Shooting Guard , Small Forward , Power Forward , and Center positions. The sources I have will also give examples of good players that fulfil these positions. My sources also have additions types of players or players archetypes that play each position to give a more in-depth appeal to the reader. I am confident that my sources will help me obtain my goal of helping the importance of this article.

Draft
The Point Guard(PG) or "The 1") is responsible for many things on the court. The offense runs through them most of the time. They are expected to be able to bring the ball up the court and successfully operate the offensive schemes for the game. They are expected to have good ball handling skills, high IQ, good pacing and great vision of the court and teammates. With these qualities the 1 is expected to barely turn the ball over and be a floor general. The PG and the Coach need to be on the same page so that the coach can tell the PG certain aspects to change in the offense and defense in order to lead the game. The PG is supposed to make decisions to better the team and be a leader. Which means they need to be able to know the playbook very well, be able to organize the team on offense and defense, and be very mentally strong. The PG is known as the thinker on the court, whether that be on offense or defense. On defense they need have good defense and fast reflexes. This will help them be able to guard the other teams best ball handlers and try to create turnovers by either picking the ball loose from the other player or tipping it when someone tries to pass the ball.

The Shooting Guard(SG) or the 2-Guard is where most of the scoring comes from. Hence the name it requires the teams best or most efficient shooter. But they can not just but a good shooter, most great 2-Guards need to have some ball handling skills, speed, agility, and efficiency. They need to also be able to finish a little bit around the basket. Most of these skills also depend on their play style. A SG could be a just a good shooter, finisher around the rim, defender, or different combinations of those. To be a great shooting guard, they need to be able to know their play style and get better at the qualities they are good at and get good at the qualities they are decent at. When they do that then the team can determine more of their responsibilities on the court.

The Small Forward(SF) or "The 3" are very versatile on both sides of the court(offensively and defensively). They are usually are taller and bigger that shooting guards but smaller then the big men. Small Forwards or the "wing" need to be able to bring a variety of attributes to the team since they are another main stream of scoring. They need to be able to shoot from all three levels, grab rebounds, handle the ball, pass, and be able to defend. This position is like the "swiss army knife" because they can do just about everything if they are a skilled Forward. They can keep the defenders alert on defense with their versatility and be able to defend on defense with their stature. They also need to be able to defend because depending on size and play style another teams small forward can be different types of sizes and have different types of abilities. They need to be able to defend very well at this position and have high levels of speed, agility, and IQ to thrive on defense. This position needs to be able to have many great qualities everywhere to thrive and be a good asset to the team.

The Power Forward or "The 4" are usually the second tallest or strongest person on the team. Key components to have to be a great Power Forward is paint presence, shooting, strength, and rebounding. Power Forwards need to be able to finish around the rim, especially in the post with their back to the basket, and be able to play good paint defense. They need to have good footwork in the paint and also be able to force players into bad shots or blocking shots when guarding the paint. They also need to be a decent shooter, now that the game is evolving, so that they can space out the court and allow their teammates to be able to drive to the paint. Their strength is also key because it helps them set screens(standing still and allowing your teammate to force the defender into you) to set up their teammates or them to score and create mismatches. Their strength also helps with them needing to be able to rebound. The need to have strength so they can box out their opponents in the paint to grab rebounds to create more possessions for their team and change the pace so the other team plays their game.

The Center or "The 5" is usually the biggest and tallest player on the team. The Center is a big part of the game. They need to rebound, defend, have high IQ, footwork and finish around the rim. Creating possessions and stopping the other team from scoring are the biggest goals for a big man. They need to be able to rebound for their team to be able to either score themselves on the offensive end or give up the ball to another teammate so they can take care of the ball. Their paint presence is key. They need to be able to play good paint defense, by either blocking the other shots or forcing them to change position in the air to force a difficult shot. While now it is normal for some big men to be able to shoot to space out the floor, some do not have the ability to do that. So they need to have good footwork in the post. This will open the game up for them to do moves like drop steps, pivots, and more. With this comes high IQ to be able to put themselves in good positioning around the basket to get better looks to score. If they do this well most of the time the other team will need to double team and that will help out their teammates in getting open. Like the Power Forward position, the Center also needs to be strong with setting screens to open up the game for their teammates to score or to pass it to them to score around the rim.