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Brick

Post subject: Michael Jordan was a swing man?

Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 12:23 pm

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Meatpants keeps on saying that Jordan was a swingman.

I have rarely ever heard this. Isn't Jordan considered a shooting guard almost exclusively? Wouldn't Pippen have been the player who would be considered the player to play multiple positions?

He was good at pretty much everything but I seem to remember that he played almost exclusively with a point guard and Scottie Pippen as the small forward, Rodman/Grant, and a big, tall guy in the middle.

I know he developed a deadly post up game for the last 3 titles but I always considered him the shooting guard.

Am I right or was Jordan considered a SG/SF?

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Frank Coztansa

Post subject: Re: Michael Jordan was a swing man?

Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 12:38 pm

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Ask Juanita if he was a swing man.

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Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 12:45 pm

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depends on the definition of swingman and context of the comment. he played the point for a couple of months one time, though he handled the ball much of the time anyway. he would play the #3 at times to take account of matchups. but no, he wasn't what you typically think of as a swingman.

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RFDC

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Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 2:51 pm

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Boilermaker Rick wrote:

Isn't Jordan considered a shooting guard almost exclusively? Wouldn't Pippen have been the player who would be considered the player to play multiple positions?

I have always considered Jordan a true SG and Pippen way more of a swingman.

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Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 3:13 pm

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Frank Coztansa wrote:

Ask Juanita if he was a swing man.

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Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:21 pm

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The Original Kid Cairo

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RFDC wrote:

Boilermaker Rick wrote:

Isn't Jordan considered a shooting guard almost exclusively? Wouldn't Pippen have been the player who would be considered the player to play multiple positions?

I have always considered Jordan a true SG and Pippen way more of a swingman.

Rick and RFDC, you're correct.

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Apologist

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Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 7:01 pm

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I always think "swingman" is sort of like a backanded compliment, it kind of implies that a guy can play several positions, but none of them overly well. Stacey Augman?

Jordan is in like a whole sub-category of SG, there hasn't been anyone really in his category in the history of the league. Dominant post-up, pull up, or drive to the hole guy, the total package.

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FavreFan

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Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 7:12 pm