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[QUOTE="CU44SE, post: 4615800, member: 2196"]
This entire premise of what makes a guard a guard and what makes a SF a SF is strange.

What is the difference between a 6’6” guard and a 6’7” SF?

In my opinion size is what defines the position.  NBA and College are much different though in the size thresholds.

A 6’6” guard can be either a 2 guard or a SF. But he very well may have the same attributes of a PG or SG. Basketball is more positionless than ever. You no longer need a PF that needs to bang and a center that needs to bang. But you need athletic bigs that can stretch the floor. I just find it funny for people to say it’s a 3 guard lineup when the guy is 6’6”. That can also be classified as a SF (Hughes, fair, etc). That’s a hybrid.

I am totally fine with playing 3 guys under 6’6”. But then you need 2 guys that are at least 6’8” to 6’11” that are athletic and hit the boards. If the guy can shoot (southerland, Nicholas, etc). The old prototypical forward for Syracuse that would work as 1 of the 2 bigger guys.
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