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A guard specializing in handling the ball, distributing it to the other players and generally running the teams offense.
Many coaches are former point guards.
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point guard — point′ guard n. spo basketball the guard who directs the team s offense from the point • Etymology: 1965–70 … From formal English to slang
point guard — ☆ point guard n. [< point, the position behind the KEY1 (n. 7)] Basketball the guard who leads the offense by directing or setting up the plays … English World dictionary
Point guard — Bob Cousy (left) Point guard (PG), also called the play maker or the ball handler , is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is… … Wikipedia
Point Guard — Steve Nash beim Spielaufbau gegen die Golden State Warriors Point Guard [pɔɪnt gɑːɹd] (engl., zu deutsch Aufbauspieler, wörtlich richtungsweisender Verteidiger) ist eine Positionsbezeichnung in der Sportart Basketball … Deutsch Wikipedia
point guard — noun : a guard in basketball who is chiefly responsible for running the offense * * * Basketball. the guard who directs the team s offense from the point. * * * point guard noun (basketball) A player positioned away from the basket who directs… … Useful english dictionary
Point Guard — Meneur Au basket ball, le meneur, ou poste 1, (en anglais : Point guard) est le joueur qui dirige le jeu en attaque. C est lui qui monte la balle à travers le terrain et annonce les différentes tactiques à mettre en place. Il sert de relais… … Wikipédia en Français
Point guard — Meneur Au basket ball, le meneur, ou poste 1, (en anglais : Point guard) est le joueur qui dirige le jeu en attaque. C est lui qui monte la balle à travers le terrain et annonce les différentes tactiques à mettre en place. Il sert de relais… … Wikipédia en Français
point guard — komandos lyderis statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Žaidėjas, vadovaujantis komandos žaidimui, organizuojantis, pradedantis žaidimo derinius; rezultatyviausias žaidėjas, dažniausiai užbaigiantis puolimo veikmę. atitikmenys: angl … Sporto terminų žodynas
point guard — Basketball. the guard who directs the team s offense from the point. * * * … Universalium
point guard — noun Date: 1970 a guard in basketball who is chiefly responsible for running the offense … New Collegiate Dictionary
