The Shooting Guard

Shooting guards are usually the most clutch shooters on the team. And when I think of clutch I think of players like Kobe Bryant, AI, and Durant. The Chicago Bulls on the other hand had Ben Gordon who was an extremely streaky shooting guard who had amazing shots and ridiculously poor shot every night. That might have been part of the reason that the Bulls decided not to re-sign him last off season. Shooting guards are extremely flashy on the court and can do a lot of damage on the offensive end of the court. This season part of the reason why the Bulls struggled on the offensive end is that they didn't have that go to guy every night. Every game they never knew who was going to step up and take control of the situation and win a game for the team. Rose seemed to do a lot of that during the year but he is a point guard who should really be trying to distribute the ball to others. The Bulls had Kirk Hinrich, Acie Law, Ronald Murry rotating in and out of the shooting guard to try and find out if any of them was having a hot night and could make tough shots. 3 point shooting was a huge problem all of last season and I think part of the problem was the Bulls not have a very good shooting guard on the floor each night. This off season the Bulls should have 2 main priorities and they are 1 pick up a 3 point shooting guard that can hit tough shots and free throws regularly. They also need a big man who can create his own shot and play defense. The Bulls need to look at Ray Allan if he is available because he will fill the huge hole that Chicago has at its shooting guard position. Although shooting guards tend to be flashing and clutch I do not consider them to be the most important position in the NBA.