Darius Miles! Boris Diaw! D.J. Augustin! Marcin Gortat!

But that doesn’t mean he automatically fits as our point guard. Before I start talking about D.J. though, I’m going to go on a bit of a tangent:

We would all love an upgrade at either the 1 or the 5. The discussion over which is more important largely represents an arbitrary talking point for people who love talking about basketball. As I am one of those people, I’m invariably drawn in to the discussion. But with that in mind, I’ll try not to be so vehement in my rebuttal.

D.J. had a good game last night, which suggests that he may be coming into his own as a scorer. He’s the best point guard we have, and quite honestly, I’m not desperate to see him traded. I would welcome it, but I’m not losing any sleep over him.

When your point guard hits 4 of 5 3s and puts up a 4 assist, 2 turnover night and the team still has 20 turnovers and shoots 39% from the floor, your point guard isn’t running the offense. I’m concerned about the 1 because we don’t have one (pun intended). And we’re not even talking about his still deficient defense. David is right to recognize that D.J. is not, and probably will not be the primary play maker on this team.

We all saw Felton’s efficiency improve last season and thanked our lucky stars that Jax was willing to handle the ball and make passes. Unfortunately, many of us (myself included at the time) glossed over the fact that Jax made poor decisions, took horrible shots at the beginning of the shot clock, and probably made many of the turnovers that Felton would have made had he had the ball more. We’ll see more of that this season. We may get a little better since D.J. can spread the floor with his shooting, but I still want a point guard.

What do we have at the 5? A committee of very tall gentlemen who, if nothing more, can plug up holes in the middle. Not great by any means. Still a concern, but how many centers are expected to make the offense run the way a point guard is? Our team need is offense, and it’s easier to expect that offense to come from the wings and from the point. Defensively, I think our guys at the 5 can work as well as Chandler, Nazr, and Theo did last season. Diaw and Tyrus will be played together down the stretch. The 5 is still a team need, but if we’re making a wish list, I’m still asking for a point guard.