Basketball Trivia (general)/Guard positions

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Question
My son was recently in a basketball camp where they rated and labeled players.  He was labeled as a "CG".  I am familiar with Point Guards and Shooting Guards, but what is a "CG".

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Answer
It stands for combination guard a point guard who can also move over to shooting guard.  This is a great postion for your son because someone must feel your son has point guard skills along with shooting guard size or ability or both.  If it was my son I would really work on point guard skills along with on the ball defense because many coaches say every good team must have a good point guard to run the team and the ability to stop the other teams point guard.

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Bill Emerson

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I can answer questions about rosters and colleges attended for pro basketballers from late 1960s until today. I can tell readers about college programs from 1960s until today coaches asst coaches etc

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I have one of the largest collections of basketball magazines in the United States. I am constantly asked trivia questions wherever I go.

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I played college basketball and coached Jr college basketball I am a college graduate

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