Alright, let’s jump right into how I put together that post about NBA teams needing a point guard. It started brewing in my head after watching a bunch of games last week. You know how it is, seeing teams look kinda lost trying to move the ball up the court? Yeah, that got me thinking.
First thing I did was just sit down with my coffee early Monday morning, laptop open. I needed to figure out which teams people were actually talking about having PG problems. Hopped onto a few different NBA news sites and fan forums – not linking anything obviously, just lurking and reading. Scribbled down names like Knicks, Lakers, Magic… the usual suspects kept popping up.
But I didn’t wanna just repeat what others said, right? Needed to dig deeper myself. So I opened up a fresh spreadsheet – my trusty old Google Sheets, nothing fancy. Made columns for Team, Current Starter, What’s Wrong?, Future Outlook?, and Money Situation. Started filling this thing out team by team. Looked at stats for starters: assists, turnovers, how the offense ran when they were playing versus sitting.
The Real Head-Scratchers
Some teams were easy to spot. The Orlando Magic? Man, they’ve got young guys trying hard, Anthony Black or whoever, but it feels messy. Not a real floor general yet. Slammed “Bad Bad” in my ‘What’s Wrong?’ column. The San Antonio Spurs too. Tre Jones is solid, but he’s not the future guy they need for Wemby, right? Think they wanna upgrade big time.
Then it got trickier. The Los Angeles Lakers keep changing who starts! Gabe Vincent injured, D’Lo kinda up and down. Is it desperate need? Or just needs consistency? Argued with myself in the notes: “Kinda broke? Aging?” The New York Knicks with Jalen Brunson – dude is awesome! But when he sits? Disaster. Depth problem more than starter. Debated with a Knicks-fan buddy over text for like 20 minutes. He insisted “It’s FINE,” I wasn’t convinced.
- Magic: Young crew, no clear leader. Feels broken now.
- Spurs: Okay now, but gotta get someone way better for the future.
- Lakers: Aging guys + injuries = messy situation.
Knicks: Brunson is a beast! But zero behind him. Bench disaster zone.
Rounding Out the List
Kept staring at the list. Who’s number five? The Boston Celtics came to mind. Jrue Holiday is older, Pritchard is limited. If Jrue gets hurt or just gets old real fast… uh oh. Could they use a younger backup or eventual replacement? Yeah, maybe. Added them tentatively.
Thought about the Warriors too. CP3 is CP3, but how long can he go? Decided it wasn’t an immediate “need” right now like the others, more like future planning. Took them off my top five.
Then it was time to rank them. Based on how bad their PG situation looked right now, and how badly they probably needed a fix soon. My messy notes finally had a shape! Top 5 Need:
- Orlando Magic (Serious, glaring hole)
- San Antonio Spurs (Future plans demand someone)
- Los Angeles Lakers (Too much uncertainty, too much relying on older guys)
- New York Knicks (Only need hurts bad when Brunson sits)
- Boston Celtics (Deep team, but PG future cloudier than others)
Typed it up straight from my spreadsheet notes and chats, kept it real rough. Double-checked stats to make sure I wasn’t talking nonsense, hit publish. Done for today!
