Dostoevsky

You basically asked two questions here so I will answer in two short sections.

1. No, in very rare circumstances, a player under 6 feet can play the 2 guard spot. This is VERY rare though. It works kind of like this.... An NBA team drafts a guy who is 5-10 or 5-11 who played the 2 guard in college and wants to turn him into a point guard because he's too short to play the 2 guard in the NBA. If this doesn't work, and the player in question doesn't really develop into a point guard, the team has a couple of options. 1, they cut or trade the player. 2, they move the player to the two guard and bring in a taller point guard who can defend the opposition's 2 guard on the other end.

This is exactly what happened with Allen Iverson in Philly. He's about 5-11 and the Sixers wanted him to play the point. The only problem is that Iverson is not a point guard, he's a pure scorer who should be playing the two guard. The Sixers finally recognized that and moved him over while bringing in a taller point guard, Eric Snow to help with defense.

I say this happens very rarely because a player under 6 feet tall has to be a truly spectacular scorer in order for a team to bother keeping him if he can't play the point. Iverson is the only example I can think of off of the top of my head. Stephon Marbury has become a scoring point guard, but he still plays the one.

2. I can answer this question in one word....NO

This will never ever, ever, ever happen. You have to be very big, very strong, and very long to play the post in the NBA. Someone under 6-5 simply can't compete in the paint with those big strong monsters. It's impossible regardless of that players skills or abilities. You normally have to be atleast 6-8 to have any chance at playing the 4 in the NBA. The only exceptions to this rule are guys like Charles Barkley who are about 6-6 but unbelievably strong and athletic.

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