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Last Updated: Monday, 26 September 2005, 08:55 GMT 09:55 UK
Basketball positions: shooting guard

Point guardPower forwardCentreSmall forwardShooting guard

It will be no surprise to hear that the main job of a shooting guard is to score.

Sometimes referred to as the "two guard" or the "off guard", they are shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards.

They are the main shooter in the team but usually from long distance.

Shooting guards are often the best jump-shooting players in the game, and like nothing better than to bang in a three-pointer.

Many shooting guards can also play small forward, and those who switch between the two positions are called "swingmen".



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