I would say that, depending on your tactics, on the offensive end, a small forward is either like 80% of a shooting guard or 80% of a power forward. On the defensive end, that also applies.
So, if you play run and gun and your opponent plays look inside, I think the small forward will act more like a SG on offense and a PF on defense. In other words, hope he has good shooting and inside defense.
indeed!
At least that's how I feel about it.
The SF is in the middle of the list of positions, and I find he should strengthen either the inside, or the outside players (the last two, and the first two positions in the list of 5) where needed, depending on the tactics.
Therefor he does not have a major skill or skillset for his own, he needs about everything so he can help out where needed. Because of this, the jumpshot comes out a little on top, since that's what he'll use most when trying to score...
However I'll field a strong overall defender, with also balanced offensive skills far over a player who has magnificent jumpshot, but has nothing to back up his fellow players in defence or any other aspect out there on the field.
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