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          Experts debate: Time to change definition of 'point guard'?

          • Adam Finkelstein
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            Adam Finkelstein
            ESPN.com
            • Covers college basketball recruiting
            • Former Division I assistant and NBA scout
            • Graduate of UConn and the University of Bridgeport
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          • Joel Francisco
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            Joel Francisco
            • Covers college basketball recruiting
            • Graduated from Long Beach State
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          Aug 12, 2015, 01:00 PM

          The Class of 2016 could be the year of the point guard in college basketball recruiting. With Dennis Smith Jr., Kobi Simmons, De'Aaron Fox, Lonzo Ball and numerous others, the class is loaded with depth and talent. But exactly where this year's point guard crop measures against years past might depend on whether you include scoring combo-guards such as Malik Monk and Frank Jackson on the point guard list. National recruiting analysts Adam Finkelstein and Joel Francisco debate:

          Should Malik Monk and Frank Jackson be classified as point guards?