Today many poo-poo the historic position designations in basketball, whether by name (point guard) or number (1). May I make the case that they still matter. Someone on the team will be better than anyone else at handling the ball, breaking the press and setting up the offense. That is the point guard - whatever you may call it. Someone else is also going to be a ball handler, but not as good at it as the other guard, and therefore probably out there for his shooting ability. That is your shooting guard. Logical, huh? One player is going to be the best person at playing close to the basket, in the low post. That is your center. The other player who is big enough to bang inside will be the power forward. The remaining player, by default will be your small forward or swing man or off guard or whatever you want to call the 3 position.
Obviously these positioins are fluid, but unless the team lines up around the perimeter and basically plays HORSE, you will see these functions during the game. Unless the offense is in streetball chaos, there will order to it, and that order results in a role for each player. The designations, by name or number, simply define the roles each player has in the offense.
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