Year of the Point Guard

By Buddy GrizzardA few years back, in an NBA draft rich with point guard prospects, the Atlanta Hawks made a selection that would dramatically impact the team's fortunes to the present day. You know which draft I'm talking about. No, not the 2005 NBA draft when the Hawks selected Marvin Williams ahead of Deron Williams and Chris Paul. I'm talking about the 2009 NBA draft when each of 8 NBA teams (including the Hawks) drafted its current starting point guard.The Hawks were looking to add depth behind Mike Bibby, and this was the draft to do it. There was so much potential at the point guard position that Minnesota Timberwolves president of basketball operations David Kahn couldn't help himself; He drafted three of them, starting with Ricky Rubio at #5, followed immediatly by Jonny Flynn at #6. Rubio has exceeded expectations and become a sensation in his rookie campaign while Flynn is considered possibly the biggest bust of this draft (and has since been traded to Hou...