NBA: The Golden Age of Point Guards

NCAA + National Team + NBA + No System Derrick Rose's greatest regret was never having a healthy career. The national team's greatest regret was that its Golden Generation big men never had a backcourt to match their ability. What kind of career could a healthy Rose have had? What could the Golden Generation national team have achieved with a healthy Rose? Michael Jordan ushered in an era of shooting guards. Kobe out West, Iverson out East, Carter up North, and McGrady down South: they carried on the glory of the shooting guard, but could only look up to Jordan. A healthy Rose ushered in an era of point guards. Curry out West, Rondo out East, Westbrook up North, and Paul down South: they witnessed the point guard's finest moments, but could only bow before Rose. With Rose on the national team, it no longer hovered just outside the world's elite. From then on, the Dream Team was no longer the lone power in world basketball. The story begins in 2008…