It's hard because you're the coach on the floor. Just ask Watson how tough it is. But in the past 10 games, Watson has begun to flourish at the position, averaging 5.7 assists and just 2.5 turnovers per game. You're going up against the other point guard mentally and physically. And it's mostly mentally by what play to run, how to get in his head, how to disrupt his rhythm.
Coaches ask a lot of their point guards.
Not only must they be the coach on the floor, but they must be unselfish. Gomez's play at the point the past four years has been more than pretty good, as she has led the UCLA women's basketball team's climb back to national recognition. The injury bug hit the New Jersey native again last summer, as she had to have shoulder surgery, which forced her to sit out the Bruins' first six games. But Gomez is currently healthy for UCLA's tournament run. While Watson hasn't played point for as long as Gomez, he has recently begun to distinguish himself as one of the top floor-leaders in the nation.