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A guard helps dribble the ball down the court and depending on what kind of guard they are depends on what else they do.A shooting guard shoots like 3 and othere out side shots. Where a point guard doese more dribbling and passing and leading the team.

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there are two types of guards in the NBA, a point and a shooting guard. the point guard is known for their quickness, dribbling and passing abilities where as a shooting guard is normally taller than the point in size and can knock down shoots from anywhere on the floor.

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