Bad personnel moves--like the one in 2001 that shipped out pointguard Jason Kidd and replaced him with Stephon Marbury--turned the team from a perennial title contender to one that would miss the playoffs two of the next three seasons.
On consecutive possessions early in the second half, the pointguard hit a one-handed runner, sank a 3-pointer and fed Durand Scott for a fast-break layup and a 49-28 lead.
In a more conventional offense, the pointguard is called upon to beat his man off the dribble in a one-on-one (or isolation) situation and penetrate to the basket for a pass or a shot.