Greatness at the Position: The elite scoring guards of all-time w/ Kevin McKenzie

Host Steve Hartman is joined by longtime Twin Cities high school/college basketball coach and owner of McKenzie Shooting Academy, Kevin McKenzie, for Part 2 of the 5-part series Greatness at the Position. This week, the guys dive deep into the world of shooting guards, scoring guards, and combo guards.  Steve and Kevin break down what truly separates an elite two-guard in today's game. From three-level scoring and mid-post mastery to defensive intensity, short memories, and pure swagger. They also debate the evolution of defensive switching, positionless basketball, and how modern teams defend elite scoring threats.  Key Topics Covered: • Anatomy of an Elite Shooting Guard: Key attributes including three-level scoring ability, short-memory confidence, reading screens, navigating mid-post defense, and bringing perimeter defensive dog.  • Defensive Strategy & Positionless Hoops: How defenses overload against stars like Anthony Edwards and how modern switching impacts position matchups.  • Top 5 Minnesota Shooting Guards of All Time: Comparing local legendary scorers. Listen to find out our list and compare it to yours • Top 5 NBA Shooting Guards of All Time: Debating the greatest two-guards in history. There isn't much debate about the top two, but after that the guys differ.   • Bonus Gopher Hoops Talk: Coach McKenzie counts down his top 5 Minnesota Golden Gophers shooting guards, nostalgic memories from 1990s games at The Barn, and a preview of the upcoming season.  Listen on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/2tGpTAU...) , Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...) , Amazon (https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/33d...) or YouTube (   / @splashcitybasketballpodcast  ) .  Follow Splash City Basketball Podcast on Instagram (  / splashcitypodcast  ) , TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@splashcitybas...) , Facebook (  / 61582133618619  ) and Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/splashcitypo...) .