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Sidebar: I think this is part of why some people can't get into basketball, hockey or soccer. In American football and baseball, it's sooooo clear who is playing what position, and with some study even the most casual fan can develop a decent understanding of what each position's responsibilities are on any given play. In basketball, I've noticed that there are folks who've been following the sport for decades whose understanding of that type of thing drastically differs from my own. It's super fascinating, imo, and maybe part of why some of us enjoy the sport so much.

I think team sports are ever changing. With new schemes, formations and positions. Be it the wing/forward debate in basketball. Soccer coming up with things like the "false nine". Rise and fall of the full back in football. NBA teams starting to switch everything and playing positionless basketball. NFL teams playing more and more nickel formations. Strong safety position developing into some kind of hybrid safety/linebacker.