Recently, Pitino, a famous NCAA coach and currently coaching St. John's University, said in an interview that the current point guard position has completely disappeared in basketball games.

"There is no point guard now. If you insist on finding one, you can probably describe it as someone who can't shoot." Pitino said so jokingly.

"Who is the point guard of the Knicks? Who is the point guard of the Lakers? Who is the point guard of the Celtics? And the point guard of those championship teams? The point guard position has completely disappeared in basketball. The John Stockton era has long gone forever. There is no real point guard anymore, and Chris Paul may be the last one. So you have to let everyone hold the ball, five people open up space, and create good unball movements." Pitino continued.

When a reporter asked what Brunson was, Pitino said: "He is a scoring double-shot guard. I don't think he is playing for assists, I think he scores first - and thankfully he can play like this."