It started as nobody at the point guard position, then it became too many at the point guard position. Then it became too few at the point guard position. The needle is no longer swaying back and forth between too few and too many. The needle is now pointing steadily, in the direction of Kendall Marshall. That’s what head coach Brett Brown announced – the 76ers point guard is Marshall.
Butter. That’s his nickname. Pass the butter? An odd nickname, but when you learn why it makes perfect sense.
“At the local Boys & Girls Club they used to do these little weekly write-ups about the games throughout the week and the sports coordinator who ran the league said, ‘He spreads the ball around like it’s butter.