Point Guard; "point" itself?

[Jesse Sheidlower]

On Tue, Dec 09, 2003 at 09:59:17AM -0500, Laurence Horn wrote:
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> I was even in an African history class with Alcindor.)

<bowing>
We're not worthy! We're not worthy!
</bowing>

Anyway. There have been some interesting comments on the
use of _point guard_ in this thread but I wonder if anyone
could comment on one of the original questions, which is
the use of _point_ itself? Anything to say about the meaning,
or any early cites for the lone _point_?

Jesse Sheidlower
OED