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2008 BU committment- Darian Norris - 5'11

Their new premium report eliminates the 5th year prep seniors (and lists them separately), so Eddren moves up
 
tornado said:
Hmmm...does anyone remember what our record was when our starting PG was out?
Can it hurt to have depth at this position?
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well said T,

ok...then what does are starting lineup look like?

i would LOOOVE to have depth in the PG position, but I also want to have a well rounded team...
 
I think Will Franklin and Tony Bennett showed that you can have success playing the 2 guard at only around 6 feet tall, so we can rotate players between the two spots with all our point guards.
 
VeveJones007 said:
I think Will Franklin and Tony Bennett showed that you can have success playing the 2 guard at only around 6 feet tall, so we can rotate players between the two spots with all our point guards.
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You have to have size to go along with your point guards if they are about 6 feet
 
I still think that Coach Les would fill a roster with PGs if he could get away with it. Everything else being equal (talent, game knowledge, etc.) Coach Les would choose to play a guard over a big. You may not like it (and I am may be the only one who thinks this) but that is my opinion.
 
mrcoachdude said:
George...needs figure in the decision...but if you are getting the best available...needs will be filled......
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I disagree. If you have no bigs, and the best players available are 5'10" guards, you're not really helping your situation that much. But, I don't think our needs are that great with this last ride, so I am of the mindset of the best available 4 year player.
 
BradleyBrave said:
I disagree. If you have no bigs, and the best players available are 5'10" guards, you're not really helping your situation that much. But, I don't think our needs are that great with this last ride, so I am of the mindset of the best available 4 year player.
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Making it to complicated here...I was trying to say in simple terms...get the best you can...if we had no bigs...would we be looking at smalls? I doubt it....I know its not that simple...but right now lets get the best player we can.....
 
i personally will be extremely disappointed if we use our last scholie on a 6'0 guard.

If we do, I wonder what Jim Les sees in our big men that gives him the confidence to use the last one on a guard. It didnt seem like he had any confidence in them all season considering:

Austin- didnt play at all the first half of the year, played decent in the middle of the season, then didnt play at all again at the end of the season. No confidence by Jim there it doesnt seem like

Singh- Dont have the stats with me but I dont think Sam even played in about 1/4 of the games this year. I know the kid has been hurt but I dont think he can dunk and he is 6'9. Pretty smart player, nice kid, however if I had the power to take his scholie away I would

Egolf- played early in the year and didnt show much. Spends way to much time behind the 3 point line considering he didnt make one all year. I know he got hurt as well but when he came back Jim didnt show much confidence in playing him any major minutes. Still another year away IMO

Collins- I dont think anyone know what Jim acually thinks of Collins. Played pretty well in the begininig of the year, a little slow on D and a little weak on O but still played well enough to get some time IMO. Then JL sits him for a 1/2 a season. Then JL decides to play him towards the end of the season and he looks the best he has all year. It seems like finally Jim has confidence in Collins but then again I though he did early in the year before he didnt play again for 10 games straight.

Thompson- I havent been to practice to watch this kid play but I would think JL has to believe that this kid will be an impact player next year with Collins if he uses the last scholie on another guard. If that is the case we can use the 4-guard lineup again with either Collins/Thompson starting at the 5, Wilson at the 4, and Warren Maniscalco and either one of the new JUCO transfers.
 
mrcoachdude said:
George...needs figure in the decision...but if you are getting the best available...needs will be filled......
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Don't think that's true.

USC got OJ Mayo (one of the best players out there) didn't really help them out in the tournament because they were not as well rounded.

IMO...a well rounded team beats a superstar any day of the week.
 
georgethedog said:
I still think that Coach Les would fill a roster with PGs if he could get away with it. Everything else being equal (talent, game knowledge, etc.) Coach Les would choose to play a guard over a big. You may not like it (and I am may be the only one who thinks this) but that is my opinion.
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I understand your point, but this is a bit overstated. Jim Les could play all guards any time, but he never does it. He knows there has to be some size and inside players on the floor. But if he feels he has a better team on the floor with 3 guards, then that's his job to do it.
 
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