Is a point guard like USC had with Claude. He controlled the whole game on both ends of the floor. He was aggressive on offense and either made plays in the paint (or made perfect dishes) off. Worster is mediocre at best and while Sam can make some nice plays, he's not physical enough to force the action. Claude was the best player on the floor last night.
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Below is something I posted in October, back when we were discussing what to expect from this season. I wish I had been wrong about NU not having any PGs, but sadly the position is even more thin than I thought at that time:
Not so sure about that. I would say there's a lot of depth at the combo guard spot, and we just need to hope at least one of them can effectively run the point.
Not down on any of those guys - I just don't really see them as PGs.
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I disagree. I think they know what to do but don’t have the quickness or athletic ability to do it which has to be extremely frustrating.
Agree to disagree. There are too many situations where someone isn't where they are supposed to be.
I never thought I'd miss Lawrence this much. Looking at their stats I'm really surprised that their turnovers-assist ratio is similar (Worster actually slightly better), but Lawrences is shooting from 3 and the line WAY better. I'd trade both of our PG's for him right now.
I really liked Lawrence. I thought we should have tried harder to keep him. When Fred benched him last year, he moved Williams to point and Gary to the three. He could get away with that because Mast could knock down the three. Gary needs to be at the 4. With him chucking up threes is hurting the team. Lawrence could provide an outside shot and a defensive presence. We have no guard now that can do both those things.
We are lacking shooters, which is mind-boggling given that FH was one of the best pure shooters of his generation. How can he not get great shooters to come here with the message—‘I know how to get you to the pros?’..
Why aren't we playing Janowski this year? Shot 44% from 3 in HS. I see him warming up whenever I'm at a game and he looks physically ready to me. I get that it would be hard to get minutes from Williams, but unfortunately that guy is starting to look like an entitled pouter. He could've used some competition at the 2. I was hearing rumors that Janowski looked great in offseason scrimmages.
I have been wondering this, too. At the beginning of the year, when I noticed Worster and Ulis couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn I researched him and the 44% from 3pt jumped out at me. I do remember them saying he was struggling with his shot adjusting to the athleticism of the college game, but we need something. It is too late in the year, probably, but Rutgers is playing a freshman who didn’t play at all at the beginning of the year. Fred has to take a risk.
Along those same lines, why not play the other two redshirting. Meah is giving us absolutely nothing now. When he is in, we are literally playing with four on the offensive end. It’s just idiotic!
I don’t think many teams are redshirting players anymore. With the transfer portal and NIL, nobody sticks with a team anymore. Play them now if they can help.
Fred knew Worster and Ulis were horrible shooters, both their form and percentage. What the hell was he thinking?
Preaching to the choir man. Been saying this for a while. We need better backcourt play and better play at the wing position. And our perimeter defense blows chunks…
Rollie and Usless can’t shoot and Sam isn’t a natural (or even good) point guard. Sam’s a scrappy 2 or a turnover machine at the 1.
You know when your own Dad won't let you run the offense you're probably not suited for it. He has his role and does it well.
