The Point Guard Debate

[RedmanMike]

I like Darling a lot, but please pump the brakes here w the Stockton references jeez..

I was going with Oscar Robertson, but fine - I'll pump the brakes...

 

[Knight]

Let’s get past the race talk, OK.

 

[Joedib]

Is Lefteris Liotopoulos still on the basketball team? With a roster that is a little short on guards, it seems weird that he received no minutes against 'bama or William and Mary. In my opinion, Lefty was a decent shooter with decent size. Maybe not the defensive stopper SJU often has on the bench. Has anyone seen 'Lefty' on the bench or participating in practice? If he is in the dog house? I'm surprised the transgression has not reached this site.

Coach said Lefty was starting pg prior to last game until they practiced against press which Lefty could not handle.

 

[mjmaherjr]

Let’s get past the race talk, OK.

The race between Eric and Eric2 next week outside Canz is officially cancelled

 

[NCJohnnie]

Let’s get past the race talk, OK.

Thanks Knight. We don’t ever seem to be able to get past that unfortunately.

 

[SJU85]

I don't know that I would count having Sellers and Sanon as "plenty" but I agree the SG/wing position will sort itself out (with assistance from Pitino) and that the point situation is Darling by Default at the moment unless and until that proves that it will or won't work and/or Pitino comes up with a different formulation.

Jackson and Darling are included I. The “plenty of guards” statement I made. That’s four not including Lefty and Odih who I think will be fine.

In the limited time he has seen but in the role he has played in that time, it appears to me that Pohto is being groomed as a PG.

 

[mjmaherjr]

Jackson and Darling are included I. The “plenty of guards” statement I made. That’s four not including Lefty and Odih who I think will be fine.

In the limited time he has seen but in the role he has played in that time, it appears to me that Pohto is being groomed as a PG.

There are a couple of extremely well respected judges of talent who see a lot of potential in Pohto

 

[bamafan]

There are a couple of extremely well respected judges of talent who see a lot of potential in Pohto

I think him having a Pohtogenic memory will help him.

 

[IDRAFT]

There are a couple of extremely well respected judges of talent who see a lot of potential in Pohto

Thank you.

 

[hersheypa]

There are a couple of extremely well respected judges of talent who see a lot of potential in Pohto

I think you are onto something. Maybe Pitino doesn’t waste roster spots? If a player is going to get Pitinos attention for months and months of practices, they have to have “something”.

I think this is where I went wrong with Prey.

 

[dk423]

There are a couple of extremely well respected judges of talent who see a lot of potential in Pohto

For such a late add, he had pretty good pedigree. Played for Sweden U18, St. Benedict's Prep before Sunrise Christian Academy.

 

[L J S A]

What I mostly took from the last couple pages is that I seem to be the only one who thought Darling was at least some part Native American.

I expect him to look better each game and I think he'll play well with Sellers.

I'm not changing my national championship expectation. Sorting out the PG situation is why we're paying Rick the big bucks. Well, the medium bucks for now, but I trust that will get sorted out too.

 

[lawmanfan]

Jackson and Darling are included I. The “plenty of guards” statement I made. That’s four not including Lefty and Odih who I think will be fine.

In the limited time he has seen but in the role he has played in that time, it appears to me that Pohto is being groomed as a PG.

Me too, as I've commented. And he's done some good things. Would need to see more but I was very pleasantly surprised by his court vision and passing a couple of times.

 

[gonzalo]

Just remember Bobby Kelly is not walking through that door, thankfully.

https://www.nytimes.com/1982/03/12/sports/kelly-called-key-for-st-john-s.html

Darling didn´t attempt any shot in 24 minutes in the first exhibition game against Towson State. I thought that he would be the new Bobby Kelly.

I was wrong