OrangeDW
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A healthy Carey has not really received a shot because he played behind Howard and Battle last year. Girard was just given the job this year. Girard is an abysmal defensive player, not an instinctive point guard, has little quickness, has g-d awful shot selection, doesnt even shoot the ball from 3 very well, and has a miserable shot percentage. He still thinks he is in high school and is playing against inferior talent. And, this was the worst year SU has had in the 40 years I have been following SU basketball - not even in the discussion of being on the bubble. Everyone's job should be up for grabs. Yes, assuming Carey is healthy and does not transfer, I'd have open competition for starting point guard.
Carey could’ve been the 3rd guard last year but wasn’t up to it, and could’ve been the starting PG this year. Girard was “given the job” this year because Carey mostly stunk at it all summer(5 games?), in the exhibitions, and the first two games. Career assist to turnover ratio of 26 to 44 suggests he’s not a PG.
You have quite the list of knocks on Girard while acknowledging none of the good things he does, which has me morbidly curious on what you see as Jalen’s strengths/weaknesses.