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Message: [QUOTE="Ghost, post: 3329722, member: 581"] I'm a tad nuts on this issue! I concede that. :) All fair points - I just don't see a system where you can have a shooting guard like this that doesn't feature an insanely dynamic PG, and SF. We haven't had a PG like that in a bit, although we do sometimes do fill that bill at the SF slot. I think he can, and will, continue to devastate mid-majors throughout his career. Also, some of the more woeful defensive teams in the ACC. In those instances, I think he can offset some of his defensive inadequacies. It also helps that the other players can function more like the dynamic PG/SF you need for BB to succeed. That's not going to happen against the better/faster defensive teams. It's a problem and will remain a problem. One people are happy to ignore when we're crushing Cornell...... However, when you're a specialist, whether that be defensively, shooting, rebounding - you're providing one thing. If that's mostly all you do - I really hope you're not playing 40 MPG. That's more or less my point. It wasn't good enough to endear Roberson to JB, and it shouldn't be enough to endear his son to him either. * Also, I added that at the end because I think people overvalue the three - because it's exciting. Like a dunk. Every once in a bit someone comes up with some great post about why someone like, say, Pascal Chukwu last year, should shoot more because his FG% is like 80%. Everyone laughs, because, well, it's stupid. All the dude does is dunk...Well, this overvaluing of the three is an equivalent to that IMO. People are ignoring every other aspect of the game of basketball, because threes are worth one more point than two, and that's exciting!! Just like dunks are. I wouldn't call him a shooting guard, because he couldn't defend a shooting guard - too slow. He doesn't have a great handle, can't create his own shot on his own with regularity, and even then he's still rather dependent upon waiting for the mismatch (equally slow, shorter kids), and does not create for others. All things I would expect a BIG minute guard to do at least somewhat adequately. He also can't get a loose ball to save his life. [/QUOTE]

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