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[QUOTE="RF2044, post: 1619482, member: 40"]
No.  Gbinije has always been versatile, but he's been forced to back up a guard spot due to poor backcourt depth on the roster of the team's he's been on.  His first year [redshirt], we had MCW, Triche, and Cooney as the only guards.  So in practice, he had to play in the backcourt just so we could run a legitimate two squad practice.  The next season, we only had Ennis and Cooney and no other guards, so G had to spell both in games.
 
After Ennis left early, last season we only had Cooney / Joseph, so again Gbinije had to play a ton of backcourt minutes.
 
Basically, what we're seeing now is what I feared from the beginning about him being a full-time lead guard.  I'm not suggesting he CAN'T play there a bit, but the facilitation / playmaking suffers, and it detracts from what he does best [i.e., attacking the basket and scoring].  I wish he had less responsibility on his plate so he could focus exclusively on putting the ball in the basket.
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