Class of 2019 PG Dakota Leffew (GA) Portal to Georgia

[djcon57]

I don't care what the person comes in as long as they are a veteran calming influence on the team, can get us in and out of offensive sets, can break the press, and can knock down a jumper. I don't care if you call the kid a true point guard, a fake point guard, or a combo guard. Doesn't matter to me.

Defense is half the game. Being able to defend the other team's PG matters too.

 

[baggerbob]

I think for some, scoring guards = combo guards, though I don't even think that really applies to MCW. He was absolutely a pass-first guy. Was he even top 3 on our team in scoring that year? He was as good a distributor as we've had in awhile.

I also don't think being a combo guard is necessarily a bad thing. Assuming they can guard both positions, having a combo guard as your 2 is probably the ideal setup. Having them as your lead ball-handler/creator isn't ideal, but might be fine if the rest of the team is built to take on a larger portion of creation duties. That is definitely how I would categorize Leffew. As he'll likely be our lead ball-handler/creator, the question is if we have enough creation around him to sort of balance out those duties to create a good offense. I'm not really sure personally. I'm confident Lampkin can take some of the pressure off of Leffew's shoulders and I'm fairly confident Bell cannot. How much of that Freeman, JJ, Westry, etc. can handle will probably determine our fate (or Leffew simply improving a lot, which is entirely possible).

You had 2 combo guards on the 2003 championship team. Both Gerry and Billy could score and distribute.
The NCAA tournament proved that.

 

[Cuse181]

Decades, actually. For the most part, it's worked out pretty well.

I mean I guess, id the say the best teams had traditional guys like sherm, sims, scoop, ennis, Flynn, etc.

 

[orangefog]

You had 2 combo guards on the 2003 championship team. Both Gerry and Billy could score and distribute.
The NCAA tournament proved that.

Billy was a CG….nope.

 

[dasher]

Billy was a CG….nope.

No Billy was a pt

 

[SP_Gilbs]

Leffew just reposted Jyares commitment on his IG story. Hopefully a good sign…

 

[djcon57]

Billy was a CG….nope.

Yeah, not even close. Billy was the most point guardy point guard ever.

 

[TheHaze315]

Leffew just reposted Jyares commitment on his IG story. Hopefully a good sign…

Have to think it is

 

[Dmcnabbrules]

Villanova visit is taking place now.

 

[OHIORANGES]

Villanova visit is taking place now.

If he goes there I don’t think it’s the end of the world
More and more talented guards entering the portal every day

 

[Cusefan69]

Villanova visit is taking place now.

That’s how free agency works. In all likelihood Syracuse is evaluating how they might be able to up their offer for nil to be channeled. Nothing is done until the final bids are in.

 

[OmahaCuse]

Come on. MCW and Pearl specifically were not combo guards. You consider Isiah Thomas or John Stockton a combo guard cause they could score too?

They were scoring guards, not what i would call a pure PG, pass first. They could pass for sure. I would call Sherm more of a true point he was pass first as was Billy Ededlin, Ennis was a hybrid. NBA is different as the 2G are generally 6’6” guys.

 

[djcon57]

They were scoring guards, not what i would call a pure PG, pass first. They could pass for sure. I would call Sherm more of a true point he was pass first as was Billy Ededlin, Ennis was a hybrid. NBA is different as the 2G are generally 6’6” guys.

I get what you are saying. Can't agree with you on MCW.

He lead the COUNTRY in assists in 2013 and 5th APG. He had like 90 more assists than Peyton Siva.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

Yeah, not even close. Billy was the most point guardy point guard ever.

Sherm? (But I hear you)

 

[Motensocks]

Z Simms?

 

[jordville]

Dakota shouted out Jyare. He's next...

 

[Cusesky8214]

Nova updates from some random Twitter accounts.

 

[Cusesky8214]

 

[albanycuse]

Nova updates from some random Twitter accounts.

Doesn’t even deserve a share no offense to u brother.

 

[PeteCalvin]

If he commits to Nova, I’m driving to JoeCollege’s house to mow his lawn. Neither is happening.

 

[jordville]

Jyare to Dakota...

LGO!

 

[Cuse_NYC]

That’d make sense if he was a PG and not a CG learning how to play PG. even 247 has him listed as a Shooting guard in the portal. He’s literally Judah, that’s not a point guard. But I get it, he wants to come here so he is the savior, until he’s not. Throw the bag at Mack and stop trying to put square pegs into round holes

Completely agree

 

[Lukeyloo]

Can’t be a great sign that he’s still taking his nova visit. Clearly wasn’t 100% sold.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Can’t be a great sign that he’s still taking his nova visit. Clearly wasn’t 100% sold.

Nah, he just wanted to snag a Philly cheese steak at D'Allesandro's

 

[Cusesky8214]

Doesn’t even deserve a share no offense to u brother.

Just trying to up the suspense and raise some blood pressure