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Message: [QUOTE="Melancer46, post: 5039391, member: 1674"] It'll be interesting to see which PG we ultimately bring in. I don't know who else we're truly considering, but Leffew and Carlos are two completely different types of players (really two different positions IMO but this wouldn't be the first time we've played someone out of position at PG). I don't think I'd really want to bet on either of them being good as a starting PG here, but I'm definitely keeping an open mind. Carlos is simply not going to provide much of a scoring punch from the PG spot; he gets downhill well and he's statistically a solid finisher at the rim, but when he drives, he's looking to hit the roll man, then looking to kick out to a shooter, and maybe then he'll consider trying to score. What he can do is control tempo, knowing when to push it and when to slow it down, get the team into offensive sets (if we have any), and make the other players' lives easier. I'm not sure if we have enough shooting/finishing to opt for this type of player, but others may disagree. Leffew doesn't seem to be as good a shooter as Erik Reynolds for example, but he's in that mold of a player. Similar to Reynolds, he isn't really a point guard. He was asked to do more of the creating this season as their starting PG got hurt and Leffew stepped up to take primary ball-handling duties, but up until this season, he's been a wing (and my understanding is that includes high school as well). Also similar to Reynolds, he takes a steady diet of tough stepbacks, pull up 3's, etc. and shows flashes of nice passing skills here and there. Having said that, before this season, Leffew had more turnovers in his career than assists and he's now at 233 assists to 228 turnovers after this most recent season. Again, worth mentioning that this was his first season playing PG, but a near 1:1 assist to turnover ratio is obviously not ideal and I don't think starting someone new to the position is ideal either. If Autry wants a pass-first floor general type that will push tempo, that isn't who Leffew has been up to this point in his career. I don't think it's crazy to think he could blossom into a good point guard, but he's very old for a college player and is still learning the position. I also think in terms of his NBA prospects, it would make more sense for him to find a landing spot where he can handle the ball less than he did this past season at The Mount. All in all, Leffew is a tough shot-maker, but in terms of the PG spot, he's old, inexperienced, and would be making about as big a jump in competition as it gets. It's a very high-risk move with decently high potential reward. More of a positive note: it's just highlights, but there's so much good stuff in his highlights against Marist, who was one of the best teams in the conference this past season. [MEDIA=twitter]1753833465974280345[/MEDIA] [/QUOTE]

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