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[QUOTE="boog7, post: 5040664, member: 809"]
You may be 100% correct but "can't" may be a bit too strong in Gayle's case. Clearly, he HASN'T played the point in college (yet) but he certainly appears to have the skill set needed to run the point if asked to.

Leffew never played PG before last season, but he successfully made the transition, steadily improving at the position as the season progressed.

Well Gayle has a similar skill set as Leffew - handles, good shooting form (the drop in 3-pt% this season may have been due to a wrist injury), three level scoring ability, a strong finisher with either hand, athletic, prototype height/build for a PG, rebounds well for a G and he's an above average/willing passer as his 3 assists a game as a SG demonstrates.  He's also a solid defender. So like Leffew, Gayle may also do well switching to point guard.  And it may ultimately be a better path to the NBA for him.

So IF - [I]obviously I don't know any inside info[/I] - but if Red is indeed after Gayle to be his PG, maybe he's thinking and also selling RG on giving him the ball and developing him to play the point to better improve his pro prospects - learning from one of the better PG's in Syracuse's long history of producing solid PGs.  It might not be a bad idea if that's the plan.  Gayle is very talented, he just may be able to successfully make the switch.
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