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No doubt, Johnny is taking him as a PG because of his desire to have a big point, but I think versatility is a key here. I think Johnny would like to be able to have a team that can switch on all screens (especially in this era where everybody uses mostly ball screen action for some reason), so having a team with five athletes that are 6-5 to 6-8 or so, all long and with good lateral movement, is desirable. A lineup that's 6-5, 6-6, 6-6, 6-7 and 6-8 would be preferable to your traditional pg, 2g, sf, pf, C structure to Johnny, I think.

In other words, Quarterman is more desirable for his versatility than his pure PG skill, I think.

Jordan's versatile. Jarrell's versatile, Quarterman's versatile, Hammink is versatile. These are the kind of players he wants, I think.

You will not find a single person to disagree with you on this. But he will be coming in as a point guard for the reasons you just posted. So what's the problem...

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Posted by CourseyCorridor

Baton Rouge, La.

Member since May 2012

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Posted on 3/5/13 at 11:48 am to SouthOfSouth

The point is, people thinking he's a 2 is not "fail." It's legitimate and a lot of people in the scouting community might agree that it's his better position.

He's a kid where it's definitely possible that he's brought in at the 1, but eventually finds he's more comfortable and better on the wing. Not that I necessarily expect that, but if somebody looks at film of him and sees an SG, that's more than understandable.

It's not like he's Jason Kidd coming out of HS. He's a combo guard type that LSU projects as a PG.

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