Could Stinnett Play PG?

[BryceC]

I'm always a little hesitant to consider a guy like Stinnett who has been a pretty prolific scorer at the point, but I was looking at his numbers in high school and his junior year he did average 6 assists. I would hate to have a Stephon Marbury kind of situation on our hands, with a PG who shoots too much. That just drives me insane.

He can clearly find the open man though at 6 per, and is there any reason to think that he couldn't be kind of a combo guard with Dunson, and then have W. Johnson spelling to SG position? I'm not questioning McDermott, I've never even seen these guys play. But that would be a compelling lineup in 3 years when McIntosh and Taylor are gone too.

 

[ripvdub]

The only thing i worry about in a Pg is decision making and his handle(how he can protect and dribble the ball). If he can do that alright hes good to go.

 

[PsychedClone]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(BryceC @ Jun 11 2006, 07:19 PM) [post=4229]Quoted post[/post]</div><div class='quotemain'> I'm always a little hesitant to consider a guy like Stinnett who has been a pretty prolific scorer at the point, but I was looking at his numbers in high school and his junior year he did average 6 assists. I would hate to have a Stephon Marbury kind of situation on our hands, with a PG who shoots too much. That just drives me insane.

He can clearly find the open man though at 6 per, and is there any reason to think that he couldn't be kind of a combo guard with Dunson, and then have W. Johnson spelling to SG position? I'm not questioning McDermott, I've never even seen these guys play. But that would be a compelling lineup in 3 years when McIntosh and Taylor are gone too.
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The coaching staff is looking at Stinnett as an SG, not a PG.

 

[BryceC]

Well I know they are looking at him as that, this is just a hypothetical question... do you think that he could play PG if needed? It was just a thought.

 

[Jer]

I think from conversations he's had, P'Allen feels he can play either spot relatively easily. While he may prefer being a PG, he would not be able to play that spot very effectively in the Big XII, in my opinion.

I think he would make a great SG and could take the ball up the court in situations that may call for it but not on a regular basis.