tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193007137551439191.post8106237268278692993..comments2023-12-27T18:04:21.987-05:00Comments on From Old Virginia: the recruit: Teven JonesBrendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10506945153264825303noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193007137551439191.post-37786111352059421052011-09-27T14:57:27.709-04:002011-09-27T14:57:27.709-04:00You're right that we don't know if Brogdon...You're right that we don't know if Brogdon can play the point at this level. But we do know he's practicing there, and the practice reports have been good on both ends of the floor.<br /><br />We also don't know whether Jones can play the point at this level, or whether Evans can play the point successfully at this level. Jones is widely considered a guy who's going to need a couple of years of development, and there seems to be a split re whether he's more PG or SG. Evans can't shoot and, so far, plays poor off-ball defense. <br /><br />If the staff were not at all confident in Brogdon, there wouldn't have been reports that the staff wanted him to try point, we would have taken a Jones-caliber recruit in 2011 after Baron left, and Brogdon wouldn't be playing point now. <br /><br />So I'd agree that this is a better team if Evans learns how to shoot and Jones is an impact freshman, but it seems to me there are better odds that Brogdon can play the point...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193007137551439191.post-68189097097759042982011-09-23T14:18:44.190-04:002011-09-23T14:18:44.190-04:00I'm not really "down" on Brogdon at ...I'm not really "down" on Brogdon at the point, but the fact is we don't have any idea how he'll take to the job. If he were obviously capable of it - or made for it - I don't think we'd even have ever offered Teven Jones. This'll be a better basketball team if Jones and Evans are a solution and Brogdon can play the 2. If Brogdon is running the point, the 2 is someone like Joe Harris, and neither are going to defend point guards effectively.<br /><br />It's just like you said: Jones frees up Brogdon from having to defend the point, which he probably wouldn't do especially well. (I assume by "Robinson" you mean Justin Anderson - he's not a point defender either. We need him to shut down 3s, not 1s.)Brendanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10506945153264825303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193007137551439191.post-39478439615947540162011-09-23T12:51:26.098-04:002011-09-23T12:51:26.098-04:00Why so down on Brogdon at the point? The kid was ...Why so down on Brogdon at the point? The kid was recruited to play both on and off the ball, and has been practicing at point (per Jeff White). I'd love to have a 5-star PG, but it's not as if Tony *needs* some jitterbug running in transition; Tony knows his way around deliberately-paced offenses. And with plus athletes like Robinson and now Jones, Brogdon wouldn't even need to defend the point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193007137551439191.post-45067535371704804162011-09-23T11:34:13.987-04:002011-09-23T11:34:13.987-04:00My thought is that the defense has gotten stronger...My thought is that the defense has gotten stronger up the middle but is still very susceptible to run plays outside the hashmarks. I don't know whether this is personnel or design but I lean toward personnel, as there's an improvement in play when Ausar Walcott comes in for Aaron Taliaferro.Brendanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10506945153264825303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193007137551439191.post-5776447261648495772011-09-22T20:44:28.604-04:002011-09-22T20:44:28.604-04:00Brendan
I wanted your take on the Jim Reid Defens...Brendan<br /><br />I wanted your take on the Jim Reid Defense thus far. Am I crazy to think so far its been porous and appears to not have improved from last year? If this trend continues will his job be in jeopardy?<br /><br />Thanksdanielahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04212440515805557196noreply@blogger.com