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(03-29-2017 12:47 PM)ODU BBALL Wrote:  

(03-29-2017 10:16 AM)odu09 Wrote:  

(03-29-2017 10:10 AM)T-Mac Wrote:  We need to replace 48 minutes just at the guard positions (Baker - 31, Haynes - 11, Fields - 6). With only three freshmen coming in, I have a hard time figuring out who is going to play if not the freshmen. Even if we assume that Talley and BJ up their minutes to about 30/game, it still leaves 38 minutes to split between 2-3 freshmen (assuming one might redshirt).

I expect Green to take the majority of those minutes, with the remainder going to Hueitt/Godwin. I expect Pinckney to gain more minutes as the backup PG as well.

It would seem to me that Godwin would have the harder time finding minutes next season. I view him as a small forward instead of as a guard. If that is the case then he has competition from BJ, Talley, and McClinton for minutes, and McClinton would seem to be taking up any of the minutes that Haynes had if not some of BJ's and Talley's as well. It would be great if he was able to play shooting guard (or be a very tall point guard), but I just don't know that he will end up in either of those spots at ODU.

I think Godwin would be more in line with BJ, not Talley or McClinton. I have 0 knowledge about McClinton other than his size and many posters have reminded us that he doesn't score, so I honestly do not know where he we go, but I assume it would be at the 4. I think Talley is in a unique slot, for better or for worse, that he is an athletic ball handler with range but without a 3 point shot. Godwin is just as much of a sniper as Hueitt but with a bigger body. I assume he would play at the 2 or 3 for just about any situation.

1 - Caver/Pinckney
2 - Green/BJ
3 - Hueitt/Godwin/BJ/Talley (seems like we have the most depth here)
4 - McClinton/Talley/AC
5 - Stith/Porter/Kah