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(11-30-2015 03:58 PM)BlazerGreen Wrote:  

(11-30-2015 03:36 PM)Big Dee Wrote:  

(11-30-2015 12:16 PM)BlazerGreen Wrote:  

(11-30-2015 11:55 AM)Big Dee Wrote:  

(11-30-2015 11:46 AM)BlazerGreen Wrote:  The great UAB point guards have been more complete players. They can beat a press, shoot, penetrate, distribute, and defend. Norton can shoot and is pretty efficient with the ball but he doesn't penetrate and gives up a lot on D. Watts is pretty good pushing the ball but struggles in the half court. His D is also pretty inconsistent.

Hopefully one or both of these guys can get it turned around but I liked the idea I read on here about Brown running point. He has the handle and vision to be pretty effective there if he can limit turnovers. I think it would make us much tougher to guard.

Drop some names.

AJ and Squeaky Johnson in the 2000s, before that Glenn Marcus and Steve Mitchell. Our best four pg's but just one Blazer's opinion.

*Stanley Jackson is right there but I'm not sure he'd be considered a point guard. When his cousin Corey played he was definitely a SG.

Well I'm not familiar with any Bartow coached players outside of the guys some bring up. PD3 is a combo guard and he was great. The only great pg in the time frame us squeaky. Aj was overrated IMHO.

Delaney and Stamp Jackson were very similar. Explosive leapers with good all around game. Stanley even made it to the Show with the T'wolves for a short while.

I agree about AJ but he does have a conference title and an NCAA appearance. He makes my cut for elite UAB pg's but Steve and Squeaky are on another level. Steve played in four NCAA tournaments and Squeaky three. That's the caliber of player we need running the show to really elevate our program.

To me its obvious Nick won't get to that level. That's partly my point Anderson and Davis had that one PG that you tie HC success to maybe two. Haase still needs to find that guy. He's giving everyone a shot to play and it could be his down fall.