Goose was already at 30+ last year once healthy & from beginning of A10 schedule. I agree we'll probably end up with 8 guys getting regular, consistent minutes. And there's nothing wrong with that.
2022-2023 Season outlook
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Goose was already at 30+ last year once healthy & from beginning of A10 schedule. I agree we'll probably end up with 8 guys getting regular, consistent minutes. And there's nothing wrong with that.
He’s a guard. There’s only one POINT GUARD on the roster. He can play some point, but wouldn’t say he’s a PG from anything I have seen
Oh k…too bad coaches don’t feel that way. 😶
Look, you’re either trolling or just don’t have a clue maybe both. Is Dji a guard yes, can he play 1-3 yes! Congrats you got at least one right. So now you know more than kids dad and what he was recruited as and what this staff like him as? We can disagree but I’m willing to bet you haven’t seen much of Dji in fact you prob only seen him since he’s been to UR. That’s cool but I think those that have worked with him and recruited him and wait for it…..coaches him, may know a little more than Coach POMSpidur. jmo
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I could be looking at this with blinders on…🤷🏼♂️ but I’ll say what’s already been said… he can play multiple positions but don’t discount him at PG esp bc some think of his size. In fact he has positional league size for a lead guard. To just say he’s not one is asinine imo. That means you haven’t watched him enough which is ok, hasn’t played many mins here. He’s running it in practice and competing for the job. Will he primarily be at the 1 who knows but if everyone remains healthy we could see him at multiple spots and that’s a good thing. At the end of the day like Steph Curry said “you’re a basketball player” 🕷🏀
We had one of our all-time greats as point guard, so of course we weren’t going to split up his time with someone else. This year is obviously different with no incumbent. I think Nelson starts but we have a lot of different potential lineups and looks that we can use, and Bailey will have a chance to make noise, too.
It’s not normal to have only one point guard on the roster. That should tell you something.
With the seniors we lost, bench from this year, transfers, and incoming freshman / redshirts, it seems that not just at PG but overall this year we have more options and flexibility than we’ve had in a long time.
The other thing to remember with Mooney, especially with the PG position - he typically finds a guy - and that guys plays 35+ minutes. I don't think he has ever, other than his first year - split PG duties or shared them on a significant level. Not saying he can't do that now - but he has never really done that in the past.
when we've had two good ones, he's played them together.
Our sweet 16 year in 2011, KA played 36+ minutes a game, but Ced still got 16+. ShawnDre played 35+ minutes and Khwan 20+ one year, and Jacob's 1st year, he played 36+ and Khwan 32+. The key with this is Khwan wasn't a factor from 3, but the guys he played with were. 2 non shooting PGs would never work. Kendall Anthony maybe wasn't a true PG, but handled the ball a lot and played a ton of minutes with other PGs. If our 2 PGs are better than a PG and an off guard, of course the two PGs will get a lot of minutes, and Mooney has done this a lot, even if both are under 6 feet tall.
Yep. My point was Mooney has never been afraid to play 2 PGs together, even when he had 2 really small ones out there. So, if he wasn't hesitant to do it then, he certainly wouldn't be hesitant to do it now, with size at the other PG spot. It will come down to if the other PG (Dji) is a better option at times than the other guards we have. If not, then there would be little reason to play 2 PGs together a lot. In other words, if Nelson gets 30+ minutes and Dji less than 10, it won't be because Mooney doesn't want to play 2 PGs, it will be because the other guards are a better option than Dji.
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Don't feed the trolls, it only encourages them.
I ignore them too, I will not give them power over me!
I think it’s both! My answer is both.
I admit that I am guilty of it too. Sometimes you have just have to respond, knowing full well that if you take a piss into the wind it just gonna blow back on you.
This is sound reasoning. I would say as far as other guards go Dji may be a little more versatile and can play 1-3. Do you mean better option as far as being on floor or PG? Not trying to pick a fight. Just asking bc we are heavily stacked at guard/ wing
😂 this is something my mentor use to say😀 love it
I was talking better option at the off guard spot. If Nelson is the PG, and Goose and Roche are better options than Dji at off guard (and I think they are), than I see no reason to play Nelson and Dji a lot of minutes together. Based on Goose's play the past 4 years, and Roche's year last year, and Bigelow's production if you want to add him, I would think Dji would be behind them all there, so his path to playing time looks like PG to me because Jason won't play 40 minutes.
We are all opining, the decisions res with the coaches and practices of players. Just my opinion lol.
What a range of opinions. Just anxious for season to get here and let all play out.
Of course a couple of injuries like last year to key folks, and all up for grabs.
Of course a couple of injuries like last year to key folks, and all up for grabs.
Not only injuries, but the unknown as well. I have my idea what the rotation might look like, but that is based on what I have seen from the guys in it. Dji, Randolph, Dread, Noyes, and Walz look like they all have talent, so who knows? Maybe one or more step up and move ahead of someone else.
yep. nothing's set in stone in June.
well ... except Burton.
If Coach deviates from his past orthodoxy, he has a lot of match up tools he can use to our advantage. We can play more than 8, if the match ups warrant it. To his credit, he has assembled a lot of diverse talent. Like the posse idea advanced by fellow posters.
Give them a chance in early season. Your job is not on the line any more. Try different approaches sometimes, see what happens, self correct, and grow.
Give them a chance in early season. Your job is not on the line any more. Try different approaches sometimes, see what happens, self correct, and grow.
What gives this board the assumption that Dji is a POINT GUARD other than the fact that Spiderdad is saying so? What clips/tape have you seen in the last two years that makes you all think this?
Is Goose a point guard, b/c his freshman year he ACTUALLY started at point guard for UR for a couple games and dished out 11 assists in ONE game. Anybody claiming he’s a point guard? No. So what’re you guys watching that makes you believe he’s a POINT GUARD?
What is your assumption Dji‘s not able to play point? At this stage, mystery meat is on our starting lineup
menu. Don’t worry, be happy!
Here is a 3 year old article that can’t count to 10 FWIW…
www.bigshots.net
NORTH CAROLINA RANKINGS: A LOOK AT THE TOP 10 POINT GUARDS IN THE 2020 CLASS
The 2020 rankings haven’t been updated just yet but with summer coming to a close, it’s time to look at the Top 10 point guards in the state of North Carolina. 1. Shakeel Moore, Moravian Prep Shakeel Moore kicks off the list as the top point guard prospect in the state. Moore recently announced
www.bigshots.net
Here is what was said in this RTD article: https://richmond.com/sports/college...6bc-84e0-e074eddd4371.html#tncms-source=login
"Mooney noted that 6-5 graduate Andre Gustavson has played some point guard. It’s possible 6-5 junior Dji Bailey may occasionally fill in there. But Mooney signaled this will be Nelson’s show from the get-go by not acquiring a point guard after 6-0 Isaiah Wilson entered the transfer portal on March 24"
“I think Jason has a chance to be a great player,” said Mooney. “Tremendous high-school career at a great program, handles the ball extremely well, has a really, really good sense, and is very competitive.”
What’s wrong with you (besides purposely being inflammatory)?
Have you watched one game of his before college? We had a point guard in Gilyard that essentially played the entire game so why would you slot him in as a PG at Richmond?
And if you watched him play at Richmond you’d notice he has a smoothness to his game and ball handling that looks like a PG.
I think the insight from his dad has been that Dji is getting reps at the point, so in that case, it's valuable information coming from a trustworthy source.
The kid played point guard in high school and was recruited by Wake Forest to play the position. Why are we debating this? Maybe he doesn’t end up playing PG but it’s not debatable that he can play the position.
Yep…all of this ✊🏼
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