04-05-2021, 08:32 PM
But who specifically would be in the game to guard the other team's smalls in that scenario? If Jones would be essentially the pg on offense but we still need a smaller guard in the game for defense that negates one big advantage of having her play there - the ability to play more of our bigger line-up options and avoid playing unproven smaller guards. If we need a smaller guard in the game or two of them for defense (because many teams have two quick guards and some teams play three guards) what have we gained with Jones at pg?
I don't see Jones' ball handling skills as ideal for fighting smaller quicker guards to bring the ball up under pressure, nor do I think that is the best use of her energy. We will need her to score, to rebound, etc. Someone else needs to run the offense at least some of the time so she can play off the ball. At any rate, too many factors now to even try to sort this stuff out. We just don't know how capable our young guards will be once they get the chance. If we are playing Jones as our primary point guard that would say to me the other options were not up to the task, not a good thing. What is ideal? That Jana or Jenna or both of them turn out to be just fine as point guards. They don't have to be perfect. They don't need to score a ton, just be good facilitators, avoid turnovers, and be able to hit enough outside shots that the other team needs to guard them. We should have plenty of fire power from other positions.
I don't see Jones' ball handling skills as ideal for fighting smaller quicker guards to bring the ball up under pressure, nor do I think that is the best use of her energy. We will need her to score, to rebound, etc. Someone else needs to run the offense at least some of the time so she can play off the ball. At any rate, too many factors now to even try to sort this stuff out. We just don't know how capable our young guards will be once they get the chance. If we are playing Jones as our primary point guard that would say to me the other options were not up to the task, not a good thing. What is ideal? That Jana or Jenna or both of them turn out to be just fine as point guards. They don't have to be perfect. They don't need to score a ton, just be good facilitators, avoid turnovers, and be able to hit enough outside shots that the other team needs to guard them. We should have plenty of fire power from other positions.