Quote Originally Posted by GOX View Post
We all love Ed as a player ,student - athlete, and future alum.
We long for his return next year .
So nothing in this post should be interpreted as a knock on Ed.
But we have seen that in his absence Q has blossomed , players have stepped up, the ball movement has vastly improved, and one has a sense of a team, not Ed plus 4.
Having Ed play the point was by default, but having a player with Ed's skill set at the point was not good.
Ed is a scoring machine who has to get to the basket.
When a scoring machine has the ball his focus is on scoring, not distributing.
When you play alongside a scoring machine you give him the first opportunity to score. If the ball comes to you it is not because you are open but because he is covered.
Imagine the team we would have with Q at the point, and Ed constantly in motion looking for an opening.
Everyone else would/could be in motion.
With Ed in motion It takes the pressure off of Bluett and Macura.
It can open up the base line for better opportunities for the Bigs.
That's what I see for next year!
Didn't read the whole thing just the first post. My opinion is JP is not a starter. He is energy off the bench and the best sixth man in the league. It is a moot point now but if Ed was still playing I would say our optimal lineup would be Q at 1, Ed at 2, Blueitt at 3, Tyrique at 4 Gaston at 5 with JP, Bernard, Gates and Omara coming off the bench. Of course he is done for the year so that is pretty pointless.