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[QUOTE="JerseyAlum, post: 5121494, member: 13593"]
Does our offense need a true PG? I get you want the best ball handlers (else why are they called 'guards') bringing up the ball against pesky defenders, but once we cross half court we literally can pass to anyone and have them pass to anyone.

Each set has multiple options, so a "PG" could get a layup from a Center's pass. This is positionless basketball where assists are spread out on the whole team. AM has what Newton has in the ability to see the defense and see what mismatches can be shaped by the movement of the offense - but that doesn't mean AM is going to be the one with the assist or the basket.

What Newton had that AM does not have is the ability to create his own shot, shoot over smaller guards, and be as valuable a shooter as anyone else. AM might get there with his shooting, but not creating his own shot. This does not make him a Joey Calcaterra clone as Cali was a sharpshooter. It also does not make him a Spencer clone as Cam had quicker reactions than most with a high game IQ to go with that. Maheney is good, great against better teams, but that might be his ceiling. Time will tell.
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