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[QUOTE="FfldCntyFan, post: 4134458, member: 71"]
In 1999 our starting backcourt was KEA and Ricky (who was a point guard until KEA arrived).  2004 was a bit if an aberration as once AJ was out Ben was our backup PG but he had a good enough handle even if he wasn't a true PG.  2009 had AJ and Kemba as a freshman (who showed quite a bit against Missouri) and Austrie.  2011 had Kemba and Shabazz as a freshman, 2014 had Bazz, Boat Kromah and Samuel.  When we made it to the final four we were not deficient in ball handlers.

The 1996 team, once Ricky hurt his shoulder was down to only Sheffer.  The 2006 team, with AJ suspended had Williams and two freshman (Austrie & Garrison) who JC played sparingly so we basically had only Marcus.

When we had options controlling the ball we did better than when we were limited, often in spite of the teams with limited ball handlers having far superior talent throughout the lineup.  Our biggest concern at the moment is who can play PG to give Cole a break.  Gaffney and Diggins may be the answer but each needs to improve considerably before they can fill the bill.
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