Even though Calhoun has Dyson tinkering around at point during practice, it doesn’t mean that A.J. is going to lose the job and here are my top reasons why.1. Jerome is a shooting guard, has outstanding range and runs the baseline with speed. His best asset would be to run around screens and pop shots or drive to the rim.
2. 65 assists to 66 turnovers. Not the numbers a point guard should have. A.J.’s numbers are 113 assists to 63 turnovers.
4. Running the team of Jerome, Johnson, Robinson, Adrien and Thabeet leaves two of the unproven players of Robinson and Johnson on the floor together. Until they prove to be assertive and effective, play only one at a time.
5. This group combined for 269 turnovers with only 158 assists. They need a setup man.
6. Calhoun let Ben Gordon run the show and played big inside. This team can change from three guard system to a three forward system easily. That versatility will help the defense when traveling through The Big East.
7. A.J. is still a great talent. Calhoun is using this hard line with him hoping to light a fire under his ass.
8. Calhoun recruited a point guard. A.J. knows that his minutes could slip and should lay it all out.
9. Craig Austrie has improved. Calhoun has praised his back-up point-man and knows his 27 turnovers, a guard low on the team, has proven his worth. If the point is going any place it will go to Austrie not Dyson.
10. A.J. might not be the next super-fancy point guard out there but with improvement, he can lead this team through The Big Dance.
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