I'd be surprised if he did. But as stated elsewhere, NU expects to have 5 guards for next season (assuming Gaines can provide some help) to cover 2 positions, which seems at least adequate. Only 6 players to cover the other 3 positions (sF, PF and C) seems much more uncomfortable to me, especially considering 2 of them are coming back from major injury.
Why not? Do we need to be reminded of "injuries" when two of our 6 "bigs" lost last season for that reason (which may or may not have affected their game)? Another one lost the preceding season, for the same reason. How many of the 6 bodies to cover sF, PF and C will lose significant playing time this upcoming season (possibly the entire season)?
Most everyone considers Lindsey a guard...and AFAIK he actually plays as one. That's 5 players (including Gaines) to cover the 2 guard spots.
You are certainly entitled to view things your way. But just because you call a player a "wing" doesn't make him acquire the skill set to be effective playing both SG and sF. Some players are called wings because they do have those skills. Not every relatively tall guard can play EFFECTIVELY as a sF. Just like not every sF can be effective as a shooting guard (of course he can try if asked, but won't necessarily do well). A natural SG may have difficulties guarding opposing sF's, just like a natural sF may possibly lack (for example) the quickness to effectively defend opposing guards.
I haven't listened those interviews, and hence can't comment. You can however look at the recruiting and current profiles of those players at mayor sites and see how they are called. To me for Lindsey to play as a sF seems a bit more plausible than for Law to play as a guard. Either one would do his best if asked for whatever reasons, though.
Note the NU press release on AJ Turner today -- he's a "wing" -- not a small forward or a two guard. Wings generally play interchangeable spots on the floor in the offense. Defensive assignments are determined by best initial matchups but in today's game switching is mandatory and the more long, athletic players you have at every position the better off you are.
The same release describes him as "a 6-foot-7 forward". You'd have to ask the NU coaching staff what exactly do they mean by "a wing". It may be something other than he can play as a traditional guard.
And of course a Lindsey type player can effectively replace a Law type player because they are playing essentially the same position in NU's system. The wing roles are largely interchangeable. Do different players bring different skills to those roles? Of course, each player is different. But I'd bet if you asked CC to break down his roster by position, he'd give you a break down by post players, wings and points.
First, 50% of the time (roughly) BkB players actually play D. Recently, NU has been primarily playing m2m D, so the NU D scheme is simply to ask each player to guard a specific opponent. I am pretty sure (correct me if I am wrong) that under most game situations Lindsey (and similar) guards (no pun intended) an opposing player that in the traditional terminology that most major sites use is called a guard, whereas Law guards one that most view as a small forward. Would you bet against that? I'm pretty sure I'd win that bet.
I so badly want to say a few words but realize it'll lead nowhere and they'll be more pointless arguments as a result.
If you actually point out something wrong with my argument you'd contribute to the debate. Otherwise you are simply being a pest and trolling. Find yourself something useful to do with your time.
Nothing wrong with using the terminology "wing" as a subgroup that includes SG's and sF's. You can also refer to "back court" players (or guards) vs "front court" players (C+forwards). Using those categories make some sense because the mentioned positions respectively share SOME common attributes.
Sorry but numbers don't always tell the whole story. Mac, runs the NU offense and if he goes down and there is not a grad transfer type PG on the roster the season could go down quickly. Ash and Brown haven't shown PG abilities, Gaines is an unknown and Lindsey is no Mac. Having said that, while I feel the need to add a guard, I go along with filling the 13th schlorship, regardless of position.
But you can also express reservations about the big/biggish players. Law has no real scholarship backup (calling a SG 'wing' doesn't mean he would do well replacing Law). Falzon and R.I. are both coming from a season they (mostly) missed because of injury (who knows how that has affected their game) and that would have been RI's first season. Benson has shown potential in his only season, but still averaged only 2 pts, 1.6 Rebs in 8min. Skelly is certainly experienced, yet only averaged 5.9 pts 3.7Rebs in 17 min (not bad at all, but far from stellar).
If/when the Wildcats challenge for a Big Ten title the all-time NU attendance record might be set at All State.Yeah, Moody seats 7,000 so he didn't fancy spending his final season in the (mostly empty) 18,500 seat Allstate Arena!
