With Farnold Degand’s season ending injury (torn ACL in his left knee) the point guard situation for Sidney Lowe’s Wolfpack is indeed in dire straits. While I personally wasn’t becoming a huge fan of Degand’s play, he was beginning to turn the corner and be productive in his last few games.
Now the burden of starting falls on true freshman Javi Gonzalez, who many felt coming into the year would wind up being the better choice at the point by tourney time. He did get some good reviews over the summer, and from what limited game action I have been able to see it did appear that he has some skills. Hopefully he will become who many in Wolfpack Nation hopes he will become.
As for the backup role, Marques Johnson is the new man in town. Recently becoming eligible because of transfer rules, Johnson apparently showed signs of life in the Seton Hall game. He remains a huge unknown at this point, so I don’t have a lot of insight into what I think he is capable of.
The other options are Courtney Fells and Gavin Grant. I don’ t like either option, mind you, but if a lineup with Grant at the point allows Big Ben, Hickson and Costner to all be in the starting lineup, then it might not be a bad thing. I don’t see this happening, though, as it looks like Sid likes for Big Ben to come off the bench and provide a spark down low.
Alpha has a good write up of the Seton Hall game, and also a good break down of the Degand injury.
The box score from the last few games can be found here:
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