Who Needs Guards Anyway?
by Sean Keeley on Dec 19, 2008 3:10 PM EST
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PrintWe already know we're going to be without one of our starting guards for tomorrow's match-up with #23 Memphis. Turns out, we might just be without both of them!
Syracuse University guard Jonny Flynn did not practice on Friday prior to the basketball team's departure for Memphis where the Orange will play the No. 23 Tigers on Saturday.
Flynn injured his right hip in Syracuse's win over Canisius on Wednesday.
Instead of practicing, Flynn received treatment on his hip. Flynn, a sophomore point guard, is Syracuse's leading scorer.
That last sentence just made me cringe. Thanks for driving that home, Mike. Way to kick a fanbase when it's down... Geez.
All that practice Rautins was doing in the off-season to play point...it may be about to pay off. Considering the way he's shooting these days, might not be bad timing...
So what does that leave us with? Rautins and Mookie? Do you move Paul Harris up and play Arinze, Rick Jackson and Kristof! down low? Pin your hopes and dreams on Jake Presutti? Do you tell Scoop Jardine to change out of whatever J.C. Penny's outfit he showed up in and put on a uniform, knee be damned?
Somebody needs to Mr. Miyagi-up Jonny's knee ASAP. We kinda don't have a lot of options here all of a sudden. Depth schmepth.
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My hunch
is that Jonny will be out there. Whether he’s 100% or whatever, he’ll give it a go. There is a long break coming up after Monday’s Coppin St. game, which will give him the chance to heal up before BE play.
If he is out, though, it’ll probably be a starting lineup of Rautins, Harris, Ongenaet, Jackson, and Onuaku, though I’d guess that the most frequently used arrangement during the game would have Joseph at the 3 and some combination of the other two bigs playing down low. Mookie would be the primary sub in the backcourt, but Justin Thomas would probably get a few emergency minutes just to give Andy a breather. (Or do you let Harris run the point some of the time…?)
Memphis has a lot of tall guys in their lineup — only one player under 6’5" saw action when they played Georgetown — so putting Harris in the backcourt actually makes sense defensively. The offense, though, will not be pretty.
Brad is a great trainer
and would sit a player out from practice during the season to have him rested for the game. He knows what hes doing and if there is a way an athlete can go, Brad will make it happen.
He is great at figuring out whats wrong with you as well, better than any dr i was ever sent to in the Syracuse area and we are lucky to have him.
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