Hamilton as PG?

[Hey Adrien!]

Watching a 6'6 Andrew Harrison play the point for Kentucky has me thinking about Hamilton starting the season at PG next season.

Yes, Jalen Adams is the PG of the future, but what about having Hamilton start the season as PG and then eventually grooming Adams by mid-season?

This season, Hamilton had a similar assist-to-turnover ratio to Boatright:

Boatright: 3.8:2.4 = 1.58 A/TO
Hamilton: 3.7:2.3 = 1.61 A/TO

Neither ratio is very good, but if you look at Hamilton's numbers at the end of the season, they were very good:

Last 12 games: 55 A, 19 TO;
4.58 A/GP, 1.58 TO/G = 2.9 A/TO

Nearly 3 assists for every turnover is a very good clip. To better put it in perspective, Napier had a career 1.85, Kemba 1.78.

What do you think?

 

[BUConn10]

No.

 

[sammydabiz]

I'd like to piggyback and say... ... NO

 

[jibsey]

His handle isn't good enough, he would get stripped a lot. High dribble.

 

[Blue Blood]

I'm not sure if he would be a great ball handler consistently hed get his assists but have a lot of tos what would be your starting 5 out of curiusity

 

[AstarIsBorn31]

Hamiltons handle is far from what you need for a pg... He cant handle the pressure with that handle at all... Rather have Tsam bring the ball up then Dham

 

[alexd]

Ummmm, No.

 

[Stainmaster]

How many of Hamilton's assists were lobs to post players? There's a different between a high APG and having the intangibles requires to fulfill the role of the PG.

 

[Tenspro2002]

It's valuable having a good ballhandler and passer at the 3. Putting him at the 1 negates that advantage.

 

[UCweCONN]

Hamiltons handle is far from what you need for a pg... He cant handle the pressure with that handle at all... Rather have Tsam bring the ball up then Dham

I'd rather have Moriah Jefferson bring the ball up than anyone that's on the team now.

 

[jdb50]

DHam is our best rebounder and will be our top scorer next year most likely so him having to run the offense fulltime as well .....ah no. He will have the ball enough as is but I hope Adams and someone else can be strong getting the ball up court against pressure. If DHam can improve his catch and shoot 3 point skills he will be huge.

 

[AstarIsBorn31]

I'd rather have Moriah Jefferson bring the ball up than anyone that's on the team now.

Cant argue that... Shes the womens version of boat...

 

[Chief00]

Quite frankly, it depends who guards him - a great dribbler against a 4 but not so great against a PG.

 

[Greathusky]

I'd like to piggyback and say... ... NO

Can I step in and say NO!

 

[geohusky]

Noooo

 

[Bryan Lord]

This thread is adding to my depression.

 

[RichZ]

Hamilton starting the season at PG next season...
...bunch of numbers and stuff...

...What do you think?

I think you're high.

Hamilton's handle is questionable for a 3, much less a point guard.

 

[pnow15]

Coach's spend their whole lives praying to get a Jalen Adams at point. Adams will play point until his arms fall off.
Ollie will live with about ten thousands mistakes before he takes him out. Remember how long he stayed with Calhoun and
Facey. He will stay with Adams the entire season.

 

[Walker11]

Hamilton will function as a point forward on occasion next year. Of course he won't be the smallest guy on the team who is matching up with the other smallest guy - what most people think of when they picture a PG, but he will initiate the offense.

 

[uconnbill]

Point forward is what he is. He can pass, shoot and rebound. He should not be the point as the Harrison is not a good point and is more of a two or at best a combo guard.

 

[3rdbass]

Halmilton's handle is fine and better than TSAM's if you really watch it. He actually has a good crossover dribble he needs to use more. OP you aren't out of the realm with seeing DHAM handle the ball more and allow JA to play off the ball. I don't think he will be the primary ball handler most of the time though. DHAM improved his dribbling dramatically as the season went on and can definitely take his man off the dribble with some good hesitation move.

If he has to play some backup point next year I think we will be fine but I hope he isn't our main point guard through the season.

 

[UConn990411]

Not really sure what people watched the past couple months, but Hamilton's handle is really freakin' good.

And not just for a small forward. He tightened it up big time after his early struggles, and (not coincidentally) the turnovers went way down.

I don't want him playing point guard full time, but you're drunk if you think TSam is a more dependable ballhandler.

 

[Jluc]

Jesus.

 

[jfuchs91]

Hamilton's handle is much better than people are giving him credit for. He did have a lot of turnovers, but many seemed more like freshman mistakes than showing a weak handle. His handle itself is very solid for a young wing player, and he's shown an ability to get into the lane with regularity.

He may not be a point guard in the traditional sense, but he can be a playmaker and ball handler in our offense. He won't be the "point guard" because he won't guard the position on the other end, but he will likely have to handle some of the PG duties on offense, largely due to our roster composition. I'd personally trust Hamilton creating for others more than Purvis.

 

[3rdbass]

Not really sure what people watched the past couple months, but Hamilton's handle is really freakin' good.

And not just for a small forward. He tightened it up big time after his early struggles, and (not coincidentally) the turnovers went way down.

I don't want him playing point guard full time, but you're drunk if you think TSam is a more dependable ballhandler.

Like I said in my post also not sure what drugs people are on that make them see TSAM as a better ball handler than DHAM. Besides RB, the only other player I felt comfortable with the ball in their hand this year was DHAM. He really improved his dribble and TO's by limiting the spin moves and even adding in a tight crossover and hesitation moves to get past his man.