Who will start (primarily) at point this season?

[Norm Peterson]

Pick our point.  Who will start at point for most of the season?  (Not necessarily from game 1, but maybe if you think the day 1 starter will be there all year.)

[Huskerpapa]

I think we will see a three-headed monster at the point.  It will depend on a lot of factors.  But I think you will see a lot of Webster, then Biggs and then Petteway. 

[MandRHusker]

I saw Petteway play point during one practice last year and he looked reallllly good!

[Norm Peterson]

Well, if Petteway starts at point ...

 

then both Pitchford and Smith probably start on the front line and Shields slides over to the 3. 

 

That could happen. 

[Bugeaters1]

I went with Biggs, Webster said game was to fast for him at this point so how long does it take to get him up to speed ?

[tcp]

I'd lean towards Petteway or Biggs right now. 2 spot is the real log jam.

[nuhusker7]

I believe it will be Webster, however I don't think people are giving Benny enough of a shot, I don't think he will be a starter, however I think he will get meaningful minutes, first off, he has a years experience of playing big ten basketball, in our system, and secondly he generally wasn't a liability with the ball in his hands,

Also one more thing to think about is how much easier it is for a primarily passing point guard to succeed when he has scoring talent around him, which I think we all think that we will have this year

I'm not saying Benny will play a lot of minutes this year, but I'm saying that I personally think that people are counting him completely out of the equation when he will in my guesses get around ten minutes a game

[Chuck Taylor]

Benny Parker has a far better chance than he's being given here. He played a ton last year, not always pretty, but still he had good stretches. Biggs is going to be suspended the first three games, so he's gonna start behind. Tai has never played this level of competition and is thousands of miles from home. Pretty complicated picture.

[FredsSlacks]

I went with Biggs, Webster said game was to fast for him at this point so how long does it take to get him up to speed ?

I would say Webster still has more big game experience than Biggs does. Olympic qualifier>Juco

 

Benny Parker has a far better chance than he's being given here. He played a ton last year, not always pretty, but still he had good stretches. Biggs is going to be suspended the first three games, so he's gonna start behind. Tai has never played this level of competition and is thousands of miles from home. Pretty complicated picture.

You have to remember that Parker was the only scholarship point guard on the team last year, and he was barely even getting playing time by the end of the season. I think Biggs and Webster can provide a lot more than Parker.

 

I think you are pretty limited when you are 5'9, an average ball handler, average shooter, and an average athlete.

[Huskerpapa]

I think if Benny earns the playing time, it would mean that he has improved his game quite a bit...that isn't a bad thing, but it would be a bit surprising to me.  Benny has a lot of heart, and can do some good things, yet he had some pretty glaring holes in his game that was exposed by conference coaches.  At points last season, Benny was left unguarded.  That is certainly not a rip on Benny.  The kid could have left, but instead he stayed with the hope of improvement.

 

I would not be shocked if Benny redshirts.  We will see.

[kldm64]

If Benny Parker is getting significant minutes this year, I'll be shocked.  If he has improved that much, then good for him.  Last year, he had every opportunity to prove himself and it seems like he got worse as the year went on.  You could tell he lost confidence in himself.  If Miles has the chance to get a better player here in 2014 class, I wouldn't be surprised if he would pull Parker's scholarship and give it to one of the potential recruits if needed.  Benny seems like a great kid but from what I've seen of him, he might be better off at a D2 school.

[PimpMario]

While I am really really really really happy we got Webster... Lets give the kid some time to adapt before we crown him.

 

Biggs will have had over a year under Miles when the season starts and he was brought in to play point.

[Silverbacked1]

If Benny Parker is getting significant minutes this year, I'll be shocked.  If he has improved that much, then good for him.  Last year, he had every opportunity to prove himself and it seems like he got worse as the year went on.  You could tell he lost confidence in himself.  If Miles has the chance to get a better player here in 2014 class, I wouldn't be surprised if he would pull Parker's scholarship and give it to one of the potential recruits if needed.  Benny seems like a great kid but from what I've seen of him, he might be better off at a D2 school.he would still have his red shirt year if he did leave.

 

We see enough teams come through the Bob the last few years to know Benny has D1 talent.

 

IF and a big IF he would want to go to another D1 program he would have his red shirt year to still use to sit out his transfer year.

 

I think he will get some minutes this year, either through injury or the fact that he can do something somebody else can't.

 

Will it be every game?  Don't know but I thibk he is going to win a game for us this year because of his play.