I think/hope he redshirts. I think we will have enough guards. That way he can get into the weightroom more, practice with the team and learn the system. Just my hope.
McDermott said on his call in show this past winter that he recruits guards heavily because they are like pitchers on a baseball team. The more solid guards you have, the better your team can be. I guess I can see where he is coming from given the fact that our guard play wasn't all that great this past year hence a 15-16 record.
Most teams either play with or have to matchup with a style that includes 3 guards and 2 posts. If you choose to play a 3rd front court guy, he better be able to handle the ball and guard a 6-5 slasher. You can win alot of games with 8 guards and 5 posts on your roster provided that at least several of your guards are physical 6-4 or bigger guys.