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Originally Posted by saphojunkie
I think the reaction is that, in a tough tournament weekend where the offense was harried and out of sync, Conner was the only one who didn't panic, didn't turn it over, and didn't pick up his dribble. He made big shots, sure, but far more important was that he made the correct pass. He appears to understand the offense far better than either tharpe or mason from a PG perspective.
And unlike both of those guys... Frankamp actually played PG in high school. It shows. He's much more comfortable shooting off the dribble than he is floating to the corner for a catch and shoot 3. I'd start him 10 times out of 10 over Mason right now and going forward.
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I agree with most of this. Although I will say that I like Mason's penetration ability. And he did show flashes of what a PG is supposed to do throughout the season. My guess is that Frankamp was a little overwhelmed this season by the level of competition. But it seemed to start clicking at tourney time. Hopefully, that's a sign of things to come next year. If Tharpe doesn't pull his head out of his butt this offseason then to Hell with him. Make Frankamp the starter with Mason as the backup. Just split the minutes between those 2 and leave Tharpe on the bench.