Among Nate Oats unconventional philosophy is playing the best you have on the floor, no matter the position. At Buffalo, his Bulls upset the Arizona Wildcats by using a lineup of three point guards.
This year, expect to see unconventional looks on the floor from the Crimson Tide, as Javon Quinerly, Jaden Shackelford and J.D. Davison are working together on a three-guard personnel package, one enabled by Davison coming along quicker in practice than expected and his “surprising” coachability.
Three guards aren’t anything particularly new, no. But given Alabama’s wing depth, the lineup could be long, fast, and lethal at times.