BEFORE TRAINING camp, Brett Brown spoke of how the biggest question mark on his team was the point guard position, where two of his more proven players (Tony Wroten and Kendall Marshall) were recovering from torn ACLs and three (T.J. McConnell, Pierre Jackson and Scottie Wilbekin) were unknowns. Veteran Isaiah Canaan, more of a scoring guard than a point guard, was really the only known commodity.
The post area was thought to be a bit more secured with rookie Jahlil Okafor and Nerlens Noel expected to compose a 1-2 punch the likes the organization has never seen.
But Noel clanged knees and took a nasty spill on his back against the Cavaliers last Thursday and has been out since, while Okafor was on a minute watch before being shut down this week with soreness in his right knee.