citay said:
Sayeed was a point guard in high school. The only reason he was forced to play in the post at Montana was because that's where he was needed. With more depth up front, he would have played the point here as well.
At 6'5", with his ability to post up smaller guards, I think he has a great future in pro ball, if moved back to point guard. So I don't think it's a matter of height with him but rather of playing out of position here.
I feel his best opportunity would be as a poor man's PJ Tucker. They are both about 6'5, P.J is a little heavier, but both are very strong. I feel SP is more athletic. I think like P.J., SP could be very switchable on D and can defend 1-3. In some cases he could defend the 4 when other teams go small ball.
I have a difficult time seeing him as a PG. In order to be a reserve PG, you have to be solid with the ball and be able to shoot. I think a PG should be a minimum 2.0 A/TO ratio and be able to shoot the 3. He had more TOs than assists at Montana and his A/TO ratio was 1.2 in Greece. While his 3PG% in Greece (39%) was better than his career 30% at Montana, he still doesn't make enough at a high enough volume. He also only shot 63 FT% in Greece and shot 67% for his career at Montana. Could he improve his shooting? Definitely. But right now it does not seem like a strength.
While I do believe he can carve out a niche, I just don't think it is at PG.