Walker will not redshirt. He isn't a point guard at all and will be way down the depth chart as a wing. He may help us if somebody gets injured but he isn't being counted on this year.
James and Odomes are having great summers and are improvements over Walker and Booker. Hopefully Dante is also improving and will help. I haven't heard anything about him this summer. Odomes is smaller but he will remind people of Kelly Oubre with his game.
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I agree about Walker. He was fearless last year when he tried to penetrate to the basket, but often was out of control. Also, his outside shot was suspect. Cousins is a better PG than Walker, so Isaiah will likely be the backup when Woodard is out.
The only practice I watched this summer, Odomes was really active and had a lot of slick, quick power moves to the basket. He isn't as tall as Oubre (6'5" vs 6'8") but has a much more solid build. The only part of his game I didn't particularly like, was the form on his 3 point shot .... kind of a shot put. That was a month ago.
I thought Buford looked good, too. I've said before that his game reminds me of Cam Clark, except Buford is an inch or 2 taller. His game looks smooth and under control, but he doesn't have the "moves" of Odomes. His mid-range jumper looked OK. He looks comfortable going inside and battling on the boards, too. I think he will get some minutes at the 3 and the 4.
That's kind of my 2¢ assessment. My observations weren't of a scrimmage, but were half court 30-second simulations. They were just short bursts that they ran over and over, then went to another situation.
