They're both getting into the lane more, but yeah, I like Starks energy. I'll take the mistakes if it means we have a guy who actually makes things happen.

I'm curious to see the rotation once Caldwell comes back. Good problem to have though

A lot of Hogg at the 4 I hope

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A lot of Hogg at the 4 I hope

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Tough since TTM and Rob Williams will primarily be playing the 4. But there will definitely be some times where Rob plays the 5 and Hogg/Flagg at the 4 and we go "small".

wilson is a terror on defense though

Yes, that is correct. Starks is better than Wilson. But Starks had a few turnovers this game and he needs to clean that up. Really like Starks though.

Starks, Wilson, Caldwell

It is nice to have three quality guards over 6'.

It will be interesting to see how well they develop over the next few weeks. I strongly believe we will have strong, solid guard play by our first conference game Alabama (12/30).

Not sure who will be the best of the three, but all three have enough talent to contribute significantly to our run at the SEC Championship this season.

Wilson's experience and talent should help the freshmen guards.

Starks looks like he's gonna be a nice spark off the bench

WVU press was worthless because TJ can just dribble past their best defenders.

I do think Wilson is nice as well.

Yea Wilson looked a lot more effective in the 2ns half as well. This guard play last year and we would have been dancing

This is the best guard talent we've had IMHO since Kirk, Acie, and Sloan. Let's see if they can be as good.

This team would rival that Sweet 16 group in terms of raw talent. But, obviously, coaching was better back then.

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Both are better than anything we have had at the 1 in BKs tenure outside of Caruso. I realize that includes Dash and stand by the statement

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not saying much- dash was a terrible major conference pg.

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Both are better than anything we have had at the 1 in BKs tenure outside of Caruso. I realize that includes Dash and stand by the statement

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not saying much- dash was a terrible major conference pg.

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Understand your Dash comment but he was the second best PG we have had since Sloan. Until this year where there are three on the roster better than him

Starks reminds me a great deal of Donald Sloan at the beginning of his career.

I think all three will get some playing time. One of then is going to be able to relive Gilder for a couple of minutes along with Chandler.

I love the depth this year because we should be able to have Hogg and Gilder with fresh legs at the end of games. Huge.

Also like that we can give Davis a breather by playing small if we want without too much drop off.

This team has good depth so far. Let's hope we can keep the injury fairy away.

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Starks reminds me a great deal of Donald Sloan at the beginning of his career.

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What did you think of friday's game?

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The first 5-10 minutes were LMAO worthy from the looks of it!

I like both of them a lot for different reasons, and until Caldwell comes back I say that Wilson should stay starting to provide leadership and a calm presence. There is nothing wrong with having Starks as a great spark off the bench, and overall they will both play a lot.

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I like both of them a lot for different reasons, and until Caldwell comes back I say that Wilson should stay starting to provide leadership and a calm presence. There is nothing wrong with having Starks as a great spark off the bench, and overall they will both play a lot.

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Whichever one starts, there are enough minutes to go around with Caldwell out that they should both get a ton of playing time. I wouldn't mind seeing Wilson start and then Starks is the first guy off the bench for either of Wilson or Gilder.

Caldwell does not score. Starks and Wilson will provide scoring off bench. From what it looks starks moreso than wilson.

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Caldwell does not score much. Starks and Wilson will provide scoring off bench. From what it looks starks moreso than wilson.

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FIFY. And I agree. With Gilder, Hogg, Davis, and Williams...caldwell needs to distribute. If we put in some of the others, having scoring at the PG will be a nice balance.

It is early and we all witnessed the travesty which was the first 10 minutes of that game, which were played mostly on pure nerves and young inexperienced players. So it is a little too early to start railing on these guys, but where I do tend to agree is when a player like Trocha who has been playing for a few years is still incredibly weak in the paint and gets blocked, it raises some speculation and discussion. Lets hope Tony can get it worked out as the season progresses.

Now in regards to the Starks vs Wilson debate, I will gladly take a guard (Starks) that attacks the rim at 100 mph and commits a few turnovers trying to make a play, over an experienced guard who plays more on the passive end and just flat out gifts the ball to the other team. I get that Wilson isn't exactly a true PG, but that is even more of a reason Starks should lead this team at the 1 spot moving forward until Caldwell becomes Eligible. Again, it is early in the season but after a few scrimmages and a game down, it is a simple observation any spectator can point out.

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Now in regards to the Starks vs Wilson debate, I will gladly take a guard (Starks) that attacks the rim at 100 mph and commits a few turnovers trying to make a play, over an experienced guard who plays more on the passive end and just flat out gifts the ball to the other team. I get that Wilson isn't exactly a true PG, but that is even more of a reason Starks should lead this team at the 1 spot moving forward until Caldwell becomes Eligible. Again, it is early in the season but after a few scrimmages and a game down, it is a simple observation any spectator can point out.

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I agree. Somewhat troubling though is that neither Starks nor Wilson is a true backup PG. Amazing that A&M doesn't have a true backup. What if Caldwell was suspended the whole year? I love Starks and his tenacity.

This team will never have a TexAgs true point guard.

Yes, it would be hard to imagine what would happen if Caldwell gets hurt or just isn't as advertised, but basketball is a sport that sometimes all you really need is a guard that can beat his man off the dribble, attack the rim and really and truly, just put the ball up at the rim. The worst that can happen is that it either goes in, we get a rebound, he forces a foul, or you know, the occasional miss. If that is the case, I feel confident Starks can do such a thing.