Sentinel Publishes Jans Interview

With recruiting closed up for the year, the Sentinel sat down with Coach Jans...much of it is typical stuff (he's working hard), but there were a couple news items.

First, BG added 4 recruits.  We thought there were only 3 to work with (Black, Sealey, Edwards), but Demarkeo Lyshe, who was on scholarship last season, will return to walk-on status, so that answers that question.  Everyone is still on board.

One thing I have wondered is what style of play we might see out of Jans.  He hasn't really answered it, but here is why he went and got two point guards:

‘‘We needed a lot of help at the point-guard position. In my system, that position will be vital to the success of the team,’’ Jans said. ‘‘The way we are going to play, you have to have multiple ball-handlers on the floor at one time.

‘‘I have the mentality like the old baseball coaches who train everyone as a shortstop, and then farm them out to other positions,’’ he continued. ‘‘I feel the same way about point-guard. If you can train them all at point-guard, then they can all spread out and play.’’

Which is interesting.  Multiple ball handlers would be helpful...BG has struggled against pressure and to create shots, so perhaps that will help with ball movement and preventing turnovers.  Over the summer we are going to look at things more closely, but BG was dreadful on offense.

Finally, Coach is not worried about balanced classes.  Which is good, because 6 of BG's 13 scholarships are now with juniors.  He says he likes older teams...which might lead us to expect more transfers in the future, but let's not get too far into reading between the lines.

Looking forward to seeing him grow this program.