Can Jaylen Hands play point? The question has been debated and bandied about ad nauseam. The consensus answer seems to be “no” from Bruins’ fans. Personally, I think it is the wrong question. To me, the question is: “Should Steve Alford be able to make Jaylen Hands into a Pac-12 level point guard?” Before I get to the meat of that question, let me answer with three players in UCLA history who were not point guards when they arrived but became good point guards by the time they left.
1. Nigel Miguel
Miguel was a forgotten small forward in the mess that Walt Hazzard inherited from Larry Farmer.