1.   And, with Danny Ainge retired, suddenly the shooting guard spot is extremely young and untested.

2.   As one of eight returning defensive starters, Hovan will be the strong man at the point of attack from his nose guard spot.

3.   At West Virginia and Duquesne, Calipari started versatile forward Dana Dingle at the shooting guard spot.

4.   But he prefers the point guard spot and may have to remind Coach Del Harris of that, too.

5.   Carr will move in at the shooting guard spot vacated by Smith.

6.   Daniels is likely to share time at the point guard spot with Lee Mayberry.

7.   Earlier in his career, he had backed up point guard Derek Kellogg and shared the shooting guard spot with Mike Williams.

8.   Equally important, the acquisition allows coach Jim Cleamons to play Michael Finley at his natural shooting guard spot.

9.   Fair or unfair, people expected Thursday night to validate the move that provided Calipari with an extra helping of shooting punch from the guard spot.

10.   Gabriel said it was one of the keys to the trade, enabling Hardaway to develop at the two guard spot.