Overview

• At a preseason scrimmage, Pitino announced that no player at St. John’s will be designated as a point guard, calling the position “totally done” in today’s game.
• His “pointless system” will employ a motion offense in which all athletes share ball-handling and passing duties rather than relying on one floor general.
• True point guard Dylan Darling was moved to the second unit after Kadary Richmond’s departure to the NBA left the Red Storm without a clear lead guard.
• Pitino pointed to NBA shifts toward scoring-focused backcourt stars, naming Chris Paul as “the last one” and noting combo guards like Jalen Brunson seek to score first.
• The approach underscores Pitino’s belief that versatile skill and constant movement can replace traditional positional roles on the court.