In Harvard's loss to Fairfield, Rullman turned the ball over six times while running the point. Clearly, he is not the solution to the ballhandling problem.
Neither are guards James White and Dave LaPoint. While they are both good shooters, they are not yet skilled enough at dribbling and passing to spell Leake.
It's enough to make Sullivan yearn for last year's point guard, academic casualty Tarik Campbell.
"If Tarik, without ever having practiced, got straight off the train and onto the court, I tell you he would make a huge difference for us," Sullivan said.
Campbell's not due back until next season, though. In the meantime, the Crimson needs to work some magic.
The cards are stacked against the players. New system, new philosophy, one point guard.
It's up to the players to raise their game to overcome these obstacles. And to do it soon--before this season goes down as a monument to futility.