10-Day Hoo Preview ’07: A Hybrid Hoo?

Mikell Simpson could provide UVa with some playmaking ability.

Al Groh looks for certain traits in his players, instilling the ‘smart, tough, focused’ mantra from his first days on the Virginia job. Unquestionably one characteristic he prizes is versatility. He has a certain soft spot for those players who can fill multiple roles, who can help their team win in more ways that one.

There’s no wonder then that Groh sounds a bit upbeat when he speaks about Mikell Simpson .

“Probably with Mikell, we’re seeing opportunities in this type of slot maybe differently than anyone else that’s been in there,” Groh said. “Mikell, as we have detailed, is a multi-skilled player and that was the attraction in the first place to Mikell when he was up in Harrisburg.”

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