There's a little Jeremy Lamb there too from what I see…….looks like a nice player. He's only a sophomore huh? Wow
Wow is my sentiment as well. He has decent height. In the game against Peachtree, (I posted a link if people are interested in seeing Rock and Simonds) it looks like he just had a growth spurt and was getting used to his body. His midrange shooting was incredible in this game. Very much like Rip. He would be a zone buster for sure. He can go left or right and has a decent handle. Not great, but as I stated, I think he just had a growth spurt and is getting used to his new height. Who knows how much he's improved since that game and the game KO offered.
BTW, watching this game again, I came away with a much better impression of Lubin. He still needs to work on his game, but he knows how to box out, has the frame to be effective at boxing out, and has great instincts about how the ball bounces off the rim. He also has great hands. The announcer correctly called him "Mister Windex" for cleaning the glass. Rock was playing against a very tall Peachtree team. Their five had six inches on Rock and they have a forward Rock's height. There is no one else other than Lubin on Buford that is tall. In spite of Peachtree's clear height advantage, Lubin held his own and Peachtree ended up playing most of it's game on the perimeter.
One additional point is that Rock was utilized as a point forward on several half court offensive sets. He actually looks to have the skill set of Tyler in running this type of offense. He' a very good passer. The only reason I see him not being rated higher is that he lacks the footwork to score against bigger opponents near the basket. With great coaching I believe he will be a Jeff A type of player.
Buford doesn't appear to have any bench and Simonds and Lubin have to play most of the game for the team to be effective. They really have to play smart on the defensive end to avoid foul trouble. The coach can't really sub them out for long. So they play measured.