OT - Roscoe to enter the NBA draft

[hungry husky]

Alex Kline ‏@TheRecruitScoop 47m
UNLV announces forward Roscoe Smith will enter the NBA Draft.

I wish him the best of luck. He was always a great kid/teammate, and he made a decision that I'm guessing he regrets. His NBA prospects don't seem promising, but it's possible he could find a niche somewhere. I know some people are still bitter that he left, but I'll always consider him a Husky.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that he is not regretting his decision. Obviously, I wish he had of stayed a few more years at UConn because our frontcourt has not been our strength in the last 5 years, but he already reached the pinnacle of college basketball by winning the national championship. I can see how from his perspective, transferring to a team where he can better display his skills and elevate his NBA draft stock could make sense. I mean, he led the NCAA in rebounds this year, that's impressive any way you look at it. For all we know, he could become a less aggressive, less psychopathic Dennis Rodman one day.

 

[Chief00]

From a coach's perspective - Roscoe's decision making was interesting.

 

[sledog]

R was a tuff gritty kid. - like Adrian: never met a rebound he didn't like. Unfortunate that he transferred, but that doesn't change what he provided Frosh year!

 

[champs99and04]

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that he is not regretting his decision. Obviously, I wish he had of stayed a few more years at UConn because our frontcourt has not been our strength in the last 5 years, but he already reached the pinnacle of college basketball by winning the national championship. I can see how from his perspective, transferring to a team where he can better display his skills and elevate his NBA draft stock could make sense. I mean, he led the NCAA in rebounds this year, that's impressive any way you look at it. For all we know, he could become a less aggressive, less psychopathic Dennis Rodman one day.

I'm not sure if Roscoe's rebounding numbers can be explained by UNLV showcasing his skills. In fact, you could make the exact opposite argument - Roscoe was hoping for the opportunity to showcase small forward skills, but instead UNLV used him in the same way UConn did. If he had known that was going to be the case, I bet he would have preferred playing power forward on a national champion than playing the four for a dysfunctional team that didn't even make the NIT.