Rodney Purvis would be entering his junior year

[HuskyWarrior611]

A prototypical 3 would have the skill set necessary to play the 3...

No. Just because your 6'8 190 pounds with no handle doesn't mean you should bang down low either. But they do have the prototypical physical traits to play the 3 if developed right. We've seen guys those size play 4 here and we won championships like that but it wasn't by choice that those guys were playing 4.

 

[UConn990411]

No. Just because your 6'8 190 pounds with no handle doesn't mean you should bang down low either. But they do have the prototypical physical traits to play the 3 if developed right. We've seen guys those size play 4 here and we won championships like that but it wasn't by choice that those guys were playing 4.

Uh, no. It means he has the size to play both forward positions, depending on the matchup. That makes him a tweener.

Roscoe is 22 years old, and he still hasn't developed a handle. That's kind of an important facet of having the skill set to be a prototypical 3 ... so it's pretty safe to say he will never be one.

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

Uh, no. It means he has the size to play both forward positions, depending on the matchup. That makes him a tweener.

Roscoe is 22 years old, and he still hasn't developed a handle. That's kind of an important facet of having the skill set to be a prototypical 3 ... so it's pretty safe to say he will never be one.

Roscoe never developed right. He was brought in as a 3 and started as a 3 and then moved down to 4 because it was only Tyler at that position.

 

[mauconnfan]

No. Just because your 6'8 190 pounds with no handle doesn't mean you should bang down low either. But they do have the prototypical physical traits to play the 3 if developed right. We've seen guys those size play 4 here and we won championships like that but it wasn't by choice that those guys were playing 4.

A "3" really needs to be part guard and part forward/swing. A decent handle, pass the ball a little, some perimeter and mid range game while able to rebound it some. If he can't do most or all then he's either a 2/3 or a 3/4 and not a 3. Roscoe isn't close to a 3 and never was……..Deandre was closer but was a 3/4 combo or tweener………Omar is a 2/3 tweener still searching to add the passing and ball handling skills to find a number.

Then again they can just be basketball players and have 5 real good players on the court doing a little bit of everything.

 

[mauconnfan]

Roscoe never developed right. He was brought in as a 3 and started as a 3 and then moved down to 4 because it was only Tyler at that position.

How can you be a 3 Warrior if yiou can't pass, dribble or shoot it too good? He was never a 3………and he left wanting to be something he was never going to be! Took a year off at UNLV still couldn't do the things required of a 3…..this isn't hard!

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

Your right. That's saying something with all the great 3s that went here. Deandre.. Roscoe.. Stanley.. Rudy.. Caron...

Honestly this is my original comment. When these guys go to the NBA they will play 3 no matter what position they played in college. Daniel Hamilton is the same way. Compared to Ray and Rip who went on to be 2s.

 

[mauconnfan]

Honestly this is my original comment. When these guys go to the NBA they will play 3 no matter what position they played in college. Daniel Hamilton is the same way. Compared to Ray and Rip who went on to be 2s.

Roscoe's only shot would be a 4 though……he can't come close to a 3 in the NBA, not even within a mile…….and that's why Stanley isn't there. But you are right Rudy is a 3 and Caron is mostly a 3, although somewhat of a hybrid……..Ray and Rip both were 2/3 in the NBA depending on the teams lineups and DHam would seem to prototypical for sure……..

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

Roscoe's only shot would be a 4 though……he can't come close to a 3 in the NBA, not even within a mile…….and that's why Stanley isn't there. But you are right Rudy is a 3 and Caron is mostly a 3, although somewhat of a hybrid……..Ray and Rip both were 2/3 in the NBA depending on the teams lineups and DHam would seem to prototypical for sure……..

He's probably going to have a similar career path of Stanley. If Roscoe had the bigs Stanley had he would've stayed at the 3 and have a similar career as a finisher around the rim, rebounder, and defender.

 

[johnhuskies95]

Roscoe's only shot would be a 4 though……he can't come close to a 3 in the NBA, not even within a mile…….and that's why Stanley isn't there. But you are right Rudy is a 3 and Caron is mostly a 3, although somewhat of a hybrid……..Ray and Rip both were 2/3 in the NBA depending on the teams lineups and DHam would seem to prototypical for sure……..

In the NBA your position is about who you can guard, and Roscoe can definitely guard 3's. If he could shoot the ball a little better from three he could be a serviceable "3 and D" guy on a second unit.

 

[mauconnfan]

In the NBA your position is about who you can guard, and Roscoe can definitely guard 3's. If he could shoot the ball a little better from three he could be a serviceable "3 and D" guy on a second unit.

How is he getting his shot from the 3? Easily guard able without a handle and not a quick release - won't score from the 3 and can only rebound if under the basket……….I do agree he can guard 3's, quick and tough………but he's a 4 and I am unsure how he makes a roster……….would be very surprised with the small skill set………now if he can be a Rodman then maybe

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

Just because you can't shoot or dribble doesn't mean you can't play on the perimeter in the nba. Look at Tony Allen.

 

[aceboon]

In the NBA your position is about who you can guard, and Roscoe can definitely guard 3's. If he could shoot the ball a little better from three he could be a serviceable "3 and D" guy on a second unit.

This, Andre Roberson is alot like Roscoe, same build, hybrid 3/4 with very little in the way of a perimeter game, and he was a monster on the glass at Colorado. He got drafted first round by OKC and they're now converting him into a 3 & D guy by having him work on his corner 3 point shot, he even started at SG in Thabo Sefalosha's place when he was injured. Roscoe can definitely make it as a defender if he plays on a team with talented offensive weapons just like Roberson.

 

[HuskyBballFan]

Just because you can't shoot or dribble doesn't mean you can't play on the perimeter in the nba. Look at Tony Allen.

The only reason Tony Allen is in the NBA is because he's one of the best 2-3 perimeter defenders on the entire planet.