Roscoe Watch

[OkaForPrez]

Scoe had 10 points and 12 boards in 21 min. Shot 4-7, 1-4 from the line in UNLVs exhibition LOSS to Dixie State.

 

[caw]

Scoe had 10 points and 12 boards in 21 min. Shot 4-7, 1-4 from the line in UNLVs exhibition LOSS to Dixie State.

UNLV needs a PG in the worst way.

 

[alexd]

Dixie State??? For real???

 

[upstater]

This is one player that should have definitely stayed at UConn.

 

[BoatShow]

This is one player that should have definitely stayed at UConn.

Gained literally nothing by leaving. I bet he regrets it. Wish him the best though.

 

[Rico444]

Is he even playing small forward? That's the reason he left.

 

[caw]

I can't imagine Roscoe as a successful 3. He just has zero handle

 

[husky91]

Would have gained nothing by staying. He wants to play the 3 and he can't. Good guy, he'll have a good career overseas.

Gained literally nothing by leaving. I bet he regrets it. Wish him the best though.

 

[Clockshop]

Looks like he started the game at the 4. 3 guards and him and Birch

http://www.bloguin.com/runthefloor/...side-the-boxscore-dixie-state-71-unlv-70.html

 

[boog204]

Roscoe is a great example of why you cannot trust scouting reports. Word was that he was this light's out outside shooter (he was called one of the best perimeter shooters in his class); the next great 3 man in the program. He gets here, is a poor outside shooter and possesses barely any 3 man skills. He was a great glue guy as a 4 but he's not what he was made out to be.

 

[Hoophound]

Roscoe is a great example of why you cannot trust scouting reports. Word was that he was this light's out outside shooter (he was called one of the best perimeter shooters in his class); the next great 3 man in the program. He gets here, is a poor outside shooter and possesses barely any 3 man skills. He was a great glue guy as a 4 but he's not what he was made out to be.

He's a perfect example of a slightly skilled 4 that due to his size and strength, looked like a 3 against high school competition.

 

[Mike Honcho]

I loved Roscoe. Can't teach heart. Best of luck to him, wish he were still with the program.

 

[Fishy]

Roscoe left because he got jerked around a bit during his sophomore year and UConn looked to be a pure disaster in time for his junior year.

Calhoun was in and out with the suspension and then the back issue. Roscoe's minutes were up, down, then way down and then way up - I thought they misused him something fierce all season. (Ahem..Blaney.) Ultimately, he lost about seven minutes a game or 400 on the year.

You couldn't blame him for looking for a more stable situation.

Hindsight being 20/20, he would have thrived under Kevin Ollie.

 

[Tenspro2002]

He's a perfect example of a slightly skilled 4 that due to his size and strength, looked like a 3 against high school competition.

Bingo. His being underskilled as a perimeter player was never exposed against high school competition.

 

[huskiesnyc]

I wish Roscoe the best. I thought he would be a Husky forever but he handled his transfer like a man, unlike AO. No trash talk just felt he needed a change. I have a lot of respect for Roscoe for taking the high road and not slandering the school he won an NC with like someone we know. Still, you won't see any of JC's finest coaching moments in the 2012 season.

 

[husky91]

Still have to make shots, why is that different?


He's a def tweener, good kid and he'll play overseas for lots of years.

Bingo. His being underskilled as a perimeter player was never exposed against high school competition.

 

[Hoophound]

Still have to make shots, why is that different?


He's a def tweener, good kid and he'll play overseas for lots of years.

It wasn't just his inconsistent jumper, he lacked the ability to create and get to the hoop off the dribble. As a wing, he was a jump shooter that couldn't shoot. He is a 4 who can score better near the hoop and on offensive rebounds. He also runs the fast break well. Just lacks the overall skill of a D1 wing. He is a versatile 4 though, and that's where he'll make a living.

 

[Deleted member 3149]

I wonder if he's learned clock management yet

 

[tzznandrew]

Hindsight being 20/20, he would have thrived under Kevin Ollie.

All of this was right (although Calhoun deserves as much blame as Blaney), but this point is particularly important.

Roscoe could have played the 4 and the 5 on the floor last year (some of Daniels minutes, and also in a lineup of Napier-Boatright-Calhoun-Daniels-Roscoe or N-B-C-Giffey-Roscoe); we would have rebounded better, and he could have worked on his handle against mismatched 5s. It's not like we had great interior defense, either...

 

[AZHuskiePop]

I loved Roscoe but his leaving helped in DD's development.
hard nosed kid who I wish well.
I think he still has a shot at the NBA

It was a blessing in disguise.

 

[bmo22]

I really liked Roscoe. I think he got a raw deal his second year, so I can't blame him for transferring. Hopefully he has a great year for the Rebels.

 

[GlastonTim]

I loved Roscoe but his leaving helped in DD's development.
hard nosed kid who I wish well.
I think he still has a shot at the NBA

It was a blessing in disguise.

This

 

[husky91]

Raw deal?? How? If he can't play and contribute @ this level then whose fault it that exactly?

I really liked Roscoe. I think he got a raw deal his second year, so I can't blame him for transferring. Hopefully he has a great year for the Rebels.

 

[Fishy]

Raw deal?? How? If he can't play and contribute @ this level then whose fault it that exactly?

Who said he couldn't contribute at this level?

 

[champs99and04]

Looking back on it, our best lineup in 2011-12 was Bazz, Boat, Lamb, Roscoe, and Drummond. I wish the Oriakhi/Drummond experiment would have ended sooner - AO wasn't skilled enough to capitalize on his size advantage offensively and he was too laboring to guard the Jae Crowder's of the world on the other end. Oriakhi was a five and only a five, and by the time we realized it, our season was virtually over.