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At the 3. He wanted to play the 3, not the 4. He can't, he has a terrible offensive game.

Who said he could make the league?? Haha, no way.

bmo22 said:
Roscoe was a major contributor to the 2010-2011 National Championship team. To suggest otherwise is ridiculous. The Drummond + Oriahki front court experiment didn't work and Roscoe lost minutes because of it.
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husky91 said:
Raw deal?? How? If he can't play and contribute @ this level then whose fault it that exactly?
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idiotic comment. Roscoe was a very good player for us. we are worse off not having him.

he is a gritty player with a ton of heart and a great chemistry guy. i'm convinced his black eye helped catalyze our championship run.
 
Yes, ur comment is idiotic. He can't play the 3.

kobebeanbryant said:
idiotic comment. Roscoe was a very good player for us. we are worse off not having him.

he is a gritty player with a ton of heart and a great chemistry guy. i'm convinced his black eye helped catalyze our championship run.
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Does anyone have the scoop on what actually happened with Roscoe? Coz, I gotta say, I am still totally befuddled by his leaving. After the NCAA imposed the post season ban on us & Alex made it clear that he was not going to be at UCONN for his senior season, I asked Roscoe, point blank, if he was also leaving. He was pretty darned adamant about staying. Then, 2 weeks later, it was announced that he was going to play for UNLV. I was shocked. The last time I saw him, he looked like he'd lost his best friend & then he was gone. I miss the guy!
 
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Roscoe was an extremely likable player, and a crucial piece of that national championship team. He played incredibly well that tourney and did everything the team needed from him. I always thought he should have focused on being a good power forward, he could have done something like what Deandre has done at the 4, only with 12 footers instead of 3s. No idea why things went south the way they did for Roscoe after the championship, but I hope he succeeds.
 
Basketball fans seem to always vastly underrate defense when it comes to evaluating players. Roscoe was a great defender, did a lot of glue type things and always played hard. In a way he reminded me of one of my favorite Knicks, Charles Oakley.

I really wish Roscoe hadn't left, but I don't hold it against him. With everything going on around the program and how he was jerked around his sophomore year I can't blame him.

As others mentioned, Bazz, Boat, Lamb, Roscoe and Drummond was our best lineup, and it's a shame we never saw more of it. That team had so much more potential than the first round exit against Iowa State.

Best of luck to Roscoe, I just wish he was still a husky!
 
husky91 said:
At the 3. He wanted to play the 3, not the 4. He can't, he has a terrible offensive game.

Who said he could make the league?? Haha, no way.
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He is 6-8, athletic, defends, and plays hard. Plus he still has two more years to develop. I wouldn't say making it to the league isn't out of the question...
 
It is possible that Roscoe thought it was merely a formality for him to be allowed to play for UNLV last year (remember AO's request was quickly approved). Last year UNLV had Anthony Bennett at the 4, as well as Khem Birch, so it may have seemed to Roscoe (and perhaps sold by Coach Rose) that he would be given playing time to develop at the 3. Fast forward a year and UNLV is very thin on the inside (in addition to having very weak PG play) and it seems that he is stuck at the 4.
I am grateful for Roscoe's contribution to the 2011 NC and hope things work out for him.
 
I get a kick out of the "jerked around" thing? So if you win a ring the year prior you should still play 25-30 minutes if you play crappy?

I realize wha he did the year before but none of that was there for the follwong season in case anyone would like to recall. If anything he regressed and was moping a little wanting to be a 3 of which he had zero shot......

Love the freshman Roscoe but let's not compare the 2. It's not jerked around if you don't earn the time. Not sure who he should have played more than.......although I would agree if you said he could have at least taken Ao's minutes!! LOL.....
 
UC23Leahy said:
He is 6-8, athletic, defends, and plays hard. Plus he still has two more years to develop. I wouldn't say making it to the league isn't out of the question...
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Problem is he's probably 6-7 at best and can't shoot or handle it, as of 2 years ago. I hope he really improves but this would have to be leaps and bounds to make it to the next level. Nice player and I'm sure UNLV will better for it but nothing pointed to NBA while here. Never know as he was a young kid!
 
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mauconnfan said:
I get a kick out of the "jerked around" thing? So if you win a ring the year prior you should still play 25-30 minutes if you play crappy?

I realize wha he did the year before but none of that was there for the follwong season in case anyone would like to recall. If anything he regressed and was moping a little wanting to be a 3 of which he had zero shot......

Love the freshman Roscoe but let's not compare the 2. It's not jerked around if you don't earn the time. Not sure who he should have played more than.......although I would agree if you said he could have at least taken Ao's minutes!! LOL.....
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You don't think a starter from a national championship team should be given the benefit of the doubt to get out of a slow start to the season?

We all saw what he contributed in 2011 and we saw his impact towards the end of the season when they finally played him the minutes he deserved.

Look, you def earn your time in practice and how you perform in the games, but I think Roscoe earned the benefit of the doubt and the fact he wasn't was only exacerbated by the fact that some players (Alex) could seemingly do no wrong.
 
mauconnfan said:
Problem is he's probably 6-7 at best and can't shoot or handle it, as of 2 years ago. I hope he really improves but this would have to be leas and bounds to make it to the next level. Nice player and I'm sure UNLV will better for it but nothing pointed to NBA while here. Never know as he was a young kid!
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I agree I just felt like there should be no need for someone to 150% think its out of the question. I hope for the best for him
 
I actually had the pleasure of meeting Roscoe once. He's a very likable and respectful kid - I'm rooting for him 100%.
 
@MikeGrimala: Per Dave Rice, starting five for tomorrow set to be Deville Smith, Kevin Olekaibe, Jelan Kendrick, Roscoe Smith and Carlos Lopez-Sosa
 
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C'mon guys. This ship has sailed.
 
upstater said:
He played 18 minutes, grabbed 12 rebounds. Wow. What is that coach even thinking?
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Could really use that in our frontcourt this year.

I think Roscoe is regretting his decision. Would have been a great fit in this team.
 
His leaving hurt, didn't see that coming

How many guys have left us and made it to the NBA? I can't think of anyone, but there must be somebody

he left NBA-U, the program that makes more projects NBA players than any other program in the country, and he left us for UNLV.

I'm sorry, but "that's messed up"

all the best Scoe, good luck
 
He was in foul trouble plus he wasn't putting up points so he didn't get to play as much in that game. I love RS and wish we had him. But I don't see DD developing as much and DD is the more rounded player even with RS superiority in rebounding.
 
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3for3 said:
I loved Roscoe. Can't teach heart. Best of luck to him, wish he were still with the program.
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Can't teach heart? Exactly what heart didn't he show when he put his own numbers totally aside to do the dirtywork necessary to help us win a national championship.

Sheesh.
 
businesslawyer said:
Can't teach heart? Exactly what heart didn't he show when he put his own numbers totally aside to do the dirtywork necessary to help us win a national championship.

Sheesh.
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I think he was complimenting Roscoe's effort - "can't teach it", meaning he had it.
 
businesslawyer said:
Can't teach heart? Exactly what heart didn't he show when he put his own numbers totally aside to do the dirtywork necessary to help us win a national championship.

Sheesh.
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I'm quoting this just because it is hilarious to see the tables turned. Usually we have problems with lawyer speak!
 
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