TMavFan Registered: 01/08/04
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| | 07/18/08 at 05:30 PM | Reply with quote | #1 |
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First the caveat...it is really tough to compare the stats of college players. The schedules they play vary wildly. The quality of their teammates also vary wildly. Who do you think has an easier time getting an open look, Darrell Arthur at Kansas or Charles Rhodes at MSU. With that said, I've been impressed enough with Rhodes this summer that I thought I'd dig into the numbers a little. To me, it is much easier for perimeter players to distinguish themselves in summer leagues. I'm sure there are dozens of posters here who will say the "knew" Bass was going to be a player based on last summer. I didn't see it. But I'm liking what I see in Rhodes. Good energy and good production and good consistency from game to game. He's putting up 10.8 and 6 boards on .645 shooting in only 19 minutes per game. Below are the ratings of the PF's from this years draft outside of the top guys plus Rhodes and Bass's numbers from his last year in college:
PER EFF/40 WS/40 C Rhodes 31 23.5 10.7 JJ Hickson 27.1 25.2 13.2 D Arthur 23.5 23.5 9.6 DJ White 28.9 27.3 15.1 J Dorsey 22.5 24.4 16.3 R Hendrix 37.6 30.4 16.5 D Jackson 25.8 25.0 13.7 Bass (college) 27.6 26.0 13.9
Rhodes is quite competitive from a PER standpoint and fairly competitive on efficiency. He trails the pack in WinScore. I'm not saying he's some incredible player. He was pretty thoroughly schooled by Justin Thompson the other day against Sacramento. But there have been plenty of later round undersized PF's find success and productivity in the league as backup 4's in recent years. You never know how players will develop. Rhodes has a decent looking stroke from the line. If he can eventually develop some range out to 15 feet, he might be a decent pickup. |
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angryllama Registered: 09/08/04
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| | 07/18/08 at 08:48 PM | Reply with quote | #2 |
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Quote: Originally Posted by TMavFanRhodes is quite competitive from a PER standpoint and fairly competitive on efficiency. He trails the pack in WinScore. I'm not saying he's some incredible player. He was pretty thoroughly schooled by Justin Thompson the other day against Sacramento. But there have been plenty of later round undersized PF's find success and productivity in the league as backup 4's in recent years. You never know how players will develop. Rhodes has a decent looking stroke from the line. If he can eventually develop some range out to 15 feet, he might be a decent pickup. Not so sure that Thompson schooled anyone that day. Guy was 3-8 for 11 points in 31+ minutes. If anything, Thompson struggled.
Rhodes was 4-6 for 13 points and 10 boards in 17 minutes comparatively speaking. __________________ "A lot of people don't give him a lot of respect," Howard said. "He should have been MVP the last two years for what he's done for this team. I think he's proven his point." |
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Bayliss

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| | 07/18/08 at 08:51 PM | Reply with quote | #3 |
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Well, tonight Rhodes went 1-4 for 4 points. __________________

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K_Rob Registered: 01/11/04
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| | 07/18/08 at 09:00 PM | Reply with quote | #4 |
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I've been impressed w/Rhodes and his play. He hasn't tried to play outside of himself at all since I've been watching. Has a decent low post game, nice range on his j, bangs in paint, gets boards. If we lose Bass, I think he can possibly be a good replacement. __________________ Game...blouses. |
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