(04-14-2018 12:26 AM)SoCalBobcat78 Wrote:  

(04-13-2018 07:48 PM)NMSUPistolPete Wrote:  

(04-13-2018 06:33 PM)gleadley Wrote:  

(04-13-2018 05:33 PM)JustALopesFan Wrote:  Per his personal Instagram, JJ Rhymes has committed to GCU
https://instagram.com/p/BhfoZOzHwQP/

Reads more like a question than statement. LOI or it didn't happen.

Good pick up. I was hoping NMSU would get him since we need more scoring. However, I am a little confused by his decision since currently Oscar Frayer is playing the same position and has been a two year starter. He said he wanted to go to a program where he could start. Without a consistent three point stroke, he is more a wing forward than a shooting guard. I am curious to see how he responds if he finds himself behind Frayer on the depth chart.

These days, some teams don’t need five positions. Brad Stevens with the Celtics talks about needing a ball handler, wings and a big. The Warriors do the same. That seems to be a trend with some teams. That maybe what Majerle is doing with his roster.

Rhymes is too good a player to not see major minutes. But unless Majerle moves Oscar Frayer over to the shooting guard position and puts JJ Rhymes at wing forward, I don't see Rhymes breaking the starting line at any other position. His doesn't shoot the three well enough to be the shooting guard (only 19 threes at 29.7% in JC ball) and his rebounding stats are not that impressive for his size (only 3.9 rpg in JC ball). So, he would be a liability at power forward. His strength is to dribble drive and reek havoc inside the arc; a natural small forward.

PG: 6'1 Demari Milstead
SG: 6'7 Oscar Frayer
SF: 6'5 JJ Rhymes
PF: ???? Jackson, Blumbergs, or Martin
C: 6'10 Alessandro Lever