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Date Posted: 09:48:25 12/24/02 Tue
Author: Chatter
Subject: Stats for 6'8" SG/SF Rodney Epperson at Barton County

Rodney Epperson.... 14 games-14 games started, 27.0 minutes per game, 76-162 FG's, 47% FG, 25-57 three pointers, 44% three pointers, 22-32 FT's, 69% FT, 4.6 rebounds per game, 14.5 ppg

What I like about this guy is his heighth, 6'8" and the fact that he can nail the 3 pointer, 44%, but he doesn't just sit at the 3 point line as evidenced by his 162 FG attempts of which only 57 are three point attempts. Plus, he's shooting 47% on FG's in addition to 44% on 3 pointers. Decent FT shooter, 69%. If anyone has seen him play, is he worthy of a Division 1 scholarship? I have heard we're recruiting him, but nothing solid.

UC has some tough choices to make. We need another big man in the worst way......someone like an Alexander Johnson (6'10"), Darryl Watkins (6'11"), Jermaine Bell (6'10"), Guy Ngarndi (6'8") or even Matt Terwilliger (6'10"). We could even use a couple of them. The problem is.....there are a few other good prospects out there like Norm Plummer and this Epperson kid. As someone posted below.....could you imagine this lineup:

PG 6'8" Kirkland
SG 6'8" Epperson
SF 6'7" White'
PF 6'7" Maxiell
C 6'10" Whaley

or how would this roster look in 2 years from now?
6'4" Nick Williams (sr.) (2003 recruit)
6'2" Chadd Moore (jr.) (2002)
6'2" Jamar Butler (fr.) (2004)
6'8" Armein Kirkland (jr.) (2002)
6'8" Rodney Epperson (jr.) (2004)
6'6" Eric Hicks (jr.) (2002)
6'7" Jason Maxiell (sr.) (2001)
6'7" James White (jr.) (2003 transfer)
6'8" Mike Pilgrim (so.) (2003)
6'7" Norm Plummer (fr.) (2004)
6'10" Robert Whaley (sr.) (2003)
6'10" Matt Terwilliger (fr.) (2004)
6'10" Alexander Johnson (so.) (2003)
13 scholarships
It won't work unless they return to the 5/9 rule. This scenario has 9 scholarships between 2003-2004.....we can only give 8. The reason that rule sucks is what if Maxiell, Whaley and White all go pro after next year and we've signed 5 this season and can only sign 3 for 2004? Then you'd only have 10 scholarship players in 2004-2005 (this scenario)......look below:

6'4" Nick Williams (2003)(sr.) (starter - PG)
6'2" Chadd Moore (2002)(jr.)
6'2" Jamar Butler (2004)(fr.)
6'8" Armein Kirkland (2002)(jr.)(starter - SF)
6'8" (Rodney Epperson?) (2004?)(jr.)(starter - SG?)
6'6" Eric Hicks (2002)(jr.)(starter - PF)
6'8" Mike Pilgrim (2003)(so.)
6'7" (Norm Plummer?) (2004?)(fr.)
6'10" Matt Terwilliger (2004)(fr.)
6'10" Alexander Johnson (2003)(so.)(starter - C)

That's your possible lineup if Whaley, Maxiell, and White would go pro after next season. And you'd really only have 9 scholarship players because you can only sign 8 between the 2003 and 2004 classes. So, you'd either sign Epperson OR Plummer, not both. Then add those 3 guys back in there and think how good that team will be. Because really, if they go pro.......you still have a decent team.

It's fun playing with these scenarios. But this really shows you how stupid the 5/8 rule is. There are teams out there like North Carolina or Duke that could lose 2 to 3 players a year to the NBA. UC will be in this situation next year. It really isn't fair. The 5/9 rule helps alot.....they should return to it. Then we could sign both Epperson, Plummer, Terwilliger, and Butler for next year and be done with it. Plummer has said he'd love to come home and play (hint hint). Terwilliger has sat on UC's bench a couple of times......he wants to come here. I'm sure with Huggs contacts at Barton and the fact that Epperson has listed UC in his top 3 that we could get him. But I still want Alexander Johnson this year, also. I'm greedy.

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