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Posted on 1/17/21 at 3:31 pm to
Posted by eric4UA08
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Posted on 1/17/21 at 3:31 pm to
Only guy I’m willing to part with is Rojas. If it has to be anyone else, I’d rather pass on the incoming person. Maybe that’s dumb, but sorry lol I wanna see Gary and Miles develop.
Posted by mistaken4193
Member since Jan 2017
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Posted on 1/17/21 at 3:33 pm to
Oats ain’t letting Rojas go. I’m a fan of Rojas he can be a little awful offensively at times but plays hard and Nate compliments him in almost every postgame press conference.

He is also playing hurt right now
This post was edited on 1/17/21 at 3:37 pm
Posted by SECSolomonGrundy
Slaughter Swamp
Member since Jun 2012
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Posted on 1/17/21 at 3:38 pm to
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if he’s a regular rotation player, he’s one of our top 5 players easily


Herb
Petty
Bruner
Shack
Primo
Quinerly
Ellis

Which three should be behind Gary?
Posted by Bryant91092
Member since Dec 2009
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Posted on 1/17/21 at 3:43 pm to
I agree with you. Both Miles and Gary seem like guys who would be damn good supporting players their junior and senior years.

I think Gary may still be a on a minute restriction because of his knee. I don’t think they’ll let him cut loose for an extended period time or he would’ve played even more minutes yesterday. That’s all speculation though.
Posted by SummerOfGeorge
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Posted on 1/17/21 at 3:43 pm to
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I agree with you. Both Miles and Gary seem like guys who would be damn good supporting players their junior and senior years.



Yep - and those are dudes you need in your program.
Posted by eric4UA08
Member since Nov 2008
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Posted on 1/17/21 at 3:56 pm to
Yep and Miles looks like he could be crazy good from 3 (and seems to even handle the ball somewhat well). And Gary feels like a do-it-all, always winning the hard hat, kind of guy. I’d be really sad to see either of them go. I’d go so far as to say it would be a mistake to let them go at this time. But I’m also not the coach.
Posted by CrimsonFever
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Posted on 1/17/21 at 3:59 pm to
What do you guys think of Ellis? He has been out most unproductive regular rotation player aside from Rojas so far.

Ellis did have the big game vs Florida where be got 8 rebs and 16 points, but he hasn't gotten over 7 points in any other game. His defense has been good.

Does he have a breakout at some point that adds some consistency?

Would you guys rather keep him next year than get Nimari Burnett?
Posted by Chadaristic
Member since Jan 2011
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Posted on 1/17/21 at 4:00 pm to
Ladies lost 82-56.

Scored single digits in the 2nd and 4th quarters.
Posted by Teague
The Shoals, AL
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Posted on 1/17/21 at 4:00 pm to
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Oats ain’t letting Rojas go.


He might not, but if he lets anyone go, it 100% should be him.
This post was edited on 1/17/21 at 4:05 pm
Posted by CrimsonFever
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Posted on 1/17/21 at 4:07 pm to
Oats isnt scared to let a player go just because he recruited him, see Raymond Hawkins.

I think Rojas will get better as the season goes.
Posted by Chadaristic
Member since Jan 2011
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Posted on 1/17/21 at 4:08 pm to
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f he lets anyone go, it 100% should be him.


That's my preference too. Rojas has the lowest ceiling, but i'll trust Oats with roster management. He's been excellent in that department so far.
Posted by Robot Santa
Member since Oct 2009
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Posted on 1/17/21 at 4:10 pm to
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What do you guys think of Ellis?


Has potential to be one of the better 3&D players in the conference next season after Petty and Herb move on and he gets more consistent minutes. He's shooting like 38% from outside and plays really good defense. He only plays like 10-15 minutes most nights though.
Posted by Chadaristic
Member since Jan 2011
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Posted on 1/17/21 at 4:12 pm to
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Oats isnt scared to let a player go just because he recruited him, see Raymond Hawkins.



Apples and oranges imo.

Last year Hawkins played less than Tyler Barnes.

Rojas is a regular rotation guy.
Posted by mistaken4193
Member since Jan 2017
30377 posts
Posted on 1/17/21 at 4:13 pm to
I won’t disagree. He is the worst player on a Good team full of Good players....you act like he is as worthless as Giddens.

Rojas isn’t awful he just isn’t as good as the other guys on the team.
Posted by CrimsonFever
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Posted on 1/17/21 at 4:14 pm to
Yeah I think he has a lot of potential, just a little hesitant now since he is like the 6th scoring option at guard. I love his defense and shooting ability.
Posted by Teague
The Shoals, AL
Member since Aug 2007
22277 posts
Posted on 1/17/21 at 4:14 pm to
I think Ellis has just kind of taken a back seat as the new guy and isn't trying to do a lot offensively. But, like others are saying, he's very good on defense. And I think he can be more of a scorer if he needs to be.
Posted by Bryant91092
Member since Dec 2009
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Posted on 1/17/21 at 4:16 pm to
He’s a guy that I hope takes advantage of this extra year and we keep him for 3 years. I think he has that much potential. A pretty cool feeling to like this many guys on the roster. It’s normally few and far between guys I want to stick around
Posted by CrimsonFever
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Posted on 1/17/21 at 4:17 pm to
I think the toughness that Rojas brings has been contagious to the rest of the team.
Posted by mistaken4193
Member since Jan 2017
30377 posts
Posted on 1/17/21 at 4:17 pm to
Yes. Which is exactly why Oats compliments him every postgame
Posted by Chadaristic
Member since Jan 2011
41026 posts
Posted on 1/17/21 at 4:22 pm to
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A pretty cool feeling to like this many guys on the roster. It’s normally few and far between guys I want to stick around


There's been years where I wanted to keep 3 or 4 guys and purge the rest.
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