College basketball expert Kevin Sweeney of Sports Illustrated talked to us about USC basketball. Sweeney made a very important and central point about D.J. Rodman.
“There’s only one ball on the floor and we’re going to talk a lot about how much Boogie Ellis is going to need the ball and how much Isaiah Collier is going to need the ball,” Sweeney told us. “Oh by the way, Kobe Johnson and maybe Bronny James (exist too). They need someone who is willing to be opportunistic and never need his number called. D.J. Rodman probably can fit that role as well as anyone. As long as he’s bought into that, which history would suggest he should be, that’s a really impactful addition for USC. Now, can he rebound at a high enough clip? That’s a good question. Especially if he’s going to play the four a lot, how good a defender will he be? I think there’s certain things that are attached to him because of his last name about what he should be as a rebounder and a defender that haven’t always been backed up on film, but he has all the tools to be a very good defender and be a good undersized four man as a rebounder. He’s just got to do it consistently. If he does, I think he has a chance to make a pretty big impact, even if he’s only scoring six, seven points a game.”
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