crd012
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09-19-18 04:27 PM - Post#261439
https://twitter.com/rhodes_malachi/status /10425095...
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bison75
Masters Student
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09-19-18 04:29 PM - Post#261440
In response to crd012
Welcome, Malachi. You'll love Bucknell.
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Bison7882
Junior
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09-19-18 04:38 PM - Post#261441
In response to bison75
Great news! And his announcement video is really classy. Welcome, Malachi!
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Bison54
PhD Student
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09-19-18 05:04 PM - Post#261442
In response to Bison7882
This is great!! What a solid young man!!
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Bison89
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09-19-18 05:47 PM - Post#261443
In response to Bison54
Welcome to Bucknell! You will love it.
When is the last time that Bucknell had a 6'-8" Small Forward?
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jkrun80
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09-19-18 06:14 PM - Post#261444
In response to Bison89
This is a good (and TALL) recruiting class.
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atlantabison
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09-19-18 06:32 PM - Post#261445
In response to Bison89
Welcome to Bucknell! You will love it.
When is the last time that Bucknell had a 6'-8" Small Forward?
Isn’t the answer 2018? I believe we played Bruce at the three at times this past season.
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Bison137
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09-19-18 07:06 PM - Post#261446
In response to atlantabison
Yes, Moore mostly played the three the past two years. Having said that, I expect Rhodes will mostly be a PF.
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crd012
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09-19-18 08:13 PM - Post#261447
In response to Bison137
This has to be one of the biggest recruiting classes ever for Bucknell...maybe the Patriot League? 6’9, 6’8, 6’7, 6’3? Good luck matching up against that in a few years.
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Doktore K
Masters Student
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Re: Malachi Rhodes commits 09-19-18 08:45 PM - Post#261448
In response to crd012
Like the name, and love his game after watching the You Tube video. What HS does he play for and what are his stats??
What are his strengths that stand out? Looks like Malachi has some serious hops.
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Bison89
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09-19-18 09:52 PM - Post#261449
In response to Doktore K
Rhodes was his region's POY with 14.2 pts and 10.3 reb.
https://www.henryherald.com/sports/elca-s-malachi -...
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KenZ
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Malachi Rhodes is a Bison 09-19-18 10:07 PM - Post#261450
In response to Doktore K
looks like he played for a very small high school up til now. as a result he played center and dominated often against some lesser competition, was the class A junior player of the year. he transfered to a very large school for his senior year that has a bigger big, so he is expected to be playing on the perimeter more. would guess he showed well agaist bigger and better comp in aau season which is when most of his offers started coming in.
sounds like his perimeter game is a work in progress as one report from this spring praised him for staying within himself and posting up inside and letting the game come to him rather than forcing things and going beyond his strengths. he has, however, stated his objective is to develop a more complete game with the perimeter skills to be an outside shooting and driving threat. Perhaps that started to emerge in summer aau sessions as well, but have not found any commentary or video to support that. the shots in the highlight video look nice, but no idea what his outside shooting percentages or consistency look like. he is certainly very athletic and will provide additional rebounding and inside strength in any case.
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KenZ
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09-20-18 11:27 AM - Post#261456
In response to KenZ
thought the one graphic, which seems fairly certain to represent schools that offered, was intersting. thirteen offers, with CCSU being the only other school outside the southeast to get in on the competition, so a lot of schools we don't typically go up against. Wofford the only one we see fairly regularly although FGCU has been more frequent in recent years as we have offered more guys from the southeast.
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Old Bison
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09-20-18 01:08 PM - Post#261465
In response to KenZ
Great kid from great family (met all on their recent visit). Saw him play in Sojka with the guys. Good size and strength. Not afraid to bang and is versatile around the basket. Rebounds and defends. Shot is solid (within a range)but not exceptional...will need lots of reps. Not a 3 ball guy...will play 4...good get
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KenZ
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09-20-18 04:04 PM - Post#261476
In response to Old Bison
what are we getting? HoopSeen tells us
https://hoopseen.com/news/player/201809/ma lachi-rh...
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Bison89
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09-20-18 05:26 PM - Post#261483
In response to KenZ
This description reminds me of Darren Mastropoalo:
"Rhodes is a big strong prospect that can guard forwards in matchups where he may give up an inch or two. Physicality and his paint presence will be his calling card early in his career."
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Bison137
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09-20-18 08:14 PM - Post#261485
In response to Bison89
Rhodes' offers were listed on the 2019 thread, but just wanted to report it here as well. He had offers from Florida Gulf Coast, Wofford, Winthrop, App State, Presbyterian, Jacksonville State, UNC Asheville, Western Carolina, Chattanooga, CCSU, and Florida International. Almost all of the offers were made since late June.
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HoleinOne
Masters Student
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09-22-18 12:39 PM - Post#261552
In response to Bison89
Videos I've seen seem more like Sestina. Good around basket, solid rebounder, knows when and where to take mid-range shot. A bit of a project with great upside. Could be perfect Patriot League talent.
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atlantabison
PhD Student
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11-10-18 01:26 PM - Post#265123
In response to HoleinOne
Opens his season against Meadowcreek tonight. I hope to see a number of his games but plan to be home watching the Bison as this one happens.
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KenZ
Postdoc
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11-15-18 11:14 AM - Post#265681
In response to atlantabison
HoopSeen currently ranks Malachi #13 in Georgia's 2019 class, a good ranking. As a point of comparison, Toomer was #13 in their rankings for the class of 2016.
https://hoopseen.com/rankings/state/georgi a/2019
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