#54 Rodney Rogers
Player File
6' 7", 255lb forward Rogers from
Wake Forest ('93) enters his 11th year as an NBA pro.
Birthday:
June 20, 1971
Birthplace:
Durham, NC
Drafted:
9th overall in the 1993 Draft, by Denver.
Career: Denver
'93 - '95; traded with draft rights to Brent Barry to LA Clippers for
Randy Woods and draft rights to Antonio McDyess on June 28, 1995; LA Clippers
'95 - '99; signed as free agent to Phoenix on August 2, 1999; Phoenix
'99 - '02; traded with Tony Delk to Boston for Randy Brown, Joe Johnson,
Milt Palacio and first-round draft pick on February 20, 2002; signed as
free agent by NJ August 14, 2002.
2002 - 2003 Regular Season Stats:
Games Played:
68
Minutes PG:
19.2
Points PG:
7.0
PCT: .459
Free Throw PCT:
.685
Rebounds PG:
3.9
Assists PG:
1.6
Blocks PG:
0.46
Steals PG:
0.74
Turnovers PG:
1.34
Nicknames:
"Deebo" is Rogers' official and preferred
nickname, from the giant bike-riding bully in the movie Friday,
played by Tom "Tiny" Lister, Jr. "Biggie Sized", "Dunkless
Donuts", "Rodney Ruffles" and "Cover Your Plates"
are just a few of the other nicknames
our dear readers have hung on him.
Rodney Rogers
– F/C
Known For:
Instant offense, three point threat, tough defender, makes big plays,
can play all three front line positions.
The Real Deal: So much for the best-laid
plans. Rod Thorn signed Rogers in the hopes that he would be the outside
shooting threat off the bench last season. He showed up out of shape and
round, got himself injured, and didn't make a whole lot of shots. And
Netsfans certainly took him to task for that. After all, fat, dumb and
all those misses from outside don't win you any favors around Nets-land.
We said he could lead the team in scoring in last season's analysis -
turns out all he did was lead the team in eating. Needless to say, after
coming into camp in much better shape this season, bigger things are expected
from him (if you'll pardon the pun).
Joe's Update: Will Rodney be fat, or phat,
in 2003 - 2004? Hold the fat jokes, folks - at least for now. So, can
Rodney do the things he was supposed to do last season this year?
He'll be carrying the burden of unfulfilled expections around like a lead
anchor unless he makes outside shots. And lots of them. You can almost
picture the Nets' brass hiring self-help guru Tony Robbins to help Rogers
visually make all those three-pointers in his mind, and push away the
Donuts and the Wendy's. Run, Rodney - don't walk - into the arms of the
Nets' high-powered fast-break offense and make some contributions, will
you? Regain that shooting stroke and all will be forgiven.
Rodney Rogers stats and bio: click
here.
The
2003 - 2004 Roster
Brandon Armstrong - G
Jason Collins - C/F
Lucious Harris - G
Richard Jefferson - F
Jason Kidd - G
Kerry Kittles - G
Kenyon Martin - F
Alonzo Mourning - C
Zoran Planinic - G
Rodney Rogers - F
Brian Scalabrine - F
Tamar Slay - G/F
Aaron Williams - C/F
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