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News for Rodney Edgerson is not good.
If anyone stayed up late Thursday night, Washington State played and beat Utah, 69-42.
It was not a good game, as both teams played poorly with lots of turnovers and fouls.
But Utah played especially bad, and Washington State was ahead by 25 (39-14) at the half.
From that point the Washington State subs and deep subs got lots and lots of playing time, as Utah was never able to get any closer than 20-25 the rest of the game, and ended up with only 42 points on only 14 made baskets in the entire game.
Washington State is 7-2 and actually doing better than some had thought they would.
Rodney Edgerson was the 7th sub off the bench, and ended up playing only 4 minutes, missing his only two shots. He really did not look good. Seemed to be standing around waiting for someone to give him the ball, and didn't look like a guy trying to earn more playing time. Considering that Washington State is a fairly young team and Rodney was hailed as their best incoming/new scorer, this is probably not very good news for Edge. If he's only getting 4 minutes of playing time in a 25 point blowout, and is 10th to 12th in the playing rotation, he is not likely to get much more than a few minutes here and there the rest of the season.
On the season, Rodney has played in only 5 games and has made only five shots. He is very, very low on the playing rotation, and considering that he is a junior (juco transfer) and had the injury earlier this season, it may be that he should consider redshirting. Once he has played in 20% of his team's scheduled games, he cannot choose to apply for a medical redshirt, so he has to make that decision right now. If he plays in one more game he is not likley to be eligible for redshirting. I suspect he will not play in the next game next Thursday against Arizona, and a decision on a redshirt will follow.
There are a few rumors and comments about Edge on the WSU message boards, suggesting he hasn't been able to participate at 100% in practices, and therefore is in the coach's doghouse.
It has to be a tough decision for Rodney, as I am sure he wants to play, but I also suspect he doesn't want to sit the bench the rest of the year either.
If anyone stayed up late Thursday night, Washington State played and beat Utah, 69-42.
It was not a good game, as both teams played poorly with lots of turnovers and fouls.
But Utah played especially bad, and Washington State was ahead by 25 (39-14) at the half.
From that point the Washington State subs and deep subs got lots and lots of playing time, as Utah was never able to get any closer than 20-25 the rest of the game, and ended up with only 42 points on only 14 made baskets in the entire game.
Washington State is 7-2 and actually doing better than some had thought they would.
Rodney Edgerson was the 7th sub off the bench, and ended up playing only 4 minutes, missing his only two shots. He really did not look good. Seemed to be standing around waiting for someone to give him the ball, and didn't look like a guy trying to earn more playing time. Considering that Washington State is a fairly young team and Rodney was hailed as their best incoming/new scorer, this is probably not very good news for Edge. If he's only getting 4 minutes of playing time in a 25 point blowout, and is 10th to 12th in the playing rotation, he is not likely to get much more than a few minutes here and there the rest of the season.
On the season, Rodney has played in only 5 games and has made only five shots. He is very, very low on the playing rotation, and considering that he is a junior (juco transfer) and had the injury earlier this season, it may be that he should consider redshirting. Once he has played in 20% of his team's scheduled games, he cannot choose to apply for a medical redshirt, so he has to make that decision right now. If he plays in one more game he is not likley to be eligible for redshirting. I suspect he will not play in the next game next Thursday against Arizona, and a decision on a redshirt will follow.
There are a few rumors and comments about Edge on the WSU message boards, suggesting he hasn't been able to participate at 100% in practices, and therefore is in the coach's doghouse.
It has to be a tough decision for Rodney, as I am sure he wants to play, but I also suspect he doesn't want to sit the bench the rest of the year either.
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