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Originally thought of as strictly an offensive player, Jack has developed into an aggressive and effective defensive player. No longer used in the backcourt, he has good, quick moves to the basket and is an outstanding shooter from the outside making him extremely difficult to defense. Jack had been used as a "swing'' man between forward and guard until two years ago.
One of the NBA's best at driving to the basket, John is a good outside shooter which forces the defense to play him tight. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Royals in 1971 after leading the Southeastern Conference in scoring.
N.B.A. fans get a chance to see "Hot Rod" in action this season. In college, he was such a phenomenal scorer he would often stop shooting to keep games from being complete routes! In a game against Furman, Rod hit for 54 points and in 3 years scored a total of 2180. He owns a basketfull of records including the mark of 23 straight free throws. In his senior year Rod scored 671 points in 29 games for a flashy 23.1 average and wound up his college career with a big 24.5.
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