Mitchell plays both the 1 and the 2. He will likely end up the starting PG when they trade Rubio. He has started 42 games at PG. He is also listed at 6'1 by Basketball Reference.
And this is why I don't think Cope sees JJ in his way. JJ is a slasher/volume scorer and likely a 2G, while JT is already 6-6 200 as a HS junior, easily big enough to play wing opposite Lands. That would give us firepower at 1-4, although a lot of things have to fall in place as I posted yesterday. Class of 2022 - PG Quadir Copeland (PA/IMG) Offered
Hahaha you aren’t wrong. It’s been over for awhile
I think it's more of a "different athletic" in comparison to Mitchell. Mitchell is strong, physical and he seeks the contact to determine the finish. Donovan has great body control, footwork and balance.
He definitely plays both, but he's primarily a 2. He makes great passes as well, but I wouldn't call him a distributor. If they trade Rubio, guarantee they bring in a PG, because it one thing to be a ball dominant guard that can attack from the 1 or 2 position, it's another thing for it to be your full time role at the 1.
JJ is listed as PG on the City Rocks roster, and I know for a fact that he played the point and 2G for the Rocks.
| NUMBER | NAME | POS. | HEIGHT | HIGH SCHOOL | GRAD YEAR | COMMITTED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Michael Rogan | W | 6'7 | South Kent | 2022 | |
| 1 | JJ Starling | PG | 6'4 | La Lumiere | 2022 | |
| 2 | Julian Brown | G | 6'2 | Bergen Catholic | 2022 | |
| 3 | Keith Warren | G | 6'2 | Rochester McQuaid | 2021 | |
| 4 | Brett Rumpel | G | 6'4 | SPIRE Academy | 2022 | |
| 5 | Justus Ross-Simmons | 6'4 | Rochester East | 2022 | ||
| 10 | Amarri Tice | W | 6'7 | St. Thomas More | 2022 | |
| 12 | Marcus Jackson | G | 6'3 | Cushing Academy | 2022 | |
| 21 | Jacob Works | G | 6'3 | Liverpool | 2022 | |
| 23 | Jonathan Beagle | 6'10 | St. Thomas More | 2022 | ||
| 30 | Brendan Coyle | W | 6'6 | Cushing Academy | 2022 | |
| 32 | Dayshaun Walton | W | 6'6 | Green Tech | 2022 | |
| 55 | Aaron Carter | G | 6'1 | Don Bosco Prep | 2022 |
JJ is listed as PG on the City Rocks roster, and I know for a fact that he played the point and 2G for the Rocks.
City Rocks EYBL (NY)
JJ Starling #1·PG
NUMBER NAME POS. HEIGHT HIGH SCHOOL GRAD YEAR COMMITTED 0 Michael Rogan W 6'7 South Kent 2022 1 JJ Starling PG 6'4 La Lumiere 2022 2 Julian Brown G 6'2 Bergen Catholic 2022 3 Keith Warren G 6'2 Rochester McQuaid 2021 4 Brett Rumpel G 6'4 SPIRE Academy 2022 5 Justus Ross-Simmons 6'4 Rochester East 2022 10 Amarri Tice W 6'7 St. Thomas More 2022 12 Marcus Jackson G 6'3 Cushing Academy 2022 21 Jacob Works G 6'3 Liverpool 2022 23 Jonathan Beagle 6'10 St. Thomas More 2022 30 Brendan Coyle W 6'6 Cushing Academy 2022 32 Dayshaun Walton W 6'6 Green Tech 2022 55 Aaron Carter G 6'1 Don Bosco Prep 2022
Per Andrew Slater, Duke has offered JJ Starling. Starling is a four-star point guard in the class of 2022. Per 247Sports composite rankings, he is the 54th ranked player, and 9th ranked point guard in the class.
Starling started at PG for La Lumiere this season
Starling leads the City Rocks in minutes, points, AND assists per game for all games. To claim that "isn't a PG and never has been" is simply false.
I'll admit I havent been able to watch a ton of peach jam but some of what I saw showed Copeland playing decent defense. It was said in a previous post breaking down his game that he played pretty much no defense at all...maybe that was just a off game/games? Or maybe when the lights came on he applied himself?
| # | NAME | GP | AST | APG | TO | TOPG | STL | SPG | BLK | BLKPG | PF | PFPG | TF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Julian Brown | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.7 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1.2 | 0 |
| 4 | Brett Rumpel | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 19 | 3.2 | 5 | 0.8 | 4 | 0.7 | 10 | 1.7 | 0 |
| 5 | Justus Ross-Simmons | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.8 | 7 | 1.2 | 4 | 0.7 | 8 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 10 | Amarri Tice | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.8 | 8 | 1.3 | 2 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 12 | Marcus Jackson | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 12 | 2.0 | 7 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 |
| 1 | JJ Starling | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 17 | 3.4 | 5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 23 | Jonathan Beagle | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 30 | Brendan Coyle | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 0 | Michael Rogan | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 3 | Keith Warren | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 32 | Dayshaun Walton | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 4 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 21 | Jacob Works | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
It's not that I did not "like" what you said. It has nothing to do with liking. And for the record, I respect you as a poster. Your claim that JJ is not a PG now and "never was a PG" is false. He did play PG at B'ville - fact, he played PG at La Lumiere - fact, and he did play PG for the Rocks this year - fact. Rumpel played PG at the EYBL so that Hart could get his 5 best players on the floor (guessing here). Starling is the best 2G on the Rocks AND the best PG, IMO (not claiming this as fact, only my opinion). Starling is being recruited as PG by other programs; although I agree some see him as a true combo guard, as do I.
L'pool has a couple of younger players coming up who are going to be very good, locally at least.
Aden Holloway, Cuse target
