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And that's why Dusty should have taken the Louisville job.

Our ceiling with Gallo off the bench is much, much higher IMO. Gallo has been paid, and he has been here for a while, I would suspect he is more interested in a B1G title and deep March run versus who starts. He is going to get a boatload of minutes regardless. Our bench was the biggest issue last year even beyond the system. The drop off with even two bench pieces in was stark (AC talked about this via the numbers not too long ago), and what I envision here is much more 3 guard lineups. Whether Gallo or Tucker at the 3. Ballo probably doesnt project as a Ware level guy from a minutes perspective which leads me to think we will see way more small ball with MM at the 4 and either Ballo/MR at 5. Even without adding a couple more complimentary pieces, the current roster has so much more versatility on paper than last season. 

Isn’t this what happened with Caleb Love last offseason before Love wound up at Arizona?

Tough break for dusty 

I'm pretty confident you can Sharpie in a starting lineup of:
Rice, Carlyle, Mbagko, Reneau, and Ballo.
With Galloway/Tucker/Portal Big as our top 8 guys.
9-12 will be Cupps, Leal, Newton, and one portal addition (in no particular order)
An 11ppg scorer as a freshman (with his talent) isn't transferring here to come off the bench.  Gallo thrives in a 6th man role and it's where he should be with the roster currently as constructed.  

Chris had posted that he believed he would be visiting soon -- possibly even on campus now.

I don't this one is even in question.  Just let him enjoy Little 5.  Think this one was decided well before the visit.  He's a Hoosier.

FWIW, a tweet I saw of an 'insider' (I don't recall who) indicated that there were five schools in the mix, none of which was IU.

I have read that "it went well" and he's a take for Indiana. He's planning on taking a visit to Colorado (who has a shell of a roster) and that things "could take a bit to play out". I'd say it's another hurry up and wait situation.

I can't remember and have been too lazy to look him up

Carlyle deal has been done for at least week and a half. 

He shot 51/111 for 45.9% from 3, I would say that would move the needle because he would add size and rebounding too

Gotta say the staff is definitely turning over a lot of stones this portal season. Hopefully the results are spectacular, but hard to argue they aren't at least kicking tires. 

Zach Anderson FGCU who hit a ton of 3's against us is supposedly visiting soon. Maybe as soon as today. 

Not sure what he’s after but it could just be meaningful minutes as well. Hard to see him getting those if we land Carlyle.
Rice, Carlyle, and Trey will eat up a lot of guard minutes.

I saw a few days back that IU was in contact with Koby Brea.  Is there any traction with him because he is what we need.

FWIW ...
According to our friend Tyme, Carlyle is a done deal. 
Assures us all to be patient with the final pieces -- says there's work to be done with new names popping up. Some even not in the portal yet. 
Sorta sounds like the Essegian ship has sailed. Tyme says it's not easy when you don't have a starting role to hand out. Not sure who would have a starting spot for him unless he goes mid-major. 
 

There were quite a few 3's not taken by open shooters last year. Hopefully we're getting kids that can hit those shots and aren't afraid to take them.

With our NIL. Absolutely. Like I said…Essegian isn’t a needle mover, this guy would be.

Struggling to see the fit here. Actually, that's a lie. Don't see the fit at all.

Hard to land 3 point shooters when you don't shoot 3s.

If we get him that'd be great.