IU Basketball News and Notes

[HoosierHoopster 8,016]

17 minutes ago, ebridges24 said:

He's 6'5".

Ok so he’s only got 8 inches on me, I can take him

[J34 1,592]

[Stuhoo 88,147]

35 minutes ago, J34 said:

Trey Galloway was excellent last season.

He was our best defensive guard, our best assist/turnover ratio guard, and our best 3point shooting guard.

A starter? Indeed. I’ll ride with Gallo in our starting lineup any day all day.

[mike vannice 306]

Is Jordan Rayford a possibility for guard depth? Any mutual interest?

[WayneFleekHoosier 50,777]

Trey Galloway was excellent last season.
He was our best defensive guard, our best assist/turnover ratio guard, and our best 3point shooting guard.
A starter? Indeed. I’ll ride with Gallo in our starting lineup any day all day.

I think the positions are more predictable than ever this season.

1. X————-Cupps
2. Gallo——-Gunn
3. Mgbako—Banks
4. Reneau—-Walker
5. Ware——-Sparks

Newton limited with Injury and whatnot. Leal-might get some early season run in blowout games.


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[Stuhoo 88,147]

14 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

 

 

I think the positions are more predictable than ever this season.

1. X————-Cupps
2. Gallo——-Gunn
3. Mgbako—Banks
4. Reneau—-Walker
5. Ware——-Sparks

Newton limited with Injury and whatnot. Leal-might get some early season run in blowout games.


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That kind of projection is almost never accurate, but the way you laid it out sure makes a lot of sense.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 89,422]

54 minutes ago, mike vannice said:

Is Jordan Rayford a possibility for guard depth? Any mutual interest?

Forget about him.

[go iu bb 8,883]

4 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Forget about him.

You mean we're not going to land Leal's backup? 

[WayneFleekHoosier 50,777]

Trilly was insinuating 4 or 5 grad transfers this summer possibly happening in August. That’s when Reeves was expected to bolt. Not sure if this is still happening or if we’d be interested anyway, because it seems Gallo has the SG spot by the horns.


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[DChoosier 9,446]

6 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

Trey Galloway was excellent last season.

He was our best defensive guard, our best assist/turnover ratio guard, and our best 3point shooting guard.

A starter? Indeed. I’ll ride with Gallo in our starting lineup any day all day.

I really like Galloways game but in a perfect world I would have preferred  us to have landed a three way 2 guard and for Trey to be a 20 minute plus 6th man like Sheehey.

In the two BT tourney and NCAA  games he scored  a total of 12 points (114 minutes). In spite of all the other very valuable things he does you need more than 12 points, over 4 games, from your 2 guard. On a positive note he has improved every year so who knows what he might bring this season but we are an injury away from being “stretched” at the 1/2.

[Stuhoo 88,147]

2 hours ago, DChoosier said:

I really like Galloways game but in a perfect world I would have preferred  us to have landed a three way 2 guard and for Trey to be a 20 minute plus 6th man like Sheehey.

In the two BT tourney and NCAA  games he scored  a total of 12 points (114 minutes). In spite of all the other very valuable things he does you need more than 12 points, over 4 games, from your 2 guard. On a positive note he has improved every year so who knows what he might bring this season but we are an injury away from being “stretched” at the 1/2.

For me Gallo is far better than Sheehey. More efficient and able to play with the ball in his hands 

[8bucks 7,430]

I had forgotten until listening to Gallo on HH but he was injured/recovering much of the off-season last year which limited what he was able to work on. Nonetheless, he came into the season clearly better than the years before.  I had been hopeful a summer without those injuries would allow him to add even more to his game.  On the HH podcast he mentioned several areas he was working on, one being his outside shot on the move.  He had become a great catch and shoot 3 point guy last year and this summer he is trying to transfer that over to being a strong outside shooter even when he is not standing still.  

Then listening to Woody on HH say he is the best one in the gym right now is very encouraging.  That may not mean he averages close to 20 points a game this year but if he can become a legit offensive threat from anywhere while also being our best defender that would be huge for us.  

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 9,202]

4 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

For me Gallo is far better than Sheehey. More efficient and able to play with the ball in his hands 

Different players in different roles. Sheehey was great in his role his sophomore and junior years. Unfortunately the team we had his senior year was very... Unfortunate.

[Hovadipo 61,210]

30 minutes ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Different players in different roles. Sheehey was great in his role his sophomore and junior years. Unfortunately the team we had his senior year was very... Unfortunate.

I think Sheehey’s senior year was less enjoyable to watch than any of Archie’s teams. That team was horrendous. Vonleh was the only bright spot. 

[DChoosier 9,446]

5 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

For me Gallo is far better than Sheehey. More efficient and able to play with the ball in his hands 

I agree. 
I wasn’t clear but meant that I was hoping Gallo would be our 6th man providing energy, attitude  and be a valuable piece (20+ minutes) of the puzzle, like Will’s junior year, but didn’t mean they are the same type of player (in particular they had very different offensive roles).

In any case, I’m a big fan of Gallo’s and hope he improves yet again this year as it would be beneficial if he is a consistent offensive threat this year.

[Stuhoo 88,147]

33 minutes ago, DChoosier said:

I agree. 
I wasn’t clear but meant that I was hoping Gallo would be our 6th man providing energy, attitude  and be a valuable piece (20+ minutes) of the puzzle, like Will’s junior year, but didn’t mean they are the same type of player (in particular they had very different offensive roles).

In any case, I’m a big fan of Gallo’s and hope he improves yet again this year as it would be beneficial if he is a consistent offensive threat this year.

As others have said, I’m more worried about our guard depth should there be injuries than I am about Gallo as a 25 mpg starter.

If Newton is healthy by December those worries will be alleviated.

[HoosierHoopster 8,016]

Gallo is an absolute starter in my book, regardless.

What he brings in D, floor vision, experience, all around team play, energy and contribution to the team doesn't need restating.

He turned a huge page this past season though. His weakness was outside shooting. Many thought his shot was just broken, and there was reason for that. But he turned a liability into a legit positive.

Now though he has to take the step up to scoring more. Agree with @DChoosier's point about needing that scoring -- however, given what Gallo did this past season in developing a consistent, very good outside shot, his experience with the team and all the other plus values he brings, if he can / will shoot more and score at a better / higher level, with more takes, that's a better answer for me.

The kid is a terrific all around player -- bring the scoring now, be more assertive in the offense, take on the role of scorer -- do that, and we're a better team for it.

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 9,202]

3 hours ago, Hovadipo said:

I think Sheehey’s senior year was less enjoyable to watch than any of Archie’s teams. That team was horrendous. Vonleh was the only bright spot. 

Crean misused that roster about as badly as one could. Not that it should have been a great team, but the talent was there for an NCAA tourney birth. We weren't the only B1G team to lose a lot of talent either. And we had Yogi, Sheehey and Vonleh.

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