Just posting this to acknowledge how well Mason Gillis is shooting the ball. I am starting to think that he is one of the purest shooters that Painter has ever had. He is 10/15 from two, 14/25 from three, and 20/20 from the line. I know that those aren’t huge sample sizes yet, but they are becoming large enough for me to wonder where Gillis ranks among the top shooting power forwards in the country. I’m loving seeing his development.
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He needs to shoot more.
He can shoot that thang. Couldn’t help myself.
He has been great. We don’t have to rely on the guards for all of the 3 pt shooting. It will open up things for everyone.
I agree Gillis is one of our best players...w/o question!
To this point, completely agree! Has embraced his role.
Success for these reasons:
1. Plays with absolute toughness & no fear
2. Rarely shoots without being squared up and in rhythm
3. Shares the basketball
4. Values the basketball . . . Limits TO’s
5. Money on his FT’s
He plays such a smart, unselfish and complementary game, I think people forget how good and talented he is.
Kind of makes one wonder why he was on the bench so much during the second half against Wisconsin...
Easy to see what Painter/Purdue saw in him (and, no surprise that Holtmann was really high on him as well).
Guy just plays the right way...understands what that is, and, does it to a tee.
As for shooting...he has worked at it, and, is a good shooter...plus, he takes good shots (at least more often than not).
He is also shooting when he's open now compared to last year when he rarely shot.
been impressed w/ the kid, you can tell he put in the time and effort to improve his game.
With the Michigan game postponed, this would be a great time to add a set or two in for Gillis...if not already in.
Teams aren't keying on him to shoot, so it would add another dimension.
Teams aren't keying on him to shoot, so it would add another dimension.
I don't think they need need to add any sets. The normal motion offense that they run get him open as long as the ball moves and the players move. He just gets sagged off of a lot when the ball goes down low.
IIRC, Trojan was predicting that he would transfer. MG is a very valuable part of a Top 10 team. I think that he knows that and is happy.
You mean “Noted New Castle Insider” ?
I feel like we did run something for him against Wisconsin were he was trailing behind Sasha as he came off that high ball screen. Believe it was to get him in position to feed the post but it left him with an open look.
Well he was in the room when Gillis was born!!
As an IU guy, I really wanted Archie to recruit him hard. He is a pretty darn good basketball player, but you should have seen him play baseball...
Gillis should be playing 25+ minutes nearly every game.
Confident, shoots well, strong, gets rebounds, smart with good basketball intangibles. He makes everyone around him better by just being on the floor.
Confident, shoots well, strong, gets rebounds, smart with good basketball intangibles. He makes everyone around him better by just being on the floor.
He's Grady Eifert 2.0
Does little things that don't show up in a box score, plays his butt off, makes shots, and flourishes against physical play.
Does little things that don't show up in a box score, plays his butt off, makes shots, and flourishes against physical play.
I agree, I think Morton also needs to shoot more. Hunter shoot less.
Hunter could take 1 shot every 3 games and it would still be too often.
Why?
Gillis is a lot more productive than both IT and EH. Provides more defensively and rebounding, you don't lose much in terms of ball handling but that's what Ivey's for.
I can't come up with any reasons not to run this, outside of us not being able to stop a team with more than 2 guards on their roster.
Silver lining: I guess we'd guarantee ourselves a rebound on the 10% of opponent possessions that don't end in a bucket.
I think his best sport would probably be football. I don't know if he ever played but he would make either a great tight end or defensive end imo.
From a purely financial perspective between BB and FB for his future, at his size and athleticism, he could definitely get a look by the NFL as a pass catching TE.
He should ask Brohm if he can catch some balls in the Mollenkopf center just for laughs.
Gillis is starting regardless. You are substituting Furst for Thompson. IT has the best +- per minute on the team. You give up a lot of lateral quickness, ball handling, and shooting by substituting Furst for IT.
I know you won’t agree, so you can have the last word.
You're right, i don't agree. The primary ball handler going forward should be Ivey. If you don't want to start Furst, start Morton. He gives you more on D and in rebounding then IT, can create off the dribble more, is a better ball handler, good passer.
Speaking of football, I think that Jaden would make a phenomenal WR. That said, he has no reason not to cash in in the NBA.
I’ve also wondered if Trevion could be a stud tight end. He would be a huge target with great hands and a rugged body.
I think it’s possible that at some point Morton plays some point guard, but I don’t see him taking IT’s minutes.
As travel baseball goes, I am part of the "anti-Bulls" crowd (I preferred the Prospects, Nitro, and others), but anyone playing for Bulls Black is a stud.
You might be an IT relative? I'm not sure what you're seeing in him that most of the rest of us aren't.
If you're being completely objective, he really should be playing D2. He can hit the wide open 3 pter with some consistency, but other than that, he doesn't provide any positives.
I get that some people here don't like to hear anything but positives about a player and get upset when you type anything negative, but that's what this board is for.
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