Gannon

[Sec10-A-14]

Re: Gannon

he's going small, too. No real size last year to come back and not much size in recruiting. Mostly guards.

a 6'9 FR and a 6'10 xfr I'd say not bad

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Re: Gannon

The D2 landscape is changing, too. More and more teams want lots of guards and some small forward types.

The days of the 6'9", 275 lb giants are fading fast. Teams want to play fast and those old-style PSAC bigs can't keep up.

Look at Mercyhurst last year. Patrick Smith is already being referred to on here as Shaq but he wasn't really that big (6'5" and 225 lbs). I mean, that's big but not big in basketball circles.

[bballfan03]

Re: Gannon

a 6'9 FR and a 6'10 xfr I'd say not bad

and then the rest of the team is 6'1 and 6'2... need some 6'5, 6'6 guys

[Sec10-A-14]

Re: Gannon

the other 3 signees are 6'1, 6'2, & 6'4

[bballfan03]

Re: Gannon

the other 3 signees are 6'1, 6'2, & 6'4

so mixed with the possible players coming back from last season.. this is what they have.

6'0 SR PG (24.9 mpg)
6'0 JR SG (13.8 mpg, 8g)
6'0 FR G
6'1 SO PG (16.1 min per game)
6'1 RS FR G
6'2 SO SG (28 mpg)
6'2 FR G
6'3 RS SR SG (5 games before injury)
6'4 FR SG
6'6 SR F (19.6 mpg)
6'6 RS JR G/F (12.3 mpg, 6 games before injury)
6'7 JR F (10.6 mpg, 15 games before injury)
6'8 SR F (4 min total)
6'8 SO F (26 mpg)
6'8 FR F
6'9 SO F (8.3 mpg, 4 games)
6'10 JR F/C


so they replaced 6'0, 6'2, 6'4, 6'7, 6'8
with 6'0, 6'2, 6'4, 6'8, 6'10.

and the issue last season was they had no inside game... and this here did nothing to fix that. 9 guys 6'4 or smaller, 8 guys 6'6 or over

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Re: Gannon

so mixed with the possible players coming back from last season.. this is what they have.

6'0 SR PG (24.9 mpg)
6'0 JR SG (13.8 mpg, 8g)
6'0 FR G
6'1 SO PG (16.1 min per game)
6'1 RS FR G
6'2 SO SG (28 mpg)
6'2 FR G
6'3 RS SR SG (5 games before injury)
6'4 FR SG
6'6 SR F (19.6 mpg)
6'6 RS JR G/F (12.3 mpg, 6 games before injury)
6'7 JR F (10.6 mpg, 15 games before injury)
6'8 SR F (4 min total)
6'8 SO F (26 mpg)
6'8 FR F
6'9 SO F (8.3 mpg, 4 games)
6'10 JR F/C


so they replaced 6'0, 6'2, 6'4, 6'7, 6'8
with 6'0, 6'2, 6'4, 6'8, 6'10.

and the issue last season was they had no inside game... and this here did nothing to fix that. 9 guys 6'4 or smaller, 8 guys 6'6 or over

You're judging it by height (not talent).

Patrick Smith at Mercyhurst was 6'5" and dominated last season under the basket. IUP had a giant team last year and struggled to rebound.

Gannon's problem last year was just a lack of talent.

They all lie about those heights anyway.

Some of the best 'big guys' in the PSAC's past 20 years have been 6'6" or 6'5".

Think of Darry Webb, Daddy Ugbede, Smith, etc.

The other big issue is those old-school bigs are slow. They can't run the floor in a fast-paced offense. If your new coach wants up-tempo, you can't have those 6'9", 265 lb guys. Look at Micah Till at SRU. If you speed them up he is a completely different player.

LeBron and KD don't play D2.

Guys like Cobo Diaz and Dustin Sleva were great players but they are very rare at this level.

[bballfan03]

Re: Gannon

You're judging it by height (not talent).

Patrick Smith at Mercyhurst was 6'5" and dominated last season under the basket. IUP had a giant team last year and struggled to rebound.

Gannon's problem last year was just a lack of talent.

They all lie about those heights anyway.

Some of the best 'big guys' in the PSAC's past 20 years have been 6'6" or 6'5".

Think of Darry Webb, Daddy Ugbede, Smith, etc.

The other big issue is those old-school bigs are slow. They can't run the floor in a fast-paced offense. If your new coach wants up-tempo, you can't have those 6'9", 265 lb guys. Look at Micah Till at SRU. If you speed them up he is a completely different player.

LeBron and KD don't play D2.

Guys like Cobo Diaz and Dustin Sleva were great players but they are very rare at this level.

They dont need 6'9 guys.. they need more of the 6'6 guys. And when you have 6'1 guards consistently playing against 6'3 and 6'4 and bigger guards.. talent only goes so far.

They also need more muscle. So many of these guys are string beans. Some of Gannons top inside guys have been around 6'5.. ADarius Porter, Darrell Blanton, I think Vince Mosley was 6'6. Need that muscle and hustle.

[Golden89]

Re: Gannon

https://www.goerie.com/sports/201906...have-new-teams

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Re: Gannon

https://www.goerie.com/sports/201906...have-new-teams

That was a while ago ... you must have been on vacation. Any news on the men's side?

[Golden89]

Re: Gannon

That was a while ago ... you must have been on vacation. Any news on the men's side?

Nothing much that hasn't been on this site. Impatiently awaiting the release of the schedule.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Re: Gannon

Nothing much that hasn't been on this site. Impatiently awaiting the release of the schedule.

Basketball will be here before you know it. Best time of the year.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Re: Gannon



Nothing much that hasn't been on this site. Impatiently awaiting the release of the schedule.

Gannon is hosting a Thanksgiving event (men's).

Teams:

AB
Gannon
Le Moyne
Ashland

[IUPbigINDIANS]

I see the Gannon Hoops site is still down (Jim Roddy's site). I assume it's not coming back at this point?

[bballfan03]

Gannon is hosting a Thanksgiving event (men's).

Teams:

AB
Gannon
Le Moyne
Ashland

Gary Miller Classic...They have that every year.. 36th year now

[bballfan03]

I see the Gannon Hoops site is still down (Jim Roddy's site). I assume it's not coming back at this point?

probably when the roster/player previews are released on Gannon's site.