Not saying we will get him but I’d expect TJ will be after him hard.
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Not saying we will get him but I’d expect TJ will be after him hard.
I dunno. TJ and the staff had nothing to do with the recruitment of Sallis out of high school. He committed to Gonzaga on March 26, 2021 and TJ was named coach here on March 18, 2021.
I'm not saying they won't go after him, but the only connection is location, and that Iowa St, with Steve Prohm, was in his final 8 schools.
Not saying I’d be mad if we took a late flyer on him but at this point in time, I don’t think he fits our current needs.
Regarding Hunter Sallis, I believe he is a cousin of Breece Hall and that was the connection for recruitment by Coach Prohm and staff
As others have said, 2 years at Gonzaga. I posted in the general mbb thread months ago that it's surprising how little Sallis plays. Expected to be the Suggs replacement out of high school. Obviously wasn't. Equally obvious, he's transferring to get playing time. But he hasn't proven he deserves any guarantee.
Read the write ups of Sallis. The reason he can't get time at Gonzaga is because his offensive game hasn't come around. He is however in everyone's view without question a tenacious defender.
Coach Few isn't winning playing defense. So yeah.........if I was that type of player then I'm looking for someplace that has a system that will take advantage of my skills.
I’d love Sallis. You’d essentially guarantee 2 elite defensive guards on the court at all times, you would just need to make sure your other two schollies go to guys who can hit at a good clip
Sallis made 60% of his 2 point shots and around 75% of his free throws over his 2 years at Gonzaga. His kryptonite is he only shot 25% from 3.
Since we have 3 spots open, why not focus on Sallis' strengths and not his weakness? I understand the analytics focus on 3 point shooting, but if a kid (especially a guard) hits over 50% on 2 point shots, that is significant. Sallis hit close to 60% both seasons!
IMO Sallis' floor is 15mpg bench player. I would take that every day!
Also think of this. He wasn't up to snuff offensively for who.................Mark Few? That is a fairly high bar to reach. And what may not be enough for a coach like Few might be more than enough for a coach like TJ. Completely different styles. The one known commodity is his defense. And he did score at a good rate in HS.
And then there is this crap........thread after thread of used car salesmen coming of CF telling us unless everyone and their family gives to NIL......we can't afford the type of talent it will take to let TJ "do his magic".
Well..........the kid was 5* talent coming out of HS and good enough that a coach with a national championship under his belt thought enough to recruit. Him struggling on the offensive end in an offensive scheme just might make this 5* a bargain.
I'd take him in a heartbeat, slot him in at the 2 for 30-35 minutes a game, and hope his offense improves a little.
At the very least it doesn't and we still have an elite defensive team capable of getting another nice Ncaa tourney seed.
Try to find a shooter for instant offense off the bench and we might have something.
Not nessecarily wrong, but the situations arent the same here. Silas could score inside the arc because he had 5 teammates who played 10 minutes or more per game who shot above 35% from 3. And even though he stunk from 3 Drew Timmie took a ton of attention as well from defenses.
We had exactly 1 once Grill got injured, which was Gabe. Pitt figured that out and just dropped 3 guys in the paint most of the game. We cant be that easy to defend again next year
If we had 5 spots instead of 3 then Id be alright for it. We need 3 point shooting badly though. If we don't get it we're looking at yet another season of offensive droughts and random pants shittings where we make 0 shots for 10 straight minutes.
People only want Sallis because at one time he was a big recruit. But if you even look back at his Senior year in HS he didn’t develop like some thought and dropped in the rankings and has looked pretty bad at Gonzaga. He isn’t very good.
IMO Miami showed that hitting 3's isn't necessary to scoring points. An offense where players can get dribble penetration and make a high % of those shots or get to the line can put points on the board.
I think Sallis is athletic enough to get his shot in the paint without taking a tough shot. Even if a team drops off. As much as I like Holmes and Kalscheur, they had a tough time getting an easy shot in traffic.
In the Pitt game we were bad from 3 shooting 2-21. But we also shot 12-39 from 2. The Pitt game wasn't unique, in the games ISU struggled on offense, our guards struggled making 2's.
Your argument is probably it's tough to make 2's when a team packs the paint. I'd argue a tall guard with a solid handle can get his shots, even in traffic.
Lastly, I expect Lipsey to be a better offensive player next year. Ideally, Lipsey will hit mid-30's plus from 3. But he can pull defenders to him if he can hit a 12-15 foot jumper or develop a go to shot (Monte Morris like floater) in the paint.
Wahat I remember about Sallis' recruitment was same time as Hunter. Always felt like it would be an either or with both wanting to be the primary ball handler.
