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Doesn't need to be a scorer to start. Galloway's per 40 minutes were better than both Kopp and Stewart's last year and shot 10% better from the field. And that's just in the scoring department. Galloway is so much more versatile and a better two way player than Kopp. Don't really care if he starts or not but should be playing twice the minutes Kopp does.
You will be very disappointed. Galloway is 20% worse in 3pt percentage. This team needs shooting more than anything. Galloway is a perfect off the bench guy. He shouldn’t be a starter at the B1G level.
Who cares?
Who cares? Woodson apparently considering he brought Kopp back. He will start him yet again. I wish more than anything they would get an actual B1G level starter for 3, but that doesn’t appear to be happening for whatever reason.
It’s Woody’s offense, though. Kopp is doing exactly what MW wants him to do. He’s just not a consistent shooter.
Miller Kopp didn't score a literal point in the last two games of the season and played 20+ min in each of those games. And you're worried about Galloway's 3pt% and teams packing the lane?
Nice 2 game sample size. He played 4 more mpg and scored .5 more points. It’s not like Galloway is clearly a better scorer.
Never said Galloway was clearly a better scorer. But he was clearly a more efficient scorer and delivers so much more on the offensive end that Kopp can't. Kopp is an ok catch and shoot player who doesn't look to shoot. That's literally all he brings to the offensive end. Galloway has shown he's able to drive and attack the basket and has a decent mid-range floater.
I don’t, those are the likely options.
He is not clearly a more efficient scorer. Galloway had a 94.2 ORtg. Kopp had a 97.8 ORtg. Both numbers are terrible.
I don't understand the fascination with a deep rotation. If you look at the teams in the FF they all seemed to play 6-7 guys at most. The starters should all be playing around 35 minutes.
Yup...very nearly always turns out this way.
I agree. My lineup is based on what I believe Woodson will do. Ideally, there is 1 backup backcourt player and 1 backup frontcourt player.
In what quantifiable ways does Galloway deliver “so much more on the offensive end that Kopp can’t?” I think he creates more movement in the offense, but most of us see a player that the defense can largely ignore away from the basket (and they do, with predictable results).
He can a) dribble b) pass and c) attack the basket. That's three more things than Kopp isn't capable of doing.
He’s decent, at best, in those areas, but he presents an obvious liability from the perimeter. He’s also not been a very good defender, another aspect of the game where Kopp has been much better and Woody has valued his contribution much more.
Again, the metrics don’t back you up. Kopp is better in ORtg, Ows%, and OBpm. Kopp is statistically the better offensive player.
You sure? Race only played at the 5 for 2-5 min. Very rare Geronimo and race played together. I call bs. We had numerous lineups that were equal. Plus Kopp can create a little. I’m not saying he’s dynamic doing it. I did like XJ and Phin together for stretches. Galloway actually had a bad stretch because of his groin. His defense actually dropped off. Kopp played great D in the Michigan and Illinois games. Like crazy good.
I can’t believe people don’t understand the Kopp stuff. Is the answer? No. But he was as steady as a defender as anyone on the team.
Agree. If we are going to start truly competing again, neither one are the answer in the starting lineup if we are being honest.
JG has a hard time at the 3. His easy button is the 4. If he wants to play at the next level he needs to work a lot on his defense and handles.
I agree, but he wants to play the 3. He has teams reaching out (not officially) telling him if he transfers he will be a starter at the 3.
Tamar and JG on NBA scouting reports.?.?What do the reports say? I didn’t even know they were remotely considered NBA prospects. I’m just hoping they can develop into consistent productive players for IU.
Wow, no thank you. Woody is going to need to get a shooter or two in the portal. That lineup will shoot about 28% from 3. Also, I think JG is going to be very unhappy if he’s not in the starting rotation. Along with TJD and X, Geronimo was one of the more productive players down the stretch and the reason we made the tourney.
If for absolutely no other reason, I just enjoy watching Trey play more than I enjoy watching Miller play. He's more active, he's faster, he creates more energy.
You can cherry pick whatever analytic metric you want, the offense moves and flows better when Galloway is in. Kopp does one thing offensively and doesn't do it particularly well.
Bates is the likely starter at the 2, so he won’t be replacing Kopp in the lineup. Gunn and Banks don’t project to be impact players next year, let alone starters. Galloway is better suited to come off the bench.
Those aren’t cherry picked lol. Can you name an advanced stat that would better represent a player’s offensive effectiveness? What did I leave out?
Galloway had a really bad tourney. Was it his injury? Not sure but he was getting burned on D. His offense wasn’t clicking either. Trey won’t start. It’s the shooting that hurts him. He’s not a threat at all. Michigan was his best game. He averaged a whopping 3 points a game. Kopp wasn’t much better but he at least had the outside threat. The D wasn’t sagging off him. If either one starts neither bring big stats to the game. Kopp actually was better defensively down the stretch. I mean Trey was guarding the winning shot against Iowa.
