Thanks Mid70s and GoCats . . . some very good points.

I wasn't saying Gollon was some superhero. I was just saying that he would really have added some punch to our offense. In one of the few games he played in this year he went 3 for 4 from three. His team mates seem to know when and where to get him the ball. There was good chemistry with him in the game. Also, if he had been available and in some earlier games and he played at the end of the game instead of TK (with maybe Preston as the PG), we probably would have made some free throws down the stretch and won a few more games. I'm trying to remember a worse OHIO guy at the line than TK, and I'm having trouble. There's probably been one, but his name is escaping me at the moment.

Edit: And Dartis and Gollon together would have made the defense have to respect our outside shooting, and perhaps not zone us as much. Those two injures really did hurt us this year. No, Dartis isn't the second coming of Dave Jamerson, either, but he's darn good from beyond the three point line. To ignore we were hurt by injuries this year just isn't a serious argument.

I'd say he's more likely what we saw last year. Look at the game log. When he played significant minutes, he scored quite a bit. The 4.6ppg scoreline isn't a reflection of what he was able to contribute now. It's very realistic to think he might have been capable of 7-10 ppg this year.

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/james-gollon... /


EDIT: For those unwilling to click on the link, Jimmy G scored 10+ in 7 of the final 10 games last year, and played 22 minutes or more in the final 11 games. Since we can all agree he's a better shot maker than TK, and probably player than Cowart and Preston, his presence on the floor would have made this bunch better.

I'll take Gollon on my starting five any day of the week. He's a Mike Reese (sp) Jaivon Harris type of guy - glue. As for being in the top 6 of other MAC teams, from what I've seen in the Convo this year he could be in that mix for at least half of the teams who have been here so far.

Tough to speculate on specifics of the wins and losses, but where they are now wouldn't be the same assuming they'd had full, 100% healthy seasons from Dartis and Gollon. I'm sure of that.

You can't have two designated "shooters" and hope to survive in this era. You have to recruit guys who can shoot. Everywhere on the floor. Everybody has to be able to shoot. You can get away with one, maybe two guys on the floor at the same time who can't in college. None in the NBA.

So I'd say you can live with Doug Taylor out there. But everybody else needs to be able to step out and hit at least 30-32 percent of the 3-pointers they take. They've got three guards who play extensive minutes who all shoot under 29 percent from 3-point range and the guy who has the ball most of the time in his hands shoots it at 19 percent. That's untenable.

Especially given the step back in athleticism this program has seen from its roster over the past five years. It's one thing if that happened and they could shoot. We got less athletic AND less adept at shooting. That's a disaster.

Buck and SBH...I'm with ya but guess we are in the minority on Jimmy G. We all realize he's not Dave Jamerson. But he's not even close to Tommy Freeman, Chad Estis, Bubba Walther....I'll stop here. Solid player. But jeesh....listening to these rants you'd think a healthy Jimmy G was going to average 15 PPG the rest of the way and we would have gone 3-1 during this current 4 game losing skid. Come on....we all love Jimmy G...but he wasn't going to do that.

Ever consider that your own rants, and the fact that you're (admittedly) in the minority on this one just might mean you're incorrect on what kind of difference he and Dartis could have made for this group?

I don't believe anyone said Gollon is equivalent to Tommy Freeman, or Dave Jamerson, or anyone else --- besides you, and those you stated are in the minority. I think most of us said he and Jordan would make a big difference for this team, and that with them, this team would be better. That's it. The speculation of the record they'd have had in the last four games is also 100% your speculation to feed your argument. Come on.

No, you compared Gollon to Jamerson. Your post speaks for itself. Too bad you can't refute facts once publicly posted. My only suggestion to you is THINK before you post.

You have to completely blind if you think Groce is throwing away a scholarship on a player like Gollon. Think about his recruiting and OU and Akron. He's not recruiting non division 1 players.
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Groce recruits guys who seem to have issues with law enforcement. Let's not bring up Illinois as well. Facts don't mean much to you I guess at times.

FearLeon, be nice to our senior citizens...I mean elders.