OrangeXtreme
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John Gillon signed by Taoyuan Leopards of the Taiwan T1 League.
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Too short for the zone. Damn good player though. Great attitude and hustle.
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I remember when we first signed Gillon as a 5th year transfer, after Mali "unexpectedly" decided to turn pro after the 2016 F4, and we missed out on another transfer guard from Columbia who opted to go to Cal instead.
At first, I figured he was just a stop gap -- we only had two guards on the roster, and this would at least give us an experienced third, despite him being a poor system fit at only 5-10. But I got intrigued after watching his highlight reel. So I went and watched some of his game film from Colorado State, and I was really impressed with his scoring ability, and surprised that the talent I saw lined up with the highlight reel.
Then, I had the opportunity to catch two practices that year during the preseason, and was even more impressed -- it was readily obvious seeing the team live that he was substantially better than Frank Howard, who Gillon eventually replaced in the starting lineup.
Like Fly Rodder said -- he wasn't a great fit for what we do defensively, and he had some flaws in his game [I was a little disappointed that he didn't have that waterbug handle that small, scoring guards often have]. But man, could he fill it up, and what a shooter. And he was automatic from the line. Down the stretch in close games, I was 100% confident that he would close things out if we had even a slight lead.
Glad Gillon got the opportunity to participate on some Boeheim's Army squads, because that gave him more opportunity to don Orange and connect with the fanbase.
At first, I figured he was just a stop gap -- we only had two guards on the roster, and this would at least give us an experienced third, despite him being a poor system fit at only 5-10. But I got intrigued after watching his highlight reel. So I went and watched some of his game film from Colorado State, and I was really impressed with his scoring ability, and surprised that the talent I saw lined up with the highlight reel.
Then, I had the opportunity to catch two practices that year during the preseason, and was even more impressed -- it was readily obvious seeing the team live that he was substantially better than Frank Howard, who Gillon eventually replaced in the starting lineup.
Like Fly Rodder said -- he wasn't a great fit for what we do defensively, and he had some flaws in his game [I was a little disappointed that he didn't have that waterbug handle that small, scoring guards often have]. But man, could he fill it up, and what a shooter. And he was automatic from the line. Down the stretch in close games, I was 100% confident that he would close things out if we had even a slight lead.
Glad Gillon got the opportunity to participate on some Boeheim's Army squads, because that gave him more opportunity to don Orange and connect with the fanbase.
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