[JNixonParticipant]

I think he will be a great college player this year and he will be dominate. He reminds me of a mix of Kevin Love and Big Baby. Have any of you guys seen him play? Any thoughts on him as a prospect?

[dwat4444Participant]

Isn’t he only 6-8 or something and like 270 pounds. I feel like I should know this since I live in Oklahoma…I hope he’s good. We need someone to guard Aldriche

[JNixonParticipant]

Yea he is. More like Big Baby than Shaq, my bad for that comparison. He’s actually about 300 pounds.

[romeeezybabyParticipant]

He looked like a different player from his junior season while playing in the McDonald’s All American Game. He ran the floor really well, and looked very fluid for a former 300+ lbs big man. His future in the NBA will depend on whether or not he can maintain his shape and play at a high level. If he does expect him to be a 2-3 player for Oklahoma.

[dwat4444Participant]

Is he a good defender? I don’t think he’s very polished offensively from what I’ve seen and from his height but if he’s a good defender and rebounder he could turn into the Dejuan Blair of next year. Aldrich would be his Thabeet and he would own up on him. That would be sweet.

[JNixonParticipant]

Yea he has real good feet and he is everything you can ask for offensively..so I expect him and Warren to be a good tandem next year. He is more talented on offense than DeJuan Blair, but they have similar size and length. He isnt that good on D

[dwat4444Participant]

Ahh so I have it backwards…Shows how much I know about college recruiting

[FutureoftheGame]

I kind of think he is a little like Sean May. I hope he doesnt turn out like May did but he is in that mold.

[MagikKnickParticipant]

Yeah, Mays a nice comparison, overweight & short for his position, but I also see Jeff Adrien or maybe even DeJuan Blair..not in terms of rebounding though

He has quick feet for a guy his size,hes an interesting prospect though, after he gets a bit more polished anyone see this guy making the NBA?

[Adi Joseph]

I got a chance to see him several times this year, and one thing stood out – he needs someone to smack him upside the head.

He plays similar to Antoine Walker in that he tries to be a perimeter scorer and even a point-forward, but clearly isn’t either of those things. He lacks any semblence of intensity both on the boards and defensively. He really looks disinterested in the game as a whole when the ball isn’t in his hands.

With that said, Gallon has a lot of talent, and if Capel can get him to come to play every night, he could be one of the top five players in this freshman class. That’s a really big if, though. 

[ball4life66Participant]

He’s very polished offensively. He’s got an amazing stroke for a guy his size that extends out to the 3 point line.

[Da1potParticipant]

No, I’ve seen him play in the national high school championships against schools like Findlay Prep, St. Francis and Montrose Christian and he is not like Sean May. I agree Adi, he does play very similiar to Antoine Walker, but he seemed to have a decent basketball i.q., but just lacked the intensity neccesary to be a consensus top 5 high school player. All those guys who were on Oak Hill , like Lamont “MoMo” Williams, Doron Lamb among others, seemed to not play as intensified when the ball was not in their hands- and that was the main reason that Findlay Prep beat them in the final game- because they had complete players willing to do it on both ends.

[catoosanumber22]

i live in oklahoma and i am a huge OU fan,so hopefully this kid will live up to the hype.But OU is going to quietly be a top 5 team in the country next year. They got Tommy Mason-Griffin,Willie Warren, Tony Crocker,Tiny Gallon, and i believe they are very underrated

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