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re: This year with Avery Johnson proves just how bad Anthony Grant was
Posted on 2/11/16 at 3:57 pm to JustGetItRight
Posted on 2/11/16 at 3:57 pm to JustGetItRight
quote:Blame Gottfried for letting Cousins and Bledsoe go -- that's not on Grant.
IIRC, there are 5 players from Alabama currently in the NBA. Only one (JaMychael Green) played at an in-state program.
Posted on 2/11/16 at 4:06 pm to GatorsGators
And this in state recruiting argument is a straw man btw. He did a decent job keeping players in state, but thing is, as someone said, there wasn't all that much great talent in the state in the first place during that time. And the biggest win he ever had in state, he quickly pissed the kid off and he transferred. Lacy may have been entitled and lazy, but that was very much on Anthony Grant.
And ignoring this stupid in state recruiting focus, when it comes to recruiting at large, Grant was notorious for wasting a bunch of time going after highly acclaimed guys like Cat Barber, who liked Grant enough to give us a shot, and then he would have no back up plan when they inevitably went somewhere else. Saw it time after time. That's his job, to have someone else in line for the spot.
Point is, Grant didn't recruit well enough to compensate for his shortcomings as an in game coach. It was a big reason he failed here and was eventually justifiably fired.
And ignoring this stupid in state recruiting focus, when it comes to recruiting at large, Grant was notorious for wasting a bunch of time going after highly acclaimed guys like Cat Barber, who liked Grant enough to give us a shot, and then he would have no back up plan when they inevitably went somewhere else. Saw it time after time. That's his job, to have someone else in line for the spot.
Point is, Grant didn't recruit well enough to compensate for his shortcomings as an in game coach. It was a big reason he failed here and was eventually justifiably fired.
This post was edited on 2/11/16 at 4:10 pm
Posted on 2/11/16 at 4:13 pm to GatorsGators
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Blame Gottfried for letting Cousins and Bledsoe go -- that's not on Grant.
I didn't say the in state talent wasn't going to Alabama, I said it wasn't staying in Alabama.
I didn't blame Grant any more than Gottfried or Jeff Lebo or Tony Barbee or Bruce Pearl or Mike Davis or Jerod Hass.
The in state talent left during that era, and at least a part of it is because all three of the traditional in state hoops powers were boring and mediocre or worse.
While he can't be blamed for losing every recruit, Grant certainly contributed to the boring and mediocre.
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