re: Could Anthony Grant be the next head coach at Minnesota?

I have been in the "Give him one more year" camp until last night.

I got to go to the game last night, and while the effort on defense was as good as you could ask for, the players basically have no clue what to do on offense. The aggressive hustle on defense flips to jogging through cuts and lanes on offense.

And a glaring example last night that you don't always see on TV was basic stuff that I knew playing Jr high ball. The lane violation is an example, but, every time Maryland lined up to shoot a freethrow, the Bama players couldn't figure out how to line up. I love Randolph's efforts but EVERY time they lined up, he was asking Releford or the other players where to line up and who to block out. It may be an on-court call, but, he wasn't getting an answer which tells me either Releford or whoever didn't know or wasn't communicating. LR looked very frustrated and I noticed that when that happened, he seemed affected by it on the opposite end.

That may seem trivial, but, that's the kind of stuff that they should already know.

And I know now how to defend Bama's offense. Put your tallest line up out front and Bama will play (and struggle to do that) lob the ball over the big guys all night.

Even with the hustle on D, it took a half before Grant figured out how to stop Maryland from driving all the way down the court and into the lane.

I can live with hustle and trying hard but losing because of talent. Watching everyone act like they don't know what they're supposed to do is a different thing, especially when most of the players have had at least 2 years under Grant.