Grant wasn't terrible, but after 6 seasons, when the same stuff happens over and over, you can't expect it to change. For one thing Grant did well was coach defense. That was his M.O and led to many close games. But, as stated previously, the offense was stagnant and never developed a rhythm.

One of my biggest gripes with Grant was that he seemed to always pull out the start with the hot hand. When Cooper began to bank shots, he would almost always get pulled. Then his handling of late-game situations were atrocious. Never called a time out to get the play in; never called in a play. He just sat there. It was also a rarity that he would call a time out to prevent the other team from getting hot. Instead, while his team was in an offensive drought, the opposing team would lay back, drain 3s, and gather all the momentum.

The most frustrating part was the ball movement. Countless times theY would sit on the ball and drain the shot clock, all while players are just sitting around and then occasionally see the ball passed to them. Even if there was an open shot, they would pass it up, wait till the shot clock is below 5, then throw up a prayer. If you asked me the biggest difference between Grant and Avery, it's the ball movement. There's a better flow of the offense, more open shots, and creative ways to attack the basket. Avery's biggest problem is not having the players to execute it.

Grant had some respectable teams. His first year, he beat Michigan and Baylor, and came close to beating some very good teams. His second year, we barely missed out on the tournament, but he had Alabama go undefeated at Coleman and average around 14,000 in conference play. Then of course his 3rd year, Bama beat Purdue, Oklahoma State, Oakland, VCU, and Wichita State in OOC. It all came falling down when he suspended half the team before the LSU game, then Bama's chemistry fell off and lost in the first round. That's when I had doubts about Grant, because he had a sweet 16 type team, yet failed tremendously with them.