🏀 coach grant

[RTRGrad2006]

How are you feeling about CAG and staff?

 

[planomateo]

Probably get a good feel from these threads.

http://www.rolltidebama.com/forum/showthread.php?240987-Trevor-Lacey-to-transfer

http://www.rolltidebama.com/forum/showthread.php?232719-Expectations-for-2013-2014-Season

 

[bamaraider]

I have a huge problem with whomever might be the offensive assistant. If I see us barely getting to 50 points and see us losing to teams like Dayton at Coleman, some foots are going up some arses

 

[RTRGrad2006]

Yea, I had read those threads but they are about different things that I am kind of asking. Do you think CAG is doing a good job?

To me, I think this season is a lame-duck season for CAG and staff. Losing Lacey is going to really, really hurt. It's a make or break year for Grant, and we have to have a good solid year, make the tournament and possibly even win a game, for him to stay in my opinion.

But more than that I want to see some fricking points on the board. I don't give a crap if you hold your opponent to 12 points a game, if you don't score 13 points it doesn't matter!

 

[We All Bleed Crimson]

Hi RTR,
I have to agree that this coming year is, to me, a pivotal season for the coaching staff. If assistants aren't doing their job CAG must do whatever it takes to get things turned around. If this coming season is a bust, I'll have a hard time supporting this staff. Wimp Sanderson was known, among other things, for his defensive teams, but we scored points to go along with those great Ds. CAG has to step it up, and really fast!

 

[psychojoe]

Unless the season just collapses there is no hot seat for Grant. Three straight 20 win seasons, something that we haven't done since Wimp was on the sidelines, clinches that.

Would I like for us to win more? Anyone who knows me would say yes. I do try to keep my expectations realistic, though.

I am not in the "Lacey is gone, woe is us" camp. When the season started you could make a strong case that he was our best player. By the end of the season I think that we had three better players: Releford, Randolph, and Obasohon, and you could even make a case for Jacobs. Grant's attitude was that we didn't want you to leave, but we will move in without you.

 

[bamaraider]

Looking for Cooper to also have a break out season.

 

[alabama mike]

I like the defense Grant and his assistants have brought to the Tide cage program. I am not a fan of the offensive sets being run but understand why they had to do what they did bc of a lack of personnel on the bench. We need to recruit a 'big' that can play and not one that needs to be developed. Of course, this is just my opinion.

 

[psychojoe]

I like the defense Grant and his assistants have brought to the Tide cage program. I am not a fan of the offensive sets being run but understand why they had to do what they did bc of a lack of personnel on the bench. We need to recruit a 'big' that can play and not one that needs to be developed. Of course, this is just my opinion.

I'd love for us to be able to sign a ready to play big man, but over the years we haven't had a lot of luck doing that. these days they end up at Kentucky, Kansas, NC, Indiana, etc. aand are often one and done. Leon Douglas, Jason Caffee, Antonio McDyess,
were pretty much factors from the beginning, others needed to gain maturity, both physical and mental.

 

[bamaraider]

With the additions of Shannon Hale and Jimmie Taylor, we should be able to play that style of offense. If not, then I think it will be time for Grant to consider changing his style.

 

[TheChief]

This sounds almost like a football conversation from the Pre-Saban era. We were getting good players, but the schools who were competing for national championships were getting the guys we really wanted.

Four years. If winning a national championship in basketball is a priority at Alabama, there will have to be a different coach. If only making the tournament is okay, then all is well. it's not all about tradition. If so, UCLA would have won recently.

 

[bamaraider]

I hope that's not just the standard out there. I want us to compete for titles and make Sweet 16's and Elite 8's annually.

 

[psychojoe]

We have to walk before we can run. Right now a top tier prospect isn't coming to Alabama unless he grew up an Alabama fn. We are just beginning to recover from the culture of mediocrity of the CMG years. Don't be too hard on CAG. Compare his first four years here with Coach K's first four years at Duke. It took years of hard work and consistency to place Duke among teh elite programs.

http://www.rolltidebama.com/forum/s...ics-may-be-national-title-or-bust-(Scarbinsky)

 

[TheChief]

Coach K, fourth year 24-10, made the tourney and won one game. Same the next year. Made the tourney and won a game. Won 37 games in the sixth and was runner-up.

Give him a couple of years and we'll revisit the thread.

You and I love to watch the Tide, PJ. I enjoy all, not some, all of your insight and basketball wisdom. I've been a basketball fan a long time, but I'm casual compared to your knowledge. But, I'll take a bet with anyone on the board, TODAY, name any amount on that bet: Bama will not win 37 games and be runner-up two years from now.

 

[TideAlum05]

If he doesn't win a NCAA tourney game next season he should be fired IMO, but it won't happen. He'll probably get another year unless we really tank.

 

[RTRGrad2006]

I think CAG may be just too hard headed to change his ways. OUr offense, whatever it is, is horrible and doesn't fit some of our guys very well. But we stuck with it through the season and were somewhat close to a bid for the tourney. I just hate to sit and watch a lame duck season. I feel like this should be a make a break season for CAG and company.