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Why Grant might return

that's a personnel thing as much as anything, and that's on Mooney to land someone who rebounds. Golden and Cayo were not big rebounders. the big guy we fill in this open spot has to be because Grace isn't, Sal probably isn't, and we can't ask Burton to get every rebound.
 
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Eight Legger said:
It's not just a lack of defense, it's a lack of toughness. For a big guy, he's never taken the ball strong to the hoop. Just dig your heels in and overpower someone, fight for loose balls, don't run away from rebounds that are bouncing on the floor toward you, etc. I realize that's physicality is not necessarily his game, but a lot of time he plays like he's giving up 6 inches to the defender, which of course he never is.
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And Dunk the ball with authority! There was one game, I wish I could remember which one, when one of the opponents did some trash talking to Grant. Next possession, Grant threw down a powerful dunk on the guy to the likes I've never seen from him. Couple possessions later Grant dunked again on the guy, and I just sat there wondering why he didn't play with that passion all the time.
 
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spiderman said:
that's a personnel thing as much as anything, and that's on Mooney to land someone who rebounds. Golden and Cayo were not big rebounders. the big guy we fill in this open spot has to be because Grace isn't, Sal probably isn't, and we can't ask Burton to get every rebound.
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I think Sal actually rebounds ok. His sample size is of course not terribly large but his per 40 minute rebound average is 5.9, which was below Grant and Tyler, on par with Nate and way better than MattG.
 
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SpiderRick said:
And Dunk the ball with authority! There was one game, I wish I could remember which one, when one of the opponents did some trash talking to Grant. Next possession, Grant threw down a powerful dunk on the guy to the likes I've never seen from him. Couple possessions later Grant dunked again on the guy, and I just sat there wondering why he didn't play with that passion all the time.
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Grant always needed motivation. He loved to play against the big kids from UMass and Davidson.
 
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Grant always needed motivation. He loved to play against the big kids from UMass and Davidson.
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Um, last time this was advised, Grant tried to dunk against UMass, got fouled, fractured his finger, and whatever hope we had of finishing the season strong went out the window.

So, obviously, the takeaway is go up soft like a baby.
 
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Don't fault Grant for being what some characterize as soft on defense. He was following instructions.

There was no need to go "foul adverse" in the middle all season. Between Grant and Grace, not to mention Sal, we had plenty of fouls to give. Rather than "ole" post defense, it should have been "you'll pay" post defense. Believe it would have led to more success.
 
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spiderman said:
that's a personnel thing as much as anything, and that's on Mooney to land someone who rebounds. Golden and Cayo were not big rebounders. the big guy we fill in this open spot has to be because Grace isn't, Sal probably isn't, and we can't ask Burton to get every rebound.
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If only we had a wing who was the Richmond All-Met player of the year, A10 Rookie of the Year, wore a headband and crashed the boards like his life depended on it.... :)
 
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UR80sfan said:
There is a very good chance we will have a few of the seniors returning next year. The reasons each player may return are different, but the one overriding factor is that they like the school and our basketball program. I am going to focus this post specifically on why Grant might return.

No matter what Grant does he will go down as one of the best centers ever to play at Richmond. If he plays one more year he will probably be one of the all-time scoring leaders and rebound leaders for U of R, which is something he will always be proud of.

He will be able to finish what he started and take U of R to the NCAA. We should have gone last year and we would have gone this year if it were not for Covid and injuries.

He will get to have a senior year playing in front of large crowds and hopefully continue to play with Gilyard if they both come back.

He is very loyal to coach Mooney who helped him become a terrific multi-dimensional center and would enjoy continuing to play for him.

Finally, you can’t play basketball your whole like. A free graduate degree is a great investment in the future.

If he leaves, it will only be to pursue a professional career. He is too loyal to U of R to transfer.

Whatever he decides, we all wish him all the best and will be following his career.
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You have an outstanding view. Keep it up.
 
Eight Legger said:
How long do you think a broken finger takes to heal??
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Grant didn’t quit...he has the exact same injury that Dji had going into his Sr. yr & it ended his AAU career. It required 3 screws and is a lot more serious than you would think. The only difference was that Dji’s was on his shooting hand. Kudos for Grant even trying to play with it.

Golden

What happened to Golden?
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Gallipoli said:
Up to a year:
Grant didn’t quit...he has the exact same injury that Dji had going into his Sr. yr & it ended his AAU career. It required 3 screws and is a lot more serious than you would think. The only difference was that Dji’s was on his shooting hand. Kudos for Grant even trying to play with it.

Golden

What happened to Golden?
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that should go in the ‘Why Grant might not return’ thread.
 
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For the sport of basketball I don’t think he needs to come back to rehab a non shooting finger but it can take a while to recover. Especially if surgery is required.

Broke my same index finger twice in a week (basketball, then kayaking) and it took a few months before I could get full functionality back.
 
Let’s all be honest. It wouldn’t eat up a basketball scholarship since the NCAA isn’t counting those against the cap. However, it most certainly is something the athletic department would be “cross charged” by the university and accordingly, would be a funding cut from another men’s sport (other than basketball or lacrosse). That’s how it’s been working with PQ’s puppet as AD.
 
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DTSpider said:
Let’s all be honest. It wouldn’t eat up a basketball scholarship since the NCAA isn’t counting those against the cap. However, it most certainly is something the athletic department would be “cross charged” by the university and accordingly, would be a funding cut from another men’s sport (other than basketball or lacrosse). That’s how it’s been working with PQ’s puppet as AD.
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That was going to be my point. Athletically (men’s basketball) it doesn’t eat up a scholarship, monetarily it does...
 
Ferrum Spider said:
For the sport of basketball I don’t think he needs to come back to rehab a non shooting finger but it can take a while to recover. Especially if surgery is required.

Broke my same index finger twice in a week (basketball, then kayaking) and it took a few months before I could get full functionality back.
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You went Kayaking with a broken finger?

Hope it was Kayak.com and not the water kind...
 
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spider23 said:
If that's the way it has to go down, then I am OK with it.
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I really think you must be a VCU fan to post such absurd comments, which would hurt the team. Grant is not going to transfer because he is loyal to the program. Grant is like TJ Cline, a Spider down to the bone. TJ's likes the Spiders so much that his mom just came to the NIT with a Spider shirt on. Grant will be one of the players always remember by the fans.
 
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UR80sfan said:
I really think you must be a VCU fan to post such absurd comments, which would hurt the team. Grant is not going to transfer because he is loyal to the program and not some entitled loser who only thinks about himself. Grant is like TJ Cline, a Spider down to the bone. TJ's like the Spiders so much that his mom just came to the NIT with a Spider a shirt on. Grant will be one of the players always remember by the fans.
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23 is definitely nothing but a die hard Spider fan. Think you’re way off base with that comment
 
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UR80sfan said:
I really think you must be a VCU fan to post such absurd comments, which would hurt the team. Grant is not going to transfer because he is loyal to the program and not some entitled loser who only thinks about himself. Grant is like TJ Cline, a Spider down to the bone. TJ's like the Spiders so much that his mom just came to the NIT with a Spider a shirt on. Grant will be one of the players always remember by the fans.
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Go Rams, right?
 
SpiderRick said:
You went Kayaking with a broken finger?

Hope it was Kayak.com and not the water kind...
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Had a date with a lady friend well above my league and figured whats the worst that could happen?

Turns out flash flooding is a thing even when its sunny (Had been raining out west apparently) and she was an inexperienced kayaker. So I was rushing from one end of Williams Island to the other with my kayak in my good healthy hand, I walked briskly over what I thought was solid driftwood but whatever was below it couldn't hold the weight and it all collapsed with me on the top. As I fell, my natural reaction was to brace with my free hand. Normally that's fine but it happened to have my broken finger on it and as my hand impacted the rock below, I re-broke it and it hurt 100x more than breaking it playing basketball.

After that, I got to paddle about a half mile, up stream, in about 2 feet higher water than when we originally put in with my finger dangling from my left hand with someone else who unequipped to kayak in these conditions. From there, things got worse when she leaned too far forward and fell into the water a few hundred yards from the Z damn(water level was crazy high at this point). So I had to pull her out of the river with a kayak paddle I held with both hands then grab the kayak which didn't help either. Finger still bends a good degree to the left and I don't have the grip strength in my left hand as I once did. Did learn the one handed backhand since I couldn't use a two handed grip for months. I couldn't imagine how annoying having a broken finger on your dominant hand is.
 
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UR80 accusing other people of secretly being fans of other teams when he doesn't even know simple things like that about his own team.
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Ferrum Spider said:
Had a date with a lady friend well above my league and figured whats the worst that could happen?

Turns out flash flooding is a thing even when its sunny (Had been raining out west apparently) and she was an inexperienced kayaker. So I was rushing from one end of Williams Island to the other with my kayak in my good healthy hand, I walked briskly over what I thought was solid driftwood but whatever was below it couldn't hold the weight and it all collapsed with me on the top. As I fell, my natural reaction was to brace with my free hand. Normally that's fine but it happened to have my broken finger on it and as my hand impacted the rock below, I re-broke it and it hurt 100x more than breaking it playing basketball.

After that, I got to paddle about a half mile, up stream, in about 2 feet higher water than when we originally put in with my finger dangling from my left hand with someone else who unequipped to kayak in these conditions. From there, things got worse when she leaned too far forward and fell into the water a few hundred yards from the Z damn(water level was crazy high at this point). So I had to pull her out of the river with a kayak paddle I held with both hands then grab the kayak which didn't help either. Finger still bends a good degree to the left and I don't have the grip strength in my left hand as I once did. Did learn the one handed backhand since I couldn't use a two handed grip for months. I couldn't imagine how annoying having a broken finger on your dominant hand is.
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Quite a story. Better to use a canoe. I used a canoe to float down the James with a family member, we wrecked and wrapped the canoe around one of the rocks, where it remains to this day. Just curious, did you ever see her again.
 
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