Someone posted this on another forum and I thought it would fit here in this thread, when Grant first arrived he promised an exciting brand of basketball. Full court press, fast break offense, etc. We did that for a couple of years and were very successful in 2010 (CAG's 2nd season) finishing 12-4 in the SEC and NIT runner-ups to a very good Wichita State team. The committee gave us the shaft because it was obvious to anyone with half a brain that we deserved to be in the tourney that year. Then in 2011 with a top-notch recruiting class to go with the returning veterans we blew the doors off the Puerto Rico tourney against some pretty good opponents. However, even during that tourney we saw Grant start to slow things down which led to very obvious frustration by some of our players (Mitchell, Green, and, to a lesser extend, Releford). After that tourney it seemed like Grant clamped down on the reins and we've been mostly a slow-down, half-court offense and defense team ever since. What happened? Why did he abandon that style of play which the players and fans really enjoyed and seemed to be successful? I have always heard it was a depth problem but we had more depth in 2011 than in 2010. We did make the NCAA tourney in 2011 but quite frankly that team was not as good as the 2010 team even though the overall talent level was better. We all blamed Mitchell and Green for being cancers on the team but for awhile now I have been of the opinion that Grant mishandled them both badly. I'm not saying they were choirboys but that he did not manage their emotions very well. I'll hang up and listen to others response/thoughts.
