Speaking of hyped up transfers, what about Malcolm? The jury is still out on him. Why can't we catch a break with some of these players?
I think there was a fair amount of hype surrounding both Grennan and Gilbert. In Grennan's case, it seems that he will never live up to the hype since all indications are it is unlikely he will be back. In the case of Gilbert, I think the future is still yet to be seen. I didn't really expect him to be all maac this season and no question I expected more than we got. But he didn't play that much, and he is very much a developing player. In spurts, I have seen greatness from him, but he also has shown poor play. He is not strong offensively. He makes silly fouls sometimes. He gets beat repeatedly on certain moves to the basket. But none of these things can't be overcome, in fact, I would say his development is ahead of where Pete DeBisshop was at this point in his career. To his great credit Pete developed into a great player, whether Malcolm can is yet to be seen. But I am not ready to give up on Gilbert yet, I think he has better days ahead.
Post by 01041949bob on Mar 2, 2014 19:39:58 GMT -5
P ---agree -the key as you say is good coaching--the man has a tremendous upside for this league--why he was not given a chance to mature is just dumb----and why Barrow was not the captain is just as puzzling --Sidebe got the minutes over Malcolm--while Sedebe is a fair player, Malcolm has a better upside--why this coach could not see this is a mystery
Post by 01041949bob on Mar 2, 2014 19:56:06 GMT -5
Folks--I will never agree with anyone's analysis regarding Wade---yes Over hyped and we would have won more without him than with him--he just was not a good BB player for this team. I don't care that is my opinion---Sure he would be a better fit with this team--this team did not have the talent the other teams had the last several years--that is why the previous 2 years we won despite Wade not because of him--Nickerson playing more would have been better and Crawford as well--in fact had he played Crawford like he should have--even Fields, Crawford and Fields would have both stayed. Sorry Wade was a disaster and contributed nothing to the program other than getting rid of Crawford and Fields---now I am sure he is a great guy so don't get crazy--I am talking about him as a BB player
