Anthony Grant

[Burnetaggie99]

I like this guy. He's a up incoming young coach and was Billy Donovans right hand man at UF. Also he recruited most of the UF players that won Donovans championships. He led VCU to the tourny and gave Duke a spanking. He has a similar scheme to FBCG and the players would not really have to start all over. Also I bet he can keep our recruiting class together and I see no problem with him recruiting Texas and other states.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Grant_(basketball)

[dresbf]

Your closing parenthesis didn't make it into the link so it doesn't work when you click on it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Grant_(basketball) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Grant_%28basketball%29)

[Slotback]

I have no problem with him being on Byrne's list. Don't know if he is, but he sounds good to me.

[Burnetaggie99]

Here's another link with good info on him. Someone needs to tell Byrne to contact this guy.

http://vcurams.vcu.edu/generalnew/granthire.html

[4thgenerationag]

Hopefully BB already knows!

[Burnetaggie99]

Should of hired this guy instead of Turge. I had him my #1 guy for the job. If Turge can't get it together in about 2 years with his own players, he needs to hit the road before he becomes Coach Fran of basketball. Hopefully Anthony Grant is not at a big time school by then but don't be surprized if he is.

[ridersfan06]

Have you already lost faith in Turge? Give him some time. The first year with a new coach is not always easy. He has already won 20+ games, give him a freakin break. Its not like we were a national championship contender the last 10 years. We are going through the pains of becoming a basketball school.

[jagowar]

agreed riders.... its way way too early to start even looking at new coaches. i still for the life of me cant figure out whats wrong with this team but its something beyond coaching.

[ridersfan06]

Mabye the players came into the season thinking it would be easy. Maybe they thought all they would have to do is put on their uniforms and walk on the court and the other team would fold.

[Burnetaggie99]

I believe its coaching and players. Grant is in the same coaching style of tkc. He holds real physcial style practices and likes to put pressure on defense and offense. They players we have now fit his style of play better than Turges. I also believe Turge is not hard enough on these guys and his offense dosn't fit our players.

[Burnetaggie99]

I see grant taking over the Lsu job or South Carolina job soon.

[Loftin]

Turge needs a couple of years before we put him on the hot seat. He's already won 20 games, something that 4 of our last 5 coaches couldn't do. Personally, I like Turge and think he'll have a great career here.

[Vlyrock]

I think Turge needs a litte more time. We try to run coaches out of town before they have a chance to do anything and it gets kind of ridiculous. He has 21 wins, has 2 more games, plus the Big XII tournament.

Last year's team was 23-4 at this point...we're 21-8 (3 games behind). Having lost Acie Law (who won us a bunch of games last year), I would say we're not too far off what we SHOULD have been expecting.

[muybonita]

I think Turge needs a litte more time. We try to run coaches out of town before they have a chance to do anything and it gets kind of ridiculous. He has 21 wins, has 2 more games, plus the Big XII tournament.

Last year's team was 23-4 at this point...we're 21-8 (3 games behind). Having lost Acie Law (who won us a bunch of games last year), I would say we're not too far off what we SHOULD have been expecting.

We suffered zero embarrassing losses last year like we have this year against tu, KSU, and OU. Those losses are franesque.

[Loftin]

We suffered zero embarrassing losses last year like we have this year against tu, KSU, and OU. Those losses are franesque.

Aggie Basketball is not nearly what Aggie Football is. Comparisons are lame and don't make sense.

Billy Gillispie was very successful, but he was only here for 3 seasons. That is a flash in the pan and we can't build a whole program in 3 years. It's up to Turge to build this team his way. I think he's doing fine for his first year.

[Vlyrock]

An embarassing loss and a 2 point loss are still losses. And for what it's worth, in Gillispie's first year we did have embarassing losses:

75-40 vs Texas
70-54 vs Oklahoma (@ home)
77-67 vs Nebraska (@ home)

Let's at leat give him a year before comparing his coaching and results to Gillispie in his 3rd season.

[Dustin00whoop]

We had no where near the talent in BCG's first year that we have now.

[Vlyrock]

We had no where near the talent in BCG's first year that we have now.
I have to call BS. Here was our starting lineup his first year:

Acie Law
Antoine Walker
Chris Walker
Dominique Kirk
Joseph Jones

Law and Walker were both lottery picks in the NBA draft. Kirk and Jones still start. I'd take Chris Walker over Bryan Davis.

If you're talking bench, then you might have an argument, but the starters played a majority then for us.

[Dustin00whoop]

All those guys, Vly, outside of 'Twone were young & inexperienced. They became talented, but they weren't as talented then as this team is now.

[Gravy]

Yeah, see...Turgeon said from the start his game is based on a point guard, which we really don't have right now. In fact, as a slap in the face to all the RC haters that say he left the cupboard bare for Fran, I can say the same thing right now in defense of Turgeon. He uses point guards and we don't have any good ones, so Billy left the cupboard bare.

Turgeon will do fine....just need to give him a few years.

[Dustin00whoop]

He has a true PG sitting on the bench. :undecided:

[Burnetaggie99]

Lewis and Holmes are point guards

[Gravy]

Apparently they are not good enough yet.

[The Massacre]

I'd take Chris Walker over Bryan Davis.



say say say what? :wow:

[ridersfan06]

Give coach Turge a break. Where is the loyalty? Aren't Aggies supposed to be loyal? You guys are starting to sound like t-sippers for fans from tech.:mad:

[Slotback]

Turge gets 3 years minimum.

[ridersfan06]

finally, some is being realistic.:popcorn:

[Burnetaggie99]

I also said he should be judge with his own players at least 2 more years. I was just pointing out I wish we would of tried Grant instead.

[Pumchavas28]

Are we already looking for a new coach in year 1 of Turge's tenure?????

The Ags are 21-8..... That's right where BCG had A&M...

Yeah the team has laid some eggs.. but GEEZ....

Anyone remember getting SMASHED by tu in Austin 75-40? How about getting smashed by OU & ttu in back to back games 70-56 followed by a 70-54 beat down???

Those 3 HORRIBLE games were all in year one of BCG's tenure...

Anyone remember losing to PACIFIC by 11 in year 2 of BCG???? PACIFIC... who da hell is PACIFIC????

21-8 & all of a sudden A&M is too good for a coach/team that puts up that kind of record.

I hope I'm reading this thread wrong, cause seriously.... WTF.... It's year of Turge's tenure.... Not every coach just bats a 1k his 1st year....

21-8, currently is the best start for ANY coach at A&M EVER!!!!!!!!!

We are an impatient bunch aren't we....

[Pumchavas28]

A&M's BBall Coaches 1st Years...

http://www.aggieathletics.com/index2.php?SID=MBB&pageID=199 (http://www.aggieathletics.com/index2.php?SID=MBB&pageID=199)

Turge 21-8 (Currently)
BCG = 21-10
Watkins 12-15
Barone 6-22
Metcalf 18-7
Rogers 11-13

And I'd go on, but the link is there.... This is the best start for a Coach & I think for that he's earned some patience from the fans...

Especially considering that his SOS isn't any worst than BCG's 1st year....

BCG created a Joke of a schedule his 1st year for confidence....

[Pokes28]

The only argument that I might put up in the Turgeon versus BCG debate is "was the team getting better as the year went along."

I remember that at the end of BCG's first year nobody wanted to play aTm. They were getting better and better. Right now, I don't know that you can say that with Turgeon's team.

This isn't a case of me saying that Turgeon is a bad coach or won't have continued success. I like the man and think that he'll do just fine for aTm. But there is a heck of a lot more to base a team on than just record.

David Harrell - Pokes
dwh

[Pumchavas28]

Very true... There is....

But as it's been said time & time again on this very message board.. In the end, it's final say so....

Also... Why bring him in if your not going to give him time to build the team into what he wants...

He hasn't even had 1 year, and folks are already looking....

I didn't even know anyone was that close to the cliff..

[Dustin00whoop]

Thats exactly what I was going to say, Pokes. And not just the team as a whole, but each individual player.

The team, obviously, has gotten worse as the season has gone. If nothing else, at least more incosistent.

Then you throw in each individual player's development. JJ has gotten worse. Carter has gotten worse. Kirk has gotten worse (granted, his role has changed considerably, but he hasn't taken well to it) on both ends of the court, & he used to be one of the top defenders in the conference.

Bryan Davis is the only kid who has improved.

Then you take 'Dre. WOW!!! You look at all the other top recruits in that class & they are absolutely dominating the competition. But the 7 footer is struggling so badly that he lost his starting job. I'll agree that some of that comes back on the player, but at the same time, everyone knows that Michael Beasley & Bill Walker had piss poor attitudes coming out of high school but some how the first year coach there has managed to get them playing well.

The guy is too soft & the players are taking advantage of it. You have to be an absolutely atocious coach to get less out of more than what Turge has done this year.

[texags08]

:popcorn: