Available Bigs

[WUs Your Daddy]

There are some other big names looking at him, so they must see something. I highly doubt he's going to end up on a middle-of-the-pack mid-major.

[ShockTalk]

Combine the knee issues with his poor performance against quality competition and I don't see him as a player who will be a significant factor for a top-25, let alone top-10 team.

He could be a nice addition to a team like Indiana State, but I doubt he's transferring to be a part of a mid-pack program in any league.

While his offense against Louisville, Virginia, and VCU looked weak, I'll assume him being the tallest starter, he was opposite of the tallest or center for the opposing teams. In all 3 games combined, Grady scored 14 points while allowing 10 and had 11 rebounds to 16, 9 of those 16 coming from the Louisville center.

He also played against a hot transfer big in Mark Tollefsen at San Fran. Both scored 17 points, Grady had 7 rebounds to Tollefsen's 3, and Grady played 42 minutes to Tollefsen's 43 in an OT win for Cleveland.

[Play Angry]

You guys must have access to a database of great last-second spring transfer prospects that I'm unable to see.

Really good P5 teams were literally drooling over Mike Thorne, who was significantly less productive against similar competition. Thumbing your nose at Grady is absurd to me when it's a use-it-or-lose-it scholly for next year.

Now, if there is a 6'9"+ guy out there who is able to come in and stack together 15 ppg and 10 rpg every game, please enlighten me. In the absence of such a stud, I think a solid candidate for 7-10 ppg and 6 rpg sounds absolutely delightful, especially since we can recycle his scholarship immediately for c/o 2016.

The bitching about our post production was practically endless last year. How are people suddenly reluctant to take in a guy like this?

[Dupe]

You guys must have access to a database of great last-second spring transfer prospects that I'm unable to see.

Really good P5 teams were literally drooling over Mike Thorne, who was significantly less productive against similar competition. Thumbing your nose at Grady is absurd to me when it's a use-it-or-lose-it scholly for next year.

Now, if there is a 6'9"+ guy out there who is able to come in and stack together 15 ppg and 10 rpg every game, please enlighten me. In the absence of such a stud, I think a solid candidate for 7-10 ppg and 6 rpg sounds absolutely delightful, especially since we can recycle his scholarship immediately for c/o 2016.

The bitching about our post production was practically endless last year. How are people suddenly reluctant to take in a guy like this?

We don't even have one guy with experience holding down significant minutes. On paper, we have NOTHING coming back next year other than wishing in one hand....

I don't care who it even is. I just want to make sure we get someone with experience. I love our current bigs for who they are, but I want our guards to go out in a blaze of glory, not in a blaze of "carrying an otherwise mediocre team on their shoulders to a decent year."

[rrshock]

@GoodmanESPN: Cleveland State transfer Anton Grady told ESPN he has heard from: Kansas, K-State, Iowa St, Xavier, Pitt, Wichita St, Dayton, NC State, Neb.
04/23/2015

Creighton is missing from the list, right? Yhey always go after the same players as KSU and Us.

[Play Angry]

Here is Jeff *******'s list of the Top 20 Uncommitted Transfers (published 2 hours ago).

#8 on that list - Anton Grady

The only candidate on the list actively "considering" WSU - Anton Grady

[shocker22]

I'd think we have a great sell for a big. Legit national championship opportunity. Lots of scouts following our Shox and a time to shine. Marshall will land the guy he wants.

[WSUwatcher]

I can't seem to find the thread where there was discussion of a possible "game changer" big guy looking hard at WSU. Does anyone know if this is still on the table? I heard something similar from a "friend" this weekend that there is a top 50, 7 footer that UK and KU are both after that is leaning towards WSU, but that it was being kept very quiet. Has anyone else heard anything similar? Or is my "friend" just blowing smoke?

Removing ShockdaWorld's question from the Mulder thread, where it obviously doesn't belong, and putting it here, where it probably fits...

That's the hazard of posting things where they don't belong: it's hard for people to find them afterwards. Anyway, I don't know what your friend is smoking, but it sounds like he either read his rumor here and added a little embellishment about the UK/KU connection -- a perfect illustration of how Internet rumors get started and perpetuate themselves -- or heard it from the same double secret source our other poster did, except that the other poster's lunker was ranked even higher. I'd love it, but I'll believe it when it happens; and I'm not exactly holding my breath.

[ShockdaWorld]

My bad. Didn't mean to throw the flux capacitor out of whack.

[RoyalShock]

My bad. Didn't mean to throw the flux capacitor out of whack.

You put metal into Mr. Fusion again, didn't you?

[ShockTop]

Jenard Jarreau is transferring from the University of Washington.

http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-basketball/jernard-jarreau-leaving-washington/

[wufan]

Removing ShockdaWorld's question from the Mulder thread, where it obviously doesn't belong, and putting it here, where it probably fits...

That's the hazard of posting things where they don't belong: it's hard for people to find them afterwards. Anyway, I don't know what your friend is smoking, but it sounds like he either read his rumor here and added a little embellishment about the UK/KU connection -- a perfect illustration of how Internet rumors get started and perpetuate themselves -- or heard it from the same double secret source our other poster did, except that the other poster's lunker was ranked even higher. I'd love it, but I'll believe it when it happens; and I'm not exactly holding my breath.

I was the one on the board with the original post. I have not heard anything further from the source (as I heard it second hand) and I still can't confirm its validity. Either this is/was a true story, or folks are taking my post and running with it.

[WheatShock]

Jenard Jarreau is transferring from the University of Washington.

http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/u...ng-washington/

The knee trouble is a little worrisome, but otherwise I think he would be solid.

[shockmonster]

I was the one on the board with the original post. I have not heard anything further from the source (as I heard it second hand) and I still can't confirm its validity. Either this is/was a true story, or folks are taking my post and running with it.

I seem to remember that Doc WU said on the other board that we were in on a game changing type of player and in his opinion, we were the favorite to get him.

[ShockerInKC]

You put metal into Mr. Fusion again, didn't you?

/off topic start

Ok, at the end of Back to the Future 1, Doc Brown puts garbage into the Mr. Fusion including a beer can.

/off topic end