Anton Grady 6-8 c/pf 2015, a Shocker!

[Carolina_Shock]

@bob:mcdonald: After Anton Grady's visit (per @GoodmanESPN), I have to think Wichita State is the frontrunner to get him.

[1972Shocker]

Could be?

I was responding to your comment. Could be the article is sour grapes by an author who is a moron.

[WSUwatcher]

I'd rather have his knees be fresh and intact too, but lots of guys have had bad knees and gone on to be effective -- even great -- players (the incomparable, interplanetary Bill Walton comes to mind as an example of how good they can be, despite knee limitations). So given Grady's experience and immediate availability, and if he wants to do the work required to be a Shocker and Marshall wants him, that's enough for me. Proven D-1 players may not give you the Powerball wins that Early represented in most cases, but they're also less likely to be big misses. I also think it's telling that a school like Gonzaga eagerly pursues one-year guys who seem to fit their needs.

So that's my two-pronged test: does Grady (a) satisfy WSU's needs (b) as perceived by Marshall? If so, add him to the guys returning, whom Marshall and Co. will likely also have coached up some by next fall, and that should give the Shocks a solid group to use in making a run.

[choida]

I'd rather have his knees be fresh and intact too, but lots of guys have had bad knees and gone on to be effective -- even great -- players (the incomparable, interplanetary Bill Walton comes to mind. So given Grady's experience and immediate availability, if he wants to do the work required to be a Shocker and Marshall wants him, that's enough for me. Proven D-1 players may not give you the Powerball wins that Early represented, but they're also less likely to be big misses.

Add him to the guys returning, whom WSU will likely have coached up some by next fall, and that should give the Shocks a solid group to use in making a run.

It's like getting on a roller coaster and always thinking you're going to die... You don't get on planning got the worst... You get on for the thrill ... Always gotta look at everything half full not half empty...

[1972Shocker]

I still say... Option A is Grady and option B is Ahmed

Grady may be better for next year, but does the fact Ahmed has 2 years of eligibility give him any kind of an edge?

[wufan]

Grady may be better for next year, but does the fact Ahmed has 3 years of eligibility give him any kind of an edge?

Ahmed has two years...same question applies.

[choida]

Ahmed has two years...same question applies.

I think it's the same... After next year no juco should be out playing Shaq, Kelly, Nurger, McDuffie... Key word should... And pending any transfers...

[WSUwatcher]

Grady may be better for next year, but does the fact Ahmed has 3 years of eligibility give him any kind of an edge?

Apparently it's only two, and I'm guessing no: WSU seems to be looking to bolster its chances for a big run specifically next year while VanVleet and Baker are still around. After next year, there's reason to hope that Nurger and Hamilton and Morris (and maybe McDuffie, depending on his physical development) should be able to serve as a foundation. The extra year a juco can provide becomes less important, especially considering that the scholarship freed up by a one-year guy will then be available for WSU to try once again to recruit the elusive lunker.

[1972Shocker]

Ahmed has two years...same question applies.

Thanks. Correction made.

[1972Shocker]

Apparently it's only two, and I'm guessing no: WSu seems to be looking to bolster its chances for a big run specifically next year while VanVleet and Baker are still around. After next year, there's reason to hope that Nurger and Hamilton and Morris (and maybe McDuffie, depending on his physical development) should be able to serve as a foundation.

That makes sense, although relying on hope makes me a little nervous but my guess is 3G has a good feel for how realistic that hope is.

[shocks02]

This from the Cleveland State beat writer.

@bob:mcdonald
After Anton Grady's visit (per @GoodmanESPN), I have to think Wichita State is the frontrunner to get him.

[1972Shocker]

This from the Cleveland State beat writer.

@bobmcdonald
After Anton Grady's visit (per @GoodmanESPN), I have to think Wichita State is the frontrunner to get him.

Seems like he is just re-tweeting something ******* put out.

[WSUwatcher]

That makes sense, although relying on hope makes me a little nervous but my guess is 3G has a good feel for how realistic that hope is.

Well, maybe a better word than hope would have been expectation -- I'm guessing that's how the coaches see it, especially given the years they've already invested in Morris and the recruiting effort in getting and keeping Hamilton.

[choida]

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[WstateU]

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