TURNOVERS

Senex, I seldom disagree with your game observations as you have a much better eye for the game than I do, but I will make an exception here.

I don't disagree with the assessment of Grimes' O tonight, although he did hit that clutch shot at the half to send the guys into the locker room tied, a huge psych. The biggest plus for him on O was that he did not turn the ball over and he had 4 of the 13 assists the guys recorded (such low numbers for assists for this team).

But I thought he played really solid D tonight, at least when I was watching him. When I paid attention to him time after time his man could not get around him to get to the hoop, especially late in the game. Now perhaps earlier in the game when I was not paying so much attention to him he was matadoring it (not knowing, cannot say), but later in the game he was working hard and effectively on D, sliding his feet and keeping his man in front of him, and I was appreciative of the step up in intensity.

I share much of your critique of him. IMO the kid suffers from having been overhyped and perhaps believing a bit too much of his pre-college press... as well as still playing catchup to the speed of the high D1 college game.

However, as an example -- I have the ESPNU replay on in the background, and I just saw that at the end of regulation after Dotson stymied Robinson, TCU got the ball into Kendrick Davis' hands. Grimes stuck to him like glue. For a split-second Davis seemed to have gotten a step on Q at the arc and makes a break for the hoop. If Q had cross stepped instead of sliding his feet, Davis would have blown by him. Instead Q stayed in front of Davis, forcing him to take a high jumpshot under pressure from 10' away, holding the ball until he could arch it over Q's outstretched hands. The resultant shot Davis took was (1) ruled after time had expired and (2) off the mark anyway.

He still has long way to go, and it's taking a long time, but it seems to me that there is incremental improvement occurring.