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5 years 2 months ago - 5 years 2 months ago #21711
by DrJHawker
After all the frustration the board has expressed toward Grime's play - I think we owe him recognition today. He was one of the stars of the game. 17 points, 3 assists (and some nice ones), 4 rebounds and solid defense. Quinton was 4-7 from 3. His 3 to tie the game late was maybe the biggest shot of the game. So good to see the progress. I think we all had a feeling, with his pedigree, eventually, his game would turn. Hopefully, it has.
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5 years 2 months ago #21713
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"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." - Mark Twain "Innocents Abroad"
Definitely a good sign at this time of year!
Grimes 17 points (second to Dedric's 20)
6-11 FG/A
4-7 3P/A
1-2 FT
1 O +3 D = 4 TReb
3 Assists
1 Steal
3 TO
3 PF
Most importantly, only one bonehead play (bad pass) that I can recall, which is a huge improvement.
AND as noted, he played solid D for the second game in a row!
Congratulations and Keep it Going, Q!
And solid play by Big Dave and Our Man Mitch in the middle and at the FT line -- between them 12 points, half of them from their combined 6-7 performance at the line! Now THAT'S what I want to see from our bigs at the line!
Grimes 17 points (second to Dedric's 20)
6-11 FG/A
4-7 3P/A
1-2 FT
1 O +3 D = 4 TReb
3 Assists
1 Steal
3 TO
3 PF
Most importantly, only one bonehead play (bad pass) that I can recall, which is a huge improvement.
AND as noted, he played solid D for the second game in a row!
Congratulations and Keep it Going, Q!
And solid play by Big Dave and Our Man Mitch in the middle and at the FT line -- between them 12 points, half of them from their combined 6-7 performance at the line! Now THAT'S what I want to see from our bigs at the line!
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." - Mark Twain "Innocents Abroad"
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5 years 2 months ago #21717
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Agreed that QG deserves props as he played a good game. I think he is capable of more but that was a good game. It looks to me like this team right now has good chemistry. I hope they are really enjoying playing Jayhawk Basketball. As HE mentioned above 6-7 at the line from our bigs other than DL is pretty good.
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5 years 2 months ago #21718
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I agree, that QG is capable of more. For some kids, it takes a while to adapt to the college game. He clearly has a lot more upside.
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5 years 2 months ago - 5 years 2 months ago #21730
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It certainly helped that he made a couple early shots, but I think his hustle on defense and on a couple loose balls really was the catalyst for getting him going.
He was all over the place on defense, and diving on the floor. Good for him and let's hope we see him smiling more, having fun and playing solid.
And, I apologize for my in-game post about Garrett. We were playing so well, when he came in I said out loud that we would stagnate, and we did. I never post in-game, and I broke my rule on that with a negative post about a great Jayhawk and good kid. My bad.
He was all over the place on defense, and diving on the floor. Good for him and let's hope we see him smiling more, having fun and playing solid.
And, I apologize for my in-game post about Garrett. We were playing so well, when he came in I said out loud that we would stagnate, and we did. I never post in-game, and I broke my rule on that with a negative post about a great Jayhawk and good kid. My bad.
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5 years 2 months ago #21732
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No Worries AZ. We know you were just rooting for the Hawks to win. I think anything that reduces MGs mobility, like an ankle sprain, is very noticeable because his calling card is defense and that requires superior athleticism. I mentioned before and I still think his learning to shoot well is the difference between him making thousands of dollars playing basketball vs his making millions of dollars playing basketball.
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5 years 2 months ago #21743
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So concur, hairy!
If the kid can develop an outside shot, he is going to make a ton of Simoleons at the next level!
Gots to be a gym rat (if he is not already) from here on out and work on that shot!
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hairyhawk wrote: No Worries AZ. We know you were just rooting for the Hawks to win. I think anything that reduces MGs mobility, like an ankle sprain, is very noticeable because his calling card is defense and that requires superior athleticism. I mentioned before and I still think his learning to shoot well is the difference between him making thousands of dollars playing basketball vs his making millions of dollars playing basketball.
So concur, hairy!
If the kid can develop an outside shot, he is going to make a ton of Simoleons at the next level!
Gots to be a gym rat (if he is not already) from here on out and work on that shot!
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5 years 2 months ago #21750
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"When I was a freshman, I remember Coach Naismith telling us how important it was to play good defense." - Mitch Lightfoot
Timing couldn't be better....actually it could have been earlier which would have been better, but I digress.
You could argue that it's actually a trend now. He played better than usual vs. KSU and he was actually very good at OSU. Better late than never. Hope it gives him some confidence moving forward because we need him.
You could argue that it's actually a trend now. He played better than usual vs. KSU and he was actually very good at OSU. Better late than never. Hope it gives him some confidence moving forward because we need him.
"When I was a freshman, I remember Coach Naismith telling us how important it was to play good defense." - Mitch Lightfoot
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