Gradnigo moving to the post?

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 Based on what new UL men's basketball coach Bob Marlin saw during individual workouts last month, he thinks there's the potential for forward Chris Gradnigo to have a special senior season.

Gradnigo is expected to see time next season at both forward spots for the Ragin' Cajuns in the same up-tempo offensive attack that Marlin used to find success for the past 12 years at Sam Houston State.

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Joshua Parrott
jparrott@theadvertiser.com

 

[ULtimateCajun]

If Grads gonna do this I hope he bulks up and gets a bit tougher because what I've seen out of him in the past 2 years leads me to believe he's a little lazy and not very inspired.


igeaux.mobi

[chauncey]

I agree 100%. He needs to average 6 rebounds per game. Today is signing day, whats the word?

[SlappyCajun]

Today is the end of spring signing period. However, I would expect signings due to the late arrival of the coaching staff into the summer.


igeaux.mobi

[Tripple Threat]

I think he'll play more inspired; he's playing for his future and I don't think that coach Marlin will stand for any bs. My fingers are crossed.

[Big Buds]

_ I think he'll play more inspired; he's playing for his future and I don't think that coach Marlin will stand for any bs. My fingers are crossed. _

Truth is his basketball future is not in the post, its as a power forward/shooting guard.

[Parrott]

_ Today is the end of spring signing period. However, I would expect signings due to the late arrival of the coaching staff into the summer.


igeaux.mobi _

Recruiting is addressed in my most recent blog: http://www.theadvertiser.com/apps/pb.Id=personaDest

[Boomer]

_ Truth is his basketball future is not in the post, its as a power forward/shooting guard. _

I am not familiar with Coach M's offense but from reading it it kinda sounded like they wanted to hook a 4 type guarding Grad.---he mentioned as a trailer down court and slashing on quick moves to the basket-----Just a thought, but would like to see it!!!!!!

[zephyr]

_ Truth is his basketball future is not in the post, its as a power forward/shooting guard. _

In marlin's scheme, the PF will often not spend much time in the post since he likes to play a transition game. However, at some point, we will have to utilize a larger lineup to either help on the rebounding front or utilize a height advantage. The PF traditionally spends a lot of time in the post and that is not where Gradnigo will be the most beneficial. He will be good enough on offense to take advantage of size matchups but will and can't be counted on it for defensive purposes. In the traditional sense, he will not be utilized as a PF but rather a hybrid SF,SG and sparingly at PF.

[Parrott]

I am not familiar with Coach M's offense but from reading it it kinda sounded like they wanted to hook a 4 type guarding Grad.---he mentioned as a trailer down court and slashing on quick moves to the basket-----Just a thought, but would like to see it!!!!!!

Exactly. It's all about matchups. Gradnigo won't be as tall as most fours. But he presents a mismatch on the perimeter. They stay in the lane, he hits the outside shot. They come out to defend him, he uses his dribble to break them down. Either way, he can expose the defense.

[Ragin Roar]

I hope he accepts this new staff's coaching instruction more than he
did with the previous staff. He would often times come off the
court rollilng his eyes and walking away from them before they
were finished talking to him.

[zephyr]

_ I hope he accepts this new staff's coaching instruction more than he
did with the previous staff. He would often times come off the
court rollilng his eyes and walking away from them before they
were finished talking to him. _

Careful Roar, many here don't want to hear that the coaches may have actually tried to coach up the players and they didn't listen. That would go against the grain of blaming everything that went wrong on Lee.

[Ragin Roar]

My point was that it was dis-respectful, not so much that
the Coaches were right.