Decuire rumor

[AZGrizFan]

The Griz do not have a go to guy and its been a long time. They have a lot or nice pieces, but no stud.
Where is that guy that you give the ball and say go win a game?
Also, very boring and predictable...
Not physical... at all
Cant rebound if they were the only ones on the court. Bottom 10 in the country, WTH

Travis is a great dude.... But either way if he stays or goes, some things need to change.

Haven’t had that guy since Pridgett.

 

[Mavman]

After game today TDs dad told me “their young we will be ok” didn’t sound like he was leaving.
As far as this years team, yes no size, no excitement,and no go to player. Bannon disappeared today.
Watching PSU dismantle SUU

 

[bigtyme]

The announcer hit the nail on the head when he said your stars need to shine bright in these tournament games that only one team goes to the big dance. That was paraphrasing of course, but the point is made. We lack a Will Cherry, Ahmad Rorie, Sayeed, AJ type of player. Missing Mack really hurt but I am glad he will be back, just not that guy.

 

[mtgrizrule]

The announcer hit the nail on the head when he said your stars need to shine bright in these tournament games that only one team goes to the big dance. That was paraphrasing of course, but the point is made. We lack a Will Cherry, Ahmad Rorie, Sayeed, AJ type of player. Missing Mack really hurt but I am glad he will be back, just not that guy.

I am very confident, Bannan will be that player. Kid is a gym rat. He just needs to continue doing what he does and add some offensive awareness, in terms of knowing who to pass and where to find openings when he's drawing attention. Yes, rebuild his perimeter shot. His low push has to go!

 

[MissoulaMarinerFan]

The announcer hit the nail on the head when he said your stars need to shine bright in these tournament games that only one team goes to the big dance. That was paraphrasing of course, but the point is made. We lack a Will Cherry, Ahmad Rorie, Sayeed, AJ type of player. Missing Mack really hurt but I am glad he will be back, just not that guy.

I am very confident, Bannan will be that player. Kid is a gym rat. He just needs to continue doing what he does and add some offensive awareness, in terms of knowing who to pass and where to find openings when he's drawing attention. Yes, rebuild his perimeter shot. His low push has to go!

Disagree on rebuilding his shot. At this point it is what it is. Remember what happened when they tinkered with Mooreheads shot? Not good. Though Moorehead is just another in a string of really solid shooter in high school who’s shot disappeared the longer he was a Griz.

 

[mtgrizrule]

I am very confident, Bannan will be that player. Kid is a gym rat. He just needs to continue doing what he does and add some offensive awareness, in terms of knowing who to pass and where to find openings when he's drawing attention. Yes, rebuild his perimeter shot. His low push has to go!

Disagree on rebuilding his shot. At this point it is what it is. Remember what happened when they tinkered with Mooreheads shot? Not good. Though Moorehead is just another in a string of really solid shooter in high school who’s shot disappeared the longer he was a Griz.

Moorehead actually had a decent looking shot. You're right, he lost his consistency from 3, during his time here. Got to admit though, Bannan's low push is ugly for this level. No idea, what or who convinced him to use it? He needs a lot of space to get that off.

Manuel, in my opinion was the best shooter, under DeCuire. Even he was inconsistent.

 

[fanofzoo]

The announcer hit the nail on the head when he said your stars need to shine bright in these tournament games that only one team goes to the big dance. That was paraphrasing of course, but the point is made. We lack a Will Cherry, Ahmad Rorie, Sayeed, AJ type of player. Missing Mack really hurt but I am glad he will be back, just not that guy.

I am very confident, Bannan will be that player. Kid is a gym rat. He just needs to continue doing what he does and add some offensive awareness, in terms of knowing who to pass and where to find openings when he's drawing attention. Yes, rebuild his perimeter shot. His low push has to go!

At the end of his freshman year his outside shot was beautiful, who convinced him to change ?

 

[SoldierGriz]

I don't put much stock in these kinds of rumors. I hope they're not true.

As far as I'm concerned, my brain says this. Travis is a great high-character guy. He graduates his players. There seems to be good chemistry on this team, witness that nobody jumped ship when the transfer portal was jammed with players. And while the junior class has not met our expectations, this year's sophomore class has produced two all-Big Sky caliber players in Bannan and Beasley, and another excellent guard, Brandon Whitney. All have three years of eligibility remaining after this year. The pipeline has some promising recruits, with size. We can still hope for a good big through the transfer portal. So everything looks good, right?

But my heart? I dunno. Used to be, I never missed a Griz game. If there was any sports-related conflict, it always got resolved in favor of the Griz. But this year? Not so much; I've missed several games. I think it's the offense--or lack of it. I know teams go through scoring droughts; hell, I just saw the Warriors blow a 20-point lead against Dallas a few nights ago, going something like eight minutes without a field goal. It happens. But never have I seen a team go through these stretches as often as a DeCuire coached team. It's just frustrating to watch. And while the Lady Griz were almost unwatchable two days ago because of their inability to shoot the damned ball, at least you could see a semblance of an offense. But even Mike Montgomery said he couldn't see one when the men played Oregon earlier this year. You just watch a Griz game any more, waiting for that drought to hit, hoping it doesn't kill us.

Or, sadly, you just don't watch.

My recommendation again: An offensive coordinator. A coach who brings a glowing offensive resume to the program. Who has as bag of offensive tricks to pull us out of these scoring funks that have plagued us for years.

So....Bob Stitt?

 

[CleanHOUSE]

I don't put much stock in these kinds of rumors. I hope they're not true.

As far as I'm concerned, my brain says this. Travis is a great high-character guy. He graduates his players. There seems to be good chemistry on this team, witness that nobody jumped ship when the transfer portal was jammed with players. And while the junior class has not met our expectations, this year's sophomore class has produced two all-Big Sky caliber players in Bannan and Beasley, and another excellent guard, Brandon Whitney. All have three years of eligibility remaining after this year. The pipeline has some promising recruits, with size. We can still hope for a good big through the transfer portal. So everything looks good, right?

But my heart? I dunno. Used to be, I never missed a Griz game. If there was any sports-related conflict, it always got resolved in favor of the Griz. But this year? Not so much; I've missed several games. I think it's the offense--or lack of it. I know teams go through scoring droughts; hell, I just saw the Warriors blow a 20-point lead against Dallas a few nights ago, going something like eight minutes without a field goal. It happens. But never have I seen a team go through these stretches as often as a DeCuire coached team. It's just frustrating to watch. And while the Lady Griz were almost unwatchable two days ago because of their inability to shoot the damned ball, at least you could see a semblance of an offense. But even Mike Montgomery said he couldn't see one when the men played Oregon earlier this year. You just watch a Griz game any more, waiting for that drought to hit, hoping it doesn't kill us.

Or, sadly, you just don't watch.

My recommendation again: An offensive coordinator. A coach who brings a glowing offensive resume to the program. Who has as bag of offensive tricks to pull us out of these scoring funks that have plagued us for years.

Yeah same feelings, missed 7 or 8 games this year, they were so damned boring and consistently boring without any sustained improvement (home crowd included) that when watching I was just watching to see if they would win, not cause the product was interesting or dramatic, so if I am just watching to see if they win I might as well just check the box score after the game.

 

[AllWeatherFan]

So you are suggesting we need to Clean HOUSE?

 

[Mousegriz]

After game today TDs dad told me “their young we will be ok” didn’t sound like he was leaving.
As far as this years team, yes no size, no excitement,and no go to player. Bannon disappeared today.
Watching PSU dismantle SUU

"Their young...we will be okay?" Was that Dad's quote or Travis'? If Travis I'm worried. Your second sentence is why!

 

[IntuitiveGriz]

Wait, WTF, UM has basketball teams

 

[Mavman]

After game today TDs dad told me “their young we will be ok” didn’t sound like he was leaving.
As far as this years team, yes no size, no excitement,and no go to player. Bannon disappeared today.
Watching PSU dismantle SUU

"Their young...we will be okay?" Was that Dad's quote or Travis'? If Travis I'm worried. Your second sentence is why!

His dad said that. Studying the players during warm ups DCH was only one that stood out as ready to go, it was weird.
DCH was the one that came out on fire and helped build the early lead.
Another thing I noticed was as the ticky tack fouls began to mount the Griz players looked deflated, almost a here we go again attitude.

 

[AZGrizFan]

"Their young...we will be okay?" Was that Dad's quote or Travis'? If Travis I'm worried. Your second sentence is why!

His dad said that. Studying the players during warm ups DCH was only one that stood out as ready to go, it was weird.
DCH was the one that came out on fire and helped build the early lead.
Another thing I noticed was as the ticky tack fouls began to mount the Griz players looked deflated, almost a here we go again attitude.

Griz body language was horrible all season, literally as soon as they faced any adversity.

 

[Zirg]

The Griz were, by far, the youngest team in the top 4 or 5 competitive Big Sky teams. MSU especially is senior-laden. The Griz are set-up for the future better than any Big-sky team, although the free-for-all transfer window could change that, but I fully believe the Griz will be a top 2 BSC team the next 3 years if Bannon/Whitney/Beasley all stay. We just need a legit "big", which is something that has alluded Travis.

 

[AllWeatherFan]

Despite all the doom and gloom on this site, I look forward to next season. Bannan, Beasley and Whitney will have their names all over the Griz career stat sheets by the time they graduate. I also think Parker and Owens departing will allow DeCuire to bring in some impact players to fill obvious gaps in the roster. I hope Vazquez stays and hits the weights hard. He can be a major contributor if he gains confidence.

Go Griz!

 

[fanofzoo]

Despite all the doom and gloom on this site, I look forward to next season. Bannan, Beasley and Whitney will have their names all over the Griz career stat sheets by the time they graduate. I also think Parker and Owens departing will allow DeCuire to bring in some impact players to fill obvious gaps in the roster. I hope Vazquez stays and hits the weights hard. He can be a major contributor if he gains confidence.

Go Griz!

If next years team will be essentially this years team (year older though) how do you reckon it will end differently.

What, will TD return the confidence that he took from Josh.

 

[HelenaHandBasket]

If next years team will be essentially this years team (year older though) how do you reckon it will end differently.

What, will TD return the confidence that he took from Josh.

Do you think this will be the case?

 

[EverettGriz]

Despite all the doom and gloom on this site, I look forward to next season. Bannan, Beasley and Whitney will have their names all over the Griz career stat sheets by the time they graduate. I also think Parker and Owens departing will allow DeCuire to bring in some impact players to fill obvious gaps in the roster. I hope Vazquez stays and hits the weights hard. He can be a major contributor if he gains confidence.

Go Griz!

If next years team will be essentially this years team (year older though) how do you reckon it will end differently.

What, will TD return the confidence that he took from Josh.

To paraphrase the great Al McGuire, "The best thing about sophomores is they become juniors".

 

[fanofzoo]

If next years team will be essentially this years team (year older though) how do you reckon it will end differently.

What, will TD return the confidence that he took from Josh.

Do you think this will be the case?

The tea leaves say it's Beasley, Whitney, Mac and Bannan ....Martin ?