OT: Gavin Griffiths

[Luvscarletknights]

GG on bench hasn't hardly cheered at all for his teammates. Looks real unhappy-- maybe I'm wrong but he looks down.

Sounds like his time at Rutgers....

 

[toby83]

Is Mag deep on their bench?

Yup

 

[RedTeam1994]

I think he would kill himself in the locker room from the abuse. It would be the Mike Rosario Florida game multiplied several levels.

Would be somewhere in between imho. He’d 100% get boos but don’t think it would get anywhere near vitriol like Rosario or billet. After all , honestly, he didn’t do much here so don’t think people would care like they din with other more high profile transfers

 

[dontestrond]

Nobody in the country playing college ball can lock up Ace and Dylan. They are literally top 5 NBA draft picks.

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

Would be somewhere in between imho. He’d 100% get boos but don’t think it would get anywhere near vitriol like Rosario or billet. After all , honestly, he didn’t do much here so don’t think people would care like they din with other more high profile transfers

I wouldnt boo. I feel bad for him at this point

 

[fatsam98]

Mag should get at least five minutes tonight... BYU is - 45.5 vs Miss Valley State

He got 10 minutes!

4 points!

3 fouls!

Hope it was all worth it!

 

[RutgersClassof2004]

Seems like GG was getting better coaching and PT and making more progress at RU. Time spent here learning the system would have helped him this year. He is starting over at Neb as just another portal guy in the herd.

I still think he has promise and will develop faster once he gets beyond his own expectations.

He isn't developing anything. Would be surprised if even playing basketball at all next year.

 

[S.W.A.I.N]

I wouldnt boo. I feel bad for him at this point

No worries, I'd boo enough for both of us.

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

No worries, I'd boo enough for both of us.

Is there a need at this point. I hope he has more in life than playing basketball.

 

[RU82]

Here's what I was referring to. Dude needs to go low major or D2. This was the only time I saw him in, although I missed quite a bit of the second half.

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That’s brutal

 

[Joey Bags]

I wouldnt boo. I feel bad for him at this point

Exactly, why would you boo the guy? Would we really want him here wasting a scholarship dead last on the bench?

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

He got 10 minutes!

4 points!

3 fouls!

Hope it was all worth it!

Add him to list of players that fit and played in Pike’s system and didnt fit elsewhere

 

[PSAL_Hoops]

Add him to list of players that fit and played in Pike’s system and didnt fit elsewhere

That’s a stretch to say he fit in our system. We were not a good team last year and its not exactly the case that he earned his playing time on that team based on his court performance.

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

That’s a stretch to say he fit in our system. We were not a good team last year and its not exactly the case that he earned his playing time on that team based on his court performance.

Mag

 

[RU82]

I wonder if Larry is sour on Hoiberg yet.

 

[Rutgers25]

almost feel a little bad for Gavin. Just seems like a kid who’s way too timid / lackadaisical to make it as this level. Always seemed a little out of it on the court.

 

[toby83]

Yeah different than Mag who just quit on his teammates

 

[Eagleton96]

He isn't developing anything. Would be surprised if even playing basketball at all next year.

He only got four minutes in Nebraska’s last game. I’m not sad.

 

[Eagleton96]

Exactly, why would you boo the guy? Would we really want him here wasting a scholarship dead last on the bench?

have to make an example out of him

 

[Good-Knight]

So many people say after their last pro, college or high school game is that they are going to miss the people, the comradery, the sense of the mission and the clarity of winning or losing together. I really think this gun-for-hire era is misstruck bargain, but today's player never see what they are missing out on.

 

[RUfan1977]

So many people say after their last pro, college or high school game is that they are going to miss the people, the comradery, the sense of the mission and the clarity of winning or losing together. I really think this gun-for-hire era is misstruck bargain, but today's player never see what they are missing out on.

There is really something special about the friendships that develop among teammates. It can still happen over a single season, but I don’t think it’s as strong as the bond that develops over several years. As the parent of several high school and college athletes, I have to say that I also truly appreciate the lasting friendships I made with other parents as we sat together watching our kids compete along with the time we spent together when they competed on the road. It’s not just the athletes that are missing out.

 

[Joey Bags]

So many people say after their last pro, college or high school game is that they are going to miss the people, the comradery, the sense of the mission and the clarity of winning or losing together. I really think this gun-for-hire era is misstruck bargain, but today's player never see what they are missing out on.

I get what you’re saying, but a well managed 100k+ windfall for a college player is a monstrous boost for them in post college life. Would take that every day over the nice team experience. Key is well managed though, if you blow it on nonsense you’d probably benefit more from a disciplined team building experience.

 

[mugrat86]

10 minutes
1-5 fg
0-2 Three point
4 rebounds

The big stat though was 4 personal fouls in 10 minutes against South Dakota. That is almost criminal

 

[Eagleton96]

He was definitely improving toward the end of the year for us last year. Now he’s going nowhere. The RU staff are great player developers. Leaving was a big mistake.

 

[RAHWAYBOB]

Maybe we should create a website devoted to Gavin. He is gone. Give it a rest!!

 

[wheezer]

He was definitely improving toward the end of the year for us last year. Now he’s going nowhere. The RU staff are great player developers. Leaving was a big mistake.

At one point in his high school senior year, was he not a five star player?
Then downgraded a bit?
How the neck could this have happened?

 

[mugrat86]

Maybe we should create a website devoted to Gavin. He is gone. Give it a rest!!

Umm last I checked this was a free forum to comment on. Next time you see the headline GG, don’t click

 

[RU_DIO]

Maybe we should create a website devoted to Gavin. He is gone. Give it a rest!!

Relax. Just skip the thread and have a drink at Butch Kowals.

 

[Eagleton96]

Good i

Maybe we should create a website devoted to Gavin.

Good idea. I’d definitely check every week.

 

[Eagleton96]

At one point in his high school senior year, was he not a five star player?
Then downgraded a bit?
How the neck could this have happened?

I still think he has the tools to be a solid contributor with the right coaching and right environment. Unfortunately for him, that environment was probably here.

 

[mugrat86]

I still think he has the tools to be a solid contributor with the right coaching and right environment. Unfortunately for him, that environment was probably here.

He will need to add a lot more muscle to be competitive at power 5 game.

 

[Eagleton96]

He will need to add a lot more muscle to be competitive at power 5 game.

Partially agree. He’s a 3pt sniper. I think he’s wiry and tall and actually gets decent boards and scraps ok …for a perimeter player. He mostly just needs to hit more 3s.

 

[cRURah]

Kid is a bust! It happens. He’d be sulking on pine at RU this year.

 

[mugrat86]

Partially agree. He’s a 3pt sniper. I think he’s wiry and tall and actually gets decent boards and scraps ok …for a perimeter player. He mostly just needs to hit more 3s.

But he is terrible defender and rebounder so what good is it if he cannot out score the guy he is defending

 

[Caliknight]

He has a bad body language. Seems like a bad teammate

 

[bac2therac]

Let it go already

 

[NickRU714]

It's a little hard to say he should have stayed and this was the right place for him when his replacement (Hayes) took zero shots yesterday and 2 against ND.

We would likely be having the same conversations about needing to get more 3pt shots but swap "GG" for "Martini/Hayes".

Actually, we did have the same conversations last year.

 

[The RUT]

The question is, would you rather have Gavin or Hayes?

Or Cliff or Ogbole?

 

[chase_NJ]

Can we please stop with these threads? Nobody cares.

 

[Eagleton96]

But he is terrible defender and rebounder so what good is it if he cannot out score the guy he is defending

I don’t think he’s a half bad rebounder. Last year his defense progressed from abysmal to below average. With more time and good coaching he might have been decent with his length and springiness.