Grambling State Basketball has experience


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Veteran Tigers hope to utilize their experience
Scott Ferrell / The Times


Posted on November 16, 2003

The Grambling State Tigers will begin the 2003-04 men's college basketball season with one of the most experienced teams in coach Larry Wright's time at Grambling.

The Tigers return four starters from last season's 12-18 team that was 9-9 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

That's the good news.

The bad news is the Tigers have been something of an enigma in recent years. Just last season Grambling struggled with inconsistency and never won more than three consecutive games.

"We have enough guys around the perimeter,' Wright said at the SWAC Media Days. "But if you're going to win, you have to have something inside. I think we addressed that with our recruiting.'

Yet not everyone is convinced by the Tigers' talent. In fact, Grambling was picked fifth in the SWAC's preseason media poll.

Still, Grambling should have the talent to make a run at the conference championship this year. The Tigers boast two first-team preseason All-SWAC players in senior Paul Haynes and sophomore Brion Rush.

Haynes averaged 17.4 points and seven rebounds per game last season. Rush, a former Huntington High School star, averaged 17.1 points and 2.9 assists per game.

The Tigers should get even more help on the perimeter from 6-foot-2 guard Maurice Searight, a transfer from Michigan.

Grambling's biggest area of concern, though, will likely come in the middle. The Tigers lose William McDonald, who led the league in blocks with three per game last season.
 
throw it inside and you win....Paul Haynes won't risk playing the middle...

our big man has had career games against GSU.
 



Paul Haynes is not a power forward...he is a scorer. His game belongs outside. How many of your big men can go out on the perimeter and play him? Wright needs to get his isht together and play Haynes at the 3 spot and use him properly!
 
he might have to slap brion rush a couple of times too. everytime homeboy touch he jacks up a shot. haynes must be the feature scorer for gsu. he is the best shooter and rebounder. gsu should be decent but should push for the swac if rush shares the dayum ball and does not bomb away!
 
STC,


If Rosh shares the ball, we definitely have some scorers on the squad. I know Ron Ellis can really stroke the three ball. He doesn't put up a lot of shots, but is deadly. He went off against Valley in Itta Bena last year for 34 pts.

What's the deal on the Watson kid from Bastrop. I heard he was a good guard also. Do we have a big kid in the paint to replace McDonald? Hell, let footballers Jason Hatcher and Jon Banks give you some minutes in the paint. Don't laff...both were good high school ballers!
 
Originally posted by MikeBigg
What's the deal on the Watson kid from Bastrop. I heard he was a good guard also. Do we have a big kid in the paint to replace McDonald? Hell, let footballers Jason Hatcher and Jon Banks give you some minutes in the paint. Don't laff...both were good high school ballers!
Watson is a scorer. I saw him play in high school a few times. He single handedly took Bastrop to state. He can put up shots like Rush. As for the big men... :smh:
 
MB,
I DID NOT SEE THE WATSON KID PLAY TO MUCH . THE GUARD FROM MICHIGAN IS NICE BUT IS SCARED TO PASS THE BALL.THEY HAVE A BANGER THIS YEAR ALSO TO DO THE DIRTY WORK . HE LOOKS LIKE BRIAN GRANT FOR M THE HEAT W/ THE CRAZY DREADS. RUSH IS NICE BUT I THINK SOM ETIME HE RUSHES SHOTS IN A FLURRY. HAYNE SIS THE ONE I THINK WHO CAN PLAY AGIANST ANYONE .HE CAN STEP OUT AT 6'8 AND DRAIN THEM ALL DAY. SMOOTH . HE IS STARTIGN TO SHAKE OFF SOEM OF THOSE ROBOTIC MOVES IN EXCHANGE FOR SMOOTH MOVES.
 
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