Caleb Grill has been dismissed from team
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This is conjecture but it's possible that he was p'ing off his teammates with not only the untimely techs but things that have taken place off of the court as well. I've coached and believe me morale skyrockets when you let someone go who the other guys don't like, or maybe who was starting to get away with things while everyone else was following rules. And the technicals could have played a role. It could be that the issues that he has that led him to get the technicals manifested in other ways off the court which in turn p'od his teammates and coaches. And it was just time.
This thread makes me almost as sad as the song that hits you thread.
**** you, I’m sick of you ***** ass. Gtfo you piece of ******* ****
I hate to see Grill gone, a true cyclone, unfortunately something happened. Hopefully this team uses this as the spark we need
So unfortunate. I think his frustration (bad back, court frustration, etc.) turned into taking it out on his coach and teammates and it spiraled out of control. Sad. Please support the kid as he chose to come play here...twice!
(Obviously, it was something TJ felt he had to do to keep the team's respect of how they represent themselves as a teammate. Some think it will help the team in the long run but I worry about the play and attitude of Jaz now, too, as my assumption was they were good friends w/ Caleb's family taking him in. )
Ok. Make sure you hold yourself to that. If a college basketball team causes you that much anxiety then a) your life must be pretty awesome and b) just remember you offered to stop watching an NCAA tournament team.
But it might be good to seriously step away from something if it's so unhealthy.
I'm not as close to the program as most of you, but Grill has been an integral part of what, at least, started out to be a pretty decent season. Why would Coach Otzelberger dismiss him for this somewhat understandable mental error on the court? Was there more behind the scenes that we never heard about. He seems to be leaving feeling good about his time on the team. Was it not mutual?
Part of me was thinking well maybe we can get hot in the tourney, but the offensive fire power is just not there after today’s events. The last month has been the death of 1000 cuts.
Not twisting anything. I know what you were getting at. Kansas isn't " winning at all costs." They're just playing the game you have to play to win championships. Don't be naive either. Iowa State isn't squeaky clean, and they never have been. They're just not as good at the game as Kansas, Baylor etc.
You are exactly right in what happened. TJ was given no choice unfortunately
Yeah all programs are dirty. Some more than others and ISU's best teams had plenty going on.
But in this case if a guy is torpedoing things or being a drag it may have been best for both parties to cut ties; in the present, ISU has some things to play for in their current state.
We’ve got a great freshman class coming in. Need to add a couple good transfers, in particular shooting guard types. We do that, we’ll be good.
