Gransberry disappointed scouts at P.I.T.

[Velcro]

Portsmouth Invitational Tournament: Day Four

April 14, 2008

Kentrell Gransberry was a disappointment this week, and even despite garnering a double-double with 13 points and 14 rebounds in his final game of the tournament, there were clearly some issues with the big man’s game. Gransberry looked out of shape and at times struggled to keep up when the pace of play would pick up. He struggled in the post, showing very poor footwork and an underdeveloped back-to-the-basket game; the majority of his points during the three games came as a result of nice feeds inside by his teammates.

Perhaps most discouraging though was the body language we saw from Gransberry. Towards the end of his final game he looked to be pouting on the court and started to get very chippy with the opposition. Gransberry was tagged with an intentional foul and could have easily been hit with a second on a play where it appeared he threw Sundiata Gaines to the floor on a driving attempt. His terrific hands and timing for rebounds were on display in this last game, particularly on the offensive glass, but we’re beginning to wonder if that will be enough to carve out a spot for him in the league. He looked fairly underwhelming in person.

[TRUTH D. Antagonist]

No ****.

Gransberry is HORRIBLE under the basket.  His post game is totally lacking.  He has no moves.  He can't jump.

He is, however, a fantastic rebounder and has NBA size.  He can also block a shot or two.

He can score when fed the ball with a perfect dime, on a defensive breakdown or a mismatch, and can get second shot points when the defense is out of synch.  But if anyone expects him to make his own shot with his back to the rim, forget about it. 

At the very, very best I can see Gransberry being a 4 point, 6 board kinda guy in the L... Not bad as maybe the 2nd big man off the bench, but not a game changer at all.

[flsportsfan83]

he also hits half of his free throws

[Greg Auman]

Velcro, where's that from?

[Velcro]

That was from Draftexpress.com... if you search for Gransberry, it has the P.I.T article on him and all other players there.

[Velcro]

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Kentrell-Gransberry-1307

[Greg Auman]

thanks

[Bullpride08]

No ****.

Gransberry is HORRIBLE under the basket.  His post game is totally lacking.  He has no moves.  He can't jump.

He is, however, a fantastic rebounder and has NBA size.  He can also block a shot or two.

He can score when fed the ball with a perfect dime, on a defensive breakdown or a mismatch, and can get second shot points when the defense is out of synch.  But if anyone expects him to make his own shot with his back to the rim, forget about it. 

At the very, very best I can see Gransberry being a 4 point, 6 board kinda guy in the L... Not bad as maybe the 2nd big man off the bench, but not a game changer at all.

Pretty good summary of Grans game.  He is a solid defender too inside of 10 feet, capable of bodying on guys 4-5 inches taller which might be what at least gets him in the Show.  That aside he has no sharp offensive skills to speak of, but is slick around the basket with put backs and lay-ins.

[NormalBull]

This kinda matches what some have said about his less than royal work ethic in practice.  Too bad.

Normal

[Bulls 8_va]

As Charlie Brown would say..."ARRRRGH!!!"

Come on grans...get in the game, get some passion!

GO BULLS!!!