Caleb Grill is Returning to Iowa State
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Let’s not compare him to Thomas yet. Matt was an absolute sniper.
Matt had about as perfect of form as you can have.
It's still being calibrated. Will be ready soon.Idk guys. What’s his defensive box score rating? That’s a thing we gauge now.
CW said somewhere that there is obscure NCAA rule that players transferring back to their prior school are immediately eligible. Pretty sure he was serious too.
This comparison needs to stop. Thomas is in the NBA.
He plays outside the box. When the Grill heats up, the box gets torched.Idk guys. What’s his defensive box score rating? That’s a thing we gauge now.
Idk guys. What’s his defensive box score rating? That’s a thing we gauge now.
It’s called defensive box plus minus, you filthy casual
Edit: oh and it’s 0.4 fwiw
I'm seeing Grill as backup to GK. Also could be in 3-guard line-up with TH and GK.
A new line-up discussion has suddenly become exciting!
A new line-up discussion has suddenly become exciting!
While I agree, Grill actually shot a better percentage from 3 as a sophomore than Thomas did as a sophomore. Matt took a big jump after his first two seasons. That said, Grill is more than capable of being a dependable threat.
Caleb's brother Kyle (6'6" Junior PG) was on the state championship team this year, so he's worth keeping an eye on also. And of course their dad Chris coached the championship team, so maybe we're lining up our next assistant coach.
When Caleb says this, " I can’t wait to be re-united with former teammates and continue to learn and grow as a player..." I think the slates about clear. Are there any former Cyclone 'teammates' of his left? The only one I can name is George Conduit. Anyone else?
Edit: Other than the 3 non-schol players, Boothe, Schuster, Steyer. Shouldn't forget them.
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Javan would have been redshirting. Tre Jackson would be the only other left I believe.
Fantastic! What a day. Welcome back to Cyclone Nation, Caleb.
I thought he was just waiting to start hitting shots consistently and seemed a little unlucky that Freshman year. He's got athleticism and some hard-nosed things you can't teach even though he struggled scoring for us. But, his 3 pt. percentage went from 25% at ISU to 34.2% at UNLV and his scoring went from 2.1 ppg at ISU to 9.1 at UNLV. Got to think he'll continue to keep that high and optimistic it will go higher. Might have a three guard line-up or he'll be solid coming off the bench.
What a great day for the guard court. Hunter recommits. Kalscheur commits (two likely shoe-in starters if you ask me) and then Grill commits to come back. Awesome!
I thought he was just waiting to start hitting shots consistently and seemed a little unlucky that Freshman year. He's got athleticism and some hard-nosed things you can't teach even though he struggled scoring for us. But, his 3 pt. percentage went from 25% at ISU to 34.2% at UNLV and his scoring went from 2.1 ppg at ISU to 9.1 at UNLV. Got to think he'll continue to keep that high and optimistic it will go higher. Might have a three guard line-up or he'll be solid coming off the bench.
What a great day for the guard court. Hunter recommits. Kalscheur commits (two likely shoe-in starters if you ask me) and then Grill commits to come back. Awesome!
Matt Thomas is in the NBA. I see no comparison at this point. Hope he proves me wrong.