Remember that great Dayton team from a few years back, the one led by Obi Toppin, which probably would have been a one-seed in the tournament, if there had been a tournament? Yeah. Turns out Toppin, and his teammates on those great teams, might have been preventing Anthony Grant from his worst tendencies.
Grant is one of the most cynical coaches in the country—an undoubtedly good basketball coach, but one who demands that there cannot be any additional basketball running required beyond the required basketball running. It’s effective, and it definitely helps you compete where you might otherwise have problems, but it’s not fun basketball.