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ONLINE SERVICES, OHIO -- Tried to file online with H&R Block.... I'm retired but wasn't sure if I still needed to file. My state has a school district double tax (double because they tax the crap out of us on real estate taxes for schools). I selected the free version that only cost 30 dollars and when finished I was told that I had to print and mail the forms to file. Well, that's why I went there to begin with because I can't print the forms. They didn't even address the school tax issue in Ohio. I'm not even sure what I paid for... H&R Block did basically nothing for that 30 bucks. Now I have to try another way of doing my taxes.
Stay away from these money grubbers. There are many tax firms that will complete and file your returns easily and quickly online. Too bad I chose the worst one.
If you go to H&R Block to do your taxes, know this: Most people will get turned down for a Refund Anticipation Loan (RAL), but that's just fine for H&R Block, because the refund will automatically default into a regular 8-15 day refund. Be careful, because the H&R tax representative might not tell you this. In my case, the tax rep called me the following day to say that the bank had declined my request for a RAL. (The reason was because I owed the IRS a late fee from the 2009 year.) Since I didn't want to pay all this money ($169.64) for the regular 8-15 day refund, I told the tax rep to cancel my refund.
That's when he horrified me by saying that it already had gone through. You see, when a RAL gets declined, it just means you don't have to pay the 6.95 RAL fee. Everything else stays the same, which means I've now paid $169.64 and STILL have to wait 8-15 days to get my refund. (When I was in the office the day before, he'd told me that I would have 5 days to cancel the RAL transaction, which was why I didn't sweat it. But when I tried to cancel, he told me that the 5-day rule only applies to the RAL itself, not the regular 8-10 day refund.) In other words, I was taken. Scammed.
When it turned into a regular refund, I was now stuck paying all this money for something that I could have done for FREE through state tax prep assistance or e-filing! So my advice is to just go to turbotax.com, which is easy, faster, and best of all, cheaper (about $30) than H&R Blockhead. (Remember, unless you are getting a RAL, you won't get your taxes any sooner by going to H&R Block. The IRS doesn't care who prepared your taxes or how much you paid to have them done!)
Rather than direct deposit, the H&R Block tax rep offered me an Emerald Card, which was just another way for them to bleed me to death. This card was a freaking headache! Of course I asked for direct deposit, but he (the H&R tax rep) said this was how they disburse the refunds. What he didn't tell me was that H&R will charge you about $1.95 for each time you use it at an ATM, plus you will still have to pay the bank's ATM fee (and it doesn't matter if you use your own bank's ATM because you aren't using that bank's card). Chase charged me three dollars, so I paid a total of $4.95 to withdraw the refund from the Emerald Card via ATM.
The contract states: "You will receive only one H&R Block Emerald Prepaid MasterCard and the Card will be in the name of the Primary taxpayer designated above." My name was clearly typed above this statement, yet the Emerald Cards all have "H&R Client" typed on them. They are all pre-stamped this way. My bank wouldn't touch it. Since I couldn't take the refund out of the card through the teller window, I had to go to the ATM, and pay the fees.
So, here's the sad rundown: Original refund amount: $624. H&R Block fees: $133. Bank fees: $36.64. IRS late fee: $151.36. ATM fees: $3 (Chase) $1.95 (H&R Block). Total deductions: $325.95. What I took home: $298.05. Yes, I was foolish for agreeing to pay so much for a RAL in the first place, but I was in a situation where getting that money in 1-2 days would have prevented a lot of other problems for me. But it only made me sink deeper into debt. I just want others to learn from this horrible experience. Thanks for reading!
BARRE, VERMONT -- I spoke with the company on the phone to make an appointment. The only appointments that had available were Sunday, when I try not to transact any business, and a week from Monday in the middle of the afternoon. My wife and I both needed to be there, so we rescheduled our time, and waited the week and a half that was required. I get it, it's tax season. The day of the appointment, I had to leave a meeting with my boss, his boss, and the VP of our organization to be there on time. My wife and I met there, we were 10 minutes early. We try to be early, to be respectful of the people we're meeting with.
Our appointment was for 3:00. At 3:15, after we'd been waiting 25 minutes, I asked the ladies working the desk what the expected delay was. It *is* tax season, and I get it. A short delay is fine, but we already had to wait a week and a half for this appointment, and we had other appointments for work that we had to keep too. They told me that there wasn't an expected delay, and seemed surprised that **, the guy who had been preparing our taxes for the past 3 years was taking so long with his 2:00 o'clock appointment.
At 3:40, ** finally comes out and calls us. He passed off being 40 minutes late with an insincere sounding "Nice to meet you, sorry for the delay". He didn't recognize us at all. OK, he might recognize us once he looks at our past returns. I tell him, "You know, this is kind of a pet peeve of mine. My wife and I are both professionals, and we try to respect other people's time, and we expect the same from the people we do business with." He responds with "Would you like to speak with my boss?" I ask, "Do you think that's really necessary?" Apparently he feels it is. He goes and gets her.
We spend another 5 minutes or so, of the 20 we have left in the hour waiting for ** the owner to appear. She comes out eventually, and instead of being professional and explaining the situation calmly and rationally, she asks, "Do you want your taxes filed here today? Because, ** isn't going to work with you." I say "All I said to him was that my wife and I are both professionals and we expect the same from the people we do business with." She begins to bark at me about how they're doing the best they can, and ** works 12 hours a day, and put in over 100 hours last week. I say, "so did I." Because it's true, that's my day-to-day routine sometimes.
This only makes her more furious, and she asks again if we want our return done there, because it's really not that important to her. At this point I say, "No, I think we're done here." and "Thanks for wasting an hour of our day". The capper comes when this woman who has been yelling and barking at us (we're the customer in this scenario, which apparently she had forgotten) says "Well, *YOU* need to learn to treat people with respect".
Apparently, treating people with respect means being 40 minutes late for your appointment, and then barking at people and telling *them* how rude *they* are. In any event, if you need your taxes done in Barre, Vermont, please remember that the H&R block location there is understaffed, and overworked. And in the interests of not having them work 12 hour days, please be respectful of their time, and take your taxes someplace else. Your business just isn't that important to them.
IOWA FALLS, IOWA -- On February 8, 2010 at 9:00 A.M. we had an appointment with H&R Block office in Iowa Falls, Iowa. On Saturday we took our income tax papers that we had prepared to their office and left them with the receptionist stating that we had heard a big blizzard was approaching our area and at our ages 90 and 80 years of old we would not tackle the highway conditions on Monday should a blizzard occur. That did happen.
We had an appointment with **, Chief #**, who has previously handled our account the past four years. Now, I have been an avid customer of H&R Block for over twenty years, starting in Bentonville, AR. But never have I received the handling of my income tax this year in this fashion. We assumed she would use our time slot to compute our tax, everything was in exact order as she had received in prior years. On Feb. 16th I suffered a massive heart attack and was hospitalized for eight days. My wife, **, called over to H&R Block in Iowa Falls, Iowa to see if the tax papers had been completed, they HAD NOT.
Finally, on Feb. 24, 2010, ** called our home at 4:30 PM to inform us that the taxes were completed, our fee was $275.00 and they were to be filed electronically so that we could receive our refund in short fashion. We went to the office on February 25,2010 at 11:30 am. My wife, **, brought the prepared tax report to the car so that I could the instrument, returned the papers to the person in charged named, **, where my wife signed them. She stated the charge, $275.00 and they would be filed electrically and we would have our refund by the 10th March. My wife, **, checked with the Ackley State Bank, here in Ackley, Iowa twice during this month of March and no refund.
Finally, on March 25th, 2010 at 3:30 PM ** called H&R Block to see if they had filed the tax report. After about ten minutes delay they had checked and the return was still "hanging" on some hook and had not been sent in electrically. The question was asked how could this happen and they reported hesitantly, "Well, it was our mistake not to look". Well, great here I am 90 years old, had a massive heart attack with only 20% functioning, wanting to get my personal matters taken care of and in order and a MISTAKE like this happens in one of your "so-called" functioning offices.
We demand to have our money given back to us and to report this so called "slip up" in your office in Iowa Falls, Iowa. As I stated before, I have been a customer with H&R Block for over twenty years, almost thirty years now and never have I had this kind of treatment and happenstance.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS -- On February 20, 2009 my fiancé, **, and I entered your location at O'Connor Road and Nacogdoches Road in San Antonio, Texas to see what your establishment could find for us for my 2008 tax return. We had not used your services before and we're eager to determine the outcome. The gentleman at the front desk asked me a short series of questions including my name, status, etc. to which all of my answers were "No". At the end of the questioning, much to our surprise, a second man chimed in and asked "Do you have a girl-fiend?" Aside from the fact that he was speaking out of turn I found this highly inappropriate and very rude.
Apparently, this man thought that he was being hilarious, but I strongly disagree. Even if I HAD a girlfriend when he asked this it would have no relevance to my taxes and that disrespectful line should not be crossed in an allegedly professional environment. This irritated my fiancé, but we chose not to verbalize our position. I suspect this man thought that he could behave this way with me because I look much younger than I am and perhaps he did not see my fiancé and his son sitting in the waiting chairs. Regardless of how old he thinks I may be, I am a 23-year-old woman and still a potential customer.
The man at the front desk called a woman perhaps by the name of "**" or something similar to assist us with my taxes. She did not introduce herself to us as I told her our names, but she entered some information and we began. As she typed at her computer entering my information she did not ask us about any deductions we wanted to claim or items we wanted to list. My fiancé asked her why she hadn't asked us about school items or business mileage and the woman replied that none of those things could be counted and so it did no matter if she entered them in the boxes and on the screen provided for those items.
She said the numbers "won't go anywhere" and ignored our requests. She assured us that she was certain nothing could be counted because they receive new and extensive training every year. This I would have believed if it had not been for the FAT that she did not know how to properly fill in the information and had to summon another employee. When this second woman arrived to the desk she also did not introduce herself and they both chatted about me and my information and ignored us sitting in front of them. The second woman left the area and finally we began discussing my schooling for 2008.
Something that was particularly odd was this woman asked me if I was in elementary or middle school. I told her that I was in college and an undergraduate. She went to repeat the word but instead said "undergrown" and began chucking loudly which was more than baffling to me. Again I suspect that your staff felt that they had no need to be respectful to me because of my much-younger-looking appearance. Now this irritated ME, but I did not see how it had become MY responsibility to see that these employees maintain a professional attitude or work ethic.
In closing, the customer service was appalling and needless to say we did not employ your services. Hopefully, you will agree and find that this email should not have had to be written. I will be expecting to hear from you soon to further discuss the events.
48858, MICHIGAN -- This is long but holy crap the problems: Crossed bank lines, defective cards, regional managers. If you want the dirt here it is. I had gone to H&R Block for the past 7 years. I normally would get my check, no rush; not a big fan of the advance or anything. I didn't mind waiting the couple weeks. Well in 2007, they enlisted a new policy that if you are to get a check. It is a 20 dollar fee and it may take up to two weeks to print - that's for the advance system with the loan, not the normal standard wait! But they told me all about this incredible Emerald card in which they would just go ahead and give me that day and I could start spending. I said "OK I'll try it."
This is where my nightmare began. I called the hotline the next day because the money still hadn't deposited, and the next day, and the next day. By now I'm thinking I don't much like their idea of "instant". On the 4th day I call my representative at H&R Block, she was going to call me back when she had answers. Two days pass and I call again, she had not gotten a return call yet. So I took time off of work and came into their office. What followed was 3 hours in the back room on hold with my representative waiting to talk to someone who could get the money deposited. We eventually got through, they manually put the money on the card and that was that.
Or so I thought. I went immediately to the ATM to swipe it. Nothing. Called back and they said to try another one. I drove go another and tried again. Nothing. The card they had given me was not magnetized. I assume it was never activated which is why the money had to be added manually. So began the process of getting a working card and transferring the money. What followed was two months of phone tag and frustration. H&R said to call the bank, the bank said to call H&R. The bank said they moved the money, H&R said it did not come through.
I went in the office twice (for hours each time) and eventually ranked the attention of the district manager with all of my calls. Who then enlisted the help of the regional manager. As it turns out the new card had a routing number issued to it that was not affiliated with H&R bank, and my money was sent somewhere completely random, I had to wait for them to retrieve the money it before I got it. Despite how many times I repeated "I don't care where you sent that money to. I want my money, you track down yours." But eventually I got it.
After 3 months of constant phone calls I got my tax return! With my threats of the Better Business Bureau and getting a lawyer they also agreed to compensate the cost to file and all company charges that went with it. I had also demanded the interest they accrued while the money was in the bank. Because for the time I waited that could have accrued in my bank. You see that is the reason for the cards. They have a 300 withdrawal limit. For the money that waits for the next day, they collect interest. It is not a large amount but with all the customers they make a lot! Needless to say they would not give me the interest. So they still got a profit out of me.
Aside from H&R block, last tax season must have been doomed. When I finally got my card I immediately withdrew the max for that day. I then went to have a few cocktails at Applebees with friends to celebrate my victory. While there, my wallet, with the card in it, was stolen from my purse! I found my wallet in the parking lot with the H&R Block card and my Zales card missing (I left the most of my cash at home and had 40 in my pocket).
I checked the account activity on the card the next day and found that starting right at midnight it had been taken to Grand Rapids, Jackson and over to Detroit over night. (From my home in central Michigan that is well over 8 hours of drive going in that circle.) They had hit every liquor store in their path using the card to buy booze, cigarettes, magazines and condoms! But I do give H&R Block credit for a very quick response in getting me that money back (another month btw).
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA -- I was stupid yesterday. My husband and I decided to try H&R Block instead of usual CPA, for various reasons. We should have suspected a problem when their office could not competently book an appointment - there were issues right there. Then we meet our "tax preparer", who seemed nice but within the first few minutes something was a little off. She seemed in no rush as she mistyped nearly every entry of our preliminary information - names, address, etc. Her three inch fake fingernails might have impeded her progress.
She then proceeded to spend the following two and half hours attempting to process our information. None of it was overly complicated - we have a house, one very simple brokerage account, two kids, and a babysitter we pay taxes for. No other income, no side businesses, no self-employment, no dead relatives - you get the picture. Despite this relative simplicity, the woman was utterly confused. She did not appear knowledgeable about either taxes OR H&R Block's software. We were getting nowhere as the third hour ticked by - she tried unsuccessfully to determine where she had gone wrong in several places.
Numbers showed up in the wrong spots on the return, and at one point the computer calculated a $17K federal tax liability, which was grossly inaccurate. She casually acknowledged that it was wrong as she scrolled back and forth over the same screens, many of which were CLEARLY definition screen to tell her what the hell any of this stuff is. She faked her way through a conversation with me about alternative minimum tax, then proceeded to ask me five minutes later whether I had paid any the prior year (I had, and had told her as much).
So then I had to make the awful choice of what to do, and I told her, "look, I have to be brutally honest with you. I am not comfortable with this return and will need to have my taxes re-done by my CPA, so I am going to take my documents and go." She responded very professionally at first, but then calmly accused me of coming in without an appointment (untrue) and said that she had tried her best to help me by doing things such as claiming deductions without receipts (also untrue - one Goodwill receipt had items only, no dollar figure, which is pretty common. If it was improper she had failed to say so at the time).
I stayed calm, but as I walked out the door, I said "oh CRAP, that woman has every shred of personal financial information about us short of our bank account numbers! For that reason alone I filed a complaint with their corporate office." The customer service rep who called me today admitted that H&R Block's business is ordinarily limited to people in low income brackets with no serious deductions. He made it sound like having a brokerage account is something limited to Thurston Howell III. Give me a break, it's our emergency fund coupled with a very modest balance in some mutual funds - nothing fancy.
If they can't do our return, they should get out of the business, plain and simple. Plenty of people in our income bracket with similar financial arrangements do their own taxes using home software. I'm just not good enough with numbers to trust the result. So now I have to take off work to see our real CPA on the very last appointment he has before the deadline. Live and learn.
DULUTH, MINNESOTA -- I applied on January 24, 2009 for my refund from my federal return by using H&R Block's TaxCut software on their website. My return was accepted the same day and I set it up to deposit my refund on to my Emerald Advance Master Card through H&R Block. I typed in the routing number and account number and it should have taken 15 days at the most to get the refund back.
The IRS said they deposited the amount on February 6th, 2009. I called H&R Block Emerald Advance Card Member Services several times and I was told twenty different stories, minding you, you have to pay $2.00 each time you TALK to customer service! The charges were wracking up without any reasonable answer given to me. One representative got an attitude with me when I asked for help, stating, "How do you know your refund was supposed to be deposited by now?" Did I mention I waited until the LAST day the refund should have been applied before calling?
I had their customer service, which sounded like it had been out sourced to India, tell me that you never filed your return; oh you did file your return but we're doing 'maintenance' on all of our cards so your return will be deposited in another five days or so; you have to call H&R Block's main phone number (to which those customer service agents said the people I was speaking with were supposed to handle it); you have to call the H&R Block TAxCut software people; you have to call HSBC Bank which handles all refunds (turns out they only handle refunds where you got an ADVANCE from H&R Block which wasn't what I had done and um, I had already told the representative at Emerald Card this information; call this person, call that person.
I spent FOUR hours after a full day of work calling and paying $2.00 each new call trying to get answers and find out where my refund was. Needless to say, my refund is now going to be mailed to me because they were missing the last two digits of the account number for the deposit. Um, yeah the rest of the account number was right and they have my returned money but they just won't deposit it to my account, I have to wait another 10 business days to get a check in the mail from H&R Block. They won't even return the funds that are SITTING THERE to the IRS.
I'd suggest going to TurboTax which I had done a few years ago and never had problems with. H&R Block's stupid customer service stinks.
DANIA, FLORIDA -- What a nightmare!!!!!! My husband had applied for HR Block's pre loan Emerald Card about three weeks ago. Was approved and minus their fees received an advance on this debit card. Fast forward to last Thursday and the nightmare of tax filing begun. First, the tax preparer couldn't get the computer to cooperate. Then onto the rest of the process.. took us an hour for a simple filing. Now we come to the part of subtracting the 1st Emerald Card. Oops, computer can't do it, no one can find this card operational. We also at this time have NO clue where the $30 withholding charge was to add back onto to this original card.
Now the employees, yes we had three at this point trying to figure out the whole mess.. gave us another card and said when the tax return is on the new card call them and tell them to deduct the original loan from the first card. We paid the $$$ to get the 1-2 day RAL and don't you just figure our tax return isn't on the card to this date.. Now 4 days and over 20 calls to both that incompetent Block office and their tax preparers to the Emerald Green Card services and BEWARE!
ALL calls to customer service for the Emerald Card cost you $2 a call guys - $2 a call for you to figure out their mistake. We've been told "computer glitch" to "bank error", etc. This is the explanation for taking the pre-loan out of our taxes twice. They (whoever they are) deposited our refund money minus the original pre-loan amount and then turned around and made an "adjustment" minus of the same pre-loan amount. So in essence they debited our first loan out twice and we now have a whopping $20 of a tax refund thanks to the competent tax people of H&R Block.
Tonight we are still waiting for a regional manager to call back regarding some discount/refund of the 1-2 day charges that my husband has demanded. We WANT some money back - no 1-2 days, then give us the difference!! Ha.. watch how long this will take. We have been filing our taxes with H&R Block for over 25+ years, this will surely be our absolute last!!!!!!! Their computers don't know what their doing, their tax preparers don't know what their doing, their main offices don't know what they're doing and neither does their Emerald bank! We are incensed that we, as loyal customers have been treated in this manner.
CALIFORNIA -- Tax preparer at the Fremont office on Mowry Ave made a mistake on my 2010 federal and state tax returns she filed me as married and filing joint and I am single. She had put ** on my tax returns. I received some forms and a letter from the IRS on December 19th 2011 stating (why are you getting this notice?) and you must return the response form by January 18th 2012. This notice stated that I owed the IRS 801.00 for not reporting this extra income on my taxes for the year 2010. I then had to fill out the response form which read check only one of three options. Then go to step B check the applicable payment options.
So I picked option 3 I like to request a payment plan to pay the tax I owed and fill out the installment agreement request and enter the amount you can pay each month and mail it back before January 19th 2012. I made an appt with the person who did my taxes in 2010, I then informed her that she made a mistake on my 2010 tax returns and told her I now owe the IRS 801.00.
I then gave her all the letters that I've been receiving from the IRS she liked them over. Then she said to me all we have to do is file a amendment which I did and after she was done she said to me "now you owe to federal is 1,467.00 and to state 130.00". I told her I owe them nothing your the one who made the mistake I should not have to owe the IRS any money.
Going back to the amendment she had typed in that the taxpayer made a mistake and filed married and joint and wants to change to single. I told her that is a lie I made an appt with you today to let you know about the mistake she made then she deleted that and typed in that the tax preparer made a mistake filed married and filing joint. Then she looked at me and said is that better in a very mean tone. She did not want to type that she had made the mistake. And then for her to (TYPE) lie and blame me for her mistake is unacceptable. I need to know how H&R BLOCK is going to resolve this matter of paying the IRS. Please get back to me asap.


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The Ospreys will be without in-form flanker Justin Tipuric for their trip to face Treviso in the final Heineken Cup game of both's season.
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Sam Lewis will instead start in the number seven jersey for Sunday's match as Tipuric is not in the matchday 23, which was announced on Friday.
Half-back pair Kahn Fotuali'i and Dan Biggar remain in tandem for what will be a testing afternoon in Italy against their PRO12 rivals.
Richard Hibbard is also not in the matchday squad for the game as injury rules him out so Scott Baldwin gets a start in the hooking jersey.
Treviso meanwhile will be buoyed for how they held Toulouse for a long spell in last week's Pool fixture and are boosted by the return of Italian international Luke McLean to their full-back shirt.
Alberto Sgarbi also returns at centre, replacing Andrea Pratichetti, while Kristopher Burton and Edoardo Gori are back in the half-backs, taking over from Luca Morisi and Tobias Botes.
The teams:
Treviso: 15 Luke McLean, 14 Ludovico Nitoglia, 13 Tommaso Benvenuti, 12 Alberto Sgarbi, 11 Giiulio Toniolatti, 10 Kristopher Burton, 9 Edoardo Gori, 8 Robert Barbieri, 7 Alessandro Zanni, 6 Paul Derbyshire, 5 Francesco Minto, 4 Antonio Pavanello, 3 Lorenzo Cittadini, 2 Giovanni Maistri, 1 Michele Rizzo.
Replacements: 16 Enrico Ceccato, 17 Alberto de Marchi, 18 Ignacio Fernandez Rouyet, 19 Marco Fuser, 20 Valerio Bernabo, 21 Dean Budd, 22 Fabio Semenzato, 23 Andrea Pratichetti.
Ospreys: 15 Richard Fussell, 14 Thomas Grabham, 13 Tom Isaacs, 12 Andrew Bishop, 11 Eli Walker, 10 Dan Biggar, 9 Kahn Fotuali'i, 8 Joe Bearman, 7 Sam Lewis, 6 Jonathan Thomas, 5 James King, 4 Lloyd Peers, 3 Adam Jones, 2 Scott Baldwin, 1 Duncan Jones.
Replacements: 16 Matthew Dwyer, 17 Ryan Bevington, 18 Campbell Johnstone, 19 Ian Gough, 20 George Stowers, 21 Rhys Webb, 22 Matthew Morgan, 23 Jonathan Spratt.
Date: Sunday, 20 January
Venue: Stadio Di Monigo
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Aaron Gray put together three solid performances at the pre-draft camp in Orlando to earn himself a spot on our first team. Though he produced each day, he didnt really do much to help his stock greatly at the camp here despite his performance, as he was already firmly on the first round bubble without too much room to move back up. While it is important to remember that Aaron Gray will have limitations in the NBA, he has a great chance at carving out a long career as a rotation big man at the next level, particularly if he continues to shed weight the way he has nicely over the past two months.
Most of Grays points came from within 8 feet of the basket in Orlando, and this trend will likely follow him to the next level. The former Pittsburgh center displayed good mobility in the low block this week, and used a combination of hook shots and lay-ups mixed in with the occasional turn-around jumper to score all of his points. Though Gray was able to get these shots on nearly anybody, he struggled with his touch inside at times, sometimes just throwing the ball near the basket with the hope that it would find its way in.
In the drills, though, Gray showed off a pretty nice shooting touch all the way out to the NBA 3-point line. This didnt translate to the actual games, at one point even passing up a wide open look from 18 feet out that he clearly should have taken.
The physical limitations of Gray were also displayed this week in Orlando, and were especially apparent on the defensive end of the floor. The 7-footer lacks the speed to get up and down the floor quickly, and will be much better off in a half-court oriented system in the NBA. Gray lacks the reaction time to be an active defensive player, and at times will stand flat-footed on the ground as a rebound sails by him in his area. He isnt afraid to use his body against players down on the block, but this can only take you so far in the NBA.
Aaron Gray displayed a good skill-level this week in Orlando while showing that he will likely be a fixture in the NBA for the next 8-10 years. He could find himself in the late first round, and a team looking for a future rotation guy could find great value if Gray remains on the board in the second round.
Aaron Gray had yet another solid performance here today, following up on his good performance yesterday, and hes thus far succeeded in not hurting his stock here at the camp, though not really improving it much either. Gray got all his scores coming off post-ups and pick-and-rolls, getting to the basket and hitting a lay-up or going to the line, or by settling for a turnaround jumper from about five feet away from the basket. Gray scored his first basket of the game off a pick-and-roll, rolling to the basket and drawing the foul while laying the ball in the basket for an and-1. He went to the basket on a pick-and-roll three more times during the game, missing on two lay-up attempts where he seemed to just throw the ball in the general direction of the basket, and drawing a foul on his other attempt. Gray occasionally goes to the hoop and doesnt really seem to focus on making a high-percentage shot attempt, rather just putting the ball up and hoping for the best, though at times he does seem to focus a bit better, which he did on a few occasions here, showing good hoop awareness at times, especially on his turnaround jumper. Gray had two very nice back-to-the-basket plays on the game, one coming on a turnaround jumper off the glass from five feet out, and the other coming on a fake spin one way into a spin back the other, where he laid the ball perfectly in the basket after spending just a second with his eye on the hoop, showing good awareness of where he was with the ball.
Defensively, Gray had some trouble, playing suspect man-to-man defense, especially on the perimeter, not getting out close on his man on a few occasions, leaving him open for wide open mid-range shots. Gray also got scored over in the post on a hook shot by Ali Traore, and struggled on one pick-and-roll defense, not having the quickness to effectively hedge on the ball-handler and get back to his man, so he cheated a bit by not making much of a hedge, leaving the ball-handler a wide open lane to the basket. Gray also got rebounded over by players with superior athleticism on a play or two, something that may be a problem for him even with his great size.
Although certainly not a spectacular performance, Aaron Gray had a very nice start to his NBA pre-draft camp effort. Gray was a reliable presence inside the paint for his team all game along, running the pick and roll effectively and making basic catches and finishes right at the hoop. He didnt create a ton of offense for himself inside the post with astounding footwork, but he did get the job done while also hitting the offensive glass thanks to his big body and improved quickness stemming from the significant weight hes lost.
Even though he had a solid game, certainly compared to some of the other performances seen today, Gray could have done even more to help his cause. He looked very earthbound getting caught flat-footed failing to go after a couple of rebounds that were well within his area, and blew a very easy finish in transition by not converting on a dunk. When presented with the wide open 18 foot jump-shot, he tentatively passed it up, despite having looked excellent in the morning drills knocking down jump-shots all the way out to the NBA 3-point line.
The first thing that stands out about Gray is his improved physique. Gray is much closer to obtaining his ideal playing shape, a testament to the work hes been putting into his draft preparation.
Unfortunately for Gray, the pre-draft camp doesnt cater to his strengths as a half-court player who is best when being fed in the post. The first day of scrimmages proved this point out as Gray didnt act as much more than an observer. Hell have to be more vocal if he wants to command the attention of his teammates to the point of having an impact.
Aaron Gray had a pretty poor showing to finish off his college career, scoring only 10 points in Pittsburghs Sweet Sixteen loss to UCLA. Gray exhibited many of his limitations that have some of his doubters believe will keep him from ever getting past Rafael Araujo status in the NBA. Gray has some very obvious and beneficial strengths, notably his size, his arsenal of fundamental post moves, and his excellent passing ability out of the post. The problem for Gray is that some of his weaknesses, such as his lack of athleticism, his inconsistent touch around the basket, his inconsistent motor, and his lack of physicality, may render his excellent post arsenal useless, because his size alone isnt going to be enough to overcome these weaknesses at the next level, as it has many times for him in the NCAA.
Gray had some good plays on the offensive end in this game, though some of them were easy lay-ups around the basket that didnt require much more than him being in position. He showed off a nice drop-step move and a nice up-and-under on two separate occasions, though he wasnt able to convert on the drop-step. The rest of Grays offensive highlights came in the passing game, where he kicked the ball out of the post very well and also did a good job passing from the high to low post and hitting cutters out of the low post. He made a good handful of impressive passes in the game, but only one was converted to credit him for the assist.
Gray didnt have a stellar game on the defensive end, often getting picked on in pick-and-roll and high screen scenarios, which he should expect a lot more of in the NBA. His post defense wasnt much better, as he doesnt seem to try to use his size to his advantage, often just letting defenders back him down at will. Gray gets in good position and keeps his hands up in the post, but with a player of his size, youd like to see some more physicality, as opposed to being pushed around by Lorenzo Mata. Gray had two blocks in the game, one in man-to-man defense on the perimeter and the other against a cutter under the basket. Grays not much of a shot-blocker, though, as evidenced by his 1.7 per game on the season. Oftentimes hes slow to rotate over and the team seems to lack any intimidation factor in the middle on defense. On the boards, Gray occasionally seems to stand back and watch, when he should be putting his monster, seven-foot body to work right amidst all the action.
Gray currently projects as a potential first rounder in the upcoming draft, and hes not the type of player youd expect to be a workout warrior. There are many doubts surrounding the style of Grays game and how it will translate to the NBA, though he could do himself well to continue working on his touch around the basket, and to start playing with a more relentless motor and with more physicality around the basket on both ends of the court. Gray may have to attend the Orlando pre-draft camp at the end of May, which would be a good opportunity for him to put to rest some of the doubts surrounding his game.
After some less than stellar performances of late, Gray came back with solid numbers in Pitts thrilling overtime win against VCU. Despite playing just 26 minutes due to a few periods of foul trouble, the Panthers big man was able to put up very solid numbers thanks to his efficient and alert play down low.
Gray didnt blow anyone away with his scoring, hitting right on his average for the season, but he was very efficient going 6-8 from the field. He hit most often on his go to move on the block, his baby hook shot, but also mixed in a turnaround jumper, and a few thunderous dunks. Gray also did a great job not giving up on plays in his typical fashion, earning a couple of trips to the foul line by following his own shots and getting fouled on the put back attempts. The only area in the game where Gray did surprise was his passing. He got more touches in this game than he normally does, and therefore more than doubled his assist average by recording 5 in a great effort setting up teammates. Gray recognized when and where VCU double teams were coming from and was able to dish to teammates on the perimeter as well as hit teammates a few times cutting through the lane.
Defensively, Gray accomplished plenty simply by stepping on the court. The majority of VCUs shots were jumpers from outside the paint, with the Rams not wanting to take the risk of going against Gray and Pitts other front court players. Just for good measure though, Gray had a big block on a lay up attempt from Eric Maynor.
Gray did well to come back with a solid performance in this game after a couple of poor performances, but he didnt dominate VCUs severely undersized post players like he should have. With a potential match up now looming against UCLA in the Sweet 16, Gray has a chance to make a real statement with a good showing against a team with a much stronger frontcourt.
On the opposite end of Roy Hibberts outstanding performance in the Big East Championship game was the player he thoroughly dominatedAaron Gray. After a lackluster performance in the semi-finals, scoring 8 points and not pulling down a single rebound in 13 foul-plagued minutes, Gray followed up that game with an even worse showing in the finals, squandering an opportunity to help his already sinking draft stock against one of the few legit NBA center prospects hes matched up with this season.
It wasnt so much his 1-13 shooting from the field that hurt him as much as his extremely poor body language throughout the game. Gray looked defeated almost from the outset, getting outhustled on the glass, looking slow and conscious defending the pick and roll, going up soft finishing at the basket, missing easy shots (something weve seen many times the past) and giving up position in the paint way too easy to the much more active Hibbert. He clearly understood the ramifications on his performance early in the game and just did not have the mental toughness to recover from his poor start, complaining the refs incessantly and hanging his head when things didnt go his way.
One game in a long season hardly determines a players draft stock in the grand scheme of things, but scouts couldnt have liked what they saw from Gray in such an important setting both from an individual matchup perspective as well as his teams. While watching this game, it was hard not thinking of the absolute clinic Patrick OBryant put on him in last years NCAA tournament, where he gave up 28 points in an upset loss to Bradley in the 2nd round. It was an eerily similar performance, but thankfully for Gray, he still has this years tournament to help make people forget. A huge matchup with Duke and Josh McRoberts now looms in the second round of the tournament this year, if Pitt and Duke can find a way to get through the first round.
Senior center Aaron Gray burst onto the scene last season as one of the nations most surprising players. He went from averaging a meager 4.3 points and 2.8 rebounds as a sophomore to 13.9 points and 10.5 rebounds as a junior. After entering the NBA Draft last season and realizing that he still had quite a ways to go after a lackluster workout in Orlando, as well as wanting to enjoy his final season of college basketball and potentially make a run to the final four, he decided to return to Pitt for his senior season.
The biggest asset that Gray brings to the table as a prospect is easily his massive size, and ability to eat up space inside. He is able to obtain excellent position in the low post, often allowing him to literally just turn at shoot right at the rim. He is a bear for opposing defenders to defend if they are trying to front or three quarter front him, which you can ask Spencer Hawes about after this past game. The massive center just makes things incredibly easy for teammates to get him on the low blocks with his excellent position and soft hands.
Once he receives the ball in the post, Aaron uses his soft touch to generally score off of drop step moves or right handed jump hooks. He will also often go to a turnaround jumper to either shoulder, which he has shown no problem hitting consistently out to around 8 feet away from the basket. Aside from that however, the Emmaus, PA native does the majority of his scoring off of his ability to coral offensive rebounds. He is one of those rare players who actually box out on the offensive end, and often finds the ball just falling into his paws where he is able to score from 5 feet and in.
The aforementioned rebounding ability would have to be what most consider the strongest strait in the Pitt seniors game. While he is not incredibly explosive, he does a fantastic job of boxing out and going to get the ball once it comes off the rim. He does this on both the offensive and defensive end of the floor, which has allowed him to become one of the nations most consistent rebounders in one of the nations strongest conferences, the Big East.
On the defensive end, Aaron does a pretty decent job of using heady play to make up for his lack of explosive leaping ability and lateral quickness, making him a pretty solid defender on in the low post. He will never block five shots a game or make opponents think twice the way Greg Oden or Sean Williams will, but does an excellent job of using his body to force opposing big mean to catch the ball at least 8 feet away when they post up. He has pretty nice timing and completely utilizes his length and bulk to its fullest, allowing him to be a pretty decent shot blocker at the collegiate level.
Many question how Gray will be able to defend quicker, face the basket players in the NBA. He struggled guarding Spencer Hawes when Hawes took him out to the perimeter, so what will he do if forced to guard big men with an explosive first step such as Amare Stoudemire or Chris Bosh, who both play center for long stretches of time for their respective teams. Aaron will surely need to improve his body even more in pre-draft training so he is able to improve his quickness enough to where he can at least be a formidable defender outside of 10 feet from the basket.
While we are on the subject of weaknesses, Grays limited shooting ability will surely hinder him once pre-draft workouts roll around in the eyes of scouts, considering that he does not have the most polished post moves in the book. His shooting ability currently extends to 10-12 feet maximum, and that is a bit unacceptable for the NBA nowadays with so many teams running pick and pop sets. Aarons lack of left hand could also be a concern, as he seemingly relies on his size a bit too much, which he will not be able to do when matched up against athletic marvels just as big as himself on a nightly basis in the NBA.
As it stands, Spencer Hawes is currently sitting ahead of Aaron Gray on the large majority, if not all of the NBA teams draft boards. Hawes should find himself picked somewhere in the lottery, if he does decide to come out this year. Gray on the other hand, has greatly improved his draft stock since his early entrant last year. We currently have him pegged as a mid first round pick, but he surely has the potential to rise into the late lottery with a strong NCAA tournament and pre-draft workouts.
Having taken a calculated risk to return for his senior season, its been imperative for Aaron Gray to not only show considerable improvement in his conditioning, but also his leadership and all-around skill level. So far Gray is passing that test with near-flying colors, looking in much better shape than he was last year and beginning to expand his game and look like a legit and very willing go-to option in the post for arguably the best team in the Big East.
Against Oklahoma State last week, Gray came through for his team when they needed him, scoring the majority of his 24 points (one off a career high) in the 2nd half and overtime periods. Once a player who got winded just running up and down the court a few times, let alone shouldering considerable responsibilities of all facets of the game for his team like he is now, Gray has slimmed down considerably and is now looking both more agile and energized even when asked to play for extended periods. He still has even more room to improve in this area, especially when you look at the lackluster way he shot free throws late in the overtime contest against the Cowboys, but the progress he made over the summer is certainly encouraging.
One place where Grays newfound proportions have helped him out is in his touch and feel around the post. Whereas last year he would shock every so often by playing ping-pong with himself and repeatedly missing gimmees from 2-feet out after a cut or offensive rebound, Gray is now converting his point-blank shots around the basket at a much higher rate. He will still make you scratch your head sometimes with an unexpected miss, but just not as often.
Grays post game has evolved to the point where he looks extremely comfortable operating aggressively with his back to the basket. He uses his length to execute pretty spin moves to either shoulder before finishing skillfully with a reverse layup for example, something you wouldnt see too often out of him last year. As you would expect, the good old fundamentally sound jump-hook is in his arsenal still and is a constant staple of his game. His basic post footwork could still stand to be cleaned up a bit, but he is obviously making progress and showing that he still has room to grow being the late-bloomer he is.
Much as weve seen in the past, when double-teams inevitably come in the post, Gray is doing a fantastic job of being patient and finding the open man cutting to the basket or spotting up on the wing. He is a very smart and unselfish player, and having such a steady and reliable 7-foot senior to throw the ball to and facilitate the offense from time to time is a luxury that few coaches in America can boast besides Jamie Dixon.
One of the more intriguing developments weve seen from Gray is in his mid-range game. Last year he showed flashes of a perimeter jumper from time to time, but these instances were few and far between. Gray shot the ball extremely well against Oklahoma State. Give Pitt coach Jamie Dixon credit, as he is now putting his senior in position to leave the post occasionally and show off a skill that will help his NBA draft stock considerably.
In terms of weaknesses, its very hard to get around the fact that hes just not a very athletic player, despite the weight loss. He doesnt get off the ground vertically too well, and hes still very slow to move his feet defensively or go out of his area for a rebound. There are legit question marks about whether hes a man amongst boys at the NCAA level as a 7-footer with the great strength he possesses, and its not entirely clear how well his post game will translate to NBA competition. Hes probably caught somewhere in between being a marginal starter in the league and a very solid backup depending on where he lands. The thing is, the NBA isnt doing any favors for him whatsoever with the direction its currently heading inaway from the old-school traditional back to the basket center and towards shorter and more athletic big men who can hedge screens, get out in the open court , find gaps in the defense and outquick and outhustle the competition. Regardless, there is a place in the league for a player like Aaron Gray. Helike most players at the end of the day-- just needs to find the right situation.
At 70 and 260 pounds, Aaron Gray certainly has the size one would want out of an NBA center. He is below average athletically, not having much leaping ability, lateral quickness, or explosiveness, but he definitely possesses enough coordination and fluidity for a player his size to have success in the league. Grays game is still developing, as he only saw significant minutes for the first time this past year, but he delivered well in his 28 minutes per game, to the tune of 13.9 points, 10.5 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks per game.
Offensively, Gray has a versatile post game with a good foundation of skills. His go-to move is definitely the right-handed hook shot, but he also has shown the ability to hit the turnaround jumper from seven to eight feet and occasionally a drop-step. He can spin either way with his back to the basket, and has shown flashes of using both hands to put up lay-ups, but his results with his left are inconsistent.
Gray has a lot of good moves in the post, but his game could use a little fine tuning, as he doesnt always use them as well as he could. He needs to become both more decisive and deliberate with his moves. At times he takes too long to get into his motions, giving weak-side guards ample time to come over and double team him. Yet at the same time, once he goes into his motion, he has a tendency to rush his shot, sometimes seemingly just throwing it in the direction of the rim rather than actually aiming it. Because of this tendency, sometimes it will look as if Gray doesnt have much touch around the rim at all, and others it will look like he has great touch.
Gray does a good job at establishing position on the low block without the ball, and really makes defenders pay when they front him. He doesnt use his body much to his advantage when he gets the ball with his back to the basket, relying on mostly finesse, which isnt necessarily a bad thing. Opposing teams dont always have a player with capable size to defend him, though, and hes shown signs of trouble when matched up with players who project as NBA centers, such as Bradleys Patrick OBryant in the NCAA Tournament.
Gray has shown flashes of a spot-up jumper with range out to 15 feet, but he rarely goes outside of eight to 10 feet, where still he is not yet incredibly efficient. This is something he should definitely work on improving, as while its questionable how his post game will translate to the NBA, being able to shoot a 15-foot jumper at 70 most certainly will translate.
Gray also shows flashes of nice vision and passing out of the post, though he logged 2.7 turnovers per game to his 1.8 assists, having troubles with footwork in the post and handling double-teams in general. He does show the ability to see the floor and make strong kick-out passes to the perimeter, though.
Gray may not show much tenacity with his finesse-oriented post game, but he looks like a different man when one of his teammates puts a shot in the air, always working relentlessly to attack the offensive boards. He establishes good position down low to take advantage of his size in this aspect of the game, and when hes out of position, hell fight to get around his man without fouling too often. Just as in his post game, though, he has a tendency to rush his shots once he gets a hand on the ball, and it happens in this area very frequently. He needs to really work on his accuracy with his put-back attempts. He also does a good job running the floor as a trailer to attack the offensive glass on missed transition lay-ups.
Defensively, Gray is equally effective with his rebounding, establishing good position and effectively boxing out his man most of the time. Gray also is a pretty aware defender, always paying attention to the entire offense and understanding where he needs to be on the floor. He is mobile enough to make all of the rotations, though he doesnt have much prowess as a weakside shot-blocker. As a man-to-man defender, Gray does well in the post, effectively using his body to force his man into difficult shots, while not using his hands much to avoid fouls. He also does a good job using his length to prevent entry passes by reaching in front of his man while still establishing dominant position. Gray will have some problems in the NBA against perimeter-oriented centers, though, not possessing great lateral quickness and preferring to defend down low.
Gray is now a senior, thus he will be in the draft come the end of the season. He briefly tested the waters last season, but didnt participate in either of the pre-draft camps, and there were question marks about whether hed definitely land in the first round. Gray certainly has a lot of room to improve, and one would expect he will in this, just his second season in a starting role. If he improves his mid-range jumper as well as his conditioning and becomes quicker and more deliberate with his post moves, he should probably be a first-round pick this season. It will be tough to crack the lottery, given the classs expected tremendous depth, but it is not out of the question if he makes the right strides in his game.
In a very telling matchup with previously unknown mid-major draft prospect Patrick OBryant, Aaron Gray came out the loser both on the scoreboard as well as in the individual showdown, and not by a small margin.
Gray was frustrated almost the entire game by OBryants superior length and athleticism, being too slow to react to his quick moves in the post and committing a number of foolish fouls that completely took him out of the game mentally. At one point in the 2nd half he was rightfully called for a five second violation after taking what seemed like an hour to do anything after receiving the ball with his back to the basket. Gray completely lost his composure immediately after the call and slammed the ball to the ground violently letting it bounce high above his head as the referee signaled for a technical foul, his 3rd of the game at a very critical juncture for Pitt.
OBryant went on to score a career high 28 points, slithering his way for many of his points around the plodding Gray who looked too slow, out of shape and uncoordinated to do anything to stop him. Offensively Gray managed to establish deep position on a number of occasions, but not nearly as much as weve become accustomed to watching him play in the Big East. His poor touch around the rim that weve seen all season came to play again at times, causing him to miss from point-blank range rather than just going up and dunking the ball strong.
Gray is a much better basketball player than he showed in this game for those who hadnt seen him before, but dedicating a full summer to getting his body in perfect shape to make up for his lack of athleticism will be needed before he is ready to show off his skills in front of NBA GMs in private workouts. He could very well still declare for the draft this year, but will have a tougher time finding a spot at the end of the 1st round after finishing his season in such a disappointing way.
Rebounding, Rebounding, Rebounding. The success and subsequent value of such dedicated and tireless workers as Ben Wallace and Reggie Evans in the NBA has teams always on the lookout for guys who pound the glass with reckless abandon. One of the country's most improved players, Gray has shown a fire and a flair for rebounding almost unparalleled on the college level.
Gray had games of 17 and 20 rebounds this year, and his zeal for bruising play, interior defense and, yes, rebounding has him on the NBA short list. Some of that excitement for a guy whose offense consists mostly of putbacks, dunks, short jumpers and excellent passing ability is based on his rapid improvement. If he can continue to develop, especially on his conditioning, footwork and touch around the basket (a huge reason why he grabs so many offensive rebounds to begin with), Gray can become something special. Quickness and an explosive vertical leap will never be his forte, but at his size there are few players in this NCAA tournament who can keep him away from the basket when he has his mind set on it.
For Pitt in this year's tournament, he already is something special. Critical to the punishing style favored by Coach Jamie Dixon, Gray is equally crucial to the Panthers' tournament hopes. Somewhat disappointing early exits the last few years have left Pitt's players with a bad taste in their mouths. Some outstanding work in the paint from Gray could be a big difference in this season's edition, not to mention what it could do for Mr. Gray's NBA draft future.


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Monthly Archives: April 2008
Preparing for Easter
Preparing for Easter: 50 Devotional Readings from C.S. Lewis just released on February 14 in the lead up to Lent, which begins March 1. I'm grateful to be the editor of this collection. I recently sat down to interview with All About Jack, a podcast hosted and managed by William O'Flaherty. Below are a …February 22, 2017 3:39 pm Leave your thoughts
Discover the Complete C. S. Lewis Library
HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, is pleased to announce the addition of 18 C. S. Lewis classic works to their publishing program. On sale today, these paperbacks have been reissued with vibrant updated covers and deckled paper edges to add appeal to any Lewis fan's bookshelf. Included are classics …February 14, 2017 7:45 am Leave your thoughts
Pain and Grief
The suffering of life doesn't seem to pair with the goodness of God. I like to quote Anton Chekhov, the famous Russian short story writer and a Christian. He says that there should be a someone with hammer at the head of every happy man, "reminding him with a knock …January 28, 2017 2:48 pm
A Look at Lewis's Poetry
C.S. Lewis's poetry is probably the least well-known part of his output. It is also probably the least liked part. People complain that Lewis had a tin ear as a poet. He didn't give us verse that sings. It's too full of knots. So they say.January 9, 2017 5:12 am 1 Comment
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It's curious how time itself is celebrated each new year. We often observe moments in time and hallmark them as memories, the birth of a child or a particular tradition, for example. But time is never more centrally celebrated–worldwide–than during New Year's Eve and Day.December 27, 2016 10:01 pm Leave your thoughts
Echoes of Eden
I want to begin by explaining why I chose this title. First, we go back all the way to Lewis' childhood. From a very early age Lewis had loved fairy stories, legends and myths. He delighted particularly in the myths of the Norsemen – the sagas of Norway and Iceland. …December 23, 2016 6:29 pm Leave your thoughts
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American culture (and Western culture generally) has a difficult time dealing with death and the dying. We often do not know how to interact with those who are terminally ill. In a culture that is all about this life, consuming goods and living life to its fullest, death is the …December 2, 2016 1:22 am 4 Comments
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Thanksgiving in the United States is a time of calm before the expectant weeks of Advent. At least for a moment, the travesty and distress of the world is exchanged for feasting and consciously remembering the good providence of God. He is good, but the world is falling away. The mask of …November 19, 2016 2:08 am Leave your thoughts


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