So, you're saying that state of the of the program is the because of the Negative Nancies and Naysayers? If so, that's ridiculous. Call me out if I'm reading it incorrectly.
Not at all - I'm saying that if all the experts on the site were as brilliant as they profess to be (I'm pretty confident saying that the majority maybe played some pickup and maybe even high school basketball at some point in their lives, but very few played Div. 1 ball, or even Div 2, Div 3, or NAIA), Groce would have them on his staff already
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I'll grant that this year's data is skewed as it is a partial season sample (and is primarily the non-conf schedule, which should be more favorable), however . . .
We harp on the lack of a "Top 100 PG", but looking at this year's data our Assist to Turnover ratio is 1.4 = better than our 15 year average, and equaled or bettered only 4 times in that span, and three of those years were with Dee running the show and the other was with Chet. We do a great job of taking care of the ball, which tells me Groce has gotten the message through about not turning the ball over (10.3 per game, the second best year ever - to last year's squad at 9.9 per game). Even last nights game our ATO ration was greater than 1 (barely).
Statistically, the larger void is at the C - our rebounds, points (from the C), and blocks per game are well below the 15 year average. Explainable with Thorne's absence and a lack of a viable backup. Without a defensive stopper in the middle, we expose every weakness we have - kinda like flying nekkid - everything is out there for the whole world to see . . and exploit.
I don't know if Groce is the answer, but I do strongly believe the schizophrenic make-up of a lot of the posters here will only help to increase turmoil within the program over the next few years. Of course the schizophrenic nature of the administration will have a large part to play here too