Biggest downfalls of Groce:
1) Never got an A-list point guard
2) Never recruited healthy, mature alpha-leaders who pulled team chemistry upwards
3) Never hired assistant coaches that were older and more mature
4) Showed glimpses of out-coaching teams with better talent, but regularly beaten by Ryan, Izzo, Belien, McCaff, etc.
For those wanting the ax to fall....careful what you wish for. Here's to hoping the Animal Sciences Professor-led committee picks a great AD.....right?
That's not possible to judge yet IMO. Groce's first recruiting class are upperclassmen now, but he didn't have many options at that time. Hill was never going to be an alpha leader, I think that was easy to predict even when he was a freshmen, and it doesn't help that he's just 20 years old. I thought Nunn was going to be a candidate but it makes sense that he never became one either considering that he was on the same team as Parker. Morgan was never going to be that guy either. Maybe we'll see that from 2014 or 15 guys but we might not see that until they are upperclassmen. I think the lack of leadership goes hand in hand with having a great point guard. Although Tracy was not an elite talent, I would take his leadership in a heartbeat on almost any team.. even if he doesn't provide starter minutes. I think he's going to be extremely valuable next year even if he's not close to 100%, just due to the leadership he can bring while wearing a uniform, which is not nearly the same as what he can provide right now.