I agree on both points, and at the end of the day, it is always who you end up getting and how they perform (including off court problems) more than who you miss on.
I like Groce's current class much more than others, it is not as great as others make it to be, but it is solid positionally balanced class. Unfortunately, I believe it is the kind of foundational class that Groce needed in his 2nd or 3rd year, not in his 5th.
In retrospect, many criticize the hiring of Groce as an obvious bad choice. He was not an A+ choice (i.e., Smart, Stevens) but I thought the list below that level was a lot shallower than this year so Groce became an option. He also showed a lot of promise early on, he coached well his first year, motivated, and was riding high with fans and media as an overachiever. He looked like a potential star, Klee made a statement if you remember implying that Groce was destined to move up from UI. All that IMO, probably got to him, made him overconfident, started chasing the quick fix and grand slam HR's, getting him away from a recruiting plan and roster strategy that could have worked.
