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<blockquote data-quote="Butkuser" data-source="post: 1206261" data-attributes="member: 584053"><p>I'm all over the damn map with Groce. I want him gone...I want him to succeed. </p><p></p><p>I want him to land a good class...I want somebody else to try and sway recruits.</p><p></p><p>He can't coach a lick...he's dealing with injuries, and an awkward roster.</p><p></p><p>The players are undisciplined...they're young adults/kids who have made stupid mistakes (besides Nunn, which, if true, is just plain indefensible) and he can't be everywhere at once.</p><p></p><p>The team quit on him...the team rose to the occasion. (year one)</p><p></p><p>I know he will be back, so I try to remember that first year, when he had good players, and the team looked really good at the end of the season, and almost made the sweet sixteen.</p><p></p><p>I think that one of the major problems he has dealt with, besides injuries, is chemistry. He has to stop bringing in transfers and stop-gap players. I don't think it helps.</p><p></p><p>I am hoping that next year, if everyone is back, the chemistry will improve, and players will feel more responsibility toward one another and not put themselves in bad situations.</p><p></p><p>If Thorne is back, I do not view him in the same light as the stop-gap transfers, he has been with the team for a year already, even if it's just as a cheerleader.</p><p></p><p>Still hopeful...and pessimistic.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Butkuser, post: 1206261, member: 584053"] I'm all over the damn map with Groce. I want him gone...I want him to succeed. I want him to land a good class...I want somebody else to try and sway recruits. He can't coach a lick...he's dealing with injuries, and an awkward roster. The players are undisciplined...they're young adults/kids who have made stupid mistakes (besides Nunn, which, if true, is just plain indefensible) and he can't be everywhere at once. The team quit on him...the team rose to the occasion. (year one) I know he will be back, so I try to remember that first year, when he had good players, and the team looked really good at the end of the season, and almost made the sweet sixteen. I think that one of the major problems he has dealt with, besides injuries, is chemistry. He has to stop bringing in transfers and stop-gap players. I don't think it helps. I am hoping that next year, if everyone is back, the chemistry will improve, and players will feel more responsibility toward one another and not put themselves in bad situations. If Thorne is back, I do not view him in the same light as the stop-gap transfers, he has been with the team for a year already, even if it's just as a cheerleader. Still hopeful...and pessimistic. [/QUOTE]
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