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<blockquote data-quote="Second and Chalmers" data-source="post: 1409760" data-attributes="member: 527609"><p>We'd still have all of those players next year, right? That's probably what the roster looks like for 18 and 19 in a hypothetical Groce world, barring the (very real) risk of a bunch of them getting kicked off the team for some nonsense, or transferring or whatever.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I just find this so silly when he both landed RSCI Top 50 players Leron Black and Jalen Coleman-Lands in lengthy recruitments against major, frankly superior schools during this period he was "on the canvas" as well as taking some good rosters and losing some TERRIBLE games with them.</p><p></p><p>Did Cliff's hat trick during the early part of the 2013-14 season really cause us to lose games to the likes of a 16-17 (6-12) Georgia Tech team? Or a 14-19 (6-12) Northwestern team? Or a 15-17 (5-13) Purdue team? (remember that one random awful Painter team? Groce lost to them in Champaign). Or even perhaps a 17-15 (7-11) Indiana team?</p><p></p><p>Win one of those games and we probably make the tourney that year. Certainly with two. Think that might have helped the Groce era stagger to its feet?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>For the record, this season I'm talking about was Groce's second, and Tracy Abrams started all 35 games.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Second and Chalmers, post: 1409760, member: 527609"] We'd still have all of those players next year, right? That's probably what the roster looks like for 18 and 19 in a hypothetical Groce world, barring the (very real) risk of a bunch of them getting kicked off the team for some nonsense, or transferring or whatever. I just find this so silly when he both landed RSCI Top 50 players Leron Black and Jalen Coleman-Lands in lengthy recruitments against major, frankly superior schools during this period he was "on the canvas" as well as taking some good rosters and losing some TERRIBLE games with them. Did Cliff's hat trick during the early part of the 2013-14 season really cause us to lose games to the likes of a 16-17 (6-12) Georgia Tech team? Or a 14-19 (6-12) Northwestern team? Or a 15-17 (5-13) Purdue team? (remember that one random awful Painter team? Groce lost to them in Champaign). Or even perhaps a 17-15 (7-11) Indiana team? Win one of those games and we probably make the tourney that year. Certainly with two. Think that might have helped the Groce era stagger to its feet? For the record, this season I'm talking about was Groce's second, and Tracy Abrams started all 35 games. [/QUOTE]
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