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<blockquote data-quote="brosox" data-source="post: 1175940" data-attributes="member: 7145"><p>GI apologize in advance for being more simple-minded than the basketball experts who post on this board. Like many of you, I truly wish that Groce had successfully recruited that all elusive point guard. Nevertheless, based on the team that Groce recruited for this year, I thought that we would make the tournament. However, none of Finke, Morgan, Jordan or Austen---each of whom played a decent amount of minutes in today's game---would have been part of the regular 8 man rotation that I projected for that tournament team. Let's see, we are missing our first true inside scorer in years who was also averaging over 8 rebounds per game, a big who averaged a double double during the trip to Europe, our toughest player and our best on the ball defender, and another big who many here thought would provide inside defense and some scoring. If you truly don't think that makes a different, go ask Beilein why his Michigan team, missing only two of its top 8, finished at 16-16 last year with a team many thought would compete for a big ten championship. Assuming Thorne and Abrams get their medical redshirts, we will be a deep, experienced and talented team next year. If we don't make the tourney, I will be right with you in calling for a new coach. Until that happens, any talk of firing Groce is not only preposterous, it is counter-productive to developing a good program.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brosox, post: 1175940, member: 7145"] GI apologize in advance for being more simple-minded than the basketball experts who post on this board. Like many of you, I truly wish that Groce had successfully recruited that all elusive point guard. Nevertheless, based on the team that Groce recruited for this year, I thought that we would make the tournament. However, none of Finke, Morgan, Jordan or Austen---each of whom played a decent amount of minutes in today's game---would have been part of the regular 8 man rotation that I projected for that tournament team. Let's see, we are missing our first true inside scorer in years who was also averaging over 8 rebounds per game, a big who averaged a double double during the trip to Europe, our toughest player and our best on the ball defender, and another big who many here thought would provide inside defense and some scoring. If you truly don't think that makes a different, go ask Beilein why his Michigan team, missing only two of its top 8, finished at 16-16 last year with a team many thought would compete for a big ten championship. Assuming Thorne and Abrams get their medical redshirts, we will be a deep, experienced and talented team next year. If we don't make the tourney, I will be right with you in calling for a new coach. Until that happens, any talk of firing Groce is not only preposterous, it is counter-productive to developing a good program. [/QUOTE]
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