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<blockquote data-quote="IlliniRon" data-source="post: 1175950" data-attributes="member: 4121"><p>Missed tonight's game, which is probably due to no longer making this a priority, given the struggles lately.</p><p></p><p>I do like Coach Groce, still a great guy, but the more I see of him as a head coach in the Big 10, I wonder if he has what it takes to be a head coach at this level. Major conference basketball is a long way from Ohio and their schedule.</p><p></p><p>The injuries are a major factor this season, but as many point out, we were not going to be a factor anyway this season. At least not after the incident in France this summer.</p><p></p><p>From the roster this year, I really like Hill, Nunn and JCL. They are real players and all wing players, interestingly enough. I don't like seeing Hill at the 4, but this is necessary now. I like Finke's potential as a big man. I think Morgan was a recruiting error. Thorne is a nice transfer, but we really need to recruit the 4 year players and not fill holes with transfers.</p><p></p><p>Recruiting will need to pick up dramatically, or Coach Groce will not be able to continue as head coach. Hate to say it, but I think we can all agree. Having a bunch of wing players who can shoot 3's does not make a competitive basketball team in the Big 10.</p><p></p><p>As someone pointed out, the only way to be competitive at this point, with all of the injuries and rebounding issues, would be to try playing a full court pressing defense and running the fast break on offense. I don't see this happening, but we don't have a conventional roster available for this season.</p><p></p><p>INI</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IlliniRon, post: 1175950, member: 4121"] Missed tonight's game, which is probably due to no longer making this a priority, given the struggles lately. I do like Coach Groce, still a great guy, but the more I see of him as a head coach in the Big 10, I wonder if he has what it takes to be a head coach at this level. Major conference basketball is a long way from Ohio and their schedule. The injuries are a major factor this season, but as many point out, we were not going to be a factor anyway this season. At least not after the incident in France this summer. From the roster this year, I really like Hill, Nunn and JCL. They are real players and all wing players, interestingly enough. I don't like seeing Hill at the 4, but this is necessary now. I like Finke's potential as a big man. I think Morgan was a recruiting error. Thorne is a nice transfer, but we really need to recruit the 4 year players and not fill holes with transfers. Recruiting will need to pick up dramatically, or Coach Groce will not be able to continue as head coach. Hate to say it, but I think we can all agree. Having a bunch of wing players who can shoot 3's does not make a competitive basketball team in the Big 10. As someone pointed out, the only way to be competitive at this point, with all of the injuries and rebounding issues, would be to try playing a full court pressing defense and running the fast break on offense. I don't see this happening, but we don't have a conventional roster available for this season. INI [/QUOTE]
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