Staying Close to the Vest - Ex Coach Groce-related News and Views

[Zippy87]

2 minutes ago, Zips1991 said:

I think the way Coach D left was actually better than the way Groce left. At least he got a big pay raise and had a connection to the school. Groce's departure makes me feel like he just wanted to leave.

 

I agree 100%. KD only left - after 13 years, almost u heard at the time (or any time) - for a job that was very personal for him. Groce interviewed multiple places and seemed to be determined to leave. Very, very different IMO.

 

(But as I said before, Groce is a good man and I respect his decision to leave). 

[Let'sGoZips94]

 

[dirtyolcrowe]

4 hours ago, feetg10 said:

Not gonna lie, those pictures make me sick

They must have had a student take these.  He didn’t include all the banners for CoC!!!!

oh wait……..

[zippy5]

KD took all our players 

[Blue & Gold]

 

[kreed5120]

15 minutes ago, zippy5 said:

KD took all our players 

 

They were leaving anyway. Look at any coaching change and you see huge roster turnover. The exception is if you promote an assistant like we did with Ford. Even then it's no guarantee.

 

Edit: Didn't he only take 2 if I remember right? Hughes and that undersized pg? Memory is fading at my old age.

 

Edit 2: Tavian Dunn-Martin

Edited 1 hour ago by kreed5120

[Zippy87]

13 minutes ago, zippy5 said:

KD took all our players 

 

Only Tavian Dunn-Martin and Michael Hughes - both freshmen - followed him to Duquesne. 

[clarkwgriswold]

44 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

 

 

Sigh.  We just broke up and I saw her with her new boyfriend.

[zippy5]

36 minutes ago, kreed5120 said:

 

They were leaving anyway. Look at any coaching change and you see huge roster turnover. The exception is if you promote an assistant like we did with Ford. Even then it's no guarantee.

 

Edit: Didn't he only take 2 if I remember right? Hughes and that undersized pg? Memory is fading at my old age.

 

Edit 2: Tavian Dunn-Martin

I guess we'll see for ourselves very soon if that happens with any coaching change

[Zippy87]

To add more context to the KD exit - Antino Jackson, Noah Robotham, Josh Williams, and Aaron Jackson were the best players with remaining eligibility. Groce had an opportunity to pitch to all 4, and all 4 transferred elsewhere (none to Duquesne). (That's not a knock on Groce, just the reality of the situation.)

 

As @kreed5120 said, turnover is very common with a coaching change. It may not be that way with Ford because it's a unique situation where the players already know him well and vice-versa. We can only hope.