Sort of off topic, but I noticed JC at BC got stomped by Belmont again, this time on his home floor. I sat through that ESPN Bracket Buster game in Nashville and watched him get totally out coach by Rick Byrd and now he got out coached by Byrd's replacement. A kid who averaged 2ppg last season lit BC up for a shocking 35.
My take on JC is that he's a decent recruiter but a horrible in-game coach. His success in the MAC seems to have been from having better talent who won despite his coaching deficiencies. At least that's my take. Look at his post season record -- in seven of the nine times he's gotten to the post season his teams have been bounced in the first round. The two times he's gone further were in the glorified atmosphere of the CIT and CBI.
You nailed it. I've seen better high school coaches.
Is that why he's in year 6 at BC?
I still don't get all the hatred for him.
How long did Groce last at Illinois? Oh, 5 years.
It's not hate. It's just an observation. I don't think he's a good coach when it comes to in-game decisions. I think he's a fairly good recruiter, but that he has problems in other areas. We even had a former player tell us something about the rapport, or lack thereof, in his locker room. You may disagree with my assessment of his coaching. That's fine. But, don't classify my evaluation of him as "hate." I have no personal animus toward him.