I remember a few articles from years past about how John Groce was Thad's main man on the bench & was really in sync with him regarding practice, in game strategy, etc.   

Thinking about the last few years "sluggishness" & "lack of development" - I wonder if Thad not having Groce is an explanation.  Seems like we've slowly dropped off in competitiveness every year after he left for Illinois (Aaron Craft excluded - though his shooting got worse).