Yeah I have toyed with the idea of stripping most of Google off my Android phone. I use so few apps it wouldn't be hard. But I do use a multifactor authentication tool for secure access to my work network. And that tool will not work on a rooted phone.
No need to root using adb. Depends on how much google you want to remove. Its android, you can only remove so much before it just doesnt work anymore. So many services tied to certain apps.
