re: #tAuburnBasketball Thread

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"Austin will never be good" Well I said this two years ago and about everyone on here wanted me banned from this site.

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My moment of clarity came while watching team usa games and comparing it to practice clips.

In the practice clips Wiley looked dominate AF. What became clear later though is any possession Wiley had position his defender effectively conceded the play. No undersized 6'10 190lb 18year old string bean was trying to Aggressively contest in practice a jacked, athletic 260lb man child

In games though, Wiley struggled when contested and rarely was able to finish contested opportunities. He was not the guy the practice clips showed


I don't know what causes it, but his hands are a problem . I simply do not understand how a guy with his hand size and strength cannot hold on to the ball to finish. That's before you consider his ability to catch the ball



All that said, Wiley is a valuable piece on our team and has a role to play. He isn't the superhero we hoped but we need him to play to his actual best ability to succeed