re: 2017-18 Alabama Basketball Season Thread: 20-16 (10-11)

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I expected Auburn to win but I thought GT would keep it close

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Eh, I'd be surprised if they kept it close. Auburn should be significantly better than GT even if JO/TJ played

So AU obviously was bad last year, but people, even AU fans, ignore the obvious reason why Auburn sucked harder than they should: injuries at 4/PF

Danjel Purifoy was our leading scorer/only stretch 4 pre high ankle sprain 1/7 vs Ole Miss. He only missed 3 games but returned a shell of what he was. Huge defensive liability due to ankle + completely altered offensive game (Went from ~6 2pt FG att/game to ~1 2pt FG att/game). So why did Auburn play a clearly crippled PF? Our bandaid option PF/Horace Spencer, who filled in admirably, had a season ending shoulder injury



Going forward, Auburn now has multiple stretch 4 options and shouldn't have horrible depth issues even if Wiley/Purifoy are forced out