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Billy Donovan thinks Coach Barbee is a great coach
Posted on 2/21/14 at 2:48 pm
Posted on 2/21/14 at 2:48 pm
I'm in the minority of wanting to keep Barbee I know but good article.
"I've got a lot of respect for what Tony's done," Donovan, who admitted that Auburn out-played Florida on Wednesday night, said. "I think it's a sign of great coaching when your guys play that hard even though they're out of SEC contention."
Keep Barbee
"I've got a lot of respect for what Tony's done," Donovan, who admitted that Auburn out-played Florida on Wednesday night, said. "I think it's a sign of great coaching when your guys play that hard even though they're out of SEC contention."
Keep Barbee
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Posted on 2/21/14 at 2:52 pm to augrad00
I say give him another year. If we're still losing games in the last two minutes, then it's time to move on.
Posted on 2/21/14 at 2:55 pm to augrad00
He gets 2-3 games each year where he out coaches a decent coach, but still loses.
He has not been able to keep a consistent roster and develop the talent. His teams are consistently making mental mistakes (see end of UF game and our constantly abysmal free throw shooting).
He needs to go.
He has not been able to keep a consistent roster and develop the talent. His teams are consistently making mental mistakes (see end of UF game and our constantly abysmal free throw shooting).
He needs to go.
Posted on 2/21/14 at 2:56 pm to augrad00
I concur. We should give him another year.
This post was edited on 2/21/14 at 2:57 pm
Posted on 2/21/14 at 2:56 pm to Weagle25
Last year we weren't even competitive in the last few minutes. Most games were over by halftime. When ESPN zoomed in on the Auburn huddle when Barbee drew up a play to got Shamsid-Deen a point blank layup that he missed that would have put Auburn up by 4 points under a minute left, the players were really tuned in to whatever he was saying. Commentators were all over that.
Posted on 2/21/14 at 2:59 pm to GoCrazyAuburn
How can you say he hasn't develop talent? Is Denson not one of the top scorers in the league? ADT has gotten better and Shamsid-Deen has got better through this season. If you look at Auburn's losses, we could very easily be 8-5 in the conference, a bunch of 2 or 3 points losses. The program is going in the right direction though the record doesn't reflect that. We are competing at a high level night in and night out.
Auburn will be a nightmare for any team in the SEC tournament and will be the team no one wants to play.
Auburn will be a nightmare for any team in the SEC tournament and will be the team no one wants to play.
This post was edited on 2/21/14 at 3:04 pm
Posted on 2/21/14 at 3:03 pm to augrad00
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Is Denson not one of the top scorers in the league
He is also getting significantly more playing time this season compared to seasons past. I would expect his scoring to go up. As a player, I haven't seen much improvement out of him. He always had the ability to get to the basket, which is what he pretty much only does. How has he gotten worse at free throws?
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ADT has gotten better
Not seeing it really.
quote:Is this Barbee's doing or him just getting use to the speed of CBB?
Shamsid-Deen has got better through this season
When I see the team make the same mistakes every single year, that is a sign of poor coaching.
This post was edited on 2/21/14 at 3:05 pm
Posted on 2/21/14 at 3:05 pm to augrad00
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Auburn will be a nightmare for any team in the SEC tournament and will be the team no one wants to play
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The program is going in the right direction though the record doesn't reflect that. We are competing at a high level night in and night out.
Yet to be seen. The team got up for some big games. Lets see how they respond now. This has happened the past two years. They make a good run for a few games, and everyone thinks they are turning the corner.
Posted on 2/21/14 at 3:06 pm to augrad00
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I'm in the minority of wanting to keep Barbee
Posted on 2/21/14 at 3:07 pm to augrad00
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How can you say he hasn't develop talent? Is Denson not one of the top scorers in the league? ADT has gotten better and Shamsid-Deen has got better through this season
If anybody had seen Chubb as a freshman they would understand the miracle that Barbee worked with him to make him mediocre. Payne is another one that has improved greatly.
Posted on 2/21/14 at 3:07 pm to marshallcotiger
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Payne is another one that has improved greatly
Again, not seeing it.
Posted on 2/21/14 at 3:12 pm to GoCrazyAuburn
Do you remember him as a freshman? He is never going to be a scorer but teams do have to actually guard him now and his defense and rebounding have improved dramatically.
Posted on 2/21/14 at 3:13 pm to marshallcotiger
I think he was better last year. Every game I've watched (which has been most that are on tv or I can find on firstrowsports) I've been incredibly frustrated with Payne.
Posted on 2/21/14 at 3:15 pm to GoCrazyAuburn
If this teams finds a way to make a nice run to end the season and in the SEC tourney, I'll reconsider my position, however we basically had this exact same thread last year. Then the team falls back to reality.
Posted on 2/21/14 at 3:26 pm to augrad00
quote:I will not go that far but what I will say is they will scare Tennesse chitless in a couple weeks. Auburn can single handedly knock Tennessee out of the NCAA tourney.
Auburn will be a nightmare for any team in the SEC tournament and will be the team no one wants to play.
What I will say about the SEC tourney is AU will be no worse than the 10 seed. If they are playing a 7 seed who is on the bubble AU is a team you do not want to see. They will be dangerous in that situation.
Posted on 2/21/14 at 3:32 pm to GoCrazyAuburn
Free throws ain't an easy problem to solve. If it was, Roy Williams would have solved it with his team.
ADT when he got to Auburn was a skinny uncoordinated shot blocker. He looks like an average SEC center now more like Mamadou in the late 90s.
ADT when he got to Auburn was a skinny uncoordinated shot blocker. He looks like an average SEC center now more like Mamadou in the late 90s.
Posted on 2/21/14 at 3:36 pm to GoCrazyAuburn
We had this thread last season? The season where we lost 10 games in a row, blown out in most of them? This team is nothing like last year's team even though we have so many new pieces this year. This year team would be last year's team by 20.
Posted on 2/21/14 at 3:39 pm to ellitor
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If they are playing a 7 seed who is on the bubble AU is a team you do not want to see. They will be dangerous in that situation
That's what I mean. Auburn is playing at the level of the top teams in the conference. If I was a middle of the conference team (NCAA bubble team), I wouldn't want to play Auburn. Though unlikely, I think Auburn is playing well enough to make a run in the SEC tournament. I mean who in the conference you can guarantee this Auburn team will lose to?
This post was edited on 2/21/14 at 3:41 pm
Posted on 2/21/14 at 3:40 pm to augrad00
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Free throws ain't an easy problem to solve. If it was, Roy Williams would have solved it with his team.
Never said it was easy. The best coaches however do not have consistent problems with it. Roy Williams doesn't have a player on his team for four years, and he shoot as poorly as Denson does. Barbee has not had a single team that is at least respectable at shooting free throws. I don't even want to count how many games it has cost us.
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He looks like an average SEC center now more like Mamadou in the late 90s.
Are we watching different games or something? He is still skinny and uncoordinated. He is constantly in foul trouble.
Posted on 2/21/14 at 3:41 pm to augrad00
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We had this thread last season?
Yes. I want to say it was after the stretch where we almost beat Illinois, then beat FSU, LSU, and Arky back to back to back. We've had this thread the past two seasons at least. They play a few good games (this season the good games came more at the end), and everyone thought the team had turned the corner.
I would also say the SEC is significantly worse than it was last year.
This post was edited on 2/21/14 at 3:44 pm
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