re: Tide Hoops | Please Anchor

I guess you could use dead legs as an excuse if this just started happening, but we haven’t shot well all year

Hey guys. I’ve been on a self-imposed exile from the Rant. Hope you guys are well.

It is obvious the team has talent. Auburn bball has WON GAMES this year they had no business winning.

To have 9 losses with this lineup is inexcusable in my opinion. 5 or 6 tops. But 9?

I like Nate but his handling of this team is just bad. His press conferences suck. Just an overall lack of execution from a coaching perspective.

When 100% of your offense is either shooting 3s or trying to get an easy bucket under the basket, and you shoot 3 for 30 from 3… you are going to lose to everybody you play.

Teams have us figured out and only have to prepare for the two or three plays that we run on offense.

We basically suck on defense. Nobody knows how to draw a charge anymore and we foul ever other possession.

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Teams have us figured out and only have to prepare for the two or three plays that we run on offense.

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LOL…they haven’t figured us out. The offense is getting the looks, kids just aren’t making shots.

We were 8th in offensive efficiency before last night averaging over 81ppg against the toughest defensive schedule In America. Better than last year and probably the best offense in a good 15 years

GTFOH with this

if you don’t have consistent shooters you won’t have consistent results

No shite

I don't believe Nate will be the only coach in that bucket

THE OFFENSIVE SCHEME ISNT THE frickING PROBLEM.

It’s shooting and Defense that are the problem

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LOL…they haven’t figured us out. The offense is getting the looks, kids just aren’t making shots. We were 8th in offensive efficiency before last night averaging over 81ppg against the toughest defensive schedule In America. Better than last year and probably the best offense in a good 15 years GTFOH with this

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You’re right.

Davison driving to the basket 39 times per game and either turning it over or passing it out to somebody for three is incredibly difficult to defend and I should be ashamed for making such a statement.

Frick off.

You do have to give credit to Kentucky for the defenders and commitment to assure that every single three Shack took last night was heavily contested.

They also had help sagging on drives which meant they basically just dared 2-3 of our players on the court with open 3 point looks anytime.

Gurley, Gary, Rojas, Holt and JD and even JQ on many occasions could get open looks pretty much anytime.

The degree that falls on Oats is not the offense failing from a Xs/Os perspective but either a personnel or mental/confidence one.


The mention of Reese is a good one because even though his 3PT percentage was never great, the only few teams that ever tried leaving him completely open paid the price.


I'm really not even down in general since the team played hard and competed on defense/loose balls etc . . .

However, it is disappointing that the main "fix" is as elusively simple as 2 or 3 players shooting well enough that the defense has to guard them.

What’s sad is that I would have bet a LOT of money that we could make at least 4 if we pulled up 30 times before crossing half court, buzzer-beater style.