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Posted on 2/27/25 at 12:10 am to rushball
Posted on 2/27/25 at 12:10 am to rushball
Stevenson was starting before Wrightsell was injured.
And Mo D isn’t getting Cliff minutes. He isn’t a 5. I love Mo a lot and love what he brings. No point in really arguing it. I guess we’ll see next year. I hope all of the guys come back so we can see how it shakes out.
And Mo D isn’t getting Cliff minutes. He isn’t a 5. I love Mo a lot and love what he brings. No point in really arguing it. I guess we’ll see next year. I hope all of the guys come back so we can see how it shakes out.
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Posted on 2/27/25 at 4:43 am to bamagoat
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Starters Holloway - Wrightsell - Reid - Mo D - Sherrell
Losing Sears, Grant, Cliff and YB... If we don't pull at least one veteran insta start boss from the portal, I think it would be difficult to compete at an elite level for an entire season with that lineup. Every guy in that lineup is good and some are borderline very good, but a consistent boss i dont see
Posted on 2/27/25 at 8:03 am to GoodTalkRuss
We should be able to. With the money we had set aside in case Dybantsa picked us and the extra money we had to give Sears and Nelson to return freeing up, we should have a pretty alluring offer to make
I’m also expecting Holloway to make a huge leap. I remember Sears first year when he was sort of the 3rd guard behind Shackelford and JQ and looked good but then made a leap when it was his show. He was a top 15 kid who just fell in our lap because Pearl was too busy getting his third plate at Golden Corral to keep him in the fold
I’m also expecting Holloway to make a huge leap. I remember Sears first year when he was sort of the 3rd guard behind Shackelford and JQ and looked good but then made a leap when it was his show. He was a top 15 kid who just fell in our lap because Pearl was too busy getting his third plate at Golden Corral to keep him in the fold
Posted on 2/27/25 at 8:40 am to GoodTalkRuss
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Losing Sears, Grant, Cliff and YB... If we don't pull at least one veteran insta start boss from the portal, I think it would be difficult to compete at an elite level for an entire season with that lineup. Every guy in that lineup is good and some are borderline very good, but a consistent boss i dont see
What if we brought Rylan Griffen back?
Posted on 2/27/25 at 9:29 am to rushball
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atleast in regards to mo D, i would say common sense. his game is far more polished.
More polished? LOL, I like Mo, but he's literally Dennis Rodman. He's just a hustle guy. There's nothing polished about him.
Jarin needs to continue to improve, but there's a reason he's been on draft boards since he was 17.
Posted on 2/27/25 at 9:39 am to Teague
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Jarin
His shot looked really good against MSU. I don’t know if he changed something or if it’s confidence, but he looked relaxed letting that thing go.
I like his effort, but he needs to develop an edge to his game. Every time he grabs a rebound or loose ball his equilibrium disappears and he falls down.
Posted on 2/27/25 at 9:55 am to rushball
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atleast in regards to mo D, i would say common sense. his game is far more polished. jarin tries though. i think he def has the potential to get there eventually if he sticks with oats. same with reid.
In what way in Mo polished LOL. He’s the most raw player on our team by far. Pure effort guy. Jarin is literally shooting over 40% from 3 in conference play.
Posted on 2/27/25 at 9:59 am to Teague
Jarin has reached that Jedrick Wills status where fans are overly critical in a herd mentality way and don’t realize the things he does really well
Mo D is in his Coker phase where the fans overhype him a bit as he kind of does a couple of things well at a million miles per hour and it’s endearing
Mo D is in his Coker phase where the fans overhype him a bit as he kind of does a couple of things well at a million miles per hour and it’s endearing
Posted on 2/27/25 at 10:00 am to GoodTalkRuss
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Losing Sears, Grant, Cliff and YB... If we don't pull at least one veteran insta start boss from the portal, I think it would be difficult to compete at an elite level for an entire season with that lineup. Every guy in that lineup is good and some are borderline very good, but a consistent boss i dont see
Disagree. I think we’ll have the best or at worst 2nd best (behind Auburn) returning core in the SEC next year. Easy preseason top 10, probably even top 5. I’d have a hard time finding 5 better rotations than Holloway/Wrightsell/Mallette/Reid/Stevenson/Dioubate/Sherrell, and that’s before you even get into a guy like Philon who still might return or a freshman like Jemison who is likely to play early.
Posted on 2/27/25 at 10:14 am to Teague
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More polished? LOL, I like Mo, but he's literally Dennis Rodman. He's just a hustle guy. There's nothing polished about him.
"Polished" is such a versatile attribute in basketball. They are two completely different kinds of bigs. In terms of defense, overall slashing, and footwork down low, I do think Mo is more polished. But in terms of the more finesse parts of the game, Stevenson is more polished.
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Jarin needs to continue to improve, but there's a reason he's been on draft boards since he was 17
Answer here is he has a smooth stroke, shown flashes of skill inside and he's 6'11". If Mo was having the same impact but was 4 inches taller, he'd be a lottery pick this year.
This isn't to say Stevenson is a bust and we shouldn't play him, but Mo has clearly been the superior player to this point. Having said that, Oats has pretty clearly taken the course of "screw regular season titles" and focused improving this team for March. Continuing to play Stevenson and get him playing at the level he's capable of will be massive to our chances of winning a national title. So no we shouldn't bench him, just like we shouldn't have benched Sears just because of his high turnover and poor efficiency stretch, even though quite a few fans called for it (Bama Twitter sucks). Goal is a national title. We have 2 SEC Regular Season titles and 2 SECT titles in the last 4 years. Time to do something that hasn't been done before in our program.
Posted on 2/27/25 at 10:46 am to Crimsontide1713
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Disagree. I think we’ll have the best or at worst 2nd best (behind Auburn) returning core in the SEC next year
I thought AU had a very heavy senior veteran team. Aren't they all gone after this season?
Posted on 2/27/25 at 10:54 am to cdur86
quote:They have a lot of old players, but because many of them started in either JUCO (Denver Jones, Chad Baker-Mazara) or DII (Chaney Johnson) there's a real possibility they return those three in addition to Pettiford.
I thought AU had a very heavy senior veteran team. Aren't they all gone after this season?
I also would not be surprised to see them get Yaxel Lendeborg from UAB who would be a Johni Broome plug-and-play replacement.
That would be a starting 5-man core of Pettiford, 23-year-olds Lendeborg and Johnson, 25-year-old Jones, and 26-year-old Baker-Mazara.
Posted on 2/27/25 at 11:19 am to TideCPA
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They have a lot of old players, but because many of them started in either JUCO (Denver Jones, Chad Baker-Mazara) or DII (Chaney Johnson) there's a real possibility they return those three in addition to Pettiford.
I also would not be surprised to see them get Yaxel Lendeborg from UAB who would be a Johni Broome plug-and-play replacement.
That would be a starting 5-man core of Pettiford, 23-year-olds Lendeborg and Johnson, 25-year-old Jones, and 26-year-old Baker-Mazara.
Good grief, what has happened to college athletics! I will say this though, that we need to shadow whoever Bruce is recruiting at Center and just throw more money at them so they don't go to AU. He is an elite recruiter at Center and I feel like that is the difference in our team compared to theirs. Don't get me wrong. I like Cliff, but if we had a Kessler/Broome type center we would be unstoppable and AU seems to get that every year
Posted on 2/27/25 at 11:39 am to TideCPA
CBM is going to be eligible for social security before he leaves auburn.
Posted on 2/27/25 at 2:06 pm to Sandkhan
As long as we return Biz, Mo D, and Sherrill I will be happy.
Jarin will portal IMO.
Wrightsell and Mallette will be back
Philon and Reid are??? if they return.
London Jemison will be our best freshman since Brandon and will be a major part of next years team IMO.
Also expect us to add 3 or 4 through portal
Jarin will portal IMO.
Wrightsell and Mallette will be back
Philon and Reid are??? if they return.
London Jemison will be our best freshman since Brandon and will be a major part of next years team IMO.
Also expect us to add 3 or 4 through portal
Posted on 2/27/25 at 2:38 pm to mistaken4193
Hope you’re wrong about Jarin or I fear in a year or 2 we’re going to be seeing him light it up somewhere as he hits what should be his Sophomore year next year.
He’d be a player I would be sad to lose but I couldn’t 100% blame him because I think he’s under appreciated
He’d be a player I would be sad to lose but I couldn’t 100% blame him because I think he’s under appreciated
Posted on 2/27/25 at 4:17 pm to Sandkhan
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Jarin has reached that Jedrick Wills status where fans are overly critical in a herd mentality way and don’t realize the things he does really well
His outside shots are starting to fall, and he is an asset on D, but I grimace every time he takes a dribble.
But then again, I do the same with Mo.
Posted on 2/27/25 at 7:02 pm to mistaken4193
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Jarin will portal IMO.
Weird take.
Jarin will be a starter here next year, assuming he doesn't leave for the NBA.
Posted on 2/27/25 at 7:30 pm to Alum69
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Just looked at the box score. MSU 33.8 % shooting. Mayrlland 31.3%. Those are overall, not 3s. How do you sit through something like that?
lol…Oats has definitely spoiled us. I only caught the last 90 seconds, saw the MSU player make the horrible TO and foul that appeared to give the game away only to see the same player rip the heart out of thousands of Maryland fans less than a minute later. One of the fastest goats (little g as in bad) to hero moments I’ve ever seen live on TV.
Posted on 2/27/25 at 8:14 pm to Sandkhan
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I remember Sears first year when he was sort of the 3rd guard behind Shackelford and JQ and looked good but then made a leap when it was his show.
Sears first year in Tuscaloosa he was the 2nd leading scorer on the team behind Miller. Shackelford and Sears never played together and Quinnerly was recovering from knee surgery and missed the first half of the season.
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