re: 15-16 AU Hoops Season Thread 11-20 (5-13) {we beat UK} Disaster over

We jinxed Harris earlier. Missing several shots that he should definitely make.

I feel like when we are getting killed Bowers doesn't look bad, but when it's close he goes full Bowers. Maybe I am just more critical of his play when it's close.

Our offense is so easy to stop. 1-3-1 or man will shut it down in a heartbeat.

Whenever we try a screen just double Canty.

This team looks uninterested. Our offense is so slow. No quick passes or movement.

Pearl desperately needs work on a zone look, we can't keep anyone in front of us and we are constantly beat off the dribble or committing a foul.

Bryce Brown is giving me a migraine. I've never seen someone look so solid up until it hits the back of the rim.

The bad thing is we had a few guys that could get to the rim last year. This year it's Canty, Dunans, and Bowers. Dunans is out and Bowers can't finish or pass, so Canty is basically the only creator we can put on the floor. We could desperately use even someone like Canada right now.

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I would kill for a player like Kornet

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7'1 with the ability to shoot 3's and defend the 4 or 5 is a pretty rare skillset.

I think it has to do with his background as a guard prior to the growth spurt. He's seen the floor from both the point and low post (along with the wings while he's nailing those triples ). That experience can do a lot for a player since they understand the whole game, not just their current role.

According to his Vandy bio, he grew 7 inches from the start of his senior season in high to when he stepped onto Vanderbilt's campus. He added 2 more inches from when he stepped on campus until game 1 of his freshman year. That got him to 7'0". He has since added enough height to tally at 7'1". It really is absurd.

Before this game, I thought height would make the difference in this game. Vandy has 3 guys that are 7 feet tall. Two of them (Damian Jones and Kornet) start. Auburn's tallest player is 6'9". Vandy's ability (even if they don't always live up to it) to shoot makes it hard to double up on the inside to negate that height advantage. Tonight, Vanderbilt played to those strengths tonight better than they have in a while.

Memorial Gym's unique configuration also plays into preventing Bruce from guiding a still-learning team as well as he normally can. It was a perfect storm for an Auburn loss tonight. Sorry fellas.