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re: 15-16 AU Hoops Season Thread 11-20 (5-13) {we beat UK} Disaster over
Posted on 2/3/16 at 10:01 am to beatbammer
Posted on 2/3/16 at 10:01 am to beatbammer
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So does he *still* have to increase his ACT score?
Or does being enrolled for a year and passing his courses make him eligible?
BBeing enrolled for a year and passing courses will make him eligible for competition in 2017. That is unless something has changed as a result of failing
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Posted on 2/3/16 at 10:02 am to AA7
Yep
Posted on 2/3/16 at 11:01 am to GenesChin
quote:If true, then this doesn't really matter. He got almost a year's worth of practice time and we didn't burn a year of his eligibility.
BBeing enrolled for a year and passing courses will make him eligible for competition in 2017
Posted on 2/3/16 at 11:13 am to PearlJam
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If true, then this doesn't really matter. He got almost a year's worth of practice time and we didn't burn a year of his eligibility.
A lot of talk that Purifoy doens't make it 4 years at AU because he has potential to go pro.
More importantly, Purifoy would have been a game changer that would help our program recruiting/identity. If he came in and lit it up, we could sell that. We still are selling Bruce not any product
Posted on 2/3/16 at 11:15 am to GenesChin
Tate posted something to make it seem like this was more of an internal issue. He worded as being "overly cautious". Vague for sure, but he said not ACT's fault.
Posted on 2/3/16 at 11:20 am to GenesChin
quote:Maybe, but getting him for 1.5 months this season might have been worth 2 extra wins in a season we aren't going anywhere post season. I'll take that extra year in case he isn't good enough to declare early.
A lot of talk that Purifoy doens't make it 4 years at AU because he has potential to go pro.
This post was edited on 2/3/16 at 11:21 am
Posted on 2/3/16 at 11:25 am to Smoke7024
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Tate posted something to make it seem like this was more of an internal issue. He worded as being "overly cautious". Vague for sure, but he said not ACT's fault.
This is what happened according to JGT/somewhat supported by someone I know who works with BBall (he never talks too much specifics)
1-Purifoy got scores needed to clear
2-NCAA cleared Purifoy
3-Purifoy's score got flagged by ACT as potential cheating and investigation starts
**If ACT rejects score later, NCAA retroactively DQ's Purifoy. That is what happened to Derrick Rose and why memphis forfeited a final 4**
4-Auburn withholds Purifoy from competition as precaution
5-ACT rejects Purifoy's score retroactively DQ'ing him
6-Purifoy opts to retake test, he fails
7- Today Auburn finds out he failed and is done
Posted on 2/3/16 at 11:31 am to PearlJam
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Maybe, but getting him for 1.5 months this season might have been worth 2 extra wins in a season we aren't going anywhere post season. I'll take that extra year in case he isn't good enough to declare early.
Having a win% >.500 is more important than one extra year with him. That late surge would have a huge effect going into early signing period, plus give recruits a glimpse of what AU players under Bruce could do.
Plus, give much needed game experience and chemistry benefits by having him play minutes with the actual team not be a scout team hero
Posted on 2/3/16 at 11:43 am to GenesChin
quote:He wasn't getting us to .500.
Having a win% >.500 is more important than one extra year with him.
quote:I doubt it will have any impact.
That late surge would have a huge effect going into early signing period,
quote:There are certainly positives to having him play this year. I'm just saying, even had he been eligible starting today, it would be a close call as to whether to play him or not.
give much needed game experience and chemistry benefits by having him play minutes with the actual team not be a scout team hero
Him not playing the remainder of this season just isn't a big deal at this point.
Posted on 2/3/16 at 11:45 am to PearlJam
Damn it. Yall are screwing me up posting in here. I'm used to just clicking the top thread to get the NSD thread... 
This post was edited on 2/3/16 at 11:46 am
Posted on 2/3/16 at 1:26 pm to PearlJam
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He wasn't getting us to .500.
As of right now, we will be lucky to make it to 11 wins, with Purifoy we could get around ~14 and maybe tournament wins
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I doubt it will have any impact.
Early signing period is before anything real happens next year. That class is make or break for AU basketball with the talent in state
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I'm just saying, even had he been eligible starting today, it would be a close call as to whether to play him or not.
If we play & recruit well, we are going to have a scholarship crunch and plenty of Danjel Purifoy type players waiting to get in the game.
Getting us to play and recruit well now rather than later is a big deal though
Posted on 2/3/16 at 1:30 pm to GenesChin
Might as well sit out anyway why waste his talent by surrounding him with the shite show we have on the floor right now.
Posted on 2/3/16 at 2:01 pm to golfntiger32
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Might as well sit out anyway why waste his talent by surrounding him with the shite show we have on the floor right now.
That shite show was pretty productive at the start of the year when we had other options besides shooting 30 3s a game. With DP we easily have 5 more wins this year and are playing for an outside shot at the bubble.
Posted on 2/3/16 at 2:07 pm to JamalSanders
With DP, our 3 shooters are shooting open 3s all day. Think of what Ben Simmons did to us by drawing help defenders and then opening up his teammates.
Bowers could do that too except he bricks layups and misses FTs
Bowers could do that too except he bricks layups and misses FTs
Posted on 2/3/16 at 2:31 pm to GenesChin
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Bowers could do that too except he bricks layups and misses FTs
Imagine if Bowers was 75% from inside the paint.
Posted on 2/3/16 at 2:33 pm to JamalSanders
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Imagine if Bowers was 75% from inside the paint.
Imagine if Bowers was 35% from inside the paint and shot 75% FT 30%3PT
He'd put up All SEC type numbers
Posted on 2/3/16 at 2:39 pm to GenesChin
quote:And Bruce can sell whatever he wants. Adding 2 wins to this season won't change that.
Early signing period is before anything real happens next year.
quote:So much in state talent with AU connections and still good georgia talent, I think we will have to pass on kids we never could have gotten in the past.
That class is make or break for AU basketball with the talent in state
quote:A bird in the hand.
plenty of Danjel Purifoy type players waiting to get in the game.
Posted on 2/3/16 at 2:40 pm to JamalSanders
quote:If he was here from the start. Adding him now doesn't get us more than 2 more wins at best.
With DP we easily have 5 more wins this year and are playing for an outside shot at the bubble.
Posted on 2/3/16 at 3:59 pm to PearlJam
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Adding him now doesn't get us more than 2 more wins at best.
And a heap more confidence.
Posted on 2/3/16 at 5:10 pm to Rig
Thread title needs correction. We are 3-6 in SEC, not 3-7.
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