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

Posted on 2/10/16 at 6:53 am to
Posted by LanierSpots
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Posted on 2/10/16 at 6:53 am to
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OP and schedule have been updated to reflect our situation


I like what you did there. Sometimes, you just have to cut your losses..


Posted by HailToTheChiz
Back in Auburn
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Posted on 2/10/16 at 7:35 am to
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OP and schedule have been updated to reflect our situation


I but then I
Posted by Rig
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Posted on 2/10/16 at 8:44 am to
Indeed. Wind has been taken out of my sails
Posted by GenesChin
The Promise Land
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Posted on 2/10/16 at 8:48 am to
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Indeed. Wind has been taken out of my sails


You should add back the schedule, then just end it with the Bama win. Our season ends there in my mind
Posted by AUNashville
New Haven
Member since Jul 2014
3561 posts
Posted on 2/10/16 at 8:57 am to
At this point, I just hope that next season we aren't still saying 'next season'. We turned some corners this season, but dumb suspensions and injuries have taken their toll. I can wait one more season to see consistent improvement.
Posted by GenesChin
The Promise Land
Member since Feb 2012
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Posted on 2/10/16 at 9:07 am to
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At this point, I just hope that next season we aren't still saying 'next season'.


I think next year, if the roster isn't decimated again, we will be competitive in almost every game.

It may be "next year" for tournament/big season W total, but we will be excited to watch every game
Posted by TigerPaw1
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Member since Apr 2011
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Posted on 2/10/16 at 9:33 am to
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At this point, I just hope that next season we aren't still saying 'next season'. We turned some corners this season, but dumb suspensions and injuries have taken their toll. I can wait one more season to see consistent improvement.


Agreed but only so much you can control. If we lose our top 4 guards again because of injuries/suspensions there is no coach in america that can deal with that well
Posted by AUtigR24
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Posted on 2/10/16 at 9:38 am to
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just how awful is TJ Lang?


Don't get me started...

Posted by Fear The Thumb
Coastal, AL
Member since Nov 2012
3599 posts
Posted on 2/11/16 at 11:34 am to
Auburn athletics is a dumpster fire! Who was it that said Jay J was to lose his job after the first of the year? Rumor U. Fire Jay J!!!!
Posted by Rig
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Posted on 2/11/16 at 11:55 am to
Posts like yours are why we can't have nice things
Posted by Fear The Thumb
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Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 2/11/16 at 12:33 pm to
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Posts like yours are why we can't have nice things


It's the uncomfortable truth.
Posted by higgs_boson
State College, PA
Member since Sep 2014
23542 posts
Posted on 2/11/16 at 12:38 pm to
Did anyone expect immediate gratification in basketball.

Pearl looks to be building something.

Given how long we were in the desert, while this season is disappointing, are you really surprised.

And in my mind, the season stopped with Kentucky.
Posted by Fear The Thumb
Coastal, AL
Member since Nov 2012
3599 posts
Posted on 2/11/16 at 12:44 pm to
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Did anyone expect immediate gratification in basketball.

Pearl looks to be building something.

Given how long we were in the desert, while this season is disappointing, are you really surprised.

And in my mind, the season stopped with Kentucky.


Wasn't expecting to have only 3 SEC wins at this point in the season.
Posted by smuphy72
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Posted on 2/11/16 at 12:45 pm to
If you'd told me we had 3 sec wins at this point and one was over Kentucky I would have laughed in your face.
Posted by Rig
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Posted on 2/11/16 at 12:46 pm to
But you were expecting 3 of our 4 best players to go a considerable amount of time without playing due to injuries or suspension?
Posted by JamalSanders
On a boat
Member since Jul 2015
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Posted on 2/11/16 at 12:51 pm to
Cim and harris being gone next year will help.
Posted by AUtigR24
Happy Hour
Member since Apr 2011
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Posted on 2/11/16 at 1:00 pm to
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Did anyone expect immediate gratification in basketball.


No, but we all expected better than 7-21 in conference play.

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Pearl looks to be building something.


Does he? Outside of the outstanding recruiting classes we still appear to be the same shitty rebounding terrible defense and horrible field goal percentage teams of the past.

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Given how long we were in the desert, while this season is disappointing, are you really surprised.


Yes, I'm surprised that even with our injuries we can't be competitive against mediocre SEC teams.

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And in my mind, the season stopped with Kentucky.


Same here. Looking through the schedule I see maybe 2 wins max obtainable. That would sit pearl around 9-29 in SEC play. We've been unfortunate with injuries but i'd still like to see the guys we have playing better.


With all that said...Love Pearl don't want him going anywhere.
This post was edited on 2/11/16 at 1:02 pm
Posted by AUNashville
New Haven
Member since Jul 2014
3561 posts
Posted on 2/11/16 at 1:05 pm to
I think our program was in a much worse place than any of us realized...not just talent, but in the program's culture and mentality as well. What Bruce took over at UT in 2005 wasn't nearly as pathetic as we were in 2014.

I would equate it to what Butch Jones is slowly transforming at UT. After Kiffin left them overnight and Dooley only drug them even farther down, they needed an entire program reset. We are kind of in the same process, but at a football school, it might take a little longer.
This post was edited on 2/11/16 at 1:06 pm
Posted by TheJones
Member since Nov 2009
34594 posts
Posted on 2/11/16 at 1:06 pm to
Tough to expect a lot when half of our roster is suspended, injured, or not cleared to play.

Not where I expected to be this year but also not entirely the fault of Pearl. This year was a setback
Posted by GenesChin
The Promise Land
Member since Feb 2012
37839 posts
Posted on 2/11/16 at 1:54 pm to
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Posts like yours are why we can't have nice things




Are you saying it is unreasonable for us to expect a coach to come in and dominate the SEC?

We are a good enough program that Bruce should have us winning. Not like the 7 coaches before Bruce in the past had losing conference records over their career at AU or anything....
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