AU Hoops: Do you expect in transfers out/in?

I think the player that will be missed the most will be #24.

He was the glue for this team for the last 3 years. He was a matchup nightmare, great on defense, could shoot the 3 and spread the floor.

I think (overall) we will be better next year because of our guard play. Cooper is an elite player and he is unselfish. (Like Jared Harper).

McCormick and Doughty were very good basketball players but they were better at going on shooting streaks, creating their own shot, and hustling on defense. They did not “pass people open” like Harper.

Cooper is a generational talent and when he drives to the basket and kicks the ball crosscourt to an open shooter - this offense will be explosive. It’s why our 3 point percentage was so bad this year. Our guards did not “pass to the open shooter” enough.

And for those of you who think I am bashing #10 and #5 - I am not. They were both awesome Auburn men that had the same one flaw in their game. They did everything else great.

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It’s why our 3 point percentage was so bad this year. Our guards did not “pass to the open shooter” enough.

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that’s not true. Our 3PT% sucked because we didn’t have a single player capable of consistently shooting. With the exception of Jamal Johnson (38%), nobody on the roster shot above 34.2% from 3.

We sucked from deep because Samir isn’t a 3 point shooter. Isaac isn’t a pure shooter. Danjel has an inconsistent shot, Anfernee regressed back to the mean, Allen shot 14% - enough said, and the one that showed the most potential from 3 in Cambridge shot the best mark behind Johnson but also played limited minutes.

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I think the player that will be missed the most will be #24.

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I would have agreed with you before the second half of the season, but Anfernee was bad this year. I hate it for him that his senior year was easily his worst.

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that’s not true. Our 3PT% sucked because we didn’t have a single player capable of consistently shooting. With the exception of Jamal Johnson (38%), nobody on the roster shot above 34.2% from 3

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I think its a combo of poor shooting at times as well as horrible looks. During the ruts of the season, we were just standing around and chunking up prayers - we were not getting people open and also not hitting shots, which is a bad combination.

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My point stands.

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Thise stats don’t tell me anything about passing to the “open shooter”. If anything it states that Harper drew more attention which resulted in more open looks. If anything, your argument should be that we weren’t as dynamic without Harper (duh) and not that we didn’t pass to open shooters

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I think the player that will be missed the most will be #24. He was the glue for this team for the last 3 years. He was a matchup nightmare, great on defense, could shoot the 3 and spread the floor.

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Not sure if serious

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My point stands.

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I strongly agree with you. Neither Samir nor J'von were creators like Harper. Our 3 pt % was going to take a hit losing Bryce and Harper but it shouldn't have taken anywhere near the fall that it did. Harper was a true pg and had the ability to pass people open. Cooper has that same ability plus a little. He isn't the scorer Harper was but he's the kind of pg players love to play with because he makes everyone look better.

I love Cooper but as a True Freshman he isn't going to come in and be a game breaker. Probably won't even be a team leader. If we can hang around maybe by March of next year he can be what we think he can be but I expect late his sophomore when he takes the next step. He is not an elite jump shooter, he is not an elite defender, and he's not a physical specimen. A good year and half will be great for him on the court and in the weight room. I'm super excited about him because I think we get him for his 2nd and 3rd year before he turns pro and he will develop into a great point guard. I'm not poo-pooing on him just speaking in realities.

Next year will be Bruce's most difficult season. Expectations to make the tournament. Very limited minutes in returning players and true freshmen will have to fill in at multiple places for starting roles and role players. We definitely need a transfer point. We also need to finish out this class with some good bigs.

Obviously this is my opinion.

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Cooper is a generational talent

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This has become my new most hated cliche. I don't think people understand what it means. Unless you mean in terms of AU basketball recruiting, then maybe but hopefully that's changing.

As for the OP I think we are going to really struggle next year unless we bring in a transfer or two along with Green.