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Can we all agree on one thing about Bruce Pearl
Posted on 2/11/17 at 7:02 pm
Posted on 2/11/17 at 7:02 pm
Bruce is a great recruiter and can get some really good players. But from a Xs & Os standpoint hes really average to bad. At times it looks like all we do is pass the ball around the 3 point line and jack a 3. It looks like we never execute a really good set play. Its always a long 3 or a drive to the lane. We dont even have to talk about defense because we dont play defense at all.
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Posted on 2/11/17 at 7:04 pm to AU24
No, we can't agree.
Posted on 2/11/17 at 7:08 pm to AU24
I'll blame him and the players. We gave up 63 second half points and had 21 turnovers.
Everyone gets blamed.
We have a bunch of selfish players that don't like passing the ball around
Everyone gets blamed.
We have a bunch of selfish players that don't like passing the ball around
Posted on 2/11/17 at 7:10 pm to AU24
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Bruce is a great recruiter and can get some really good players. But from a Xs & Os standpoint hes really average to bad. At times it looks like all we do is pass the ball around the 3 point line and jack a 3. It looks like we never execute a really good set play. Its always a long 3 or a drive to the lane. We dont even have to talk about defense because we dont play defense at all.
I wish I could buy into this buzzkill post but I still think Bruce doesnt have enough horses to run his style of basketball yet. Like I said, next year the expectations should be NCAA tournament. Until those expectations are not met, Bruce is fine. Its not like anybody expected Auburn to go to the tournament this year.
Posted on 2/11/17 at 7:13 pm to HailToTheChiz
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We have a bunch of selfish players that don't like passing the ball around
They did pass the ball a lot and very well in the 1st half.
Not so much in the 2nd half.
I want to know who's genius decision it was to play the entire 2nd half playing m-to-m even after it became utterly apparent that they were going to slice and filet us while doing so? And then not changing?
Posted on 2/11/17 at 7:18 pm to AU24
Xs & Os doesn't have shite to do with defense and rebounding... that's about toughness and want.
They've gotta buy in to team defense... and it's on BP and staff to make that happen. He had it at UT... He should have it here.
They've gotta buy in to team defense... and it's on BP and staff to make that happen. He had it at UT... He should have it here.
Posted on 2/11/17 at 7:27 pm to lowspark12
Any gotdamn 8th grade basketball coach would have never played man defense with a 20 pt lead. They would have packed in a zone and forced the other team to make anything but layups and FTs to beat them. Also on offense they would have run SET PLAYS instead of having the PG dribble around forever then throw up some shite. Shitty coaching gonna shitty coach.
Posted on 2/11/17 at 7:29 pm to golfntiger32
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Also on offense they would have run SET PLAYS instead of having the PG dribble around forever then throw up some shite. Shitty coaching gonna shitty coach.
Not convinced this isn't a players issue
Posted on 2/11/17 at 7:31 pm to golfntiger32
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Any gotdamn 8th grade basketball coach would have never played man defense with a 20 pt lead. They
If you have it all figured out, go coach for Auburn. Our win total has already jumped from 10 from last year to 16 of this year, but surely you got a better way to catalyze the process since you are running your mouth.
This post was edited on 2/11/17 at 7:32 pm
Posted on 2/11/17 at 7:37 pm to jangalang
I could have won the game tonight at half with a fricking 20pt lead and probably knocked back a few cold ones while doing it.
Posted on 2/11/17 at 7:45 pm to golfntiger32
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I could have won the game tonight at half with a fricking 20pt lead and probably knocked back a few cold ones while doing it.
You think a 20 point lead in basketball as an invincible score. It's not. Basketball is a game of momentum and answering the runs just like football. Going to need mental toughness from the players to answer the runs or to minimize them.
Posted on 2/11/17 at 7:49 pm to jangalang
It is if you know how to manage, it not play M2M ,when the other team is shooting layups for 5 straight minutes after half. Benching any PG who will not setup and run a play.
Posted on 2/11/17 at 7:51 pm to lowspark12
quote:One thing Barbee taught extremely well. Blood was spilt on the floor before the ball went in the bucket
defense and rebounding... that's about toughness and want.
They've gotta buy in to team defense... and it's on BP and staff to make that happen.
Posted on 2/11/17 at 7:56 pm to golfntiger32
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Benching any PG who will not setup and run a play.
Harper has willed us to wins before and its not like we have many to choose from. If M2M was our best shot in our coaching staff's eyes, then it probably was.
Posted on 2/11/17 at 7:58 pm to jangalang
He may have willed us to the UCONN win but tonight he turned it over and shot us out of the game.
Posted on 2/11/17 at 8:00 pm to AU24
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But from a Xs & Os standpoint hes really average to bad.
Bruce is a good Xs Os coach in prep, he is an awful coach in game.
You'll see it when we don't target opposing team key players with 3-4 fouls, we don't take advantage of opposing players who get banged up and we don't make adjustments when opposing teams adapt
We seem to always look great when things stay the same, we look like shite when changes happen
Posted on 2/11/17 at 8:02 pm to golfntiger32
Harpers problem is that when he gets in that mode, he doesn't recognize that his teammates get open as a result
If you have a bad look because you're being doubled, it's because someone is open
If you have a bad look because you're being doubled, it's because someone is open
Posted on 2/11/17 at 8:05 pm to golfntiger32
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He may have willed us to the UCONN win but tonight he turned it over and shot us out of the game.
We were already out of the tournament. Just give him one more year and see what happens. We might have a lack of quality big men then, but we will have Davion that will provide some more PG depth.
Posted on 2/12/17 at 7:45 am to AU24
He appears to do a terrible job adjusting. I would've rather made them shoot us out of the game last night than layup and ft us to death. 20 pt leads aren't invincible though. I watched the Hawks lose one in the same amount of time as we did the night before.
Posted on 2/12/17 at 10:27 am to Smoke7024
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watched the Hawks lose one in the same amount of time as we did the night before.
But that's different, Auburn isn't an Atlanta sports team. We aren't supposed to having choking part of our DNA
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