re: #tAuburnBasketball Thread

That wasn't a perfect shot. It was a panicky forced shot. The whole thing was discombobulated.

Well that was a less than ideal last shot

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Purifoy can't shoot. This team can’t shoot. I’d rather give it to there

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Not Purifoy's fault that McLemore basically got deer in the headlights and gave him back the ball. He got the ball with 5 seconds left and nobody else seemed able to do anything

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Not Purifoy's fault that McLemore basically got deer in the headlights and gave him back the ball. He got the ball with 5 seconds left and nobody else seemed able to do anything

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I'm not sure why the guy who can't dribble was the safety value on the inbound.

We really need J’Von to step it up scoring the ball. He has to take more shots.

They all stood there. I’d probably go with Samir on that type of play.

So uh what happened? I missed the game. Had a sneaky suspicion they’d give us a really tough one but figured we would pull it out on senior night

We still go through too many stretches where we can’t score. Teams are playing zone, clogging the paint, and game planning to give us 3’s. We can’t hit them consistently enough to really make teams pay, and we can’t consistently get to the basket when teams are defending us this way. It’s frustrating at times.

We did not get any help from the refs tonight, and they ultimately might have cost us the game. We played much better in the second half, but every time we got a run, either the refs made a call that stopped our momentum or A&M made a big shot. Really it was a well played games by both teams in the second half, and the difference was a combination of the 4 free throws from the technicals on the coaching staff and the clutch 3 with a minute left by A&M.

I still want to believe this team can find another level for the tourney. There is no doubt they have no quit in them and our seniors won’t go down easily. We need somebody who can take over the down stretch and give us consistent scoring. We need Okoro to take that next step.

24 wins far exceeds what I would have guessed after losing Harper, Okeke, and Brown.

This team has a puncher’s chance for sweet 16.

It would be incredible.

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This team has a puncher’s chance for sweet 16.

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I will be more shocked at that than last years run. Last years team could go on big runs in a hurry. This team shoots poorly from the floor and the line. Our guys are turnover prone too. They have had a good regular season, but they haven't been playing well for a while now. The year we didn't sign a class is hurting us.