re: #tAuburnBasketball Thread

Yea, that ticks me off a bit. Then again, so did Auburn with the stupid valet only parking. I just drove around and found a free spot, that’s why I was late getting in.

ETA: Although, it’s not like the students filled up their sections either.

Streaky Bryce is streaky

Charles Barkley is a national treasure.

White Caboose getting minutes!

Won by 34 on Barkley appreciation night... nice

AU Team Stats Notes
-#67 in FT% at 75.6% (#281 '16-17)
-#31 in eFG 57.3% (#152 '16-17)
-#36 in 2FG 57.6% (#211 '16-17)
-#93 in 3FG 37.8% (#94 '16-17)

-#41 in Off Reb% 35.7% (#135 '16-17)
-#58 in Def Reb% 75.4% (#324 '16-17)


-#7 in KenPom "Block%" at 19.1% (#22 '16-17)





Notes

-BBall booster Stephen Hooks has indicated that for now, it appears the push to fire Bruce has subsided.

-Winthrop (W 119-85) was without SR Xavier Cooks, easily their best player. Probably explains the easy blowout of an expected decent low midmajor

-A lot of rumors/smoke about Wiley being on verge of eligibility/being cleared

-Purifoy likely has a longer, more complex path to being eligible, if it is even possible

Next Opponent/Game @ Dayton (3-2) Notes

-Dayton is coached by former Bama HC Anthony Grant

-Dayton has Giannis' brother Kostas Antetokounmpo

Dayton Beat Writer Projection

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There are so many question marks surrounding this team; I’m going to guess the Flyers finish somewhere in the 5-6 range in conference play and narrowly miss out on the NCAA Tournament. Dayton has a solid non-conference schedule, but I don’t see enough big win opportunities to propel this team into the Big Dance. Dayton could surprise us all and make a run back to the tourney in Anthony Grant’s first year, but it’s more than likely going to take a year to reload. But with some young talent and a lot of room for growth, Dayton has quite the ceiling in the coming years.

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AU Notes

-Desean Murray appeared to suffer an ankle injury v Winthrop but played through. His current status is unknown

Other places may say their coaches are "fully cooperating" but I have a good source that says it is because they aren't asking anything of them right now (if ever) or in OkieSt case he is a new coach and tenure doesn't really overlap


I don't believe AU should even be asking for an interview of Bruce until FBI case is over. Once that case is over though, I expect/hope Bruce is going to be put through the ringer

Our rebounding is easily the most impressive given who we are missing + size of who we are playing.

The only player nationally ranked top 500 last year in either category was Heron #474 DefReb%

Off Rebounding% KenPom Nat'l Ranks
#18 Desean Murray - 17.4%
#118 Horace Spencer - 12.7%
#355 Anfernee McElmore - 9.1%

Others: Okeke 7.7% , Dunbar 6.2%

Def Rebounding% Kenpom Nat'l Ranks
#97 Horace Spencer - 24.7%
#110 Desean Murray - 24.3%
#450 Chuma Okeke - 18.4%

Others: McElmore 17.1%, Heron 16.6%

I’ve been hearing Wiley may be eligible soon from decent people for about a month. I’ll believe It when he is on the court

If I were Purifoy or Wiley I'd be in Europe making that $$$