re: that was a season. | 27-7 (13-5)

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Who tf is Jason Williams

It was fun watching this team get challenged for the first time in a month, against a potential tournament team, and finding a way to win. The team needed this and should learn and grow from it.

The best thing the team does offensively is share the ball and not turn it over. We had 4 turnovers in the first half, and then 7 in the first few minutes of the second half, before settling in and only having one more the final 10 minutes. The guards are a big piece of that and they compliment each other well. Agreed I would like to see Aden figure out how to score inside and get to the line to take his game to the next level, but both do a great job of setting up teammates, playing within the offense, and are capable of hitting big shots.

KD has become a much more consistent player this year and really give us a spark off the bench. He is making the extra pass more this year and shooting 33% from 3. Dylan Cardwell has become a difference maker this year which is huge when Broome has an off night- he was huge in the first half last night. Jaylin Williams is THAT guy and it is so fun to see him finally play to his potential.

My only real concern with this team is guys 9-11 on the bench. Lior, Moore, and Chaney can get lost at times and be a liability. We had to play a few a few guys nearly 30 minutes last night. I would really like to see Moore and Chaney find their role on this team and play a little more consistent in SEC play. Our biggest strength is our depth and the fact that we don't rely on any one guy, but don't feel great about the end of our bench after tonight.

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My only real concern with this team is guys 9-11 on the bench. Lior, Moore, and Chaney can get lost at times and be a liability. We had to play a few a few guys nearly 30 minutes last night.

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I agree but I'm just glad we are talking about 9-11 and not 7-9. That's a luxury with this team that most don't have.

Berman and Moore are you get what you see, 100% effort, not the most offensively productive but probably won't lose you a game because of their minutes. Moore got 11 last night and Berman only 2. I'll give Moore this, he will mix it up in the paint and there's some value in that. For Chaney, the jump to big boy ball has been a struggle. At times offensively (albeit few) he looks competent but for the most part he looks uncomfortable with the speed at this level. Defensively, I think he's improved since the beginning but has a long way to go. And like the other two, he got limited minutes last night, only 5. All 3 provide rest for others that has paid off and will continue as the season grind wears on.

It's rare for Bruce to play anybody over 30 min in a typical game but last night was not typical. It was a street fight, just find the right combination of dudes and get them in the game as much as possible and at the right times...especially the last 5 minutes. And because of that, job well done.

eidt, I see auburnnyc94 beat me to the punch...

Handling taller, lengthier guards requires craftinesses and confidence. Jared Harper didnt step into Auburn knowing how to dismantle Kentucky the way he did. He learned his way.

For me personally I felt I had to force things when I played against lengthier opponents in my high school days. Low confidence and altering normal shot movement was a thing until I learned a few tricks. Confidence then came back.

Already so confident in this AU team that I'll be rooting against UK, UT, and Bama every time out because I think we have a real shot at another regular season title

Bama sucks, they ain’t gonna do it. UT and UK are unfortunately legit. We need them to beat each other. We get UK at home, we can win that. Then we play UT on the road. That’s probably a loss but never know.

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Bama sucks, they ain’t gonna do it.

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The analytics disagree that they suck and suggest they will be in the thick of it with the other three. I think the analytics get used improperly by a lot of fans and they are imperfect, but they are usually good enough and have enough data at this point to tell us reliably that Bama doesn’t suck.

Agree with that. Looking too far out, we likely only get 4 more games against quad 1 teams (could be more depending on what UF and the Mississippi schools do). We really need to win at least 2 of those to avoid discussions about our schedule and ability to beat top teams.

Our schedule isn’t easy cupcakes, but it isn’t loaded with top teams either. I am anxious to see this team beat some Quad 1 teams.

It is 12:18 a.m. Auburn point guard Tre Donaldson is practicing by himself in an empty Neville Arena, running offensive sets and communicating with would-be teammates.

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