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Posted on 5/29/18 at 9:26 am to auburnnyc94
Posted on 5/29/18 at 9:26 am to auburnnyc94
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Posted on 5/29/18 at 9:28 am to lowspark12
YOOOOOOOO
Posted on 5/29/18 at 9:31 am to lowspark12
Fapping at my work desk
Posted on 5/29/18 at 9:33 am to TheSandman
HUGE NEWS... OP, We need to change the title of the thread back to Basketball School....
Posted on 5/29/18 at 10:06 am to auburnnyc94
Adam Zagoria is reporting that Heron will withdraw from NBA draft but transfer per a source.
Keep in mind Zagoria reported the same thing last season about Heron transferring. Zagoria is a solid bball source, especially for NY area hoops, but I'd wait for something official given his source being incorrect before
Wouldn't shock me though, Heron doesn't seem like the type of guy to be willing to accept reduced minutes or reduced usage rate
Keep in mind Zagoria reported the same thing last season about Heron transferring. Zagoria is a solid bball source, especially for NY area hoops, but I'd wait for something official given his source being incorrect before
Wouldn't shock me though, Heron doesn't seem like the type of guy to be willing to accept reduced minutes or reduced usage rate
Posted on 5/29/18 at 10:12 am to GenesChin
It would absolutely shock me. He said last year he has no intention of playing all 4 years. Transferring would ensure he do that
Posted on 5/29/18 at 10:14 am to Rig
Unless he’s graduating.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 10:17 am to lowspark12
There's been no indication of him graduating. He's only been in school 2 years
Posted on 5/29/18 at 10:18 am to Rig
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It would absolutely shock me. He said last year he has no intention of playing all 4 years. Transferring would ensure he do that
Only way it makes sense is that he sees the writing on the wall for his current two options failing him:
1. Go overseas, play in a league with guys older and stronger than him and try to stand out enough as a 21 year old to have an NBA team take a chance on him.
or
2. Stay at Auburn in a loaded rotation, running a flex offense that Bruce hasn't necessarily tailored to his skills in any way, see his usage and overall production decline with influx of talent and scoring options and hope somehow he improves enough to make it to the NBA.
Neither of these options currently seem fit to help him achieve his goal.
I guess he thinks he can transfer to a blue blood (I could see him trying Nova, UNC), be solid to good there, and get top notch coaching and then get drafted.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 10:24 am to Rig
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It would absolutely shock me. He said last year he has no intention of playing all 4 years. Transferring would ensure he do that
I agree with this, but I could see him wanting to transfer closer to home as a possible alternative
Also, if you look at the shot% makeup, Heron was about to see a massive cutback not only in minutes but usage/shot%
All of our offensive "role player" / non primary option minutes (McLemore, Spencer, Mitchell and even Okeke/Murray) were being replaced with primary option guys who have high shot%.
Shot% = % of Team FGA by player based on time played
Mitchell (11.7%) -> to Doughty (21% as FR on NCAAT VCU)
McLemore (17.1%) & Spencer (12.2%) -> to Wiley (19.7% as FR)
Murray (19.6%) & Okeke (17.7%) -> to Purifoy (20-25% when healthy) & SO Okeke (20+%?)
This post was edited on 5/29/18 at 10:24 am
Posted on 5/29/18 at 10:25 am to GenesChin
Also, random hypothetical, if Heron transfers somewhere and can graduate in the fall semester, could he graduate transfer somewhere else for the spring semester?
Posted on 5/29/18 at 10:29 am to GenesChin
Does anyone know the latest on Akingbola??
Is he still looking at qualifying for the 2018 class?
Is he still looking at qualifying for the 2018 class?
Posted on 5/29/18 at 10:34 am to GenesChin
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Also, if you look at the shot% makeup, Heron was about to see a massive cutback not only in minutes but usage/shot%
Possibly UCONN. Doesn’t make sense if he wants to sit out a year though.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 10:35 am to AUNashville
With Wiley back, we may do well to redshirt him if he comes early.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 10:35 am to AUNashville
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Is he still looking at qualifying for the 2018 class?
I know he was still planning on it as of two weeks ago. But if his intention is to reclassify in hopes of getting to school and getting minutes that possibility is now seemingly gutted.
But, any freshman could stand to gain a year in a college S&C program before they play, so maybe he will come regardless.
I feel really good about this team as is but if we could still have Akingbola come, and also add combo guard somehow, I'll feel great about it.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 10:38 am to auburnnyc94
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But, any freshman could stand to gain a year in a college S&C program before they play, so maybe he will come regardless.
Yea, If he could re-qualify, he would gain a ton of experience being able to redshirt this season and practice against this team.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 10:39 am to auburnnyc94
It's almost like too much depth could become a minor issue.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 10:40 am to AUNashville
Hopefully, these guys can look further ahead than just next year.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 10:41 am to Bigbens42
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With Wiley back, we may do well to redshirt him if he comes early.
Even without Wiley, we were planning to try and redshirt him anyways. He'd be an emergency option, but we had the depth at the 4/5 with Purifoy, Okeke, McLemore and Spencer to avoid playing him
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in hopes of getting to school and getting minutes
I believe it had more to do with getting in school, S&C program + advanced competition/coaching
Spending an entire season adjusting to college life, developing against Wiley/McLemore and facing the rigors of collegiate basketball is better than anything he'd get in HS/AAU
Posted on 5/29/18 at 10:52 am to AUNashville
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It's almost like too much depth could become a minor issue.
Losing Heron fixes most of the issues in terms of minutes and even shot% assuming that Brown sees a dip while Wiley/Purifoy don't get shot hungry
So the rotations will be
PG/SG -> Harper/Doughty/Brown pick 2
SF -> Purifoy/Dunbar/Doughty pick 1
PF -> Okeke/ McLeSpencer / Purifoy pick 1
C -> Wiley/ McLemore/ Spencer / Okeke pick 1
Likely Minute Share
Harper - 30mpg (PG - 30)
Brown - 30mpg (SG - 30)
Doughty - 30mpg (PG 10, SG 10, SF 10)
Purifoy - 30mpg (SF 20, PF 10)
Dunbar - 10mpg (SF 10)
Okeke - 25mpg (PF 25)
Wiley - 20mpg (C 20)
McLemore - 15mpg (C 10 PF 5)
Spencer - 10mpg (C 10)
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