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5 dark horse teams with Final Four potential: Jon Rothstein, CBS Sports (SEC related)
Posted on 10/5/21 at 5:41 pm
Posted on 10/5/21 at 5:41 pm
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Auburn: Bruce Pearl took Auburn to the Final Four for the first time in school history in 2019 thanks to the dynamic guard play of Jared Harper and Bryce Brown. If the Tigers go back to college basketball’s most hallowed showcase in 2022, the makeup of their team could be the polar opposite of what it was three years ago. Auburn’s three-four-five could be the best in the sport with the troika of Allen Flanigan (out until December with an achilles injury), five-star freshman Jabari Smith, and North Carolina transfer Walker Kessler. Will this team’s perimeter play be good enough for the Tigers to be considered among the nation’s elite? TBD. Georgia transfer KD Johnson has the chops to be an All-SEC caliber player as a sophomore averaging 13.5 points as a freshman, but Pearl needs the combination of Wendell Green (Eastern Kentucky) and Zep Jasper (Charleston) to be capable at point guard. If that happens, look out.
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Posted on 10/5/21 at 5:43 pm to BowlJackson
This is a rare year Ala and Aub should both be pretty good at the same time in hoops. Over the years, that has rarely happened.
Posted on 10/5/21 at 5:47 pm to McGregor
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This is a rare year Ala and Aub should both be pretty good at the same time in hoops. Over the years, that has rarely happened.
But one of you is losing to Miss State this year.
Posted on 10/5/21 at 5:47 pm to BowlJackson
Auburn #basketballschool
Posted on 10/5/21 at 5:48 pm to BowlJackson
Not a single one of those will make the Final Four, but you already knew that.
Posted on 10/5/21 at 5:52 pm to UKWildcats
Neither will Kentucky, but you already knew that.
Posted on 10/5/21 at 5:54 pm to UKWildcats
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Not a single one of those will make the Final Four, but you already knew that.
Still stings, apparently
Posted on 10/5/21 at 6:08 pm to BowlJackson
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Auburn Tigers*
Posted on 10/5/21 at 6:15 pm to MullenBoys
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But one of you is losing to Miss State this year
Why would that happen?
Isn't State projected in the bottom half of the SEC this year?
Georgia, Vandy, South Carolina yall will definitely be better than. Texas A&M is a should be better than.
I like y'all better than Ole Miss, and I would pick y'all over them, but I don't think it's a given so I'll put them as a maybe
LSU and Florida are overrated teams that I could see State having a better season than, especially LSU.
Posted on 10/5/21 at 6:19 pm to RockyMtnTigerWDE
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Neither will Kentucky, but you already knew that.
Interesting take.
Posted on 10/5/21 at 6:21 pm to BowlJackson
You misspelled Texas, Arkansas, Gonzaga & UCLA
Posted on 10/5/21 at 6:21 pm to UKWildcats
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Not a single one of those will make the Final Four, but you already knew that.
What teams would you say now are Final Four contenders?
Posted on 10/5/21 at 6:27 pm to McGregor
I look forward to the Auburn/Alabama matchups. They should be competitive and fun.
Posted on 10/5/21 at 6:34 pm to BowlJackson
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What teams would you say now are Final Four contenders?
Gonzaga
UCLA
Texas
Arkansas
That’s the Final 4 right there.
Texas vs UCLA
Gonzaga vs Arkansas
Posted on 10/5/21 at 6:36 pm to BigBro
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You misspelled Texas, Arkansas, Gonzaga & UCLA
I'm not sure you know the meaning of the term "dark horse"
you named the preseason top 2 teams with Gonzaga and UCLA, and a top 10 team in Arkansad that's probably a fairly popular pick to make a run. Texas basketball is such a disappointment, I learned that back 6th grade when I thought TJ Ford was going to lead y'all to a Natty and then be a legit NBA PG
Posted on 10/5/21 at 6:37 pm to BowlJackson
Rothstein loves Auburn the way Jeff Goodman loves Alabama
Posted on 10/5/21 at 6:57 pm to Bryant91092
I think Rothstein is a pretty smart writer. One of the best in the business.
Posted on 10/5/21 at 7:42 pm to BowlJackson
Didn't Thor (the big center, I think that was his name) return? I don't see anyway he doesn't start. Loved his athleticism.
Posted on 10/5/21 at 7:44 pm to phaz
He gone
Posted on 10/5/21 at 7:46 pm to RockyMtnTigerWDE
quote:Care to bet on who finishes higher and makes it farther this year fella?
Neither will Kentucky, but you already knew that.
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