re: Bruce Pearl 18-2

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He can motivate, not really coach.

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What a load of horseshite! Like him or not (and I don't particularly), he's a helluva coach. Auburn is the most fundamentally sound team in the conference. With one of the smallest teams in the SEC, they continue to out rebound opponents. He uses their quickness to pressure the ball, create turnovers and keep the opponent from running their offense in the paint. He's also instilled a killer instinct in their team where, if they get you down, they'll put you away....something I haven't seen anywhere else in the conference.
He may be a slimeball, but the guy's a helluva coach...and it you can't see that...it's on you!

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This season is the most Auburn shite ever.. we have to have some type of intense scrutiny, or some stupid shady stuff going on, or be under some type of microscope for alleged misconduct.. in order to rally the troops and turn it into a highly successful and magical season. It's weird but that's what we do apparently. I could go back decades in numerous sports that prove the theory.

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This would tell you a lot if you weren't biased. I'm not saying bias is a bad thing, we are all biased towards our teams.

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He's in his 4th season. In college basketball that kinda is 'taking a long time'.


no it's not.

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Yes, it absolutely is. Basketball is a quick turnaround sport. 4 years is a long time absolutely. No idea why anyone would argue against that. This is the sport with 1 and dones for christ's sake

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Basketball is a quick turnaround sport

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It is if you are getting one and dones and have some type of depth. We were never going to attract that kind of talent when Bruce got here and had a roster that was non-existent. His first years he had to piece together a team every year with grad transfers and JUCO players while steadily getting HS kids to provide long term depth.

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It is if you are getting one and dones and have some type of depth. We were never going to attract that kind of talent when Bruce got here and had a roster that was non-existent. His first years he had to piece together a team every year with grad transfers and JUCO players while steadily getting HS kids to provide long term depth.

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You dont have to get 1 and dones to turn around a program.

Look what Wade has done in just his first year here, we were 10-21, 2-16 last year and are 12-7, 3-4 right now after LOSING a player to the NBA on that 10-21 team

Next year we are looking to have a great team already.

At any rate, it's inane to argue 4 years isn't a good length of time for a turnaround in basketball. It's not like anybody is saying it's bad, just saying it took him time.

Look who he ended up doing it with too, it's not seniors and juniors, it's freshman and sophomores and a transfer, guys he recruited recently, not 3-4 years ago and developed.

Might have something to do with the FBI going after Chuck Person. Good chance that Pearl was told to stfu until after the FBI is done

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Look what Wade has done in just his first year here, we were 10-21, 2-16 last year and are 12-7, 3-4 right now after LOSING a player to the NBA on that 10-21 team

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Because while Jones was a terrible coach, he was still a very good recruiter. It's not like Wade inherited the bad new bears.

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it's not seniors and juniors

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Except for our best player

Well his 1st year he was hired in April and it was too late to put together any type of class so he played with transfers and Barbee leftovers. His 2nd year we would have made the NIT but we lost both pg's and had to play our 6'5 pf at pg the majority of the conference schedule. Last year we were very competitive and on pace to play in the NIT until Spencer was hurt and we lost 6 of our last 8 games. Lack of depth and key injuries have hidden the progress but we have improved every year and now you are seeing the results even without 2 of our best 3 players seeing the court.

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Because while Jones was a terrible coach, he was still a very good recruiter. It's not like Wade inherited the bad new bears.

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I wouldn't exactly call what he left for Wade a talented roster. Keep in mind Wade added Waters late, who is the best player on the team this year as a freshman. Sampson is the only 4-star on the roster that was left to Wade and he injured himself early this season. No 5-stars. What Wade has done with basically a 10-21 team that lost it's best player to the NBA is pretty damn good.

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Except for our best player

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Bryce Brown isn't your best player, he simply is the highest scorer. His PER is 18 which is actually relatively far down the list of your players.

McLemore, Heron, Okeke, Harper, Spencer and Heron all have higher PERs.

Also, let's not pretend like again, you're some vastly experienced highly developed team. 6 of your Top 7 players in minutes played per game are a freshman, sophomore or 1st year transfer.

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We'll be very good NEXT season

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