tigeraddikt 1,737 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 (edited) I say “processed,” but I really mean to ask what everyone thinks will happen personnel-wise with the players on this year’s team who have remaining eligibility. Smith is a lottery pick. I believe Kessler and Moore will declare/transfer respectively. I wonder what will happen with Flanigan. I would say that Allen 100% gets processed out if Wes wasn’t on Bruce’s staff. Even with that, he might be encouraged to find another place to play? I don’t see KD, Wendell, or Zep leaving since they already used their free transfer to come to AU. What about Williams or Cambridge? I know a ton depends on who Bruce can find in the transfer portal. Edited March 21, 2022 by tigeraddikt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoALtiger 4,068 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Portal bigs to replace Jabari and Kessler. Moore probably transfers so there’s a portal option for an elite guard. I guess everyone else stays including Stretch. Got the 2 freshmen coming in too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
au302 2,669 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Flan, Moore, Cambridge, and Stretch should all get processed. That 2019 class flat out sucked looking back besides Okoro, Jwill, and last year's Flan. They won't process the guards, but we need to recruit over them for sure 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dual-Threat Rigby 9,156 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Pushing out Flanigan would be beyond dumb, but I'd think Moore and Stretch are looking elsewhere, especially after seeing CMo get some senior day minutes. That screamed to me, get him one more showing before it's done. Cook has a covid year so I dunno if he comes back or not but that brotha came to Auburn the same time I did, and that seems like centuries ago. I hope he continues enjoying it but I'd like to have that scholly too lol I'd figure your top 6 guys feature Cardwell, Cambridge, Wendell, KD, Zep and Jaylin early on next season, with Westry and whoever the new big will be round out that rotation. I really don't want to run back the three guard/wings together unless Zep shows to be far more dynamic as a creator, KD finds a better balance between his brand of ball and team ball, or Flanigan gets back to 2020 conditioning. You don't have a team playmaker out of all three of them unless those things change and you saw how ugly that got with our starting lineup vs teams that would press our guards at half court. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoALtiger 4,068 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 24 minutes ago, Dual-Threat Rigby said: Pushing out Flanigan would be beyond dumb, but I'd think Moore and Stretch are looking elsewhere, especially after seeing CMo get some senior day minutes. That screamed to me, get him one more showing before it's done. Cook has a covid year so I dunno if he comes back or not but that brotha came to Auburn the same time I did, and that seems like centuries ago. I hope he continues enjoying it but I'd like to have that scholly too lol I'd figure your top 6 guys feature Cardwell, Cambridge, Wendell, KD, Zep and Jaylin early on next season, with Westry and whoever the new big will be round out that rotation. I really don't want to run back the three guard/wings together unless Zep shows to be far more dynamic as a creator, KD finds a better balance between his brand of ball and team ball, or Flanigan gets back to 2020 conditioning. You don't have a team playmaker out of all three of them unless those things change and you saw how ugly that got with our starting lineup vs teams that would press our guards at half court. Yeah that’s not a top 6 that’ll take us very far. Hopefully we strike gold in the portal. I’m betting we will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWALA Tiger 3,743 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 31 minutes ago, Dual-Threat Rigby said: Pushing out Flanigan would be beyond dumb, but I'd think Moore and Stretch are looking elsewhere, especially after seeing CMo get some senior day minutes. That screamed to me, get him one more showing before it's done. Cook has a covid year so I dunno if he comes back or not but that brotha came to Auburn the same time I did, and that seems like centuries ago. I hope he continues enjoying it but I'd like to have that scholly too lol I'd figure your top 6 guys feature Cardwell, Cambridge, Wendell, KD, Zep and Jaylin early on next season, with Westry and whoever the new big will be round out that rotation. I really don't want to run back the three guard/wings together unless Zep shows to be far more dynamic as a creator, KD finds a better balance between his brand of ball and team ball, or Flanigan gets back to 2020 conditioning. You don't have a team playmaker out of all three of them unless those things change and you saw how ugly that got with our starting lineup vs teams that would press our guards at half court. Isn't zep a Senior? Covid yr? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTiger 14,477 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 20 minutes ago, NWALA Tiger said: Isn't zep a Senior? Covid yr? Yes. Has said he’s returning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravejd 3,309 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 20 minutes ago, NWALA Tiger said: Isn't zep a Senior? Covid yr? Yeah i think he is taking the covid year. I'm not sure what happens to the team. It seems obvious we lose Jabari and Kessler but who knows. At a minimum it seems we need to bring in a big and a 2 with some size that can shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abw0004 10,368 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 So Flanigan tears his Achilles and we want to dump him? That makes no sense. How many players come back as quick as he did? Durant was out twice as long after he tore his in the NBA. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoALtiger 4,068 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 1 hour ago, abw0004 said: So Flanigan tears his Achilles and we want to dump him? That makes no sense. How many players come back as quick as he did? Durant was out twice as long after he tore his in the NBA. I’m as hard on him and as frustrated by his play as much as anyone here but in no way would I want to dump him. Nothing good comes from that and there’s better ways for us to improve than going that route. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronCrazy 1,111 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Stretch, C-Mo, and Cambridge should be processed. I would love to add Tevin Brown as a shooter and Kobe Brown as a big. Then add one or both of the LSU 5* decommits and we are back in business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWALA Tiger 3,743 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 (edited) Not sure how many Basketball players we have on the roster. We have athletes who can run and jump. A finess guy or 2. One with no offensive game whatsoever, a bull in a China shop. But only 1 or 2 what I call true Basketball players with Basketball skills Edited March 21, 2022 by NWALA Tiger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWALA Tiger 3,743 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 2 minutes ago, CameronCrazy said: Stretch, C-Mo, and Cambridge should be processed. I would love to add Tevin Brown as a shooter and Kobe Brown as a big. Then add one or both of the LSU 5* decommits and we are back in business. Man, that's a dream team lineup 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muxi87 148 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 I don't think Kessler leaves. Just a feeling. He doesn't have the offensive game that will transition to the NBA level. His finishing around the rim in any kind of traffic is very weak. Another year of weight training and working on that part of his game could make him a lottery pick next year. We shall see... 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigeraddikt 1,737 Posted March 21, 2022 Author Share Posted March 21, 2022 1 hour ago, CameronCrazy said: Stretch, C-Mo, and Cambridge should be processed. I would love to add Tevin Brown as a shooter and Kobe Brown as a big. Then add one or both of the LSU 5* decommits and we are back in business. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunndone414 474 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 21 minutes ago, muxi87 said: I don't think Kessler leaves. Just a feeling. He doesn't have the offensive game that will transition to the NBA level. His finishing around the rim in any kind of traffic is very weak. Another year of weight training and working on that part of his game could make him a lottery pick next year. We shall see... Latest mock drafts have him at the tail end of the first round. If that’s where he ends up, I think he’d be crazy not to leave. Draft prospects become less valuable the older they get, and Walker probably has a ceiling as far as how high his stock is likely to go given athletic attributes that are less likely to be improved. If he gets a second round grade maybe it’s a better question. A jumper would help him somewhat, but teams are likely drafting him based on his potential as a rim protector and will believe they can work on his shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dual-Threat Rigby 9,156 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 4 hours ago, NoALtiger said: Yeah that’s not a top 6 that’ll take us very far. Hopefully we strike gold in the portal. I’m betting we will. If we get the big from LSU that’s decommiting, I think he’s a legit star in the marking. Westry will probably have to bide his time initially but I think he’s nice I just feel like next season screams solid-good starting out and they really start putting it on dudes late in the season. And I’d also argue a Wendell comparable to his first half, 2020 Flanigan, and 2020 Jaylin is a legitimately good 3 out of 5 dudes. We definitely need at least one good transfer body but we aren’t hurting for a core you can build off of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dual-Threat Rigby 9,156 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 2 hours ago, CameronCrazy said: Stretch, C-Mo, and Cambridge should be processed. I would love to add Tevin Brown as a shooter and Kobe Brown as a big. Then add one or both of the LSU 5* decommits and we are back in business. The Tevin Brown thing is becoming fun for us, but that’d personally be cool as hell to me. First guy from my area I know of that would play for one of the big two instate (that I know of). You get him at the three and move Flanigan up to the 2, that’s a hell of a wing duo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dual-Threat Rigby 9,156 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 4 hours ago, abw0004 said: So Flanigan tears his Achilles and we want to dump him? That makes no sense. How many players come back as quick as he did? Durant was out twice as long after he tore his in the NBA. Not to mention, he’s still one of our few legitimately great wing defenders (as currently constructed). Hell, he’s one of two guys we have that we can even put on someone taller than 6’3 and shorter than 6’8 and feel good about it. I think people are so thirsty for shooting and scoring at that spot (which we do need more of) that they’re forgetting that guards/wings with size killed us fairly often. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxCohen216 514 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 1 hour ago, muxi87 said: I don't think Kessler leaves. Just a feeling. He doesn't have the offensive game that will transition to the NBA level. His finishing around the rim in any kind of traffic is very weak. Another year of weight training and working on that part of his game could make him a lottery pick next year. We shall see... I hope you're right. He can't do much of anything offensively except dunk, and he played like a kitten in more than one game down the stretch, including last night. He got pushed around and downright bullied by Colin Castleton. He would look like a pinball bouncing off of NBA bigs next year. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWALA Tiger 3,743 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 50 minutes ago, Dual-Threat Rigby said: The Tevin Brown thing is becoming fun for us, but that’d personally be cool as hell to me. First guy from my area I know of that would play for one of the big two instate (that I know of). You get him at the three and move Flanigan up to the 2, that’s a hell of a wing duo Is Tevin Brown in the portal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTNupe11 2,128 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 4 hours ago, abw0004 said: So Flanigan tears his Achilles and we want to dump him? That makes no sense. How many players come back as quick as he did? Durant was out twice as long after he tore his in the NBA. His play has everything to do with what's between his ears, not his Achilles. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dual-Threat Rigby 9,156 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 11 minutes ago, NWALA Tiger said: Is Tevin Brown in the portal? Not that I know of. He’s a guy who did 4 years that had a season that got a good bit of NBA pundit type eyes, so I dunno if the motivation to come back will be there. Guess it’s just dependent on his draft feedback if it’s worth using that COVID year. I would write it up as a dream with a ~5% chance of happening. But if we reach out…who knows what happens next Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e808 3,222 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, GTNupe11 said: His play has everything to do with what's between his ears, not his Achilles. That injury will affect ur thinking. You have to trust that u can move freely on that Achilles and do the things u used to do. If he doesn’t have that confidence it’s gonna continue to affect his game Edited March 21, 2022 by e808 Typo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 34,011 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 15 hours ago, tigeraddikt said: I wonder what will happen with Flanigan. I would say that Allen 100% gets processed out if Wes wasn’t on Bruce’s staff. Even with that, he might be encouraged to find another place to play? Bruce doesn't process players. If Wes finds a HC job, which could happen, then that's an affective way for Al Flan to leave. 15 hours ago, tigeraddikt said: Zep leaving since they already used their free transfer to come to AU Zep used his 1st time transfer option last year regardless of classificationto come to AU. As a grad transfer he still has another transfer & play immediately option available. I don't think he uses it though. 15 hours ago, tigeraddikt said: What about Williams or Cambridge? Bruce knows how important JW is & will do what he can to keep him. Cambridge along with C-Mo & Strech are expected to look around. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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