AU64 10,122 Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Other than a great trip for the players and coaches ....do we really have any belief that playing these mismatches under international rules really tell us anything about prospects for the coming season? Glad BP held out Wiley and Heron...both coming off injuries and IMO at least, no point in putting them at risk in games like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,052 Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Just now, AU64 said: Other than a great trip for the players and coaches ....do we really have any belief that playing these mismatches under international rules really tell us anything about prospects for the coming season? Glad BP held out Wiley and Heron...both coming off injuries and IMO at least, no point in putting them at risk in games like this. Its practice man....................I mean its practice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charhair 345 Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 25 minutes ago, AU64 said: Other than a great trip for the players and coaches ....do we really have any belief that playing these mismatches under international rules really tell us anything about prospects for the coming season? Glad BP held out Wiley and Heron...both coming off injuries and IMO at least, no point in putting them at risk in games like this. It probably tells us nothing or close to nothing. But it's encouraging to see Bryce knocking down shots, Harper getting 10 assists in a game, etc. At the least it gives us something to talk about that doesn't have to do with Stidham vs White. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 1 hour ago, augolf1716 said: Its practice man....................I mean its practice Probably more to be gained practicing against the PKA intramural team... But some good food and a chance to broaden their world view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuburnNTexas 7,099 Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 They are getting early practice that teams not playing against international teams are not getting so that is a big plus. The second game against the Lithuanian team was against a decent team the other two were cake walks but they still got to play 3 games as a team. So this is beneficial for the team and for the individual players it is a great educational opportunity to see Italy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravejd 3,263 Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Yeah i won't be thumping my chest over beating some European teams. But this is an absolutely invaluable experience for the team. This trip lets the team play against some new people which is great with the new people we are working into the line up. But this is a team building trip more than trip more than anything. As Pearl has built the team we've had to rely on a lot of new people each year and commitment to the team over your own stats has been something that has been missing with a lot of the guys we've had come through. Hopefully this experience will bring these guys closer together and help build the team chemistry that is required to reach the levels Pearl is trying to get us too. And hey doesn't hurt recruiting either when you can sell trips like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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auburnphan 6,050 Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Auburn BasketballVerified account @AuburnMBB 42s42 seconds ago More Auburn starters for final game of Italian Tour F Danjel Purifoy F Chuma Okeke G Mustapha Heron G Jared Harper G Bryce Brown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnphan 6,050 Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Auburn BasketballVerified account @AuburnMBB 2m2 minutes ago More FINAL | Auburn 104, Italy All-Stars 58 @chuma_okeke leads the way with his 3rd straight double-double with 10 pts and 20 rebs. #WarEagle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,052 Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Goodness must have been a heck of an all star team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charhair 345 Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Competition aside, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustache eagle 2,364 Posted August 14, 2017 Author Share Posted August 14, 2017 10 extra practice, 4 practice games, game type fitness, amazing team building trip, reward for the walkons/staff/transfers, etc... recruiting: Hawaii and Madison square garden/NYC last year and a week and a half in Italy this year ... can you imagine a recruit knowing that he will get to go out n trips like that while playing at Auburn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomstick 1,315 Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 On August 13, 2017 at 7:45 PM, AU64 said: Other than a great trip for the players and coaches ....do we really have any belief that playing these mismatches under international rules really tell us anything about prospects for the coming season? Glad BP held out Wiley and Heron...both coming off injuries and IMO at least, no point in putting them at risk in games like this. Wait, when did Heron get held out? I thought he played in all four games in Italy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 4 minutes ago, boomstick said: Wait, when did Heron get held out? I thought he played in all four games in Italy? Comment above on Sunday noted they did not play....posted Sunday afternoon late Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomstick 1,315 Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 1 hour ago, AU64 said: Comment above on Sunday noted they did not play....posted Sunday afternoon late Gotcha. I knew he'd played in games one and two and today. Didn't realize he didn't play in game three. I thought you were saying he hadn't played at all until today. The Wiley part had me confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger 8,801 Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 On 8/14/2017 at 3:08 PM, Charhair said: Competition aside, COUGH COUGH MAYBE BRUCE WILL UNDERSTAND DANJEL NEEDS TO BE SHOOTING OUR TECHNICAL AND LATE GAME SITUATION FREE THROWS NOW YES I AM YELLING Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charhair 345 Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 5 minutes ago, Tiger said: COUGH COUGH MAYBE BRUCE WILL UNDERSTAND DANJEL NEEDS TO BE SHOOTING OUR TECHNICAL AND LATE GAME SITUATION FREE THROWS NOW YES I AM YELLING Danjel definitely seems like he should be taking them. I'm hoping the free throws he's getting are because he's getting fouled when he attacks the rim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger 8,801 Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 11 minutes ago, Charhair said: Danjel definitely seems like he should be taking them. I'm hoping the free throws he's getting are because he's getting fouled when he attacks the rim. Yes great point. I hope he reverts back to his pre-ankle injury playing style. He can be a big time problem for our opponents when he is aggressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charhair 345 Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 29 minutes ago, Tiger said: Yes great point. I hope he reverts back to his pre-ankle injury playing style. He can be a big time problem for our opponents when he is aggressive. Especially with how effective he was from behind the arc last year. Not everyone will be able to stay with him out there that can stay with him when gets downlow too. Its hard to say what about this team I'm most excited to watch but a healthy Purifoy at SF is up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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