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35 minutes ago, GwillMac6 said:

lol dude come on. He’s a seventh round pick. Odds are he doesn’t make it past the first round of cuts.

Regardless he got drafted. Him coming back to Auburn guarantees him nothing.  Auburn has a new dline coach and defense coordinator.  He did what he thought was best for him and wish him well

IMO , outside of getting drafted a little higher this is a deal for Harris. Going to a team like the Texan that’s on the rise with a defensive minded coach. Now it’s up to him. Hard to compare the NBA draft to the NFL as u have a much deeper pool in the NFL

10 minutes ago, keeperoftheplains said:

bammer would pay him more to play one more year at uat than he would get playing in the Gatorade League on a two-way.  That's the benefit.  

Again I said other than pay. Bama is no benefit to him if his goal is the NBA.  Strike while ur stock is high

1 hour ago, arein0 said:

If he's not expected to be drafted or a late 2nd round pick, it would be a huge benefit to come back. Get another year of NIL and free education.

I think we can agree to disagree on the huge part. The only benefit is NIL. If he returns to Bama I don’t see how that improves his game. Even if he is late 2nd round developing in the league is more beneficial than college IMO

15 hours ago, arein0 said:

I think he can still come back if he doesnt like his projection. In basketball, you can declare for the draft and keep eligibility. A lot of times it's more to see what you need to work on for the upcoming season

Not sure why he would even entertain coming back outside of NiL. Based on what I have seen not sure what benefit it would be to stay. I can kind of understand Broome. Like continuing to show extended range and need to get better from the line

1 hour ago, Viper said:

Considering that Sears played every single minute of the first AU/UA matchup, he’d get zero in that scenario. 

What’s the latest on Sears? Seems he’d be a fool not to leave. Is he not a projected 1st rounder?

Sears has already declared for the draft. I think his game is similar to Brunson 

10 minutes ago, arein0 said:

Both Denver and Milwaukee have their best players as big men that can create their own shot inside. The reason they surround them with so many shooters is to remove defenders from the paint and to make them pay for doubling inside. 

Yes big man who can also shoot outside and inside. Jokic is very hard to check because he can shoot from anywhere on the floor . Giannis wasn’t the greatest from the outside but have been improved over the years

45 minutes ago, arktiger1975 said:

What about UConn? They have kicked everyone"s a-- the past couple of years with a more balanced approach. Almost a European style. 

I haven’t watched much of UConn. I would say they are the exception and not the norm. In the NBA everyone pretty much needs to be able to shot the three. Why do u think people are saying that Eden and UConn’s big man game probably won’t translate well into the NBA

15 minutes ago, arktiger1975 said:

Denver doesn't play that way. Neither did Milwaukee a couple of years ago. I think the 3 point craze is past its peak now. At the NCAA level, recent champions such as UConn, Baylor, Kansas played a more balanced approach. 

Denver and Milwaukee absolutely play that way. Denver is one of the highest percentage teams in the league . Outside of second chance points it’s the reason they beat the Lakers yesterday. KCP got hot from three.

Let’s take a look at Milwaukee what’s the reason for them grabbing Dame . It sure isn’t for defense and driving. U also have Middleton and Portis shooting threes . He wasn’t doing that at Arkansas. Even Giannis has been trying to get better at threes. The league is all about points. Not sure how u can say the three point craze is over when some game are in the 120-140 area 

*why is Broome trying to extend his range🤔

6 minutes ago, arktiger1975 said:

The main reason they went to the Final Four is that they played a. 12, a 13, a paper tiger 1 seed, and a 6 seed to get there. Credit to them for making it, but they were gifted an incredibly favorable draw. It's interesting that the teams that are winning it all have a more balanced approach. Oats' system reminds me so much of Chip Kelly's system 13-15 years ago. It was a novel system at the time. But they never got over the hump and won a championship. Then teams started figuring out how to slow it down, and Kelly became average. Same in the NBA. The teams that are winning big now use a more balanced approach. Mike D'antoni won a lot of games, but there is a reason he never won a championship.

Not sure about a more balanced approach in the NBA . Everything is still played on the perimeter. GSW took D’Antoni approach and upgraded it with even better snipers. The same this year with the Celtics. They shoot so many three it’s ridiculous.  Yes Kelly system became average but imagine that system being run with let’s say Georgia players. U can have a system but fit and caliber of player matters. 

Since the NIL and transfer portal started I have become numb to what a young man might do. Some of is them some of it is family. Do what you gotta do or think what’s best. At this point it is what it is. I just try to keep in mind without knowing the conversation that the coach can in a round about way tell a player to hit the road . Just like a player to up and leave.

  I am curious is to what Aden was told. Maybe he had selective listening or not hearing at all. I have a hard time believing the offense wouldn’t be anything but inside out with Broome in the post. Anything other than that wouldn’t make much sense IMO. Anyways Auburn BBall will be just fine

7 minutes ago, autigeremt said:

I won’t be wishing him well. He went to play for ISIS. 

Cmon man. I know rivalry emotions run high but Alabama and ISIS are not even remotely the same.

6 minutes ago, Dual-Threat Rigby said:

Feels very validating as far as our original evaluation that Oats wanted the kid. Definitely think there's a TON of talent there and I hope he ends up being a star

I don’t get why people are mad. Most wanted him gone. I didn’t think he played well at all but hopes he stick around to try and make it right. No one is privy to the conversation that was had between CBP and Aden. Good luck to him . Hopefully he just stinks it up when Auburn plays them

6 minutes ago, autigeremt said:

If he ends up at turdtown…..I hope he falls flat on his face. He will be a turncoat, and I won’t support the move at any level. But, I won’t lose any sleep over it. The kid is soft. 

Sheesh why so serious. Most preferred he hit the road anyways. Not sure about the turncoat. It was probably mutual between both sides

14 minutes ago, WDEinNYC said:

I don't want to lose Cobb either but JH is a very good back. He's not slow "out of the blocks" or otherwise. I mean come on, he was 2nd team all-sec while missing games...

6.6 YPC as a starter.

The RB room is our best offensive room with JH/Alston/Cobb.

I would argue Cobb is a better option in the passing game IMO

46 minutes ago, JerryAU said:

I wonder what Nate Oats sees that we don't see?  

 

For sure there is a change in philosophy. Regardless would hate to see him in a Bama uniform and balling out.

11 minutes ago, DAG said:

Yes, but things changed A LOT this year. This is not like last year. So you can't compare it to last year as we have two additions to a new conference, and UGA hasn't even started yet. You got a couple of new coaches, and this is not an Auburn wildcard-coached team from Hugh Freeze. But some of you guys will learn the hard way.

I agree last years pitch won’t work.  Last years results are probably heavily being  used in a negative way. Not sure what the sweet spot is for the recruits to say hey it looks like they are moving in the right direction. I also think it will be hard selling playing time to a QB if Walker White is truly the guy in waiting. I guess that’s why CHF gets bad the big bucks to figure it all out.

1 hour ago, Old fan 47 said:

True enough, but in this day and age, why chase someone who it appears is playing games? As soon as this NIL crap comes under some sort of control, which will need to happen to save the sport, don’t waste time on kids that jerk the University around. If they’re getting paid, time they are treated as such. Live with your choices or suffer potential heartbreaks. I’m so damn sick of the college game now and how it’s been torn apart by money. Good riddance to that diva of a kid, whose position produces numerous talented kids that may still think differently and don’t need a special day to announce. We lost a TB to PSU a few years ago, highly recruited, but he hasn’t ever become one of the most talked about TB’s. I say move on and forget this kid as well. 

I don’t think it’s mostly about the money. A key point is he wants to see how Auburn performs.  This thought won’t be exclusive to him. I believe this season will be critical in which direction the program is going. If Auburn does well I believe it would be easy to flip him IMO

12 minutes ago, AUpreacherman22 said:

This kid was all AU for nearly 2 years, then he was all Miami for a week, then winds up committing to PSU.  This is recruiting now.  And it’s not fun like it used to be.  🤷‍♂️

The beautiful thing about this is PSU has the challenge of hanging on to him. If Auburn has a good season I can see him flipping. I think some want to see where the program is heading first 

I think Caddy not being there had to play into it as we saw what occurred when the dline coach moved on

Committed to PSU. Sounds like as mentioned above proof of concept will be big for these recruits 

28 minutes ago, imaolgatiger said:

From my perspective, including all of the times he set a date, he seems to be looking for any reason not to choose Auburn. I understand enjoying the process, but he seems to enjoy the drama…I’m not a fan of drama.

Could it be that he wants to get to know his running backs coach better. Wasn’t Caddy his primary recruiter. Personally I would prefer him to soak it all in and once he commits it’s a done deal. 

22 minutes ago, Cardin Drake said:

I think NIL is a toxin for teams.  It's going to drive coaches insane before it's all over.  I'm sure it was hard for Tre to see Aden with a bigger payout, and that puts more pressure on Aden too. And I assume Tahaad will come in making more than Aden. I would have liked to see both Tre and Aden come back.  Absent NIL, they probably would have. They are way better than people give them credit for.  You don't win 25 games and the SEC title without good guards.  And they will be better next year.  I hope Bruce kills it in the portal like last year, but there's no guarantees.  And it sounds like a lot of tampering is going on with Broome.  This whole system really does suck. I'm glad to see the players making some money, but it would be better if they all got a nice wage that is the same.  As it is, this is going to escalate until only a handful of schools can afford the top talent. 

I will respectfully disagree on the good guard play. All the guards had to do was manage the game and don’t turn the ball over. Auburn front court masked the back court deficiencies. As u can see in the tournament u would need contributions from your guards 

The interesting part in all of this is when AH made the SEC Freshmen Team. Some people caught heat for saying they don’t see how because he was struggling so bad.

I wish the young man well. For whatever reason things went down hill once conference play started. Hopefully he goes outside the conference so he doesnt  have the chance to become a thorn in Auburn’s side. Mitchell comes to mind and it seems he is doing well in the pros