Zeek 16,660 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Alright you're playing a video game with this year's Auburn Basketball team... there's infinite stamina and no substitutions... What is your starting 5? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToomersRevenge 284 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Can I choose Lior Berman 5 times? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcware 1,365 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 19 minutes ago, ToomersRevenge said: Can I choose Lior Berman 5 times? Is it too late to add Wade Christopher? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dual-Threat Rigby 8,838 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Out of the stretch I’m aware of Sharife, Okoro, Chuma, Jabari, Kessler three shaky shooters, but you have 4 very plus defenders, 5 players who can get to the rim, 4 guys who can impact a defense without the ball and league average height at every position. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredst 9,064 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 4 minutes ago, Dual-Threat Rigby said: Out of the stretch I’m aware of Sharife, Okoro, Chuma, Jabari, Kessler three shaky shooters, but you have 4 very plus defenders, 5 players who can get to the rim, 4 guys who can impact a defense without the ball and league average height at every position. I thought the question involved only this years roster….. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dual-Threat Rigby 8,838 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 1 hour ago, fredst said: I thought the question involved only this years roster….. Didn’t see that Not much you can do with that prompt tbh. The optimal group is gonna feature at least 3 out of the 5 that’s normally starting and probably 4 out of the 5 that closes. No offense to Zeek of course 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper 3,142 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Dual-Threat Rigby said: Out of the stretch I’m aware of Sharife, Okoro, Chuma, Jabari, Kessler three shaky shooters, but you have 4 very plus defenders, 5 players who can get to the rim, 4 guys who can impact a defense without the ball and league average height at every position. Just curious…were you only selecting guys from the Pearl era? If so, I would select Harper, Bryce Brown, Okeke, Okoro & Jabari. If from any AU era, Harper, Bryce Brown, Okeke, Chuck Person & Barkley. I realize that would be small ball, but we would average 100/game. Edited January 27, 2022 by Viper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WDE_OxPx_2010 5,324 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 This year- Kessler, KDJ, Cambridge, Flan, Green 2 words: Tenacious + Heart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dual-Threat Rigby 8,838 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 54 minutes ago, Viper said: Just curious…were you only selecting guys from the Pearl era? If so, I would select Harper, Bryce Brown, Okeke, Okoro & Jabari. If from any AU era, Harper, Bryce Brown, Okeke, Chuck Person & Barkley. I realize that would be small ball, but we would average 100/game. Hadn’t watched a game before 2014, wasn’t alive before 99 Im sure there’s other options even in the stretch I listed but I haven’t seen em all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SumterAubie 3,033 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 (edited) Eddie Johnson Person Barkley Marquis Daniels Chris Morris First off the bench-Chris Porter Edited January 28, 2022 by SumterAubie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgufcm 4,107 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 This year is pretty straightforward if there’s no subbing allowed. Green, Johnson, Flanigan, Smith, and Kessler gives you the best mix of offense/defense. That’s why those five lead in minutes (since Flan’s return). That’s my five. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roe4christ 949 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 11 minutes ago, mcgufcm said: This year is pretty straightforward if there’s no subbing allowed. Green, Johnson, Flanigan, Smith, and Kessler gives you the best mix of offense/defense. That’s why those five lead in minutes (since Flan’s return). That’s my five. While I agree with this, I would almost rather have Williams instead of Flannigan. I say that because at this point, I trust Jaylin more than Allen. Allen still working his way back to the old self and it shows. Jaylin gives you as much if not more than Allen right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird 60,603 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 WG KD Flan Jabari Kessler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper 3,142 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 1 hour ago, Dual-Threat Rigby said: Hadn’t watched a game before 2014, wasn’t alive before 99 Im sure there’s other options even in the stretch I listed but I haven’t seen em all! It's too bad AU's upset of 1-seed St. John's in 1986 in the 2nd Round isn't on youtube. Person had the best individual single game performance of an AU bball player I've ever seen. 27 points and 15 rebounds. This was the season prior to the adoption of 3-pointers. Person would have scored around 35 with a 3-point line. At halftime, Person, BY HIMSELF, out-rebounded the entire St. John's team 10-9. He followed that game up by going for 25 points and 11 rebounds against 4-seed UNLV. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoALtiger 3,873 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 2 hours ago, WDE_OxPx_2010 said: This year- Kessler, KDJ, Cambridge, Flan, Green 2 words: Tenacious + Heart. You don’t have a soon to be NBA top 3 pick in your lineup and go with Cambridge instead? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgrogan21 6,198 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 I will be different here and I would go with a smaller lineup. Wendell, Zep, KD, Jabari, Kessler. From what I've seen Flan just hasn't gotten acclimated after the injury. You still have the great defense from Zep, the shooting and the pick and roll action with Wendell. The energy and clutchness from KD. And then of course Jabari. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WDE_OxPx_2010 5,324 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 22 minutes ago, NoALtiger said: You don’t have a soon to be NBA top 3 pick in your lineup and go with Cambridge instead? Oops 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTNupe11 2,041 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Green Jasper KD Jabari Kessler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUinMS9528 1,086 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 First of all, it depends on the opponent. We have the luxury of having several guys who are capable starters! But in general, getting our best 5 on the court…. Kessler, Smith, Green, KD, and I think right now I would take Cambridge over Flan. I know, I know….. But Flan hasn’t really discovered his role on this team yet. Cambridge fit in very well when he was getting the most minutes. And he is certainly capable! Other pieces to plug in depending on the match up would be Zep, if a main goal is shutting down the other team’s PG. Jaylin, if we need to go bigger. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardin Drake 1,929 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Yep, I like having Kessler and Cambridge on the floor at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgufcm 4,107 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 I love Devin's energy and all, but even this version of Allen is one of the best perimeter defenders in the country. It's not a coincidence that we left him on the floor against Mizzou despite his offensive struggles. He's hell on the defensive end. Plus, there's just more upside to his offensive game. Devin is a streak shooter and a dunker. Nothing else. Flanigan has had multiple double-figure scoring games in SEC play, and he provides the possibility of weakside playmaking. I love what Devin brings to the team, but there's a reason he's taken a backseat to Allen the last two years. If I'm tweaking that five for anyone, it's Zep. He's the best on-ball defender in the SEC, and he's good enough as a shooter (though a reluctant shooter) to play off ball without hurting our spacing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cole256 17,084 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Harper, Flan, chuma, Smith, Kessler. Nobody from the Pearl era is beating this line up This year green kd flan Smith Kessler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
api1957 1,783 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 24 minutes ago, cole256 said: Harper, Flan, chuma, Smith, Kessler. Nobody from the Pearl era is beating this line up This year green kd flan Smith Kessler I'd like to see them play Mitchell Brown Thor Okoro Cardwell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgufcm 4,107 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 (edited) If I had to compete with Pearl players against @cole256's lineup, I'd have to look for wing matchups and shooting. I'd start with Sharife at PG. He's a terrible defender, but Harp can't stay in front of him either so that gives me (1) the best passer Pearl has ever had by a wide margin and (2) a PG living in the lane. After that, I need floor spacing. I'd go with KT Harrell for sure because he also had some size at 6'3" or 6'4". I favor picking Okoro because he's a dog defensively and thick enough to push Smith off the nail. Jabari can get his shot based on the height advantage, but it's gonna be a struggle. I want Wiley as my designated screener/diver/rebounder. Plus, I can play Isaac in the dunker's spot off the Cooper/Wiley pick and roll action. Last spot, I want Samir Doughty over Bryce. Bryce was a better on ball defender, but against that group, we're not worried about ball pressure. We're trying to survive on the glass without giving up shooting. Then, we're going to run the dog out of that team of bigs. We're not getting a lot of stops, but we're trading their 2s for our 3s. I don't think this team beats that team best of 7, but they present mismatches enough to win a few. Cooper Harrell Doughty Okoro Wiley Edited January 28, 2022 by mcgufcm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuburnNTexas 7,213 Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 (edited) This years team only. C Kessler PF Jabari SF Flanigan SG KD PG Greene I would worry about Flanigan running out of steam with no subs since he is not 100% yet. All Time C Kessler - I know Barkley played Center but Kessler is closest to a true Center we have ever had Barkley could player C, PF, SF PF Barkley SF Jabari SG John Mengelt - Best pure shooter I have ever seen at Auburn and unlimited range - If not him Eddie Johnson. Mengelt and Johnson it is a tossup for me. Johnson was the energizer bunny and had a complete game. PG Doc Robinson - To many have forgotten how good he was. Edited January 29, 2022 by AuburnNTexas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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