OT: 2019-20 boog hoops

[MomentInTheSun]

Oh god I hope he comes and is the youngest freshman since Kira Lewis. Can talk about how the Iphone was released the year he was born or some shit.

I mean. Wolk Dawg and J Ferg Dawg are both hinting about it on Twitter and little Sharife is paying homage to Jared on Instagram. Of course he’s not gonna tell that Bozo J Lee that he’s reclassifying just moments after Jared turns pro. That’s classless

 

[Denim Vest]

I mean. Will Dawg and J Ferg Dawg are both hinting about it on Twitter and little Sharife is paying homage to Jared on Instagram. Of course he’s not gonna tell that Bozo J Lee that he’s reclassifying just moments after Jared turns pro. That’s classless

Just did a quick googly on when Ashton Hagans reclassed. June 15th. Kira Lewis did it like 5 mins before fall semester started. He could go till after the draft easily, make 100% sure Jared is off to the lig before it’s done.

 

[DufnerFanBoy]

I’m going to be optimistic and say he impresses at the combine, gets drafted in the second round, and earns a spot on a team.

 

[wcw3au1]

If you stand beside Harper, he looks to be about 5’8” and looks to weigh about 150 max. If he can add 20 more pounds of muscle, he may make a squad some day. Otherwise, he’ll be a star overseas and make a few million before he quits if he stays healthy.

 

[MomentInTheSun]

Just did a quick googly on when Ashton Hagans reclassed. June 15th. Kira Lewis did it like 5 mins before fall semester started. He could go till after the draft easily, make 100% sure Jared is off to the lig before it’s done.

Yeah. I’m setting the bar at 95% chance it happens. He’ll have a convo with both Bruce and Jared, get a feel for shit, then have some nerd take some online classes for and we’ll be set

 

[Tiger Hoops Guy]

Just now wrapping my head around how different the boog ballers will look without SBJ and Bryce leading / willing them. It’s sad, and it’s been said ad naseum - but those guys truly led the charge on the transformation of the program. Gonna miss them

 

[aufan2005]

Damn it gents, SBJ leaving has my emotions on tilt. These seniors have built a longstanding foundation four Auburn basketball. I can’t thank them enough for all of the blood, sweat, and tears they spilled along this journey.

Go live your dream, SBJ!!

 

[Wall2Boogie]

Congrats to the Harper family. Auburn basketball player leaving early is the stuff blue bloods are made of

 

[Wall2Boogie]

Nice to see the flop trash from Tennessee declared he won’t be missed

 

[AshleySchaeffer]

Just now wrapping my head around how different the boog ballers will look without SBJ and Bryce leading / willing them. It’s sad, and it’s been said ad naseum - but those guys truly led the charge on the transformation of the program. Gonna miss them

Hang 1 and 2 high in the rafters

 

[DufnerFanBoy]

Hang 1 and 2 high in the rafters

I think it will be a few years, but this should happen IMO.

 

[FormerlyKnownAsSOLLY]

Dude J Lee is a clown. Coop Dawg ain’t gonna rain on Harper’s parade on the day he declared for the draft. We’ll see what happens in a few weeks

70%=unsignable to that idiot clown. He couldn’t even make a living doing what he does if not for his looks

 

[MomentInTheSun]

 

[Tiger Hoops Guy]

I was going to belittle that square on tbb that was kinda trashing Harper but it looks like @jeramye has taken care of that this morning

I know some of y’all don’t care what happens over there, but it’s been rustling me to the max

 

[Denim Vest]

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I’m starting to think the young stud is gonna end up getting drafted. You put a Duke jersey on his game he’d easily be on the early 2nd rd radar iyam.

And you want to talk about an HYG with nothing left to prove at their current level. Sharife. National HS player of the year rolled the Jr Boog squadron through every HS/ AAU event in the galaxy. This gonna happen.

 

[Wall2Boogie]

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Either the new rules he can sign with an agent and still return as long as he doesn’t take any cash

 

[DufnerFanBoy]

The only sad thing about Sharife is, even if he enrolls early, he’s draft eligible next year. So, unlike the Kira Lewis early enrollee situation where you get him a guaranteed two years, we’d only be guaranteed Sharife for one even as an early enrollee.

 

[WDE_Tarp]

The only sad thing about Sharife is, even if he enrolls early, he’s draft eligible next year. So, unlike the Kira Lewis early enrollee situation where you get him a guaranteed two years, we’d only be guaranteed Sharife for one even as an early enrollee.

Blue bloods gonna blue blood.

 

[MomentInTheSun]

The only sad thing about Sharife is, even if he enrolls early, he’s draft eligible next year. So, unlike the Kira Lewis early enrollee situation where you get him a guaranteed two years, we’d only be guaranteed Sharife for one even as an early enrollee.

He’s so small though. Not just in height but he’s also pretty thin. I’d bet he’s a two year player at minimum unless he shows he’s Trae Young or something

 

[Tiger Hoops Guy]

He’s so small though. Not just in height but he’s also pretty thin. I’d bet he’s a two year player at minimum unless he shows he’s Trae Young or something

Lord help us if he’s 75% of college Trae

I may die in sheer joy

 

[DM8]

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FWIW, J Lee says at least one source says they are confident Harper will be back. The comment from J's dad makes it sound like he could be back if he is not drafted. That would be the ideal situation. I would love for him to be picked as it would be great for him and Bruce would be able to sell every PG forever on the fact that he got a 5'9"ish kid drafted. If he doesn't get a combine invite or goes undrafted and returned, he would have a massive chip on his shoulder and even more to prove next year.

 

[DM8]

He’s so small though. Not just in height but he’s also pretty thin. I’d bet he’s a two year player at minimum unless he shows he’s Trae Young or something

Agreed. Cooper does not project as a 1 and done. He is really good, but has room to get a lot stronger and develop his game.

 

[ALLTIGER85]

In

 

[Tiger Hoops Guy]

Okay HYG enthusiasts / Harper enthusiasts. I’m not sure if y’all are familiar with a guy in Auburn named Hooks, but he’s always tweeting about tiger hoops and seems to be plugged in. Well I found him on the 247 b-ball board and he posted the following under a thread titled “Is Harper really gone? Some say yes, but not so fast. Important...” copy and pasted.

“OK folks here me out on this one. I know the release implies he gone and will not return right?

Yes and no. Harper father Patrick publicly has said that Jared fully plans/wants to go to the NBA but he did leave open the idea that if his prospects for getting drafted look very unpromising he could return (you must read between the lines)....

Now lets look at the details of this process.......

Mark this date down April 26th....this is when NBA combine invites go out. Only 60 names will appear. Therefore if your not invited there is ZERO chance you will be drafted in either round.

It gets a bit more complicated this year as this is the first year the G League is doing a camp prior to the NBA Combine camp. Harper will for sure be invited to this camp and he could impress enough to then get an invite to the NBA camp but as of today no way no how is he getting a NBA Combine invite as he is way too far out of the top 60 on all draft boards that exist.

So what does all this mean?

My take is if Harper doesn't get an actual NBA Combine invite then he and his family will be forced to really rethink things as his options drastically diminish. If he is not drafted then his next option is to play summer league in Vegas and hope to impress. This becomes very risky as if one doesn't break through there then your looking at G League or Europe. Jared's goal has always been the NBA. If not drafted the chances of this decline significantly. The road in the G League and Europe doesnt lead easily to the NBA. Remember this is Jared's #1 goal in all this at this point.

The reality is another year at AU would not be the end of the world and give him additional time to show out and safely crack the top 60. Honestly if not drafted in the first round the economics and risks really increase. The Harpers are a close knit great family and I have zero doubt are getting good advice.

Time will tell but this isn't as much a done deal as the PR optics would have one believe.........”

 

[DM8]

Okay HYG enthusiasts / Harper enthusiasts. I’m not sure if y’all are familiar with a guy in Auburn named Hooks, but he’s always tweeting about tiger hoops and seems to be plugged in. Well I found him on the 247 b-ball board and he posted the following under a thread titled “Is Harper really gone? Some say yes, but not so fast. Important...” copy and pasted.

“OK folks here me out on this one. I know the release implies he gone and will not return right?

Yes and no. Harper father Patrick publicly has said that Jared fully plans/wants to go to the NBA but he did leave open the idea that if his prospects for getting drafted look very unpromising he could return (you must read between the lines)....

Now lets look at the details of this process.......

Mark this date down April 26th....this is when NBA combine invites go out. Only 60 names will appear. Therefore if your not invited there is ZERO chance you will be drafted in either round.

It gets a bit more complicated this year as this is the first year the G League is doing a camp prior to the NBA Combine camp. Harper will for sure be invited to this camp and he could impress enough to then get an invite to the NBA camp but as of today no way no how is he getting a NBA Combine invite as he is way too far out of the top 60 on all draft boards that exist.

So what does all this mean?

My take is if Harper doesn't get an actual NBA Combine invite then he and his family will be forced to really rethink things as his options drastically diminish. If he is not drafted then his next option is to play summer league in Vegas and hope to impress. This becomes very risky as if one doesn't break through there then your looking at G League or Europe. Jared's goal has always been the NBA. If not drafted the chances of this decline significantly. The road in the G League and Europe doesnt lead easily to the NBA. Remember this is Jared's #1 goal in all this at this point.

The reality is another year at AU would not be the end of the world and give him additional time to show out and safely crack the top 60. Honestly if not drafted in the first round the economics and risks really increase. The Harpers are a close knit great family and I have zero doubt are getting good advice.

Time will tell but this isn't as much a done deal as the PR optics would have one believe.........”

Thanks for posting that. Hooks is as plugged in as anyone to the program and I agree with his analysis. If the choice is get drafted or return, there is a pretty high likelihood he would be back. As Hooks noted, if he has made his mind up to go the summer league/G League/Europe route, then he's gone either way.

 

[jeramye]

Okay HYG enthusiasts / Harper enthusiasts. I’m not sure if y’all are familiar with a guy in Auburn named Hooks, but he’s always tweeting about tiger hoops and seems to be plugged in. Well I found him on the 247 b-ball board and he posted the following under a thread titled “Is Harper really gone? Some say yes, but not so fast. Important...” copy and pasted.

“OK folks here me out on this one. I know the release implies he gone and will not return right?

Yes and no. Harper father Patrick publicly has said that Jared fully plans/wants to go to the NBA but he did leave open the idea that if his prospects for getting drafted look very unpromising he could return (you must read between the lines)....

Now lets look at the details of this process.......

Mark this date down April 26th....this is when NBA combine invites go out. Only 60 names will appear. Therefore if your not invited there is ZERO chance you will be drafted in either round.

It gets a bit more complicated this year as this is the first year the G League is doing a camp prior to the NBA Combine camp. Harper will for sure be invited to this camp and he could impress enough to then get an invite to the NBA camp but as of today no way no how is he getting a NBA Combine invite as he is way too far out of the top 60 on all draft boards that exist.

So what does all this mean?

My take is if Harper doesn't get an actual NBA Combine invite then he and his family will be forced to really rethink things as his options drastically diminish. If he is not drafted then his next option is to play summer league in Vegas and hope to impress. This becomes very risky as if one doesn't break through there then your looking at G League or Europe. Jared's goal has always been the NBA. If not drafted the chances of this decline significantly. The road in the G League and Europe doesnt lead easily to the NBA. Remember this is Jared's #1 goal in all this at this point.

The reality is another year at AU would not be the end of the world and give him additional time to show out and safely crack the top 60. Honestly if not drafted in the first round the economics and risks really increase. The Harpers are a close knit great family and I have zero doubt are getting good advice.

Time will tell but this isn't as much a done deal as the PR optics would have one believe.........”

This isn't inside info though, it's complete opinion on what will or could happen. And Harper has shot up some draft boards from the 90's to the 60's so I'm not nearly as confident he won't get that invite as Hooks is. I'm also not nearly as down on the G League/Europe as a path to the NBA and I don't think Harper is going to be as easily discouraged as he seems to think they'll be. It's not a great path. Its not an easy one. But it's gotten a lot better over the last few years and dudes get a lot of chances now. I think something like 60 players got 10 day or 2 way contracts and spent some time in the NBA last year from the G league. That's your shot. Do something to impress and you are going to start getting looks from teams all over the league. There are a decent number of guys in the NBA on multi year contracts that got in that route.

Maybe this is just me not wanting to hold out hope and get disappointed later. I just don't feel like SBJ has any doubt in himself right now. I feel like he's ready to gamble on himself and doesn't see college ball as that gamble anymore. In his mind it's time to make that move and I don't think running into some obstacles is going to change his mind.

 

[DM8]

This isn't inside info though, it's complete opinion on what will or could happen. And Harper has shot up some draft boards from the 90's to the 60's so I'm not nearly as confident he won't get that invite as Hooks is. I'm also not nearly as down on the G League/Europe as a path to the NBA and I don't think Harper is going to be as easily discouraged as he seems to think they'll be. It's not a great path. Its not an easy one. But it's gotten a lot better over the last few years and dudes get a lot of chances now. I think something like 60 players got 10 day or 2 way contracts and spent some time in the NBA last year from the G league. That's your shot. Do something to impress and you are going to start getting looks from teams all over the league. There are a decent number of guys in the NBA on multi year contracts that got in that route.

Maybe this is just me not wanting to hold out hope and get disappointed later. I just don't feel like SBJ has any doubt in himself right now. I feel like he's ready to gamble on himself and doesn't see college ball as that gamble anymore. In his mind it's time to make that move and I don't think running into some obstacles is going to change his mind.

Hooks seems to be pretty connected so I was surprised he would post that after others like jhead have said they think he won't return. I would assume he would not throw it out there that a return is a realistic possibility unless someone is telling him that. But I agree his posts reads to just be his own analysis. I assume we will get more clarity on the decision calculus as time goes on. If its "get drafted or return" that's a lot more clear than "get drafted vs G league/Europe vs option to return."

 

[DM8]

Sign this dude up ASAP. A Bryce/Malik hybrid at the 2 next year would be something to behold.

 

[ThrustMaxwell]

Sign this dude up ASAP. A Bryce/Malik hybrid at the 2 next year would be something to behold.

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And he's fairly handsome.

 

[AshleySchaeffer]

And he's fairly handsome.

So dreamy

 

[L I G E R]

Hooks is one of the true insiders the Boog board still has.

He said as recently as last week that SHARIFE was Boogin’.

If he informs us of JARED’s return, I’ll soil myself with joy.

 

[SonofSeaborn]

Hooks is one of the true insiders the Boog board still has.

He said as recently as last week that SHARIFE was Boogin’.

If he informs us of JARED’s return, I’ll soil myself with joy.

Hooks is on the bunker?

 

[Van Gorstache]

And he's fairly handsome.

Appears to have all the making of an HYG. His transfer decision will dictate whether he has the G.

 

[Tiger Hoops Guy]

Hooks is on the bunker?

247 basketball board

 

[ThrustMaxwell]

247 basketball board

He was on ITAT/Scout forever and is one of my favorite people in the whole world for his involvement in bringing in BRUCE. I'm assuming he moved to 24/7 when the Scout and 24/7 boards finally merged. It's the 2nd best AU Hoops board on the trons.

 

[SonofSeaborn]

He was on ITAT/Scout forever and is one of my favorite people in the whole world for his involvement in bringing in BRUCE. I'm assuming he moved to 24/7 when the Scout and 24/7 boards finally merged. It's the 2nd best AU Hoops board on the trons.

I spoke with him in San Diego last year and he’s a very humble guy. He just likes basketball more than football. I have no idea if he’s the #1 booster, but he’s up there.

 

[Tiger Hoops Guy]

He was on ITAT/Scout forever and is one of my favorite people in the whole world for his involvement in bringing in BRUCE. I'm assuming he moved to 24/7 when the Scout and 24/7 boards finally merged. It's the 2nd best AU Hoops board on the trons.

Yeah my pops has an account there that I mooch off of from time to time. Can’t stand Marcello and PAM is senile but I discovered their hoops board and it’s pretty solid.

 

[ThrustMaxwell]

Yeah my pops has an account there that I mooch off of from time to time. Can’t stand Marcello and PAM is senile but I discovered their hoops board and it’s pretty solid.

I was on ITAT for probably a dozen years from the early '00s. It was the only AU hoops forum out there at the time, as far as I know. It's a mixed bag as to who really gets basketball and who is just throwing shit against the wall or discussing street ball, but there are occasional scoops that showed up there over the years and has some ouldes plugged into the way the wind is blowing. It's a good place to lurk.

 

[MomentInTheSun]

Alan Greene getting done. Legggggoooooo

 

[ThrustMaxwell]

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Alan Greene getting done. Legggggoooooo

I never had a doubt that AD Greene knows we're a basketball school.

Reading over on 247, looks like BRUCE will break $4M in his 2nd year of the extension and it'll raise $125k annually. Bigger pool for assistants as well.

@cookedw, is that the gist of Marshmellow's article?