If Chris Porter and Bryant Smith were on this team whose spots would they take?
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If Chris Porter and Bryant Smith were on this team whose spots would they take?
My thoughts would be they would mix in with the nine that are playing, which would cost some of those guys some mintues. Smith was a senior that year, and our man FISH took his place in the starting lineup the following year. I remember BRYANT as more of an enforcer. #TEAM
Kind of on topic for this post, I am loving the realtime RPI watch, but how the hell does bama beat OK, yet they drop 3 spots in the RPI? Am I missing something here? I think I get how it works, but not sure I can agree with beating the #11 team in the country and dropping in the RPI. I hate bammer, but having them ranked as high as possible in RPI only helps our boogs.
On the AG topic, I think I am following and agree with you here. No mention for Sir Bruce on the twitters, but congradulating your old employee seems like a bit of a b*tchslap to me.
The defensive effort is usually as good as that squad was. I'm not sure if the constant team rhythm is there yet on offense, but i think it's getting there.
Doc Robinson was a surgeon.
We don't disagree, I was just throwing out chum. I don't really find it that odd, under the circumstances.
That team could just turn it on at will. It was a sight to see.
Did you think of that all by yourself? I don't know who the fvck you are and was wondering why you are here. You seem like a real dipshit, so I think you'd be better off on the bunker with the rest of the dipshits.
Are your going to add anything to this convo for just stay on your knees fluffing Thrusty and Slippy. At least they have a fvcking thought that is their own. What do you have except not reading a dam(n) word and being rustled that we banter. But I have agreed to a Truce for Bruce. You should try the same, you coat tail hanging wannabe message board hero. Lol, Sirius Lee, I don’t know who you are, but you are welcome to stay on the board I helped discover. Piece
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What would you like for me to add? You're a social media fvcktard who is crying like a little kid who got his candy stolen from him. Ok, I'll add something. Quit being a bitch or leave. No one wants to read your pvssy ass post!
For the sake of this thread, I hope Bruce stays at AU for another 25 years, as well as AD Greene, and I hope that Greene thanks every coach, assistant, player, student, professor, and janitor at AU on twitter without ever mentioning Bruce and the 8-10 national championships that he’s going to undoubtedly win and his next 15-20 tourney appearances.
Dang. Didn't read page 63 to find out WWIII was going on ITT
or more racism... that won’t take 2 weeks though - that kind of stuff will appear much more regularly due simply to the obliviousness of its existence and corresponding inability to navigate it
the 98/99 team would get run off the court against this squad...
Mamadou wasn’t enough of a threat to punish Mac or Horace on the offensive end, and would have no chance guarding as many ball screens 30 feet from the basket as this squad would force him to...
and god bless Scotty Pohlman, but he’d be the 4th best guard on this team, and would have no chance to create or defend against any of the 3 we’ve got... go look at his shooting numbers - he was 38% from 3 in 98/99, and godawful the other 3 years, but people are nostalgic about a short, little, floppy haired dude who got hot once a month...
Porter, Smith & Doc would fit in with these guys and compete - but the real difference is the depth... I mean, come on
Jared, Davion, Malik, Chuma, Horace
vs
Jay Heard, Fish, Mac McGadney, Adrian Chilliest, David Hamilton
Fish is the only guy who’d sniff the court for this years team... the game has changed, we’d take and make too many 3’s for them to keep up, and don’t even look at the FT numbers
this years team probably sweeps in a 7 game series... wins in 5 at worst
Mamadou wasn’t enough of a threat to punish Mac or Horace on the offensive end, and would have no chance guarding as many ball screens 30 feet from the basket as this squad would force him to...
and god bless Scotty Pohlman, but he’d be the 4th best guard on this team, and would have no chance to create or defend against any of the 3 we’ve got... go look at his shooting numbers - he was 38% from 3 in 98/99, and godawful the other 3 years, but people are nostalgic about a short, little, floppy haired dude who got hot once a month...
Porter, Smith & Doc would fit in with these guys and compete - but the real difference is the depth... I mean, come on
Jared, Davion, Malik, Chuma, Horace
vs
Jay Heard, Fish, Mac McGadney, Adrian Chilliest, David Hamilton
Fish is the only guy who’d sniff the court for this years team... the game has changed, we’d take and make too many 3’s for them to keep up, and don’t even look at the FT numbers
this years team probably sweeps in a 7 game series... wins in 5 at worst
Fatz, you mad? I have already agreed to the Bruce Truce yet you want to keep bring up the race card. You are better than this. I have hung out with @jeramye many times. He may disagree strongly about my take on AG but he will tell you I am no damn racist. Let’s look to the future....
Wow, those are strong words. That team accomplished a lot. This team hasn’t accomplished anything yet. We may have more depth now, but those 3 you mentioned were freaking awesome. Porter and Bryant Smith, nobody on this team can fly like them I don’t think. Doc was solid. Scotty was a role player. Fish could get on fire. We were a tougher league back then however the current league is getting better. Chris Porter was special. I don’t see a Porter on this squad. I will have a better answer after I see some tourney action.
In my experience the most racist folks around are the folks who have to say ‘ask so and so he will tell you I’m not racist’.
I’m not mad - but simply parroting such a cliche is a bad look for anyone...
I’m not “better” than this - I’ve been boringly tame about this and everything else on this board... if anything, this is the “better” me...
I don’t think you’re a virulent racist... I don’t think you even realize why what you said was racist... I don’t even think it makes you a bad guy... there was no maliciousness behind it - but it was definitely steeped in ignorance... just because you don’t realize it was racist doesn’t mean it wasn’t racist... that’s one subject where intent rarely applies, and definitely doesn’t excuse behavior...
as such, I will continue to rub your nose in it in the hopes that you eventually have some self reflection and realize why it was racist... you can call a “truce”, but that’s not really my style... stupidity deserves to be punished - and your entire premise was stupid... in fact, the stupidity offended me even more than the racism...
anyhoo... if you think you’ll change my mind about any of that - that’s almost as adorable as Sweet Jared
I’m not “better” than this - I’ve been boringly tame about this and everything else on this board... if anything, this is the “better” me...
I don’t think you’re a virulent racist... I don’t think you even realize why what you said was racist... I don’t even think it makes you a bad guy... there was no maliciousness behind it - but it was definitely steeped in ignorance... just because you don’t realize it was racist doesn’t mean it wasn’t racist... that’s one subject where intent rarely applies, and definitely doesn’t excuse behavior...
as such, I will continue to rub your nose in it in the hopes that you eventually have some self reflection and realize why it was racist... you can call a “truce”, but that’s not really my style... stupidity deserves to be punished - and your entire premise was stupid... in fact, the stupidity offended me even more than the racism...
anyhoo... if you think you’ll change my mind about any of that - that’s almost as adorable as Sweet Jared
Teams that are tall and long and defend the 3 well and can keep us off the offensive glass should give us problems. Bama, Kentucky, and aTm all fit that bill. But we play all three at home. LSU also fit the long/defend the 3 well part, and they got spitroasted by us in the Clam. If we’re shooting the 3 well, I don’t know how anyone defends us, and right now at home, I expect us to shoot well.
So I am racist for noting our AD hasn’t mentioned our Head Coach? I am so over this stupid chit. It is exhausting.
I agree, I just feel like Kentucky is becoming Kentucky again. They battled back yesterday and looked impressive at WVU. Point is, they will be peaking when we get them. But like you said, they are at our play and if we hit the 3 it won’t matter!
Did yall notice the stat put up yesterday that we are 1st in the SEC in like 7 different categories? PPG, 3’s pg, steals, blocks, rebounds and 2 others that I can think of now. We are such a well rounded team. We can beat you however we need to, and if that ain’t working we will find another way to beat you. The last 2 games have been like nothing I have ever seen from AU basketball. So fun and impressive to witness. That said, I do agree that Kentucky worries me because I feel the name and potential coverage of that matchup could get a lot of pub, and we have played the underdog role so well to-date. If we are favored and gameday or something shows up, do we get camera shy? TAM worries me because they are just a really big, good team that is just playing like shit against some tough competition. I think they turn it around. Don’t want to see them early in the tournament. Jeez what is going on posting in a 65pg thread on a Sunday night about AU basketball. Feels so good man!
What does mean? No mention of WBB coach by name.
The last 2.5 games have looked like that club. They kinda fizzled down the stretch against good teams. Depends if we can win the SEC and make a tourney run.
Jared=Doc
Bryce>> Scotty
Mustapha> Smith
Desean< Porter
Mac= Mamadou
This bench>>99 bench.
While we’re on the subject of the 99 squad. I was there, in just a Speedo and a towell, for the Chris Porter SI cover photo shoot. Just me, his girlfriend, him, and a photographer and like one other dude.
Showing off that speedo for the doods. Did it at least get you a handy?
Porter was an amazing dunker. The team fed off the energy he created from those monster dunks.
Beard Eaves was/is always unlocked and is obviously right next to the swimming facility. I used to bring a basketball and wonder over there when I was done with my events at swim meets. Guess I was like 10 years old when I was there that time. Was really funny to me.
I always hated being the new guy at work and not knowing anyone's name.
Imma PRAISE BRUCE right now. I been watching Hut Hut for two decades, throwing a nice Super Bowl party for around 40, and dreading February & March with nothing to do & no more holidays until Memorial Day. Every day for five months & then the suddenness of a dark cold winter. Not THIS year tho. Gonna be a very special first quarter of the year
HAPPY HAPPY
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