2024-2025 Fighting Pearls

wesfau2 · « **Reply #220 on:** March 11, 2025, 04:01:31 PM »

Quote from: CCTAU on March 11, 2025, 01:42:44 PM

His talent and what he has meant to this team is too much to mess with the chemistry right now for some false moral high ground.

Thisratchere.

jmar · « **Reply #221 on:** March 13, 2025, 08:22:23 AM »

Quote from: wesfau2 on March 11, 2025, 04:01:31 PM

Thisratchere.

Stick with what brung ya. If our guards are struggling from outside CBM and Chaney have to combine with Johni to carry the offense. Moreover you draw fouls by working the mid-range into the paint. Our offensive rebounding is the key area where we need to improve.

wesfau2 · « **Reply #222 on:** March 14, 2025, 12:28:46 PM »

Torn today: Don't want to further expose our guys to injury/fatigue...but we need to stop a losing streak.

Whatevs, you play to win. Let's whoop some rebelblackshark ass.

jmar · « **Reply #223 on:** March 14, 2025, 01:50:45 PM »

Quote from: wesfau2 on March 14, 2025, 12:28:46 PM

Torn today: Don't want to further expose our guys to injury/fatigue...but we need to stop a losing streak.

Whatevs, you play to win. Let's whoop some rebelblackshark ass.

Yeah I guess Moore has a bruised hand and this first half looks like a hungover team maybe bc of the start time.

jmar · « **Reply #224 on:** March 14, 2025, 02:04:32 PM »

Gotta love the church league referees too.

CCTAU · « **Reply #225 on:** March 14, 2025, 03:41:44 PM »

CBM did not get the start. There’s your discipline from BP.

The team looked a bit sloppy. I guess when you beat a team by 30, the next game is not as exciting. However, this is the tourney. EVERY team is gunning for AU.

We really need CJ to get back to where he was about 15 games ago.

jmar · « **Reply #226 on:** March 14, 2025, 05:43:30 PM »

Quote from: CCTAU on March 14, 2025, 03:41:44 PM

CBM did not get the start. There’s your discipline from BP.

The team looked a bit sloppy. I guess when you beat a team by 30, the next game is not as exciting. However, this is the tourney. EVERY team is gunning for AU.

We really need CJ to get back to where he was about 15 games ago.

I don't normally get overly excited about dunks but that breakaway slam by CBM was an exclamation point.
Tennessee looking good on our side of the bracket.

eagleair89 · « **Reply #227 on:** March 14, 2025, 07:53:10 PM »

Well, Auburn plays on Saturday.

That's a good thing.

2nd time around with Rocky Top

Lace em up tight and go win another

wesfau2 · « **Reply #228 on:** March 15, 2025, 07:58:12 AM »

Not sure what happened, but something in their attitude shifted at about the 12:00 mark in the 2nd half. They looked like they got their swagger back.

jmar · « **Reply #229 on:** March 15, 2025, 10:25:32 AM »

Quote from: wesfau2 on March 15, 2025, 07:58:12 AM

Not sure what happened, but something in their attitude shifted at about the 12:00 mark in the 2nd half. They looked like they got their swagger back.

We had enough left in the tank although it was eerily reminiscent of the loss to Yale.
Alabama exited early from the SEC Tournament last season and they benefited from the extra rest. Winning the SEC adds to the resumé but it doesn't do much for a banged-up body.

That Clemson-Louisville game was an absolute street fight.
Hard to imagine Duke ever being subjected to that kind of play.

jmar · « **Reply #230 on:** March 15, 2025, 04:57:53 PM »

Free throw %

59.1

eagleair89 · « **Reply #231 on:** March 15, 2025, 05:58:48 PM »

1-3 is no way to start March.....

Let's hope they get rested, healthy...find some energy & mojo.....and the deep ball.

Opportunity to play 6 more ......

CCTAU · « **Reply #232 on:** March 15, 2025, 11:12:36 PM »

We had many chances to win this.

If you can’t hit FTs, layups, or the daggers at the end, you won’t win!

jmar · « **Reply #233 on:** March 16, 2025, 07:54:47 AM »

We had a tremendous regular season and we aren't done gentlemen.
Go back and look at how the Gumps got to the Final Four matchup v. UCONN via Spokane WA by beating Charleston, Grand Canyon, North Carolina and Clemson.

Look at Tennessee's path to the Elite 8 from Charlotte NC.
They beat St. Peter's, Texas and Creighton before falling to runner-up Purdue.

Right now everyone is enamored with Duke without what's his name, St. John's with the mafia boss and Florida's machine like disposal of the Turds yesterday.
Tennessee is having to face that same thresher even before the brackets are drawn this evening.

Luck of the draw is part of this enchilada. We have the team to face any kind of style or pace of basketball including that of San Deigo State that choked out Bamer in the second round the year before.

And thanks to CBP and staff I expect to make it to make a deep run.Opponent's have to prepare for Auburn. So we had a few late stumbles and played through the pain. This team was built for it.

Let's have some fun getting there by winning it all.

wesfau2 · « **Reply #234 on:** March 16, 2025, 02:03:34 PM »

I'm with jmar.

Lesssssssgooooooooo!

eagleair89 · « **Reply #235 on:** March 16, 2025, 03:56:38 PM »

Yep, Im bummed a little.

Yep, AU is beat up more than they letting on.

Yep, AU got the Staff & the players to make this a fun run.

Yep, I got my F4 ticket, flight and hotel booked for Texas .... i still believe 😎

May Remeber The Alamo become a welcoming addition to War Damn Eagle!!

Time to run the table

eagleair89 · « **Reply #236 on:** March 21, 2025, 07:42:36 AM »

These guys playing like the NIL checks bounced

Somebody anybody get em some hookers and blow and bring back the joy!!

eagleair89 · « **Reply #237 on:** March 22, 2025, 09:30:27 PM »

Tough gutt-ey win

SWEET 16

HELL YEAH!!!

Let's head to Atlanta, get a Varsity dog and kick ass!!

CCTAU · « **Reply #238 on:** March 24, 2025, 10:35:49 AM »

We are in the sweet sixteen with a chance to still go all the way.
The negative Nancys are now back out on the streets dancing like they were the biggest fans EVAR!
It gets old having your own fans being bigger haters than the bammers across the state.

This team is different. When they focus, they are the BEST team in the country.

Here's to all the great Auburn fans out there who stuck with the team instead of sticking them in the back.

On to victory!

jmar · « **Reply #239 on:** March 24, 2025, 04:35:46 PM »

Quote from: CCTAU on March 24, 2025, 10:35:49 AM

We are in the sweet sixteen with a chance to still go all the way.
The negative Nancys are now back out on the streets dancing like they were the biggest fans EVAR!
It gets old having your own fans being bigger haters than the bammers across the state.

This team is different. When they focus, they are the BEST team in the country.

Here's to all the great Auburn fans out there who stuck with the team instead of sticking them in the back.

On to victory!

I think it's pretty obvious that Johni is gutting out some injuries. Guy is a warrior.
We are in a good spot and I feel pretty confident with our chances.
I don't know if Chris Moore will return but he surely wanted to on that bad wheel.