2024-2025 Fighting Pearls

eagleair89 · « **Reply #100 on:** January 25, 2025, 11:39:23 PM »

WOW WOW WOW

NUCLEAR SLUG FEST

These guys are for real!!

Enjoy it! Revel in it!

Hotel Damn &

wesfau2 · « **Reply #101 on:** January 26, 2025, 12:21:04 AM »

Ugly as shit.

Thought when they iced JB's ankle he was done.

This team just kept pounding away.

I want the haters in the fam to give CBM his propers. The kid is good.

The Six · « **Reply #102 on:** January 26, 2025, 07:45:17 AM »

Jakhi Howard needs to get his shit together.

Rushing Broome back I didn’t like. Kid is a beast though.

Really could have used a loss there.

Guys are getting by playing accidental basketball. Can’t sustain that.

Tough stretch this week on the road to Red Stick and Oxforio.

jmar · « **Reply #103 on:** January 26, 2025, 10:07:56 AM »

Didn't like Broome coming back so soon but it happened. Agree with Wes, CBM is terrific, our Swiss army knife.

We got sloppy with the passing and missed FT's that would have iced it but this opponent brought it like an Iowa State.

Very proud of the overall effort and CBP knowing exactly who needs to be on the floor at just the right time.

WDE!

wesfau2 · « **Reply #104 on:** January 26, 2025, 12:08:17 PM »

Quote from: The Six on January 26, 2025, 07:45:17 AM

Really could have used a loss there.

Da fuq?

That shit is for pre-conference play. We want them all to be dubs now.

The Six · « **Reply #105 on:** January 26, 2025, 12:41:10 PM »

Quote from: wesfau2 on January 26, 2025, 12:08:17 PM

Da fuq?

That shit is for pre-conference play. We want them all to be dubs now.

A loss in this league against a Q1 is not gonna hurt anything. Let me state it this way, I'd rather lose a couple now than get bounced weekend one by UMBC Sisters of the Holy Free Throw.

wesfau2 · « **Reply #106 on:** January 26, 2025, 12:57:37 PM »

Quote from: The Six on January 26, 2025, 12:41:10 PM

A loss in this league against a Q1 is not gonna hurt anything. Let me state it this way, I'd rather lose a couple now than get bounced weekend one by UMBC Sisters of the Holy Free Throw.

Fair enough. If we have to take an L, though, I'd prefer to do it on the road.

The Six · « **Reply #107 on:** January 26, 2025, 02:20:51 PM »

Quote from: wesfau2 on January 26, 2025, 12:57:37 PM

Fair enough. If we have to take an L, though, I'd prefer to do it on the road.

I don’t know if LSU can do it hit that road trip to Ole Miss makes me more nervous than it should.

Snaggletiger · « **Reply #108 on:** January 27, 2025, 12:51:44 PM »

The Vols are the #3 overall defense in the land, and their stats got better after the AU game.

Unbelievable win, and I talked to a couple of friends who were there, and have season tickets. Said the atmosphere was a couple of levels above the normal craziness, if that's possible.

On CBM, I've never been critical of his game, and he's ramped it up this year. My beef was with all the T's he's accumulated over his career, and it's more than a few. Definitely cost us in the tourney last year. But after an early flagrant this season, he looks like he's kept it in check. Da' game is top shelf, as long as you keep the stupid stuff out of it.

AUJarhead · « **Reply #109 on:** January 27, 2025, 05:01:43 PM »

Quote from: Snaggletiger on January 27, 2025, 12:51:44 PM

Unbelievable win, and I talked to a couple of friends who were there, and have season tickets. Said the atmosphere was a couple of levels above the normal craziness, if that's possible.

Most important Auburn home game, of any sport, since the 89 Iron Bowl?

wesfau2 · « **Reply #110 on:** January 27, 2025, 05:45:38 PM »

Quote from: AUJarhead on January 27, 2025, 05:01:43 PM

Most important Auburn home game, of any sport, since the 89 Iron Bowl?

Child, please.

Snakebite · « **Reply #111 on:** January 27, 2025, 10:16:37 PM »

Quote from: AUJarhead on January 27, 2025, 05:01:43 PM

Most important Auburn home game, of any sport, since the 89 Iron Bowl?

This would be a good thread all on its own.

eagleair89 · « **Reply #112 on:** January 29, 2025, 09:07:27 PM »

Nice tough gutted out road win

Next!! 🦅🦅🦅

Snaggletiger · « **Reply #113 on:** January 30, 2025, 10:30:37 AM »

A few observations

This team is not playing very well right now. Tennessee was a war, but realistically, AU should have won that with relative ease. Same with last night. Any road win is a good win, but that was far more of a skruggle than it should have been.

Am I complaining? Hells to the naw! It's actually a testament to what Pearl has built. There are so many potential weapons on the floor, that when the team is a little out of sync, someone is going to be there to pick up the slack. Last night, it was John Eye with his 26 and 16, on a noticeably bad wheel.

One thing I didn't realize until the announcers brought attention to it, was that Pegues entry into the game last night, was his very first action in SEC play. Injured? Crappy play?

Hopefully, Broome gets that ankle some rest, because Ole Miss has nobody that can check him. And if you can put 26/16 up as a gimp, I can't wait to see him back at full speed.

wesfau2 · « **Reply #114 on:** January 30, 2025, 10:34:35 AM »

Quote from: Snaggletiger on January 30, 2025, 10:30:37 AM

One thing I didn't realize until the announcers brought attention to it, was that Pegues entry into the game last night, was his very first action in SEC play. Injured? Crappy play?

Seems like the step up in competition has been a difficult adjustment for him. He got minutes last night because Howard wasn't getting in the game after his little tantrum in Knoxville.

Snaggletiger · « **Reply #115 on:** January 30, 2025, 11:04:26 AM »

Quote from: wesfau2 on January 30, 2025, 10:34:35 AM

Seems like the step up in competition has been a difficult adjustment for him. He got minutes last night because Howard wasn't getting in the game after his little tantrum in Knoxville.

Now see, that's an obvious problem on his part. If your team is playing in Auburn, and you're up in Knoxville, Tennessee throwing temper tantrums, you can expect a stern reprimand by the coaching staff. I think we can all agree.

wesfau2 · « **Reply #116 on:** January 30, 2025, 11:10:42 AM »

Quote from: Snaggletiger on January 30, 2025, 11:04:26 AM

Now see, that's an obvious problem on his part. If your team is playing in Auburn, and you're up in Knoxville, Tennessee throwing temper tantrums, you can expect a stern reprimand by the coaching staff. I think we can all agree.

Clearly not a team player.

Fuck me, let's start another pot of coffee...

Snaggletiger · « **Reply #117 on:** January 30, 2025, 11:58:24 AM »

Just a gripe about the state of basketball in general. Curse you, Steph Curry.

AUJarhead · « **Reply #118 on:** January 30, 2025, 01:37:24 PM »

Quote from: Snaggletiger on January 30, 2025, 10:30:37 AM

This team is not playing very well right now.

If we shoot 40% FG in the first half last night, you still thinking that? I thought our defense and rebounding, especially in the first half, were outstanding. Just so happened that we were shooting something like 20%, and our best player was 2 for 13 or something dumb.

Snaggletiger · « **Reply #119 on:** January 30, 2025, 02:31:23 PM »

Quote from: AUJarhead on January 30, 2025, 01:37:24 PM

If we shoot 40% FG in the first half last night, you still thinking that? I thought our defense and rebounding, especially in the first half, were outstanding. Just so happened that we were shooting something like 20%, and our best player was 2 for 13 or something dumb.

You just made my point for me. If we're shooting 40%, we're playing well. If we shoot 20%....well, you know...we're not playing well.

We were 18-59 (30.5%) overall, and 3-20 (15%) from the arc against Tennessee. The Vols are great defensively, but we just plain shot it poorly.

A few weeks ago, we probably run these last two teams out of the gym. But, we are in a bit of a funk recently shooting the rock. The great thing is that we are so solid in other areas, we can still weather the storm and win most of these.