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I read in an article this morning that Tahj Shamsid-Deen separated his shoulder and is out for a month or so. Has anyone heard the status on the other auburn players that were questionable? There was a few I remember that were injury related or academic related that may not play in the UAB game.

I don't know about any injuries, but Trayvon Reed (big 7'2" guy) isn't enrolled this semester and Danjel Purifoy isn't cleared by the NCAA to play yet.

I just checked al.com and TJ Lang is out a couple of weeks with an MCL sprain and freshman Bryce Brown is doubtful for Auburn's first exhibition game.

(10-29-2015 08:45 AM)HSV_BLAZER Wrote:  I just checked al.com and TJ Lang is out a couple of weeks with an MCL sprain and freshman Bryce Brown is doubtful for Auburn's first exhibition game.

Yup. They have a real mess down there.

Hopefully we can take advantage of their depleted roster. So in summary, Auburn will be missing:

-Trayvon Reed
-TJ Lang
-Tahj Shamsid-Deen

Likely missing:

-Daniel Purifoy

Potentially missing:

-Bryce Brown

I think we beat them with their full roster.

That being said, I still feel like we have a ton to prove before we start talking about us being a good team. Like Coach Haase said, we had one good week.

I haven't watched much of auburn basketball other than their decent run in the SEC tournament last year, but with their depleted roster I think we should win. I am a little nervous just because its auburn..what do yall think? honestly I bet we will be the underdog by a few points..

I think until we prove we win on the road we don't deserve to be a favorite. I like what we have coming back, but we have to see where the new pieces fit in. If think a key to this season is will brown be closer to the player he was the last week, or closer to the player he was the rest of the season. Him and Lee really turned it on at the end of the year, if they can sustain that success I like our chances. It's going to be a hostile crowd though, so we will have to see how we handle that.

(10-29-2015 09:17 AM)hooverblazer Wrote:  Hopefully we can take advantage of their depleted roster. So in summary, Auburn will be missing:

-Trayvon Reed
-TJ Lang
-Tahj Shamsid-Deen

Likely missing:

-Daniel Purifoy

Potentially missing:

-Bryce Brown

Purifoy is not even on their official roster at this point. http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-bas...-mtt.html. That really stinks for them. He is a big time player. He had 18 points in their scrimmage.

Definitive starters at this point IMO:

Bowers (F 6'7) 12.1 PPG 9.6 RPG
Canty (G 6'1) Transfer from Marshall
Tyler Harris (F 6'10) Transfer from Providence
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1 or their top 5 minutes guys from last year will be playing in this game.


Player MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OFFR DEFR REB AST

KT Harrell 1156 194 428 162 199 98 226 648 32 72 104 52

Antoine Mason 752 110 265 109 150 45 112 374 9 53 62

Cinmeon Bowers 1023 154 370 99 207 5 28 412 123 203 326

K.C. Ross-Miller 879 72 199 85 111 21 70 250 11 64 75

Tahj Shamsid-Deen 534 48 134 26 36 18 63 140 5 21

Malcolm Canada 777 61 166 69 100 9 46 200 14 78 92

Jordon Granger 786 60 129 18 31 27 73 165 38 79 117

This is such an important game. Besides the pr and recruiting aspect, there is a scenario where Auburn gets it together during their weak SEC schedule and ends up on the bubble. In a scenario where an at large spot is between UAB and auburn, we need the head to head victory.

(10-29-2015 10:19 AM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  This is such an important game. Besides the pr and recruiting aspect, there is a scenario where Auburn gets it together during their weak SEC schedule and ends up on the bubble. In a scenario where an at large spot is between UAB and auburn, we need the head to head victory.

Exactly. They'll be a sub 75 RPI team at the end of the year if they can get all those guys healthy and possibly even get Reed and Purifoy eligible. We'd be in for a heck of a battle if they had all their players. They are going to be a handful for years to come.

They do add what should be two impact newcomers-the #1 JUCO recruit and a 4 star forward that was rated #61 nationally in last year's class.

(10-29-2015 10:30 AM)hooverblazer Wrote:  They do add what should be two impact newcomers-the #1 JUCO recruit and a 4 star forward that was rated #61 nationally in last year's class.

That would be TJ Dunans and Horace Spencer. Bowers was also the #1 JUCO recruit when they got him. They have talent but very little experience.

Auburn's best advantage is home court. Our best advantage is roster continuity. Auburn isn't decimated with injuries, but there are some trouble spots. I don't know who will be the backup point and the wings will be pretty thin, but the frontcourt will still be a strength. We can beat Auburn even if they are full strength, and the depth issue tips the scales our way a little more.

We stunk it up on the road last year. UAB has a lot to prove in this game.

I'm with most of the others. We were abysmal on the road last year. A lot of that can be attributed to youth and inexperience with each other. However, until we prove otherwise, we still suck on the road. On paper, this is a game we should win, and I think we are the better team. But again, the fact this is an away game is a huge deal.

All this talk about the Auburn game. We shouldn't be overlooking that we have an exhibition game next Friday against the mighty Cal State East Bay. Last year should have taught us not to overlook exhibition games.

It's good that they don't actually count for anything.

(10-29-2015 12:20 PM)The Answer UAB Wrote:  It's good that they don't actually count for anything.

Looking at East Bay's roster, they do have some height, including a 7'0 senior transfer from Santa Clara University.

(10-29-2015 10:19 AM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  This is such an important game. Besides the pr and recruiting aspect, there is a scenario where Auburn gets it together during their weak SEC schedule and ends up on the bubble. In a scenario where an at large spot is between UAB and auburn, we need the head to head victory.

This