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Message: [QUOTE="RobDauster, post: 4111649, member: 11549"] I haven't read any of this thread, but I do know a lot about Auburn. Here's the cliff notes: [LIST] [*]Allen Flanigan is probably their best player, but is coming off an achilles injury and won't be playing. [*]Jabari Smith is the real deal. 6-foot-10, mobile four. Good scorer, probably gonna be a top ten pick. Whaley/Andre/Tyrese all good matchups for him defensively. [*]Adama should be able to eat against Walker Kessler. He's 7-1 and long, but he's going to get bullied. Adama will get position anywhere he wants. [*]The biggest question is their guards. Bruce's best teams have had great, veteran point guard play. I know the staff is not in love with this group. They have a transfer from Georgia, one from Western Kentucky and one from Charleston. [/LIST] When Auburn is doing what they want to do, they are forcing turnovers, they are getting out in transition and they are running to get quick, spot-up threes or find a big rim-running in transition. I don't think they have the guards or wings for that this season. They really struggled with our old friends South Florida last week. To me, without Flanigan, this is more of a top 40 team than a top 20 team. They've got some game-changers out there, and if their press is working, they can be tough. But I think the Huskies should be favored, and based on KenPom and some of the other metrics, it looks like we might be dogs. I'll take that bet. [/QUOTE]