Sunday, April 7, 2019

Tick Tock - Auburn Basketball coming to make another run

Bryce Brown, Jared Harper and Chuma Okeke along with Horace Spencer and Malik Dunbar are gone. But Auburn is still dangerous. So here's the out look for 2019 Tigers Hoops.

Breakdown On Auburn's Freshman: 

4* SF Isaac Okoro #23
Attributes: Likes to drive hard to the basket and dunk it. Good at receiving ally-oops. Not a 3pt shooter. Great shot blocker. 
Body: 6'5, 200 lbs. 
NBA Comparisons: Paul George + Collin Sexton + Miles Bridges
Highlightshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqRPkBbXe_0



4* PG Tyrell 'Turbo' Jones #1
Attributes: Big time scorer. Excellent all around PG. 'Loves' everything about Auburn. Good 3pt shooter. Great at driving and scoring lay-ups. Fast style much like Auburn's current style. 
Body: 6'1, 170 lbs.
NBA Comparisons: Russell Westbrook + John Wall + Damian Lillard
Highlightshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IxO8jJoszU&t=103s

4* PF Jaylin Williams #23
Attributes: Goes after steals, loose balls. Great rebounder. Can shoot 3s well. Goes to work if you feed him inside. Can play from the PG position.  Fits Auburn's style decently well. 
Body: 6'8, 225 lbs.
NBA Comparisons: Anthony Davis + Jaren Jackson Jr + Kristaps Porzingis
Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u8YWE0IWSk

3* C Babatunde Akingbola #11
Attributes: Great defender. Excellent shot blocker. Long wing span. Can dunk as good as any NBA star. 2 hand slam is his signature play. Not really the type of center that posts up. 
Body: 6'8, 220 lbs.
NBA Comparisons: DeMarcus Cousins + Giannis Antetakoumpo + Myles Turner 
Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfsDEosjbis&t=60s

3* SF Allen Flanigan #22 
Attributes: Good passer. Gets several assists a game. Good at blocking jump shots. Plays almost like a power forward. Not the best ball handler. 
Body: 6'5, 200 lbs. 
NBA Comparisons: Otto Porter + Trevor Ariza + Tobias Harris
Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_yWNyqNUAU

Jamal Johnson will boost Auburn's back court depth. Take a look at this young but daunting guard. 


Javon Franklin will provide a replacement for senior Malik Dunbar. Take a look. 



What will Auburn's starting line-up look like next year? Here's what we think. 

Starters:
PG - J'Von McCormick - Senior
SG - Jamal Johnson - Sophomore 
SF - Samir Doughty - Senior
PF - Anfernee McLemore - Senior
C - Austin Wiley - Senior

Backups:
PG - Tyrell Jones - Freshman 
SG - Isaac Okoro - Freshman 
SF - Javon Franklin - N/A
PF - Danjel Purifoy - Senior
C - Babatunde Akingbola - Freshman 

Others: SF Allen Flanigan - Freshman, F Myles Parker - Sophomore, PF Jaylin Williams - Freshman 

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