Enjoy Thanksgiving with your family and friends. We just had to wait for Dan to get all the way out to Alaska, so this should be a memorable episode.
It seems as though the double-big lineups have been subpar. Do you have data on the results the Cardwell-Broome lineups have yielded in aggregate? Why has Auburn started both Broome and Cardwell this season? Certainly I would say that Chaney Johnson has demonstrated that he certainly could start and deserves to start.
You know, I think that Tahaad Pettiford certainly could be a guy that could be a starter. But, right now, those are the five that have earned the right to be out there first. According to CBB Analytics, Auburn has had just five different five-man lineups play at least five minutes together.
Statistically, the two double-big starting lineups were virtually identical in terms of offensive output. Defensively, the one with Pegues was excellent β it had a Plugging Baker-Mazara in for Kelly in that group β the lineup that finished the Houston game β makes the Tigers a little better on offense but not quite as good on defense. So far this season, Auburn has been at its best defensively when Broome and Cardwell have played together And Broome, obviously, is the much better offensive weapon.
Pearl sounds very open to changing up his starting lineup throughout the season. That may shift in the future, much like Pettiford might climb into the starting lineup at some point. If Auburn is going to stick to the Broome-Cardwell look in the starting frontcourt longterm, it will probably have to produce some more consistent results.
