The Auburn Observer

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With Dan and Painter on day job duties, Justin calls up Henry Patton of AuburnSports.com and Rich Silva of the Montgomery Advertiser to fill in for an all-basketball episode ahead of the regular season finale.

The guys discuss the huge second half against Missouri, Johni Broome’s continued dominance and where the guards have taken a big step forward in M…

Justin, Dan and Painter break down Auburn basketball’s 78-63 win over Mississippi State on Saturday. The guys talk about how impressive it was for the Tigers to avoid a letdown and win wire-to-wire against one of the toughest opponents to come to Neville Arena all year.

They look at the important of shot-making in March, take stock of the NCAA Tournament projections and marvel at just how impressive the Tigers were on the defensive end of the floor against the Bulldogs.

In the second half of the show, they preview a peculiar game against Missouri on Tuesday night and look at what might happen in SEC basketball during the final week of the regular season.

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Justin, Dan and Painter open the show by recapping Auburn basketball’s road loss at Tennessee. They talk about the Tigers falling to the Vols and the red-hot Dalton Knecht in the second half, why the offense continued to show a high ceiling and where the Quad 1 narrative doesn’t tell the entire story.

Then they look ahead to Saturday’s home matchup again…

Justin, Dan and Painter break down what went well for the Tigers in a road trip to Athens on Saturday. They discuss Chad Baker-Mazara’s impressive performance, Auburn’s great defense and Aden Holloway’s productive night. Then they look ahead to Auburn’s game against Tennessee.

The show ends with a brief conversation about what to watch for during Auburn football’s spring practices as well as film appreciation.

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First-ballot Observer podcast Hall of Fame member Jordan Hill of Dawgs247 makes his return to preview Auburn basketball’s road trip to Georgia with Justin and Dan.

The guys talk about what happened to the Bulldogs after a hotter start to the season, where they’re still very dangerous and what the Tigers could do to give them trouble — even without Jaylin…

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Dave, Pablo and Painter catch up by looking at inconsistent polling. They discuss taking time to use encrypted messages while name dropping the recipient and address laughing at your own team.

They also talk about venues that throw a fun watch party and the pleasure of wa…

Note: This episode was recorded before Auburn announced that Jaylin Williams’ knee injury was not season-ending. Keep that in mind.

Justin, Dan and Painter break down what went wrong for the Tigers in their surprising home loss to Kentucky on Saturday. They look at the cold shooting performance, the rough guard play and the inability to capitalize on solid defense.

Then they switch gears to the future, including the rotation after Williams’ injury and the rest of SEC play after a late midweek break.

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Justin, Dan and Painter break down just how Auburn basketball was able to hang a historic 40-point rout on South Carolina to stay on pace in the SEC championship race. They talk about Johni Broome and Jaylin Williams going nuclear from deep and how the Denver Jones + K.D. Johnson backcourt could be a difference-maker moving forward.

Then they preview Aub…

Justin, Dan and Painter recap Auburn basketball’s latest loss to Florida in Gainesville. The guys break down what went wrong for the Tigers early, why the Gators were a completely different type of matchup and how the extra rest for the home team played an impact on how the game went down.

Then they switch over to the next tests for Auburn, which will be huge towards its chances of staying in the SEC title race. They preview a red-hot South Carolina team and how it might try to challenge the Tigers in similar ways to Florida. There’s also talk of yet another visit from College GameDay this upcoming weekend.

The episode ends with a free-wheeling discussion of the overrated chant, Horns Down and Super Bowl halftime shows.

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Adam Cole of the Opelika-Auburn News pinch hits (baseball term) for Painter and joins Justin and Dan for a wide-ranging episode.

The guys open by breaking down Auburn basketball’s huge win over Alabama, including the frontcourt’s dominance and the incredible atmosphere inside Neville Arena. They look ahead to the Tigers’ challenging trip to Florida.

After…