It’s ‘bout that time. For the sixth straight year, we take the off week from Auburn football to do a subscribers-only podcast on Auburn basketball before the start of a new season — this time, the first one under Steven Pearl. Topics include:

* Keyshawn Hall and Tahaad Pettiford deciding to stay on the Plains

* why offense > defense so far for Auburn basketball

* the Tigers wanting to turn back the clock by playing even faster

* Tahaad Pettiford’s growth as a team leader and top floor general

* why the guys call Kaden Magwood a “sinister” scorer

* Kevin Overton’s two-way impact as a veteran

* what makes Auburn’s staff truly excited about Elyjah Freeman

* a fun player comp for Abdul Bashir

* how Keyshawn Hall is different from the usual power forwards at Auburn

* Sebastian Williams-Adams’ rising stock as a freshman

* explaining why patience is going to be necessary for Filip Jović

* KeShawn Murphy’s return to the floor from an injury scare

* Justin and Dan drafting their starting five of Bruce Pearl Era players

* ObservFours: the best regular season games under BP

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