It’s postseason time for the Auburn Tigers, which means the players are getting ready to try and make a Final Four run.
Guard play wins in March, and when you have players like Johni Broome and Jaylin Williams locking down the frontcourt, you need a few guards to step up in the backcourt.
One player who could step up is Denver Jones. Against the Georgia Bulldogs on Senior Night, Jones had 21 points while going 7-9 from deep. If Jones can start doing this more often and make shots from deep, it could carry Auburn to a Final Four. Aden Holloway and Tre Donaldson are capable of making three’s as is KD Johnson but the most consistent shooter on the year has been Jones. If he can give you 15 points a game in the tournament on top of what you have in Broome and Williams, the Auburn Tigers become a very difficult out.
Bruce Pearl had this to say about Denver Jones after the Tigers win over the Georgia Bulldogs to finish regular season play, “The thing I love about Denver (Jones) is he’s locked in defensively,” Pearl said. “He’s locked into the scouting reports, he’s locked into his work ethic.”
Chad Baker-Mazara has also been shooting the ball well from three, so if he and Jones can start to make it rain from deep, this team can do something special.
In March, someone needs to step up, and based on the way he played against Georgia, Jones could be that player for Bruce Pearl’s squad.
