Florida really probably was the worst possible matchup we could've had in the first round. I wouldn't read too much into this. It's all about matchups. It's only a certain type of team that can bully us like that. There's only a handful of teams capable of doing that to us. As long as we get the right matchup in the first two rounds, we should be Sweet 16 bound simply because we will outscore them. I'd be happy with that, especially knowing next year we will be a legit Final Four contender if most everyone stays and we get a true rim protector in the portal. You gotta think that will be a top priority
Bama Game Thread: Bama v Gators - SEC Quarters (SECN @ 8:30 CT)
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Been a Bama fan since childhood. Fond memories of Coach Sanderson’s teams from the 80s. Certainly appreciative of everything Coach Oats has done…..but man oh man our defense is very porous this year . And I’m sure CNO agrees. Oh well onto March Madness. Roll tide!
In our losses it seems like we have that one stretch late in the 1st half where we can't score and we can't stop the other team from scoring. The rest of the game is fairly even except for that one stretch. When that happened last night I turned the game off. I checked back in later in the 2nd half for a quick update to see that we were down by 19 so I turned it off and went to bed.
Man, I first need to say that I hope we have Oats for the next ten years. That being said, I didn't care for coach talking this week about hoping for a rematch in the finals against Tennessee. The moment I heard that, I assumed we'd be a quick out.
CNS, if he heard that midweek comment, had to have winced.
CNS, if he heard that midweek comment, had to have winced.
If you think about it, probably Auburn got the easiest matchup in the quarterfinals. South Carolina was a very weak five seed.
You are absolutely correct about an inside presence needed next year. Also we need an “attitude adjustment” when it comes to defense and rebounding. Both of those, much of the time, are about positioning and “want to” as anything. As was stated in an earlier post, defense generates offense. And it can keep you in games when your shooting is off.
I’m just glad we’re not on the bubble. I don’t miss those days of hoping we got in. It’s nice knowing that’s a given
Cosby is not that good. He got hot that one game and saved him but he isn’t a good defensive player and not great ball handler when pressured.
I think the idea of expecting everyone back is a dream anymore. There will be massive turnover every year with guys coming and going.
As I have said, our defensive coach left when he took a head coaching job at the end of last year our defense had been pretty good up to now, when teams shoot and play up tempo like us teams normally don't play a lot of defense unless they are coached to, we need a rim protector we don't need 5 shooters on the floor, four will be just fine
Yeah can’t imagine this place if we were Virginia. They have 5 point lead with two flagrant foul shots coming and 1 minute left. Your 75% shooter misses both and on next possession you get fouled and hit 1 of 2 only. You still lead by 3 with 5 seconds left and 84% shooter at line. He misses the 1 and 1 and State banks in 3 to tie it. Now you may be going home and nit in tourney. You make any of those you get in.
the win Thursday *should* have been enough for UVA to seal their spot but who knows with all the the conference tournament madness.
Hey Bazza, if your guys keep playing like they have lately, I think they will make a lot of noise in the big show.
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I guess what I'm thinking is, what core players have we really lost in the portal? I'm fairly certain Bradley was mutual, because he wasn't a great fit. I suppose you could say JQ, but he likely wasn't going to start. We'll definitely lose some role players, but I'm hopeful coach can keep the core together. A big portal loss very well could happen, but it just kind of feels like Oats has the program built up to a point where there aren't going to be many major shockers in the portal. We run a fun system that players really enjoy playing. I really just want to keep at least 5 of Wrightsell, Sears, Griffen, Stevenson, Nelson, and Walters. That would be a strong core to build the rest of the roster around. The draft may come calling for some, but I still think it's a reasonable possibility they all come back. I'd like to keep a few others as well, but I'd say those 6 are the most important for next year.
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He is a senior but he has a covid year that he can use if he chooses to. Same for Sears, Wrightsell, and perhaps Pringle. I believe Estrada is the only one that doesn't have 1 year remaining.
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