It goes without elaboration that I've been watching SEC basketball a long time. Over that time, strangely, it's the same teams, over a succession of coaches and over many years. I don't think I even have to name them. I'll add in TAMU, since they were historically members of the SWC. It seems that they come out to test the officials to see what they can get away with and, proportionately, they don't get whistled as much. On the flip side, I don't think we've ever fielded a team like that nor have we dealt well with it, as a team. We've had individuals, Herb Jones, Mo, now, but, overall, we haven't. It throws us "off our feed," so to speak.
LSU is a good example. They have assembled a team of long, strong athletes, with only a few real basketball players. (Well, one of them is actually a football player.) CNO has tried hard to change the personality of our team, but it's almost like there's something in the water in T-Town which turns us into gentlemen. He's made progress. There's no comparison in how hard his teams play vs., for example, a Gottfried team. This is something which has bothered me for a long time. The LSU game just brought it back to the surface again.
Don't get me started on officials. There are certain faces that, when I see them on the court, I know we're going to have foul trouble. Is this just my Bama bias or does anyone else see it that way?
LSU is a good example. They have assembled a team of long, strong athletes, with only a few real basketball players. (Well, one of them is actually a football player.) CNO has tried hard to change the personality of our team, but it's almost like there's something in the water in T-Town which turns us into gentlemen. He's made progress. There's no comparison in how hard his teams play vs., for example, a Gottfried team. This is something which has bothered me for a long time. The LSU game just brought it back to the surface again.
Don't get me started on officials. There are certain faces that, when I see them on the court, I know we're going to have foul trouble. Is this just my Bama bias or does anyone else see it that way?