I completely agree with this entire post! Great post!Whether CM Newton was just trying to be nice/politically correct when asked the question or not, I believe Dunaway used a comment that isn't really recent. I've seen it throughout this season; I know CM didn't say that last night. I doubt many of Grant's supporters felt great after that game.
I've supported him and wanted him to do well. Heck, I was even defending him during the game some last night. I couldn't do it after about the first 5 minutes of the second half. Some of you know Hunter Johnson from other message boards, Bama games, or Twitter. He is one of Grant's biggest supporters. His tweets last night indicated one thing - he's getting fed up.
Grant has a pretty dang good home record at Alabama. His road record isn't so great. Bama's style of play doesn't work well with the new rules in the college game. Looking back, it's not worked well with the "old" rules, either. In basketball, home teams tend to get the calls. That should explain why Bama's defense performs about 10 times better than it does on the road. I'm not putting blame on the officials, either. That's just the way of basketball, and we've never adapted when on the road.
Last week, someone asked about Algie Key's jump shot, and I commented how his highlight tape primarily consisted of dunks and/or drives to the goal. Rodney passed up a few jump shots last night to only get to the goal and take a wild shot. Levi did the same. Retin did the same. Trevor didn't do it as much but did it, too. Is that what Grant wants? It goes against his preferred offensive philosophy of working inside-out. Guys drive and kick the ball out to a shooter with an open jump shot for that guy to only repeat the drive to the goal.
Some of you saw this long ago. I always see the best in someone and hope for the best in every situation (unless, I completely despise you). Therefore, I've supported Anthony Grant and defended him. I've got a my hand hanging onto the ship only because I want to support Alabama. My hand is quickly slipping, though. The Grant Ship is emptying faster with every game no matter the outcome.
I even sent my brother a text message last night thanking him for never agreeing to getting a mini-package of tickets with me for this season because we would have wasted our money.
I thought the buyout was only 2 million right now. 6 mil seems awfully high for a basketball coach at Bama.That may be a possibility. However, Coach Newton has lived in Tuscaloosa since about the time he retired from UK. He may be communicating what is reality. I think I read somewhere that the buyout this year is $6 million, but it drops to $3 or $2 million after next year. Not wanting to pay the buyout may be why Coach Newton said that.
What would make Bama basketball exciting again???I was very critical last year and got lambasted for it. I do think he still gets another year. What idiot allowed there to be a 6 million buyout in a basketball coaches contract in the 1st place? We will likely stick with him simply for financial reasons, but there are 2 sides to that story. We may lose on the buyout, but on the other hand, we'll lose a lot in ticket sales as well. Ultimately the butts in the seats matter most to the PTB. CAG does have a very good class coming in, but if we are going to run the same old system, it won't matter.
ICBW, but thought I read that somewhere. My memory fails me.I thought the buyout was only 2 million right now. 6 mil seems awfully high for a basketball coach at Bama.
If it's only 2 million now is that really that big of a deal for Bama athletics, especially considering that our Basketball attendance and interests is dying a real quick death!?
Sip, I've said similar things. However, that doesn't excuse how our offense consists of guys just driving to the basket to toss up a random shot rather than shoot the open jumper. A big man on the inside won't help there. Taking those shots will help the big men Bama has now. By not taking those shots, the defense pretty much puts a guy in the lane and a guy on each block to defend Bama. That's all they have to do.Coach Grant can coach until he's blue in the face, but until he recruits a couple of inside post guys who can actually score, we don't have a prayer, and that's regardless of how goods our guards may be.
Yes, R. Evans was at the game.I just don't understand it! We are competitive with Wichita State, Duke, UCLA, et al and stink up the place against other teams.
We beat LSU who beats UK?!?
And this loss before football signing day to the Barn of all teams and when their coach accepts the Iron Bowl Trophy.
This STINKS Big Time! Was Mr. R. Evans at the game?