Here's the basketball portion from this week's Battle Plan. Doesn't give the same "everything is great over here" vibe as previous ones.
Poll: The Future of Alabama Basketball
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Battle made milions in sales and marketing of collegiate merchandise so I'd like to think he realizes the product on the court in Coleman is the equivalent of a cheaply made sweatshirt from the far east that misspells "Alabama". Just not up to par to pay hard earned dollars for.
Like Jess's piece though, does CBB feel like it's not right to fire Grant and immediately leave. Everything I've heard point to him leaving sooner rather than later. Would be very easy to say to his successor "I inherited this mess, now I'm giving it to you"
I tend to think we see CAG back for ONE more year. Can't believe I'm writing that!!
Like Jess's piece though, does CBB feel like it's not right to fire Grant and immediately leave. Everything I've heard point to him leaving sooner rather than later. Would be very easy to say to his successor "I inherited this mess, now I'm giving it to you"
I tend to think we see CAG back for ONE more year. Can't believe I'm writing that!!
Best believe you're writing it. I was one that was tremendously excited when CAG got the job. Now almost six years in, the jury is back. Change is needed. However, I think you are correct that CAG will get another year with CBB hoping it miraculously turns around next year or he dumps the decision in the lap of another and walks away.
Then he is simply a thief..in my book. Is he gonna "dump his paycheck in the lap of another as he walks away" and tell'em "here, i inheireted this but did nothing...so you can have it"? The way i see it, he's getting paid to be the athletic director...earn it. If all the job entailed was making appearances and shaking hands...I can/would do it for a lot less than it costs now.
Sorry. As I read the basketball section of The Battle Plan, it seems to me that CBB is building a case for keeping CAG another year:
Translation:
"We've been riddled by injuries".
"We're starting to accomplish things we haven't in the past several seasons".
"We've been sooooooooo close at times"
"If we WOULD have beaten Vandy, we WOULD have won three SEC games in a row!. How about that? Isn't that awesome?"
Really? This is where this program is?
As Earle said in an earlier post, this is "Shula Era revisited".
Translation:
"We've been riddled by injuries".
"We're starting to accomplish things we haven't in the past several seasons".
"We've been sooooooooo close at times"
"If we WOULD have beaten Vandy, we WOULD have won three SEC games in a row!. How about that? Isn't that awesome?"
Really? This is where this program is?
As Earle said in an earlier post, this is "Shula Era revisited".
I don't know anything about his situation but I've had this same fear at times this season. Hale can be really good as he gets a little stronger.
On another note, Taylor has improved as the season has gone along. He was almost an automatic turnover earlier but now catches and controls the ball better and makes better decisions with the ball. He may be more of a go-to guy on offense next year so he needs to work on his free throw shooting.
Read on another Bama site, Trevor Lacey and someone else are recruiting him to NC State.
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DT_tit: on TideFans.comDoes not matter how or why- Anthony Grant has simply run this program in the ground. I do not feel even he wants to be there anymore. And the short term future is going to be even worse whether he stays or goes. Really just nothing else to say. I just have no confidence that this is going to handled to the real basketball fans liking.
The title of this thread says it all- when the program falls BELOW UGA in hoops accomplishments, it's time to push the panic button. Bama has always been far and away a better hoops program than the Bulldogs but at this point they are on the rise and we are sinking like an anchor. To me living here in ATL, that's a barometer I use to evaluate the state of ALA basketball. This next hire is CRITICAL for Battle or whomever has the cojones to pull the trigger. Much like every single other sport in the SEC, all your cohorts are constantly trying to improve (see WBB, softball, GYM, Baseball, obviously FB). We can't afford to stand pat and let the Georgia's, Ole Miss' and others pass us by.
If grant is fired this season......I want us to go after Ben howland.....he is the most successful coach that is available.....only 2 other coaches besides him have taken teams to back to back final fours.....and matter fact, Howland did it 3 times in a row of I recall correctly.....plus I believe he will do the best coaching job as he will coach with a chip on his shoulder given how things ended at UCLA.....he has something to prove
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