Grant isn't chaning. It's been 6 years and by the end of this season, IMO, we will look just like we did his first year here. I've seen little to no player progression and development. The only difference this year that is keeping us afloat is we have a little more talent than in years past..
If one game can tilt a coaches fate then he is toast regardless of the outcome of that game..I am afraid if Bama loses to UCLA at home tomorrow the pressure on coach Grant to win will do him in before the seasons end and this discussion will be moot. Now if Bama wins it will help big time! Maybe I hope but probably not. He could really use a win tomorrow though!
game is Sunday late afternoon. im hoping for a win. Because sometimes a loss can cause a downward spiral and have a direct impact on how the season turns out. This could be that game. I'm very interested to see who guards their superstar frosh.. he has the goods and will be an NBA player. his first name escapes me. Last name is LooneyI am afraid if Bama loses to UCLA at home tomorrow the pressure on coach Grant to win will do him in before the seasons end and this discussion will be moot. Now if Bama wins it will help big time! Maybe I hope but probably not. He could really use a win tomorrow though!
I am afraid if Bama loses to UCLA at home tomorrow the pressure on coach Grant to win will do him in before the seasons end and this discussion will be moot. Now if Bama wins it will help big time! Maybe I hope but probably not. He could really use a win tomorrow though!
This years team is better than past years team in talent alone. They don't play better though. They play the same. We still lack the ability to play with basic fundamentals most of the time, or at least at the most important times. All of that can and should be fixed by competent coaching and player development. That is what most people are frustrated by..
Compete year in and year out for what? We've been to the dance once in 5 years and lost the first round that year. Grant is barley over .500 in conference games since he's been here. So if your happy with those things then yea, I guess you don't get me..
I think your key comment is "compete year in year out"....can you honestly say we have done that over the past 6 years. What is compete...we win some, lose some, make it fun to watch but at the end of the day we lose and that's OK? Why cant we have higher expectations for the BB team? Sure we beat an 8-4 UCLA team that is inexperienced, young and playing with 4 first time starters. I would not go overboard with UCLA win...it is far from a "statement win". Also, 20 wins in SEC will not get us in Tournament...unless, 2 of the 20 wins are against KY.
That is how teams like UCLA do it now. They get the top recruits much like Kentucky who never stay for their Junior Senior year. They lost 3 underclassmen to the NBA in the last draft. It's the new landscape of basketball. It was obvious to me that the commentators were hoping UCLA would pull out a victory. They kept making excuses for them. When Duke or Kentucky play poorly does anyone make excuses for them although they play with an similar situation in terms of youth. Furthermore UCLA has 5 freshmen on there roster Alabama has 4. UCLA has 4 sophomores on their roster Alabama has 4. UCLA has 3 Juniors on their roster. Alabama has 2. UCLA has one Senior on their roster. Alabama has 3. The announcers were giving a lot of spin last night and reason for UCLA. If you don't know basketball and just listened to what they were saying you would think we have a roster full of seniors and they have a ton of freshmen. Only two of our Seniors play the third was just put on scholarship last year for good academics (in my opinion).
