Poll: The Future of Alabama Basketball
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After watching Grant's teams, I'm not sure I want to see Bennett. He runs the same style of milking the shot clock and overemphasizing defense. Yes, he is winning a lot of games this year but what if he comes to Bama and can't recruit like he does at Virginia? Then we're stuck with the exact same thing we have now - slow, ugly games that end in close losses most of the time. That doesn't appeal to me.
First, he hasn't recruited well at UVA. I would expect he would be able to recruit better at Alabama, too. Bama would most likely have a better recruiting budget while not having the academic requirements that UVA has.
Second, here's a post I made in this thread from January 28. While UVA plays a similar style of basketball, they have the fundamentals Alabama lacks.
The numbers are probably different today, but the point holds true - UVA has the fundamentals Alabama doesn't.
It was well known in DFW it was only a matter of time before the NCAA came knocking... SMU couldn't sniff a top player coming out of the metroplex and all of a sudden Larry Brown gets them. The AAU runners couldn't get to the 'boulevard' fast enough....
As far as the recruiting, when I watch Virginia I see a couple of players that have more skill than anyone Bama has. I don't know if that is recruiting or development though. I didn't think about the academic requirements but I'm sure they are a lot more stringent at Virginia.
I guess it just boils down to I'm ready to see a different style of play after the last three or four years.
I guess it just boils down to I'm ready to see a different style of play after the last three or four years.
Heard some interesting comments from my dentist here in town. TIFWIW, He said he had heard they were going to keep Grant another year. They understood attendance would be down and the new SEC network package would more than compensate for the lost revenue. This contradicts other info I heard that CM was looking around for a new job for CAG at other schools. I personally have no idea, but I don't think I can stomach another year of " if we just play better defense" excuses.
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The same style that we play now would be alright with me if we were on the winning side instead of losing.
Does this mean they don't care about basketball? So if we aren't any good that is ok, if nobody shows up to watch the games that is ok too? If this is true that is awful. That is so bad, I don't even know how to say it.
Kind of heard a similar thing earlier this week. Grant will have another year.
Guess one could say the basketball program is being taken for "Grant"ed....
Could both things be true? Perhaps we will not fire CAG but if he is unhappy here (I think he is) so CM is making some phone calls on his behalf to find him another job. I've always figured that CAG would go back to coaching with Donovan once he leaves UA but perhaps he wants another head coaching job instead.
I have to say that sounds very "far fetched" and made up! Sounds like someone "mad" at Coach Newton because he likes CAG.
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