Game Thread: Alabama vs. Miss. State SEC Network
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True, but there's another equation to consider, and Grant's got chalk in hand for writing this one down:
Ugly wins + ugly losses = Institutional euthanasia when it comes to any enthusiasm for 'Bama basketball.
Easy now. I don't this team - without Ricky and Retin - beating anyone by 20+ points.
I don't understand Coleman's issue with 3 pointers. He clearly was good in high school. Link
RollTideTV has a video of the locker room postgame if anyone wants to watch.
Are there no guys out there that are 6' 7" or taller that can box out? I mean - geez.....
Between Kessens and Taylor -- I get so frustrated. Either they have very small hands -- OR -- weak hands....
And I love Rodney Cooper -- but at times, it sure looks like he's never played before -- other times he looks like he could be in the NBA.....I am at a loss as to why.
Also, I noticed with CAG and with the MSU Coach -- they aren't talking strategy in the timeouts.....it's all generic "we need to hustle", "we need to hit the boards" etc....
Don't they always need to hustle? Shouldn't they always hit the boards? Can you not offer them something specific to work on?
"Hey, #32 is sneaking in on your right -- when you box out, make sure you focus on your right side, and pull the ball down to your left" -- or something helpful....
Not just cheerleading....
Between Kessens and Taylor -- I get so frustrated. Either they have very small hands -- OR -- weak hands....
And I love Rodney Cooper -- but at times, it sure looks like he's never played before -- other times he looks like he could be in the NBA.....I am at a loss as to why.
Also, I noticed with CAG and with the MSU Coach -- they aren't talking strategy in the timeouts.....it's all generic "we need to hustle", "we need to hit the boards" etc....
Don't they always need to hustle? Shouldn't they always hit the boards? Can you not offer them something specific to work on?
"Hey, #32 is sneaking in on your right -- when you box out, make sure you focus on your right side, and pull the ball down to your left" -- or something helpful....
Not just cheerleading....
Win is a win, but a road win with injured players not playing is better and that's what we got. All this coach stuff should be later on, right now we still have a chance to make the tourney and I'm going with that. I don't have the mindset to hope we lose so coach gets fired so that isn't even an option for me. Roll Tide! If we can cover the Vandy freshman 3 point specialist, we should win at home and move on. It's almost like we're in the tourney right now, each win from here on out, counts!
Has CAG ever beaten Vandy? They always give us more than we want. We usually get outcoached badly. Stallings is a really good coach.
I noticed that with Calipari as well. He was always harping on "energy" and very little in the way of strategy.
To be fair to CAG and Rick Ray, ESPN or whoever produces a game is not going to show those type of comments. They just don't.
CAG started 0-3 against Vandy. He's won the last two meetings, though.
Yes, a win is a win. That's what fans say, but in the context of how we played it's more like "we didn't lose". It's a good thing we were playing MSU last night. Some fans seem to use our w-l record and "making the tourney" as some sort of benchmark, but the fact is, the product we put on the floor is sub par. We have no inside game and our blocking out, rebounding, ball handling, and shooting are all poor. "Making the tourney" won't change that... only coaches and players can. Even if we "make the tourney" with a sub par team, we still have a sub par team. I'll guarantee that if we put a better product on the floor, the wins and tournament appearances will follow.
Like CNS's philosophy...get good players, coach 'em up, and success will come. Before the season started I predicted 16 wins, and anything above that would be an over achievement. It looks as though we'll do that in terms of our w-l record, but we should strive to "make the tourney" because of our good play, not in spite of our poor play. Record wise, CAG has over achieved this year, but playing wise, I think he has under achieved. JMO :BigA:
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