Bama Game Thread: Postgame - Bama throttled BYU Elite Eight Baby

[CajunCrimson]

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[CajunCrimson]

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[Ledsteplin]

Yeah. I am sure all the Bama haters will tell us "byu wasn't that good"

Thing is, it doesn't matter how good BYU was. Bama was hitting those 3s regardless.

 

[CrimsonNagus]

That’s the thing though, BYU was good and did not play bad last night. Bama was just on fire. No team in this tournament would have beaten Bama last night, that’s how out of this world Bama played.

 

[Cruiser]

BYU outscored Bama 50-16 in the paint..... and lost by 25

 

[bamadwain]

Pretty clear it's gonna be Duke ar this point. Who gets the job of covering Flagg? Dioubate? Or maybe Reid if he plays more than he did tonight?

It'll be MO, he can guard Flagg, he can't stop him but he can slow him down

 

[AlexanderFan]

So now it’s pick your poison: go under the screen, rain threes, Fight through the screens, lob city.

Now to put the two together and dominate.

 

[CajunCrimson]

We played well. But that’s the worst defensive scheme I’ve ever seen employed vs Bama

 

[crimsonaudio]

Beyond the 25 treys, it was making that many on 51 attempts, a 49% hit rate, which is also an NCAA Tournament record for that good of a percentage on 40-plus 3-point attempts. Consider the heretofore nearly unconsidered: Alabama would have defeated BYU if it didn't sink a single 2-point shot. Its 75 points on 3s and 18 points off foul shots would have rendered a 93-88 victory in their favor.

To that end, Bama's 10 2-point shots set a record in a game adorned with them: It was the fewest made shots inside the 3-point arc by a team that scored 100-plus in an NCAA Tournament gave ever … by six makes. (Kentucky made 16 in a 100-71 win over East Tennessee State in the first round of 2010.)

It had been even longer since a team reached 110 points in the NCAA Tournament. That was North Carolina, back in 2008, against a No. 16 seed. did it against a sixth-seeded BYU team that was 11-1 in its previous 12 coming into this game.

Alabama's historic, record-setting offensive explosion puts Tide on course for national title contention

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[CajunCrimson]

It'll be MO, he can guard Flagg, he can't stop him but he can slow him down

Grant will likely take Flagg

 

[teamplayer]

Big win! Elite eight! Roll Tide!

 

[ga tide man #9]

We will need to have a great outside shooting game against Duke. Their bigs worry me, but I know coach O will have a plan

 

[Cruiser]

We played well. But that’s the worst defensive scheme I’ve ever seen employed vs Bama

Yep; there is a YouTube video of all 25 3's. Clean looks all night; good scouting by coaching staff.
"They had been going under ball screens on just about every game we watched. I told both Holloway and Sears, I hope they go under us because we're gonna rain 'em." - Nate Oats
They are , maybe, the worst team in the tournament guarding the line; but you still have to make them.

 

[BamaMoon]

Bama vs. Duke is going to be great!

We both are coming off of incredible offensive showings. Deep, deep into the second half Duke had not missed a shot and we all know what Bama did.

I don't expect either team to replicate that, but this will be a very entertaining game.

 

[BamaMoon]

This is the game that the analytic fiends point to: BYU dominated points in the paint and it didn’t matter because Alabama was matching them bucket for bucket, only Alabama’s baskets counted more.

I didn't even count it up. I knew we hit 25 3's but it just dawned on me we win the game by 25 points.

And, as the guys on CBS said, it's not like BYU laid down either. They were very good.

But we were great!

 

[BamaMoon]

Pretty clear it's gonna be Duke ar this point. Who gets the job of covering Flagg? Dioubate? Or maybe Reid if he plays more than he did tonight?

I wouldn't be surprised if Stevenson doesn't get the start and the ONLY job is to be in Flagg's jock the whole game.

Flagg can shoot the 3, but I think he's most dangerous when he drives because he can finish and make FTS. And he also is a great passer. So keeping him out of the lane and keeping him from dumping off for easy buckets to others must be minimized!

We keep a hand in his face but let him beat us from distance; not in the paint.

 

[Bama Shoals]

What a game! I never expected this team (worst 3-point shooting team of the Oats era) to hit 25 threes in a Sweet 16 game. But three guys got extremely hot at the same time: Sears (10-16), Holloway (6-13), and Youngblood (5-11) from three. I couldn't believe BYU continued to go under the screens. They said they do it to protect their inside guys who are undersized at 6'7" and 6'8", but I would rather take my chances on getting beat with tough inside 2s versus being blitzed by wide open 3s. Their coach said they thought Bama wouldn't continue to make them. Wrong! Congratulations to our guys for an awesome performance on a big stage.

Now on to Duke. A completely different animal but a chance at another huge program ascending win!

 

[Cruiser]

Duke opens at-6.5; O/U 174.5

 

[BamaMoon]

Duke opens at-6.5; O/U 174.5

Not surprising.

While both teams had great offensive performances, this game will likely come down to which team has the best defensive plan to slightly slow down the other.

 

[Cruiser]

Not surprising.

While both teams had great offensive performances, this game will likely come down to which team has the best defensive plan to slightly slow down the other.

Duke gave up 93 to an Arizona team that averages 81.7
Duke shot 60% from the field, 58% from 3pt and 85% from the line and only won by 7 against Arizona. Can they do that again?