Recent content by TideBall

As others have said, basketball is very different than football for several reasons. 1. Basketball teams have far fewer players, so one or two elite players can have a much larger impact. 2. The NBA will draft elite players based on "potential" (even as early as High School) if they think they...

You could almost see our team throw a switch and turn off at the end of the run when we took the lead. The next 2 trips down the floor for Mississippi, our defense turned into spectators. We must have solid defense in order to win.

When any single player becomes too much of the focus, it is usually not the best bet for the team. It is not a total coincidence that the team has played better, with better results, without him in the lineup. Sexton is of course very young and there were times when he probably felt he had to...

Auburn is small, but quicker than most other teams and what we can simulate in practice. Their quickness is the cause of many of the Alabama turnovers. This quickness is also making it tough for us to keep the entire 3 point circle covered. Our guys are afraid the smaller Auburn players will...

The first 15 minutes of the second half at LSU may have been Bama's best stretch of basketball this season. LSU then went to their own small lineup and we had real trouble closing out the game. I hope that gave the team a preview of some aspects of what Auburn will do tonight, while the...

You were fine the first time!. Sang is the past tense of Sing and is perfectly correct grammar.

The first 15 minutes of the second half was the best the team has played in recent memory and the team defense was solid for the entire game. Given that we were playing without Hall, this was even more impressive. Sexton is obviously struggling a bit with other teams now starting to design...

Re: Report: TAMU Looking to Get Dave Aranda from LSU Be careful with what you ask for. Many universities would love to see a total compensation cap set for the entire football coaching staff in all NCAA institutions. Alabama Football is frequently mentioned as a target.

Cotton on crutches. Does not look good at all.

This game is starting to remind me of our Sugar Bowl game against Miami at the end of the 92 season. Our defense is totally dominating things and outscoring the other team, but nobody (including me) feels comfortable with our offensive production. With the upcoming loss of our DC, I really...

Players who are good FT shooters usually practice them a lot on their own time and take pride in their FT percentage. You will frequently see a player who is told FT shooting will keep them out of the NBA improve their percentage by 10-20 percent, when they dedicate themselves to putting in the...

This is the second game in a row where our team has not looked like it was fully focused. The last game was understandable, after what happened with Minnesota. This game poses the challenge of being in the shadow of the football CFP topics and being another team that our guys may be guilty of...

Minnesota had about a 20 pound per man advantage with their front court and they largely out muscled and intimidated our team in the first half. The refs were calling the game about like SEC refs from 6-10 years ago, when things were turning into a football scrimmage and everyone had tight ends...

UT Arlington is playing at full speed, while Alabama is playing like they are already at home in a pick up game. The timeout was important. Now, the team needs to respond.

Re: Arkansas-Little Rock Comes to Tuscaloosa UT Arlington is a good team with a lot of experience. Their top 5 scorers are all seniors, which means they probably do not have the raw talent of some of our players, but they have been well coached and get the most they can out of their talent...