Bama Game Thread: MBB - Bama vs Vols 2 - Sat Feb 28 - 5p CST ESPN

[day-day]

Cleaned up the glass. They had 17 offensive rebounds first half but just 8 second half. If your taking the ball out of basket every time the other team can’t set up defense

What does this mean?

 

[day-day]

I wasn’t able to watch the game. I saw the final score and figured there must have been a bunch of lead changes. I looked at the stats and the play-by-play on ESPN website and then wondered how Alabama won.

Big win in so many ways!

 

[Cruiser]

Rugby players don’t have the same stamina as basketball players. Refs def didn’t change how they called it. UT was gassed.

Lest not forget; their best player(18pts a game) was out of the game with 11 minutes and only 2 points.
Great win down the stretch ; none the less.
RTR

 

[CajunCrimson]

Lest not forget; their best player(18pts a game) was out of the game with 11 minutes and only 2 points.
Great win down the stretch ; none the less.
RTR

Round one we were missing Allen and Holloway. Life happens.

 

[TIDE-HSV]

Round one we were missing Allen and Holloway. Life happens.

IOW, around 24 pts...

 

[CajunCrimson]

IOW, around 24 pts...

Yet lost by 6

 

[bamamc1]

Lest not forget; their best player(18pts a game) was out of the game with 11 minutes and only 2 points.
Great win down the stretch ; none the less.
RTR

At Bama softball today. RTR Saw where Mini Pearl lost again.

 

[BhamToTexas]

Dang it felt like we were going to lose that game the entire time. It was ugly to watch, until the end. RTR

 

[BhamToTexas]

We might have played our worst game of the year, on the road, and still beat UT.

 

[CajunCrimson]

We might have played our worst game of the year, on the road, and still beat UT.

That’s because it wasn’t their worst effort. Stats and even your eyes can deceive. It’s easy for fans to say ‘we don’t protect the ball, well’ or ‘we aren’t hustling’ or ‘we aren’t trying’, bit it’s deeper than that.

Just look at the Arkansas Game. 43 fouls called in that game. Tonight? 25. Which game was more physical?

I saw UT commit more over the back fouls tonight than I’ve seen all year, yet one was called. Just one.

There was one play where they were showing one of their big men hitting his head. And two seconds before he’s raking Allen across the face knocking him onto the floor though Allen has obvious position.

We adjusted. We always do. But sometimes you have a plan. And the officials impact that plan by letting UT knock, bump, push, poke, slap, etc your guards. Or they allow defense so tight that off of the court would be a misdemeanor

Officiating affects our ability to execute our style. And we have to adjust. We always do. But (even though many of our fans won’t stop long enough to consider) we manage to adapt to the style.

It’s a 40 minute game for a reason.

TBB and Noah won’t have great stats. But they were impactful, especially in the 2nd half. Houston played so dang hard. Even Bethea in limited minutes gave good effort.

I saw Nate hug TBB like a dad hugs his kid. With pride. I saw Philon and Trelly both embrace Noah. I saw a lot to be proud of.

I wish as a fan base we could dig a bit deeper. We are seeing a limited team that’s fighting hard. 8 in a row. 9 out of last 10.

I love this team. Warts and all.

 

[Padreruf]

That’s because it wasn’t their worst effort. Stats and even your eyes can deceive. It’s easy for fans to say ‘we don’t protect the ball, well’ or ‘we aren’t hustling’ or ‘we aren’t trying’, bit it’s deeper than that.

Just look at the Arkansas Game. 43 fouls called in that game. Tonight? 25. Which game was more physical?

I saw UT commit more over the back fouls tonight than I’ve seen all year, yet one was called. Just one.

There was one play where they were showing one of their big men hitting his head. And two seconds before he’s raking Allen across the face knocking him onto the floor though Allen has obvious position.

We adjusted. We always do. But sometimes you have a plan. And the officials impact that plan by letting UT knock, bump, push, poke, slap, etc your guards. Or they allow defense so tight that off of the court would be a misdemeanor

Officiating affects our ability to execute our style. And we have to adjust. We always do. But (even though many of our fans won’t stop long enough to consider) we manage to adapt to the style.

It’s a 40 minute game for a reason.

TBB and Noah won’t have great stats. But they were impactful, especially in the 2nd half. Houston played so dang hard. Even Bethea in limited minutes gave good effort.

I saw Nate hug TBB like a dad hugs his kid. With pride. I saw Philon and Trelly both embrace Noah. I saw a lot to be proud of.

I wish as a fan base we could dig a bit deeper. We are seeing a limited team that’s fighting hard. 8 in a row. 9 out of last 10.

I love this team. Warts and all.

Well said and very true...referees by their calls -- or lack of them -- do determine the pace and nature of individual games. There's a sweet spot for fouls and it is somewhere between 43 and 25. As you well noted, the ability to adjust is crucial.

 

[CajunCrimson]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2027913140537565477

 

[DzynKingRTR]

That’s because it wasn’t their worst effort. Stats and even your eyes can deceive. It’s easy for fans to say ‘we don’t protect the ball, well’ or ‘we aren’t hustling’ or ‘we aren’t trying’, bit it’s deeper than that.

Just look at the Arkansas Game. 43 fouls called in that game. Tonight? 25. Which game was more physical?

I saw UT commit more over the back fouls tonight than I’ve seen all year, yet one was called. Just one.

There was one play where they were showing one of their big men hitting his head. And two seconds before he’s raking Allen across the face knocking him onto the floor though Allen has obvious position.

We adjusted. We always do. But sometimes you have a plan. And the officials impact that plan by letting UT knock, bump, push, poke, slap, etc your guards. Or they allow defense so tight that off of the court would be a misdemeanor

Officiating affects our ability to execute our style. And we have to adjust. We always do. But (even though many of our fans won’t stop long enough to consider) we manage to adapt to the style.

It’s a 40 minute game for a reason.

TBB and Noah won’t have great stats. But they were impactful, especially in the 2nd half. Houston played so dang hard. Even Bethea in limited minutes gave good effort.

I saw Nate hug TBB like a dad hugs his kid. With pride. I saw Philon and Trelly both embrace Noah. I saw a lot to be proud of.

I wish as a fan base we could dig a bit deeper. We are seeing a limited team that’s fighting hard. 8 in a row. 9 out of last 10.

I love this team. Warts and all.

Honestly, I think 90% of the complainers don't watch college basketball regularly.

 

[CajunCrimson]

The chemistry is very very strong.

 

[TIDE-HSV]

Honestly, I think 90% of the complainers don't watch college basketball regularly.

Or have played it...

 

[Cruiser]

Or have played it...

I; for one, have played, coached and been watching Bama Basketball faithfully since chanting "we want Leon" on his recruiting visit at Coleman
Roll Tide !

 

[CajunCrimson]

Or have played it...

Granted it’s been years since I’ve played at this point. But basketball wasn’t designed to be a rugby scrum. And I knew when I saw Daily as lead ref we were in for a scrum. Adams loves to blow the whistle. Daily lets teams bludgeon each other to death.

Hard to play guard when you have zero room to move. That’s not good defense. It’s fouling without them being called.

 

[TIDE-HSV]

I; for one, have played, coached and been watching Bama Basketball faithfully since chanting "we want Leon" on his recruiting visit at Coleman
Roll Tide !

I've done all of the above, except I was gone by the time Leon arrived. I'd add in reffing at a low level...

 

[Bama Lee]

Huge win on the road. This locks us into a bye for sec tournament

 

[CajunCrimson]