Bama VS Va Tech - 1st Round NCAA Matchup (Predictions)
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I'll NOT take it......
I'll NOT take it......
I honestly have no idea what will happen with Alabama in this tournament or any team for that matter. It seemed harder to pick teams this year than any other year. I think Warren Buffet’s billion dollar offer (is he still doing that?) is safe again this year.
Any confidence would have to be pretended or naïve. Many great wins, but 15 losses, so, how can anyone know ? Also, the status of Hall - even if he plays, how effective will he be ?
I'm calling a Bama win, but this game is a coin toss. I believe we have more raw talent and we have a definite size advantage. However, from what I've observed, VaTech is typically better coached and more fundamentally sound than we are. I'm taking us because they don't have a player on the court who can match Sexton if he's on his game. A guy like him can completely change your fortunes after March 1. Still, both teams are so streaky that I wouldn't put money on it either way.
I like the match-up against VTech. They don't defend very well and struggle offensively at times, so I kind of expect another version of our last two games against Texas A&M. If we can hit some shots, we will be fine. But that is always a big if. I think Sexton is the difference, and if Petty, Dazon, and Braxton can give us quality play, we'll like where we are at the under 4 timeout in the 2nd half.
We really need Hall to be effective. I hope he can go and give us a solid 15-20 minutes at a minimum. That was a brutal fall though
We really need Hall to be effective. I hope he can go and give us a solid 15-20 minutes at a minimum. That was a brutal fall though
I’ll be in bed. It’s past my bedtime. Sleep is more important.
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“Typically” was probably the wrong word to use. I’m stating my opinion based on what I’ve observed, which admittedly is a limited sample size. I’m basing it though on a couple of things.
One is my knowledge of Buzz Williams’ coached teams. He’s found decent success everywhere he’s been. He usually hasn’t had world-beater talent, but his teams are consistently in the tournament conversation. He had several good runs at Marquette in the Big East days, and now he’s taken a mediocre VaTech program and kept them in the better half of arguably the toughest conference in America. He’s no Bill Self, but Williams is a solid coach who gets a lot out of his teams.
Secondly I’m basing it on what I’ve observed the couple of times I’ve watched them play. Their guys have good fundamentals. They have some really good shooters and they move the ball well. All in all they seem to have a good scheme.
As I said, we have more talent than they do, and I think we will win. However this is a 20+ win ACC team who has beaten UNC, Duke, Clemson, and UVA. They even held tough against Kentucky at one point. To be where they are without having the top level talent as some in their conference leads me to believe they are a very well coached, albeit streaky, team.
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Without Donta I don’t know if we can win this game. Reese and Smith will have to come up big. Reese can be more dangerous from the 4/5 spot than Donta because of his shooting range. He’s going to have to improve on the defensive end (I’m confident he will).
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I see this as the issue, particularly after the monster submarine by the AU player. His confidence has been fragile this year, plays great when it's high and disappears when it's low, which has been often. I regard his play as more central to our winning than Sexton's...
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