I'm astounded at what Hall has done with his FT shooting...I think Norris has made a difference for Bama tonight. Hall has had a lot of put backs as well.
Few things I noticed in last night game. Hall was aggressive going to the basket, and we needed that from him. Petty really needs to step up his game going forward. There was several moment where Offense wasn't doing good job of moving the ball. If we could do half of what Liberty did with the ball and do it well, then the team could be real good. I hope they figure out how to play together without the ball, because that will be a huge difference in SEC play this year.A nice win over a fairly good team. We played sloppy at times and had some long scoring droughts, especially in the first half but competed hard the entire game and maintained control of the game. Kira is fun to watch. I'm not so sure he won't wind up being better (more complete player) than Collin before his career is over. When his head is in the game Donta is one of the more exciting players we've had since I've been watching Bama basketball in the early 80's. I wish he was a more complete player because he definitely has NBA ability. I think Coach has slowed down on rotating players in and out but there still were a few odd combinations on the court at times in the second half. The crowd was down considerably from the last 2 Rocket City Classics which I assume is due to a few reasons: 1) Team not playing well recently, 2) Liberty is a no-name team, and 3) ticket prices have gone up. I hope they come back again but it wouldn't surprise me if they skip a year or two. The Huntsville area has been a good recruiting area for Bama so that alone may keep them coming back. I would like to see a little bit bigger opponent for this game to generate more excitement for the fans.
I think Hall is the key this year. We know what Lewis can and will do but someone else needs to step up and Hall did that last night.Few things I noticed in last night game. Hall was aggressive going to the basket, and we needed that from him. Petty really needs to step up his game going forward. There was several moment where Offense wasn't doing good job of moving the ball. If we could do half of what Liberty did with the ball and do it well, then the team could be real good. I hope they figure out how to play together without the ball, because that will be a huge difference in SEC play this year.
I wouldn't mind us skipping the Rocket City Classic... I was not happy with how RCC handled the event. They had a half-time shot contest and give a person a chance to win a free car, well Rocket City botched this. They selected a man who did not qualify under their rules. I reached out to the officials and they modified the rules. On top of that, Pre-sale tickets was botched as well. I think it's time for Rocket City Classic to consider Auburn, UAB, Tennessee and just rotate teams every year to keep interest high.
Oh the upper level seats at VBCC are very uncomfortable. I wish they would just redo the whole seating in the arena.