Alabama is Legit - Growing NC Contender Talk
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I hope they keep getting ranked #4. The pressure on a young team to be ranked #1 may be too much.
We are definitely getting better and have a chance to finish the year as one of the best teams in the country. Of course, I can't forget last year's team that started very strongly and were just awful by the end of the year. If these guys keep playing together without allowing the outside influences and jealousy to creep in, we can be very good. We have good depth, and we have shown that different guys can step up to provide scoring, rebounding, and defense. I hope we are still talking about being a top 4 team in about two months. We shall see.
Also last years team did not want to play CNO went out got players that wants to play I love this team this year I do not see them quitting.
I don't see this team quitting either. But there's a lot of youth here. Talented youth, but youth nonetheless. I could see them reading and hearing praise from every direction and getting complacent. Not saying they will, just saying that's a vulnerability Oats and staff will have to work all season to prevent.
I think the major takeaway from this discussion is we are "good enough" to endure a possible skid.
So far, we haven't just beaten good teams in the SEC, we've dominated them. We didn't play badly in our loss to the Zags, they just played better. The UConn game was really our only "bad" game. I suspect there will be a few games that we might play poorly and still win OR we might play a couple games poorly and drop one or two.
But this team is different and I don't see them suddenly becoming a team that can't bound back from a poor game or two.
As we move toward March, if we are going to drop one or two it would be better to get that out of our system than to do it in March.
So far, we haven't just beaten good teams in the SEC, we've dominated them. We didn't play badly in our loss to the Zags, they just played better. The UConn game was really our only "bad" game. I suspect there will be a few games that we might play poorly and still win OR we might play a couple games poorly and drop one or two.
But this team is different and I don't see them suddenly becoming a team that can't bound back from a poor game or two.
As we move toward March, if we are going to drop one or two it would be better to get that out of our system than to do it in March.
I really feel good about this team. One thing I noticed is that these young men don't show boat a lot, they may do a little here and there but not too much. And when they don't play to coach Oats' standards you can see the frustration on their faces. These young men really want to win a National championship and they are hungry.
A couple of years ago , we were the best team in the country in February, but cooled in late Feb / /March .
... if they are hungry after stopping at Buc-ee's, last Tuesday night, it's their own fault
This ain't last year's team. Not even close.
Last year's team couldn't clean this teams locker room.
It is clear that this team is focused and unselfish and has a mental toughness about themselves.
The only team we need to beat outright is Tennessee. And that game is at Tenn. Hoping that they catch one more in conference L before we play them. ADub make that happen!
The next top team is Auburn, even if we split with them, we shouldn't fall below a 3 seed which is truly impressive. I still say since we are here we might as well win them all boys!
The next top team is Auburn, even if we split with them, we shouldn't fall below a 3 seed which is truly impressive. I still say since we are here we might as well win them all boys!
The pressure is building with every win and the talk of a 1 seed is just going to be more frequent and louder. I believe I heard Oats refer to a 1 seed in talking to the media. I hope he learned a lot last season about how to handle the team in regards to the pressure and expectations. Seems when the talk of a 1 or 2 seed started last season is when the team started to fall apart.
This group is special and if they’ll take it one practice, one possession, one game at a time, they will write their name in crimson flame and be the standard all other Bama basketball teams will be compared to.
This group is special and if they’ll take it one practice, one possession, one game at a time, they will write their name in crimson flame and be the standard all other Bama basketball teams will be compared to.
Purdue wins in a squeaker.
Kansas loses 2 this week, getting hammered at home on Saturday.
Houston loses 2nd game at home, this time to an unranked Temple team. We’ll move up, but will we pass Houston.
Kansas loses 2 this week, getting hammered at home on Saturday.
Houston loses 2nd game at home, this time to an unranked Temple team. We’ll move up, but will we pass Houston.
Yes we pass Houston, we both have two losses and beat them head to head. We should be two with some first place votes.
I think every team and coach in our league views Bama as the team to beat. These guys have a business like attitude…they are on a mission. They play as a team…the parts are not greater than the sum.
Purdue won, so maybe not. We definitely will be at least #2.Bama is about to be #1 in basketball....
WORD!!!!!!!!!! RTR!!!!!!!
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