Bama Game Thread: Bama vs Houston uh I mean Western Kentucky game thread
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Yeah, don't you know I just do it randomly for no reason, but especially for telling the truth?About getting banned?
Pretty much sums up how I'm feeling:
Bottom line, they currently have a winning record which is a plus. But unfortunately we are letting a lot of opportunities slip past us AGAIN in the OCC portion of the season. We should be in the top 25 or close to it with only one loss being to Stanford.
Some of the issues are perplexing but at the same time they are issues that can be fixed. It's up to them as a team to fix them though. It's on no one else but them. The good thing is they still have time to get some of these things corrected but that time will get shorter as the season goes on.
Oh and BTW, the women are now 7-0
Bottom line, they currently have a winning record which is a plus. But unfortunately we are letting a lot of opportunities slip past us AGAIN in the OCC portion of the season. We should be in the top 25 or close to it with only one loss being to Stanford.
Some of the issues are perplexing but at the same time they are issues that can be fixed. It's up to them as a team to fix them though. It's on no one else but them. The good thing is they still have time to get some of these things corrected but that time will get shorter as the season goes on.
Oh and BTW, the women are now 7-0
He has only one recruiting class and expected to finish strong and hopefully another in 22.
Yep. That, ball-handling and not coming away with rebounds seems to be recurring themes or nightmares.
Being a Braves fan has prepped me for this.
Bassey exceeded my expectations in this one. Expected him to feast, but 27 and 12 is just ridiculous. Guy is a gamebreaker.
Hard to get a handle on Bama's shooting. Sometimes teams known for shooting have off days or weeks. Bama's shooters have off months. Hope this gets rectified. When they're off, they can't hit water if they were in a boat in the middle of the gulf. Consistency is difficult to bake in, though I'm sure CNO is trying his damndest.
I expected the forwards to get savaged on the defensive end yesterday. With Bassey, that was always going to happen. Bama's backcourt just hasn't gotten it together like they need to.
Hard to get a handle on Bama's shooting. Sometimes teams known for shooting have off days or weeks. Bama's shooters have off months. Hope this gets rectified. When they're off, they can't hit water if they were in a boat in the middle of the gulf. Consistency is difficult to bake in, though I'm sure CNO is trying his damndest.
I expected the forwards to get savaged on the defensive end yesterday. With Bassey, that was always going to happen. Bama's backcourt just hasn't gotten it together like they need to.
i think someone mentioned it earlier. but we could really use a true PG...and the finishing at the rim issues will be solved with next years incoming class. we dont have enough finishers right now.
Rojas started and then played 10 minutes. Was he hurt? I didn’t notice anything and then late in the first half wondered what happened. I couldn’t decide if it was an injury or some of those poor shot selections he took.
Same here. I was so optimistic about this team and season. I compared last years roster with this years roster and it should be night and day difference other than losing Kira. We had heard that JQ was one of the better players on the team last year so I thought he would be good enough, especially with the upgraded talent around him, to replace Kira. I'm not picking on JQ specifically because there have been several disappointments so far. In fact, I can't think of one player that has even met my expectations so far other than Primo and Herb. Speaking of Herb, I love the guy but I don't like him at PG. JP appears to have made a huge mistake by coming back this season. There is still time to turn it around and I hope he does but at the moment he has digressed significantly.
hmm...I remember posting about how this team will be another bubble team come February after our 2nd game, and yet, I was told to be trolling. IMO, CNO should've cut loose everybody but Herb from previous regime this offseason aka Petty and Reese. Going to leave personal opinions of the two out except that wishes Petty "went pro" and Reese transferred. This team has no real upperclassmen leadership right now IMO, and sometimes it's best just to start over fresh.
John Petty is an enigma wrapped in a mystery. If he's hot, he can be hotter than fire, but if he's not he throws up enough bricks to build a house.
For someone with decent shooting mechanics, I've never seen a "shooter" so unpredictable.
One thing I've notices is they rush their mechanics while shooting the three – there's a difference between "playing fast" verses "rushing shots" Unfortunately we've been in a habit of rushing shots verses stepping into their shots.
There's been a weird disconnect with that for them for some reason. Not sure why. Its like they are so focused in playing fast, that they forget sound basketball mechanics. Hopefully they will make that connection soon. They did with the Providence and UNLV games so its not like they can't do it. The challenge is they have gone away from it for some reason. And if I remember correctly, a majority of their shots aren't contested. they just rush them.
Hopefully we can get back to correcting this against East Tenn State tomorrow. A win against them will make us 5-3 heading into conference play.
We talked about this back after the first couple of games. They've got the "go fast" part down, but they have not settled into a rhythm that requires staying under control.
It's obvious in their shot selection AND in trying to drive to the basket when there is absolutely nothing there.
I still think CNO's method will work here...but it's still being ironed out.
i think he's still looking for the right starting 5. and i think (have been thinking for 4 years) that Petty should be the 6th man. He'd thrive IMO
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