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Posted on 4/18/24 at 9:01 am to Temple of the Dog
Posted on 4/18/24 at 9:01 am to Temple of the Dog
Adding strength and renewing confidence should boost that efficiency
Posted on 4/18/24 at 9:31 am to Temple of the Dog
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I've just reached a point where I unconditionally trust Oats and his process to evaluate transfers.
I know a lot has been said lately about the current state of college basketball re: entirely new rosters every year for pretty much every program, but I actually feel really good about us competing in that environment. I hate that that environment exists in the first place, but I think the fact that we have such a well defined playing style will make us less susceptible to disaster seasons where the roster just doesn't work and everything is a wash.
Posted on 4/18/24 at 9:36 am to Bear88
I walked beside Aaliyah Nye going into the stadium at A-Day Saturday. She's a looker! That being said, she's nowhere close to 6'0". Maybe 5'10". Good shooter, though. Hate to lose her.
Posted on 4/18/24 at 9:44 am to Bama3714
Why is Broome coming back for Aub? How can he improve his game? Seems like he could help an NBA team. Shot it pretty well from 3 this year.
Posted on 4/18/24 at 9:48 am to Bama3714
quote:She must have been wearing the same shoes Keon Ellis was that caused him to lose 3" off his 6'6" listing at Bama.
I walked beside Aaliyah Nye going into the stadium at A-Day Saturday. She's a looker! That being said, she's nowhere close to 6'0". Maybe 5'10". Good shooter, though. Hate to lose her.
Posted on 4/18/24 at 9:50 am to McGregor
quote:Only thing that makes sense is a big NIL bag.
Why is Broome coming back for Aub? How can he improve his game? Seems like he could help an NBA team. Shot it pretty well from 3 this year.
Posted on 4/18/24 at 10:14 am to Alabama_Fan
Where do y'all think Quinerly is headed? He definitely didn't improve his stock this season at Memphis. So, is he headed to the G-league? Europe? China? Jimmer Ferdette has gotten paid a ton of money in China. I could see JQ's style being very effective there (score first guard that's quick and likes ISO).
Posted on 4/18/24 at 10:16 am to Temple of the Dog
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He just completely collapsed mentally.
I'm curious what their OOC schedule looked like. Was Aden putting up good numbers versus weak competition? I definitely don't doubt this confidence was shot by the end. I'm just curious the difference in opponent quality.
Posted on 4/18/24 at 10:19 am to Robot Santa
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but I think the fact that we have such a well defined playing style will make us less susceptible to disaster seasons where the roster just doesn't work and everything is a wash.
The fact that Oats has a clear vision in what he wants and who fits into that system, makes a huge difference. They'll be guys that are busts. But have a plan and researching how guys would fit is just less susceptible land coaches who were just assembling as much talent as possible, and hope to find a way to make it work.
Posted on 4/18/24 at 10:21 am to TideCPA
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She must have been wearing the same shoes Keon Ellis was that caused him to lose 3" off his 6'6" listing at Bama.
They most buy their shoes from the same store as DeSantis.
Posted on 4/18/24 at 10:22 am to TideCPA
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Only thing that makes sense is a big NIL bag
Still not as big as the bag that Yale dropped on Auburn's chin.
Posted on 4/18/24 at 10:26 am to CCTider
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I'm curious what their OOC schedule looked like.
Let's be honest here, it's Auburn. The schedule is mediocre at best
Posted on 4/18/24 at 10:48 am to cdur86
Have we backed off McNeeley?
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Posted on 4/18/24 at 11:11 am to Legionfield
No, just a lot of top teams after him as well.
Sounds like between us, UConn, and Kentucky.
Sounds like between us, UConn, and Kentucky.
Posted on 4/18/24 at 11:13 am to Legionfield
Not that I've heard at all. We're supposedly a big player. UConn is getting the first visit. But we're mentioned heavily in it as if yesterday morning. I'd prefer to be fighting against almost anyone but UConn. But I think McNeely knows he's for it system well, and would get him ready for the NBA. That, and apparently his mom loves Oats.
Posted on 4/18/24 at 11:13 am to Robot Santa
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Bro you have been a bama basketball fan for too long to make that statement.
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Pollard is the only one I can think of that we have signed who was basically unplayable.
And even his numbers in his final collegiate season at Houston his numbers were 14 PPG and 6 RPG with high-level defense. 5-stars hardly ever miss completely.
Posted on 4/18/24 at 11:15 am to TheNameIsDalton
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Sounds like between us, UConn, and Kentucky.
Yep.
I will say, i definitely don't want to get into a 3 way battle for a key recruit with Kentucky and Arkansas. There's a lot of pride, hate, and dick swinging between them. So you know they're going to end up in some stupid bidding wars between them. They're going to end up overspending like crazy.
Posted on 4/18/24 at 11:21 am to BigBird09
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Greg Byrne discusses Nate Oats' commitment to Alabama basketball
Before Alabama played in its first game in the SEC Tournament – and before the Crimson Tide’s NCAA Tournament run – Greg Byrne announced a new contract for coach Nate Oats.
Oats’ new deal is six years through March 14, 2030, and he is set to make $5 million in his first season and $7.55 million in the last year of the contract extension. In the first two years of the deal, Oats’ buyout is worth $18 million if he leaves, one of the largest in the country.
One month after the UA System Board of Trustees compensation committee approved Oats’ second contract extension, Byrne discussed the commitment from Oats on The Next Round.
“We believe in Nate,” Byrne said Thursday. “We believe in the job that he’s done. The kids like playing for him. We’ve had a few kids go in the transfer portal in the last few days – we were anticipating that. It’s the world we’re in right now. The way he has developed our program, young men wanna play for him. Kids have a real affinity for him as their coach.
“He’s ahead of the curve offensively and preaches defense all the time. Recruits his tail off. He and I talked twice yesterday, and a lot of the conversation was about recruiting and where we are right now.
Byrne continued, “We’re really proud of him, we knew he wanted to be our coach for hopefully the rest of his career and we stepped up. But the thing I love so much about him is I said, ‘Nate, if we’re gonna invest in you at this level, I want you to make that same commitment back to us.’ … I said, ‘Our fanbase wants to know that you are just as committed to the University of Alabama as we are to you.’ And he’s like – you know Nate – ‘Shoot, yeah.’”
In his fifth year at Alabama, Oats led the men’s basketball team to its first-ever Final Four. It was his fourth straight NCAA Tournament appearance and the third trip to the Sweet 16, but the Tide broke through its glass ceiling and played on the third weekend of March Madness.
One day after Alabama’s season ended with a loss to national champion UConn, news broke that John Calipari was leaving Kentucky for Arkansas, and many believed Oats would be a top candidate in Lexington. Before the national title game tipped off, however, Oats and Byrne both shared statements on social media that reaffirmed the coach’s commitment.
“Kentucky is probably one of the top two or three jobs in the country historically,” Byrne told The Next Round. “I worked at Kentucky. I was the head of fundraising. We lived there from 2002-06. There is a lot of similarities between Kentucky men’s basketball support and Alabama football support and the focus on the state.
“Obviously, I didn’t just sit there and say, ‘Oh, I guess the Kentucky job is open.’ Nate and I talked several times, and I already knew the things that were important to him.”
Alabama still hasn’t broken ground on a new basketball arena that was first introduced in 2022. Byrne provided a positive update on where things stand there but also had more details on the more immediate plans for the basketball program, which is expected to include a new off-site facility that is likely to career a lesser $20 million price tag, according to sources.
“We’ve raised a lot of money for the arena,” Byrne said. “Our donors have been really good for it. That is a priority for us in what we have to do. We also are in very challenging, turbulent waters right now. NIL is a reality. We have to pay attention to that.
“If you really talk to most coaches, they’re not gonna be as concerned about the gameday and what that looks like. I mean, they want it to be good, don’t get me wrong. But they’re much more concerned about their classroom, which for a basketball is the gym. So we’ve got some things we’re working on to address in a much shorter timeframe and will benefit our men’s basketball program, benefit our women’s basketball program, too.
“We were able to talk a little bit more about it because during the season, I didn’t bother him a whole lot about that because I want him to be focused on his team. But we had already started talking about that, and we just had a couple more conversations once the news. But he made it very clear to me he wanted to be here, and I think his actions once again back up his words.”
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Posted on 4/18/24 at 11:24 am to CCTider
Yeah i saw Sharief Cooper was playing China and they really like him. JQ can take his shite over there.
I noticed in his goodbye NCAAB post he had 3 pics of him in his Memphis gear and one in his bama gear holding a trophy. He knows.
I noticed in his goodbye NCAAB post he had 3 pics of him in his Memphis gear and one in his bama gear holding a trophy. He knows.
Posted on 4/18/24 at 11:29 am to BigBird09
I have been told that Sears will be back, which makes sense. I have seen multiple mock drafts that don't have him drafted. Bama has NIL and he will get a pretty fair share of it.
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