re: 2017-18 Alabama Basketball Season Thread: 20-16 (10-11)

The Next game is always going to be the most important game for this bunch. Will they show to Play on Tuesday...LOL

We'll see. Roll Tide

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I think the third thing was how the refs officiated the game in the post (very few fouls on either team).

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This could just as well be considered a plus for A&M. If A&M's bigs had gotten on foul trouble trying to get rebounds, they would've really been done in this game.

They played Florida tough yesterday, and they have good shooters. Considering how poorly we defend the 3pt line, it could be trouble.

I'd really love to see us start the game by feeding Hall on those pick and rolls inside, get the opposing big in foul trouble early, then start opening it up from the perimeter.

Loved that play Hall had inside when he was acting like he was coming to set a screen, then got the pass from Petty and drived to the basket.

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it was very clear he was frustrated and couldn't handle it

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That may have been as much due to Donta Hall as the refs.

You hear "player development" thrown around all the time, but there's no better example in the world of it than Hall. When he first came to Bama, he couldn't get out of the way of his own feet on offense, committed a foul pretty much every trip on defense, and was lucky to hit the rim or backboard from the free throw line.

Now three years later, I'm not kidding when I say he's second only to Sexton in importance to this team. He's an absolute force on both ends and will earn his living playing basketball.

Almost every single game we play the rest of the season will be a toss-up type game, outside of maybe home games with LSU/USCe which will be must win types.

It's going to be a grind, but everything is in front of us.

Just posted this on the Rant, but interesting to look at. SEC put together a very solid OOC slate. Some good wins and almost no terrible losses.

And Mississippi State, sheesh. Embarrassing.


In order by total games played

SEC vs KenPom Top 50
Texas A&M (6) : 4-2
Florida (6) : 2-4
Vanderbilt (6) : 0-6
Arkansas (5) : 3-2
Alabama (5) : 2-3
Tennessee (4) : 1-3
Kentucky (3) : 2-1
LSU (3) : 2-1
Georgia (1) : 1-0
South Carolina (1) : 0-1
Mississippi State (1) : 0-1
Ole Miss (1) : 0-1
Missouri (1) : 0-1
Auburn (0) : 0-0

SEC vs KenPom Top 75
Texas A&M (7) : 5-2
Vanderbilt (7) : 0-7
Alabama (6) : 3-3
Florida (6) : 3-3
Arkansas (5) : 3-2
Kentucky (5) : 3-2
Tennessee (5) : 2-3
Georgia (4) : 3-1
LSU (4) : 2-2
Missouri (3) : 1-2
Ole Miss (3) : 0-3
Auburn (2) : 1-1
South Carolina (2) : 0-2
Mississippi State (1) : 0-1

SEC vs KenPom Top 100
Alabama (9) : 5-4
Arkansas (7) : 5-2
Florida (7) : 3-4
Texas A&M (7) : 5-2
Tennessee (7) : 4-3
Vanderbilt (7) : 0-7
Kentucky (6) : 4-2
Missouri (6) : 3-3
Ole Miss (5) : 1-4
Georgia (4) : 3-1
LSU (4) : 2-2
Auburn (3) : 2-1
South Carolina (2) : 0-2
Mississippi State (1) : 0-1

SEC Losses vs KenPom 100+
Georgia - 1 (#155 UMass)
LSU - 1 (#143 Stephen F. Austin)
Ole Miss - 1 (#136 Illinois St)
South Carolina - 1 (#136 Illinois St)
Alabama - 0
Arkansas - 0
Auburn - 0
Florida - 0
Kentucky - 0
Mississippi State - 0
Missouri - 0
Tennessee - 0
Texas A&M - 0
Vanderbilt - 0

SEC Games vs KenPom 200+
Mississippi State (7)
LSU (6)
Florida (5)
Missouri (5)
Auburn (4)
Georgia (4)
Ole Miss (4)
Texas A&M (4)
Vanderbilt (3)
Arkansas (2)
South Carolina (2)
Tennessee (2)
Alabama (1)
Kentucky (1)

We can and need to win these next 3. You won't hear me say that much.

These are the lower level SEC teams.

I think we can go 7-1 in that stretch. @Vandy is gonna be the toughest one.

Just take it a game at a time