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re: 2017-18 Alabama Basketball Season Thread: 20-16 (10-11)
Posted on 2/6/18 at 10:54 am to TomRollTideRitter
Posted on 2/6/18 at 10:54 am to TomRollTideRitter
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I'm not sure if he'll be a first team all conference pick. I thought they'd be a better team too.
He's 9th in scoring and leads the league in assists by a wide margin, so I think he should be first team, but if not it's because he's on a bad team. It's also worth noting that his usage percentage is actually only up 2% from his last year with us.
This post was edited on 2/6/18 at 10:57 am
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Posted on 2/6/18 at 10:55 am to BigBird09
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Offensively, I don't think we've ever had a worse post player
Idk man, Jimmy Taylor was pretty fricking bad.
Posted on 2/6/18 at 10:59 am to BigBird09
Yeah they have a pretty good set of guards it seems.
After this talk, I'm fully ready to lose first round next year to a 14 seed Samford team. BA 5/5 from 3 and Justin Coleman scoring 35+.
After this talk, I'm fully ready to lose first round next year to a 14 seed Samford team. BA 5/5 from 3 and Justin Coleman scoring 35+.
Posted on 2/6/18 at 11:01 am to BigBird09
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1. King (Johnson) 2. Lacey (Grant) 3. Jacobs (Grant) 4. Coleman (Johnson) 5. Kessens (Johnson) 6. Pollard (Grant)
I'd definitely put Pollard ahead and Kessens and probably Coleman. He turned in to a very solid post player at Houston. Averaged 14 and 6 his senior year. I know that is comparable to Kessens' 13 and 9 but I just can't imagine Kessens playing over Pollard had they both been at Alabama the same time.
Posted on 2/6/18 at 11:01 am to mistaken4193
Jimmie had that hook shot he could get to fall occasionally. He was bad on offense for sure, but he was better than Gueye.
Jimmie also had the several minute span @Florida in Avery's first year where he exploded out of nowhere after Retin fouled out. It was unbelievable.
Jimmie also had the several minute span @Florida in Avery's first year where he exploded out of nowhere after Retin fouled out. It was unbelievable.
This post was edited on 2/6/18 at 11:01 am
Posted on 2/6/18 at 11:03 am to mistaken4193
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Idk man, Jimmy Taylor was pretty fricking bad.
Taylor wasn't a bad post scorer when he got the ball and was never Gueye bad.
Taylor (Career): 20 mpg, 4.7 PPG, 59% from the field
Gueye (Career): 15 mpg, 1.4 ppg, 37% from the field.
Posted on 2/6/18 at 11:08 am to BigBird09
Engstrom just did such a terrible job of going up with the ball. A guy that size shouldn't get the ball stripped or have his shot blocked by guards or undersized forwards half as much as he did. He was better with screens and not traveling/throwing his shoulder into defenders than Gueye, but in terms of post scoring he was every bit as bad. Overall, a truly regrettable period in our history given the number of great post players we have had in the past.
Posted on 2/6/18 at 11:10 am to train1523
I feel like Kessens was a decent player by the end of the year. Not a starter, but a solid contributor off the bench. He was terrible at the start of the year, but figured out his role and developed as the season went on.
Posted on 2/6/18 at 11:21 am to train1523
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I'd definitely put Pollard ahead and Kessens and probably Coleman. He turned in to a very solid post player at Houston. Averaged 14 and 6 his senior year. I know that is comparable to Kessens' 13 and 9 but I just can't imagine Kessens playing over Pollard had they both been at Alabama the same time.
I guess you could argue for Pollard over Kessens, but that statline doesn't really touch Coleman's efficient 14 ppg and 6 apg, and he still has a season to go. It's easy for a post player to get 6 rebounds per game, it's actually pretty bad that he averaged a hair less than that in 30 MPG. But averaging 6 assists is very tough at the college level.
Stats show Kessens as the soundly better player (3 more rebounds in same minutes, 9% higher FG%, etc.) But while the stats don't show it, I do have a hard time seeing how Pollard could have been worse defensively. Pollard was very bad here after high expectations which probably taints my view of him, but I'd still choose Kessens over him. Not that either were ideal here.
Posted on 2/6/18 at 11:55 am to Cobrasize
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why hasn't Shelton State's Madonna Thompson been offered a big time job
I get the feeling Thompson is quite happy where she is, considering she's been in Tuscaloosa at Shelton for 20 years. I'd imagine she certainly wouldn't turn down her alma mater if we asked, but for an SEC program, unless we didn't really have any good candidates, it would be a big stretch for us to hire a community college coach.
Thompson would be a great hire if an assistant position ever came open, but, again, she's a head coach at a program she's built for over a decade, why leave for an assistant job?
This post was edited on 2/6/18 at 11:56 am
Posted on 2/6/18 at 12:59 pm to BigBird09
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If I ranked him behind King and Lacey among the Grant/Johnson transfers the list would still look like:
1. King (Johnson)
2. Lacey (Grant)
You'd put King > Lacey? Like in terms of quality of player?
King is doing great at MTSU, he clearly is a SEC caliber player. That said, he isn't Trevor Lacey good
Posted on 2/6/18 at 3:01 pm to GenesChin
Gene,
You may have missed my earlier question or not know but I asked earlier in the thread if you knew of anywhere that showed SEC in-conference SOS for this year?
I'd be interested to see how they differ.
You may have missed my earlier question or not know but I asked earlier in the thread if you knew of anywhere that showed SEC in-conference SOS for this year?
I'd be interested to see how they differ.
This post was edited on 2/6/18 at 3:36 pm
Posted on 2/6/18 at 3:16 pm to McGregor
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You may have missed my earlier quewstion or not know but I asked earlier in the thread if you knew of anywhere that showed SEC in-conference SOS for this year?
KenPom does (Hardest to Easiest)
1. Vanderbilt
2. Ole Miss
3. Arkansas
4. LSU
5. Missouri
6. South Carolina
7. Georgia
8. Mississippi State
9. Alabama
10. Kentucky
11. Texas A&M
12. Florida
13. Auburn
14. Tennessee
This post was edited on 2/6/18 at 3:17 pm
Posted on 2/6/18 at 3:19 pm to SummerOfGeorge
is that for the whole season or just games played so far?
and thank you!
and thank you!
Posted on 2/6/18 at 3:20 pm to McGregor
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is that for the whole season or just games played so far?
In conference games to this point
Posted on 2/6/18 at 3:24 pm to McGregor
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You may have missed my earlier quewstion or not know but I asked earlier in the thread if you knew of anywhere that showed SEC in-conference SOS for this year?
The Conf SOS should be based on games played, not complete conf schedule. Also, keep in mind that given the round robin nature, the "better" teams should have much lower SOS by default
Alabama is #9 in In-Conf SOS based on KenPom (complete below)
Alabama is #13 in In-Conf SOS based on TeamRankings
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KenPom InConf SOS (SEC Standing Rank)
#1- Vanderbilt (#14)
#2- Ole Miss (#8) ** 8-13 all tied**
#3- Arkansas (#8)
#4- LSU (#8)
#5- Mizz (#6)
#6- USCe (#8)
#7- UGA (#8)
#8- MSU (#6)
#9- Bama (#4)
#10- UK (#4)
#11- TAMU (t#8)
#12- UF (#2)
#13- AU (#1)
#14- TN (#2)
TeamRankings Conf SOS
#1- Vandy
#2- Mizz
#3- Arkansas
#4- LSU
#5- Ole miss
#6- USCe
#7- UGA
#8- MSU
#9- Kentucky
#10- UF
#11- TAMU
#12- AU
#13- Bama
#14- Tennessee
This post was edited on 2/6/18 at 3:25 pm
Posted on 2/6/18 at 5:16 pm to GenesChin
Cecil tweet
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TV Teddy in the Hump! Tonight’s @AlabamaMBB vs. MSU officials are Tony Greene, Ted Valentine and Darron George
Posted on 2/6/18 at 5:20 pm to Bamafan15
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There’s definitely a chance he transfers or enters the draft/goes overseas. Believe me.
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Just heard rumors there’s actually a legit chance. That’s all.
Posted on 2/6/18 at 5:25 pm to Chadaristic
Please God let us not be a TO machine tonight.
Posted on 2/6/18 at 5:47 pm to mistaken4193
How do I stream the game online??
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