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Posted on 3/29/25 at 10:17 pm to TomRollTideRitter
Posted on 3/29/25 at 10:17 pm to TomRollTideRitter
Defense wins championships, even in basketball. Duke locked us up all night. We go from 113 points to 65. That’s what I saw.
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Posted on 3/29/25 at 10:17 pm to A-TOWNUAFAN
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Was our best player as a freshman tonight
Only two guys who did their job tonight were Philon and Nelson guarding Flagg.
Not even mad, lost to a better team.
Thank you Sears, Nelson, and all the rest for some great memories the last couple years.
Posted on 3/29/25 at 10:17 pm to mistaken4193
Probably back to back years we get put out by the tournament champion deep in the tournament
Posted on 3/29/25 at 10:17 pm to Woody4daTide9
Draft boards say otherwise. Derrion Reid hasn’t shown anything indicative of him being a one and done this year. I get you may not like Philon but seriously you’re gonna pretend Reid is better than him?
Posted on 3/29/25 at 10:17 pm to ETT2001
What’s disappointing to me is that the basketball acumen levels are night and day.
I get it, our game is 5 out and tempo- but we have to have a different plan than dribble iso when we are forced to play in the half court. Duke is running off ball screens for multiple players and getting guys great looks. We just dribble around the perimeter, the ball sticks, and we force a bad or out of rhythm shot. It’s just not sustainable in a tournament setting because you will always eventually run into somebody that can defend 1v1 on the perimeter. We just look so lost if that initial iso drive is cut off. I guess I don’t understand why you have to be one or the other- lightning tempo or able to run set plays.
Lot of thoughts on this squad. In hindsight they were limited from the jump, and injuries really hurt us. Losing wrightsell was tough. Losing Reid for large portions of the year was tough because it slowed his development.
We have got to get longer and more athletic on the wings. You can play a 6’0” 1 if you have a 6’6” 2. When your top 3 guards go 6’0”, 6’1”, 6’4” you are going to get beat by athletic teams with length at guard. That’s just basketball
I get it, our game is 5 out and tempo- but we have to have a different plan than dribble iso when we are forced to play in the half court. Duke is running off ball screens for multiple players and getting guys great looks. We just dribble around the perimeter, the ball sticks, and we force a bad or out of rhythm shot. It’s just not sustainable in a tournament setting because you will always eventually run into somebody that can defend 1v1 on the perimeter. We just look so lost if that initial iso drive is cut off. I guess I don’t understand why you have to be one or the other- lightning tempo or able to run set plays.
Lot of thoughts on this squad. In hindsight they were limited from the jump, and injuries really hurt us. Losing wrightsell was tough. Losing Reid for large portions of the year was tough because it slowed his development.
We have got to get longer and more athletic on the wings. You can play a 6’0” 1 if you have a 6’6” 2. When your top 3 guards go 6’0”, 6’1”, 6’4” you are going to get beat by athletic teams with length at guard. That’s just basketball
Posted on 3/29/25 at 10:17 pm to 1BamaRTR
Duke is going to win the whole thing. No other team in the tournament has their line up.
Posted on 3/29/25 at 10:17 pm to bamabkj
shite, I can remember being glad to get the ball over the half court line.
Posted on 3/29/25 at 10:18 pm to mistaken4193
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Nate’s gotta get size. Otherwise same shite will keep happening against elite defensive teams
Agree. It was glaring. Sears and Holloway were way overmatched.
Posted on 3/29/25 at 10:18 pm to Woody4daTide9
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I know a lot of people from North Carolina and none of them are duke fans. Most of them can’t stand duke.
Its surprising to me, too. But it's true.
To try to compare, I'd say it's almost like LSU to Tulane fans as it is UNC to Duke fans in numbers
Posted on 3/29/25 at 10:18 pm to CrimsonBoz
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Really embarrassing
Back-to-back Elite Eight appearances with a first in program history Final Four last year - Bama didn't shoot well tonight against the #1 seed and lost - I'm not embarrassed - maybe this Bama insider role is more than you can handle - I've been a fan for 62 years and have NEVER been embarrassed by young men 18 - 22 years old representing Bama - you owe them an apology - Roll Tide.
Posted on 3/29/25 at 10:18 pm to BigFolks6347
I absolutely dig Philon. And I’m not taking about draft boards. Ted will be a better pro
Posted on 3/29/25 at 10:18 pm to mistaken4193
We could've used Estrada tonight. Really liked the way he fit in this offense. Don't think the result is different, but it's a closer game with smarter play.
Posted on 3/29/25 at 10:19 pm to Riseupfromtherubble
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You can play a 6’0” 1 if you have a 6’6” 2. When your top 3 guards go 6’0”, 6’1”, 6’4” you are going to get beat by athletic teams with length at guard. That’s just basketball
Facts
Holloway was so lost out there tonight and we all saw the Sears statline of 5 points 5 assists 5 TOs at one point
Posted on 3/29/25 at 10:19 pm to Woody4daTide9
Ehh, good string of seasons. Elite 8 is nothing to scoff at. Just wished our premier player played like one tonight and it would have been easier to swallow
Posted on 3/29/25 at 10:20 pm to roadkill
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Back-to-back Elite Eight appearances with a first in program history Final Four last year - Bama didn't shoot well tonight against the #1 seed and lost - I'm not embarrassed - maybe this Bama insider role is more than you can handle - I've been a fan for 62 years and have NEVER been embarrassed by young men 18 - 22 years old representing Bama - you owe them an apology - Roll Tide.
"Embarrassing". Just rolls right off the tongue, don't it? Especially anonymously.
Posted on 3/29/25 at 10:20 pm to Riseupfromtherubble
Losing Wrightsell cost us the one guard we had that could drive and penetrate tonite without stopping their dribble and getting into trouble
Posted on 3/29/25 at 10:20 pm to deltadummy
My Player Rankings Today:
1. Philon
2. Grant
3. Youngblood
4. Mo D
5. Sherrell
6. Cliff
7. Holloway
8. Reid
9. Sears
10. Jarin
1. Philon
2. Grant
3. Youngblood
4. Mo D
5. Sherrell
6. Cliff
7. Holloway
8. Reid
9. Sears
10. Jarin
Posted on 3/29/25 at 10:20 pm to bamatide07
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Duke is going to win the whole thing. No other team in the tournament has their line up.
You’re crazy if you don’t think Florida can play with them. Florida rolls 4 or 5 deep down low, has a great point guard, and has hyper athletes on the wing. They’re built the same way as Duke with more depth, but their best player is a guard.
Posted on 3/29/25 at 10:21 pm to A-TOWNUAFAN
Man, I’m tickled to death with our program. I get juiced just because I want to win one in basketball really bad.
Posted on 3/29/25 at 10:21 pm to Riseupfromtherubble
Agreed our biggest weakness was lack of length on perimeter this year and not sure Wrightsell would have made much difference though he was our best defensive guard
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