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Posted on 12/18/24 at 8:52 pm to
Posted by Funky Tide 8
Bayou Chico
Member since Feb 2009
56198 posts
Posted on 12/18/24 at 8:52 pm to
Oats talks like a mobster lol
Posted by Woody4daTide9
Member since Sep 2022
1310 posts
Posted on 12/18/24 at 8:52 pm to
Don’t understand our substitutions sometimes.
Posted by bamatide07
Member since Jan 2019
5830 posts
Posted on 12/18/24 at 8:53 pm to
Reminds me of the Vanderbilt football game. We just showed up expecting to win and got a rude awakening.
Posted by 11and18gggchamp
Tuscaloosa, Al
Member since Jan 2021
2082 posts
Posted on 12/18/24 at 8:53 pm to
Sears has no business starting that high one on one....insane.
Posted by ETT2001
Member since Dec 2020
1088 posts
Posted on 12/18/24 at 8:53 pm to
Stevenson is awful, huge liability on offense. Team isn’t ready to play.

I thought Cliff was supposed to be an elite rim protector? He sucks. Just saw a D2 level player take it to him TWICE. What will SEC level comp like Broome do to him?
Posted by TideCPA
Member since Jan 2012
13751 posts
Posted on 12/18/24 at 8:54 pm to
Better get right in the second half. A loss here moves you down a seed line or two. You simply can’t lose this game.
Posted by DT55Forever1
Member since Jan 2018
3145 posts
Posted on 12/18/24 at 8:55 pm to
One of these days they'll figure out Sears doesn't need to run the point.

He kills the tempo, forces it without a plan and turns it over too often. Keep his arse at the 2 and let Philon and Holloway run the 1.

We need to use our height advantage on offense better too.
Posted by Marktastic86
Pismo Beach, CA
Member since Dec 2020
21816 posts
Posted on 12/18/24 at 8:55 pm to
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Love CNO but this team has underachieved all year.

I figured they would look a lot better the second half of the season after playing with some lineups, getting Philon and Youngblood some experience, and eventually locking down a solid starting rotation.

But right now.. holy shite. The amount of turnovers each game is laughably bad. I'd say most of them on Sears driving into a crowd, then turning to throw it to someone he hopes will be there.

Not a great strategy.
Posted by bamabaum
Montgomery, AL
Member since Jul 2014
1322 posts
Posted on 12/18/24 at 8:55 pm to
I agree 100%. No energy. We always play to the level of the competition.
Posted by BigFolks6347
Alabama
Member since Sep 2022
2312 posts
Posted on 12/18/24 at 8:56 pm to
I’d honestly rather see Cunningham than Stevenson. He dribbles like he never touched a basketball before.

Philon is the key to this team not Sears. Pathetic effort by coach and the players. Hopefully we turn it around.
Posted by GoodTalkRuss
Member since Dec 2019
1416 posts
Posted on 12/18/24 at 8:56 pm to
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I thought Cliff was supposed to be an elite rim protector? He sucks. Just saw a D2 level player take it to him TWICE. What will SEC level comp like Broome do to him?


Cliff is awful against movement and when he has to move his feet. Shockingly he settles in ok against traditional post players and looks ok. His help defense is shockingly bad. The problem is, Sherrell is even worse. It's baffling
Posted by KingOfTheWorld
South of heaven, west of hell
Member since Oct 2018
7405 posts
Posted on 12/18/24 at 8:57 pm to
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Reminds me of the Vanderbilt football game. We just showed up expecting to win and got a rude awakening.


A loss here is way worse than Vandy.
Posted by GoodTalkRuss
Member since Dec 2019
1416 posts
Posted on 12/18/24 at 8:58 pm to
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A loss here is way worse than Vandy.


Agreed, this the equivalent of playing Villanova in football and going into the locker room down at halftime
Posted by DD_Rolltide
Member since Oct 2024
824 posts
Posted on 12/18/24 at 9:01 pm to
We look about the same as we did this time last year without the blowout wins and a couple less losses. Doubt we will be able to go 16-2 in the conference again this year, so I'm expecting a 3 seed at this point. Hope we can heat up from 3s in March/April, that'll determine how far we go.
Posted by Allthatfades
Mississippi
Member since Aug 2014
8889 posts
Posted on 12/18/24 at 9:02 pm to
Philon should be the starting point guard and playing 16-18 minutes per half. Sears needs to be off the ball.
Posted by UltimaParadox
North Carolina
Member since Nov 2008
52046 posts
Posted on 12/18/24 at 9:02 pm to
Q4 loss would be bad, but it's still only one game
Posted by BamaBravesPackers
Member since Nov 2021
8390 posts
Posted on 12/18/24 at 9:02 pm to
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Better get right in the second half. A loss here moves you down a seed line or two. You simply can’t lose this game.


We’re not going to lose. The entire team is playing like complete and utter garbage and we’re down 3.

The melting on here is at peak Bama Bball board melt level, but there are some longer-term concerns. Turnovers and 3 point shooting as mentioned earlier are the 2 biggest. Cliffs defense is just mind boggling at this point…how was he that highly ranked as a B1G defender?
Posted by Dolphin1
Madison, AL
Member since Mar 2018
156 posts
Posted on 12/18/24 at 9:02 pm to
This team plays up and down to every opponent. We make every game look difficult. We just can not play consistently. Hopefully we get better soon!!!
Posted by Bigfoot67
Member since Mar 2013
3230 posts
Posted on 12/18/24 at 9:03 pm to
CNO is clearly tinkering with the lineups and trying to get Youngblood up to speed. We've seen very little of Philon and not much of Holloway.
Posted by Allthatfades
Mississippi
Member since Aug 2014
8889 posts
Posted on 12/18/24 at 9:04 pm to
They’re not losing this game but it is a little concerning that they were this poorly prepared to play. I assume Oats lets them have it in the locker room and we run them off the floor 2nd half
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