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Posted on 3/27/26 at 11:25 pm to CCTider
We were always going to be fighting an uphill battle in the tourney after losing Aden Holloway. Losing 17ppg is a pretty big deal. We were able to overcome it in the first two games in a big way, but we definitely could have used him tonight. It is what it is. I'd say the season was a success considering all the injuries they had to endure all season and the lack of a rim protecter. Still finished 2nd place in the SEC and made the Sweet 16 even after losing our second best player. I trust in Oats that he will get this thing straightened out.
Posted on 3/27/26 at 11:30 pm to TS1926
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Need to fork out the cash and get a legit big man. Not some scrub from Northsouthwesteast state.
This is where the gap is currently. We’ll pay for a big that played for Mississippi Valley College who averaged 20 PPG against scrubs bc he cost less than a proven big at a big school. That ain’t gonna cut it anymore. We’ve gotta start getting guys who have shown they can play at a high level. Or else we’ll continue to get to the S16 and lose (which is still a good season, I’m not complaining about that). But the goal is a title.
Posted on 3/27/26 at 11:46 pm to Bamafan18
I think we need to be giving basketball a larger portion of the rev share. Our boosters will make up the difference in Football. They won’t in Basketball.
Posted on 3/28/26 at 4:54 am to mistaken4193
Will be interesting to see what next year’s roster looks like.
Posted on 3/28/26 at 7:43 am to Allthatfades
Discord is saying Nate is gonna have $12M. That’s good for last year but the market is gonna jump again this year….might need around $15M
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Posted on 3/28/26 at 7:53 am to mistaken4193
Yeah I feel like 15m would be enough to field a genuine contender - something we simply were not in 2026 - but 12m is likely going to put us one position short like this past season.
Posted on 3/28/26 at 8:18 am to mistaken4193
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might need around $15M
from everything I've seen, 15m is the minimum for a top 10 team next year. frick a new contract for Nate, I'm sure he'd rather have more Nil.
Posted on 3/28/26 at 8:32 am to VaBamaMan
Our budget leads to bargain bin shopping leading to portal duds. I am not even upset about.
My idea is to not spend for 1 year , maybe 2, Save that money and go all out for one year 25-30 mil roster. Shoot our shot, natty or bust!
My idea is to not spend for 1 year , maybe 2, Save that money and go all out for one year 25-30 mil roster. Shoot our shot, natty or bust!
Posted on 3/28/26 at 8:34 am to BamaBravesPackers
“2023…up 7 in 2nd half with the #1 overall seed and possibly the best player to come through our program and shoot 3-30 from 3 to lose. We could have won it all that year or at least given UConn a run for the money. That game was heart breaking”
I’m getting old. I had totally forgotten those details. But I can still see Leon’s defense on Benson and the absurdity of the call as though I had just watched it.
I’m getting old. I had totally forgotten those details. But I can still see Leon’s defense on Benson and the absurdity of the call as though I had just watched it.
Posted on 3/28/26 at 9:41 am to VaBamaMan
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From everything I've seen, 15m is the minimum for a top 10 team next year. frick a new contract for Nate, I'm sure he'd rather have more Nil.
I'm sure that's the case with Oats rather having more NIL than a raise given a choice between the two.
I'm not sure how accurate any NIL info really is but it is clear that a team like Michigan this year spends considerably more.
To get a player like Yax (#1 rated transfer everyone wants) doesn't just mean paying Yax that money but means you have to bump up your returning star players more than otherwise.
If we had signed Yax, no any way not to have Philon on a similar deal --as a NBA lottery prospect that's already proven what he can do at the highest level.
Then you have returning starters that you need to bump up some too or they have same attitude we have towards our cell phone companies when they offer new customers 1/3 the price we're paying.
I wouldn't exactly call it "bargain hunting" but it does seem that our NIL budget may prohibit blowing up the team "wage structure" for one of the 10 or so top ranked transfers.
On the bright side, the system Oats has in place is getting many players to choose Bama over teams likely offering more and we're consistently better than almost anyone paying in our range.
Sorry for the long post but I'll add that last night Michigan really committed to defending and frustrated us in the second half last night, they're one of the 2 best teams in country but we were still just hitting 3 more open shots from it being dead even going into the last 2 minutes.
Posted on 3/28/26 at 9:52 am to wm72
quote:Yep. Possibly a different ballgame if we hit just a few more of those open 3s. Oh well. RTR
we were still just hitting 3 more open shots from it being dead even going into the last 2 minutes
Posted on 3/28/26 at 10:03 am to dirtsandwich
I agree with a few of the above posters. I feel like this offense has hit it's ceiling without a legit BIG MAN. Hell, even as much as Sherrell has improved this year he spends as much time at the top of the key as he does inside.
It's like we play with 4 guards and one center. I don't GAF if a real power forward or legit center can hit a 3. This team needs a Charles Oakley type of inside man that will rebound like a mad man and maul your arse if you come inside HIS paint.
I'm not downing Oats and this team probably over achieved, especially given that we lost 17 ppg when we needed it most. I hope Nate retires here because when 3s are falling and the boys are defending we can beat anybody.
However, when they are not we can lose to anybody because the current structure doesn't give you a backup plan.
Be interesting to see what the roster looks like next year because half of the roster isn't legit SEC caliber players and we all know that.
Roll Tide. It was a damn good year considering what Nate had to work with.
It's like we play with 4 guards and one center. I don't GAF if a real power forward or legit center can hit a 3. This team needs a Charles Oakley type of inside man that will rebound like a mad man and maul your arse if you come inside HIS paint.
I'm not downing Oats and this team probably over achieved, especially given that we lost 17 ppg when we needed it most. I hope Nate retires here because when 3s are falling and the boys are defending we can beat anybody.
However, when they are not we can lose to anybody because the current structure doesn't give you a backup plan.
Be interesting to see what the roster looks like next year because half of the roster isn't legit SEC caliber players and we all know that.
Roll Tide. It was a damn good year considering what Nate had to work with.
Posted on 3/28/26 at 10:23 am to Bamadoc
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Our budget leads to bargain bin shopping leading to portal duds. I am not even upset about. My idea is to not spend for 1 year , maybe 2, Save that money and go all out for one year 25-30 mil roster. Shoot our shot, natty or bust!
100% would prefer to spend less for a year or even 2 as “rebuilding years” trying to get a group of young guys ready for a title run and then spend to add 2-3 can’t miss older transfers to make a run. At least you’d be in contention every 2 to 3 years vs being good, but never really a threat to the top 4-5 teams
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Posted on 3/28/26 at 1:19 pm to BamaBravesPackers
Posted on 3/28/26 at 1:56 pm to BamaBravesPackers
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100% would prefer to spend less for a year or even 2 as “rebuilding years” trying to get a group of young guys ready for a title run and then spend to add 2-3 can’t miss older transfers to make a run. At least you’d be in contention every 2 to 3 years vs being good, but never really a threat to the top 4-5 teams
Kinda what we’ve been doing. 1 year we spend (23,25,27) and then the next we budget (24,26). Nick Kelley just reported we barely spent $1M on our Final 4 team.
Posted on 3/28/26 at 2:13 pm to mistaken4193
A very Oats type of season.
Posted on 3/28/26 at 3:23 pm to bamarep
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agree with a few of the above posters. I feel like this offense has hit it's ceiling without a legit BIG MAN. Hell, even as much as Sherrell has improved this year he spends as much time at the top of the key as he does inside. It's like we play with 4 guards and one center. I don't GAF if a real power forward or legit center can hit a 3. This team needs a Charles Oakley type of inside man that will rebound like a mad man and maul your arse if you come inside HIS paint. I'm not downing Oats and this team probably over achieved, especially given that we lost 17 ppg when we needed it most. I hope Nate retires here because when 3s are falling and the boys are defending we can beat anybody. However, when they are not we can lose to anybody because the current structure doesn't give you a backup plan. Be interesting to see what the roster looks like next year because half of the roster isn't legit SEC caliber players and we all know that. Roll Tide. It was a damn good year considering what Nate had to work with.
I think you make some good points. I think Nate’s system works well to a degree, but if you look at the teams that go deep in the tournament on a consistent basis they all have one thing in common 90% of the time.
They’re big and physical and athletic and they dominate the inside on both ends of the court. It’s been this way for along time and it’s not going to change for good reason.
Nate has Bama to where they can advance to the bracket of sixteen consistently now, but beyond that to the brackets of 8,4 and the championship game he’s going to have to get more physical dominance on the inside to match these same type of teams.
And I’m not talking about players that are 6’10”- 7ft that weigh 230 that looks like beanpoles. Players that have some muscle mass and the attitude to own the paint. It’s the one area thats stopping him from advancing deeper in the tournament imo.
Posted on 3/28/26 at 3:29 pm to hwyman108
The system is be fine, we just need 2-3 more players than we had. Not enough.
Getting nothing out of the transfer portal was brutal.
Getting nothing out of the transfer portal was brutal.
Posted on 3/28/26 at 6:26 pm to McGregor
Bristow comes in vs Illinois and makes a difference. Then nothing. Williamson is a miss. Onyejiaka ends up with a heart ailment. Bol Bowen is spotty. Bediako was worth a try but it doesn't pan out.
We gotta have some hockey goons.
We gotta have some hockey goons.
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