re: Alabama 77 @ Michigan 90 Final - TBS

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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.

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You actually are downing Oats in the sense that Sherrell at the arc for picks, rim runs and no big man camped out in the lane is the crux of his entire offensive philosophy.

When Oats talks about getting bigger, he means Noah Clowney or Grant Nelson types at the 4 (big guy that plays on the perimeter but can rebound on both ends and guard big men). He means another option at center like Bediako/Cliff (who will still stay around the arc for screens and rim runs on offense) and options at the 3 like Brandon Miller or Amari Allen that have enough size when we face teams like Duke and Michigan whose playmakers are 6'7")....

What's not going to happen unless we swap head coaches with Tennessee are bigs posting up and clogging the lane.

It's still going to be "like we play 4 guards" just that a couple of the "guards" will be taller and more physical.