re: Alabama 90 @ LSU 83 Final - SECN

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SECSports.com

According to SECSports.com, it’s
Florida
Bama
Arkansas
Tennessee

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Right now, we're 2nd based on the tiebreaker coming all the way down to Kentucky being ahead of Mizzou and Vandy. We beat Kentucky while Arky and Tenn and lost.

it's all pretty up in the air with tiebreakers that far down the standings (Vandy passing Kentucky would completely flip it, for ex).

Alabama/Tennessee winner would be first in line and loser last in line in case of the same 3way tie at the end of season

Kind of crazy we were all pretty down on this team for awhile and they are clawing back into the picture.

I actually think we hit on 3 of the 4 portal signings just circumstances have preventing them from showing their potential.

Taylor Bol Bowen- Injuries. 1 healthy game all season (St John’s) and was outstanding.

Keitenn Bristow- The one game he got major run (Illinois) he was a difference maker and then legit injuries caused him to be in and out of the lineup and then he just quit.(Bitch Move)

Jahlil Bethea- Surgery caused him to fall out of the rotation and he was never able to work his way in. Happened before with Oats. Dom Welch and if Wrightsell didn’t get hurt it probably would have happened with Youngblood too.

Noah Williamson- Miss

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I actually think we hit on 3 of the 4 portal signings just circumstances have preventing them from showing their potential.

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Right, I regret using the term miss because the context is deeper.

In practice, we have missed on 3 of the 4 because availability is the most important attribute.

In concept, our evaluation was right on all of them imo. Williamson just simply doesn't have any confidence to perform at this level. He's tall, so if he'd just be confident in being a talentless tall guy and giving his all then we'd probably be able to get the 10 minutes we need from him. However, he got to this level, realized he was back of the bench talent, and it has killed his confidence. Like with others, when I saw his tape I wondered if he'd push Sherrell a little bit. However what we've gotten is a guy who is incredibly timid out there and has no confidence in anything he does.

If anything Chuck pushed Sherril and still is in theory. Williamson is 0 threat to any meaningful minutes minus, take a breather.

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We also forget young Collins Onyejiaka who was signed as a project but you can't teach 6'11 265 and he played so very little before a medical condition sidelined him. Big strong and very young we'll never know if he could have helped he surely couldn't have been worse then Williamson.

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Is he gone after this year or something despite not playing? He couldn't come back next year?

Yuck, 8pm Wednesday

I don't know if Williamson is timid or not - but he does set the best "moving screen" I've seen since C.M. Newton made Alabama basketball relevant again.

A Missouri win over the Vols would be nice this evening. Other 2 games don’t really impact us.