re: Alabama Basketball 2012-13 Season Thread

So, do we remain in the "first four out" category?

The bubble that won't bust, everyone keeps losing

No.

Lacey got a little better but he still tends to overdribble and he disappears for large portions of games. Really wish he'd develop a mid range game.

If you think about shooting you've already missed.

We have a team built to run Jerry Tarkanian's offense and Grant wants to channel his inner Bo Ryan. This team isn't built to play a slow, halfcourt game. They are built to create turnovers and misses, sprint down the court, and find someone open on the wing for a 3 or find a trailer for an easy dunk or layup. There isn't a single big on this roster who is good enough to allow us to run successful half court sets. If we still had Green, we'd be alright, but we don't have anyone close to that good in the frontcourt.

From SECR, Lunardi updated

Last 4 In
Iowa State
Temple
Villanova
Tennessee

First 4 Out
Kentucky
Ole Miss
Maryland
Alabama

Next 4 Out
Southern Miss
Baylor
Arizona State
Providence

Thats what I was saying. Grant wont let them play. He wants to slow the game down too much.

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I'm feeling good about the SEC tournament. If Bama is in opposite bracket as UF, I like the chances of getting to title game. I think on neutral floor, Bama will beat OM,UT, etc...

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One can only hope. God this team is wearing me out. Can't wait till football season when we're actually important.

I'm not confident about us beating any of the top 5 teams. Hell, I'm not even confident about us beating UGA in Ttown this Saturday.

If I'm Grant I bench Lacey for at least a good portion of the 1st half against UGA. The kid is way too lackadaisical with the ball and is completely inconsistent with his effort. Besides sending a message, I think Obasohan deserves his minutes. The kid is an absolute warrior, and is being way more active on both ends of the floor. Other than Lacey, I wasn't terribly upset with the way we played the game. A couple of open jump-shots aside, we weren't that bad defensively, but Ole Miss was hitting some absolute shite shots. My roommates, who often pick on me for being an Alabama basketball fan and try their best to piss me off, were even blown back with the shots they were making. They both also asked me if the officiating was always this bad in the SEC (ACC Fans). A lot of Henderson's openish pops off of screens were illegally screened, but you won't get called for that playing at home. Jacobs played very well offensively and not as terrible as normal defensively, but he literally threw away 5 rebounds today (roommates also made fun of him). He looks like a cat trying to catch the laser pointer.

We have to win the SECT in my mind to get a bid, I don't really care where Lunardi has us. I just don't see us getting in with our current resume. The only other way is if we get a 4 seed and beat UF in the semis which isn't much easier than winning the whole thing as a 2 or 3 seed. Having said that, I think there as at least a shot for it to happen. If we can avoid playing Mizzou and UF until the championship game, it'll definitely help our chances.