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Posted on 4/20/26 at 7:25 pm to Roll3sRoll
Posted on 4/20/26 at 7:25 pm to Roll3sRoll
Heavy rumors Bristow shut himself down after an NIL dispute and was simply refusing to play.
I dont think Nate would have protected him in that scenario. I dont think he would still be in Ttown currently. Nor do I think he would have traveled with the team for the rest of the season.
I dont think Nate would have protected him in that scenario. I dont think he would still be in Ttown currently. Nor do I think he would have traveled with the team for the rest of the season.
This post was edited on 4/20/26 at 7:26 pm
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Posted on 4/20/26 at 7:26 pm to VaBamaMan
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It very well could be his family was telling the truth. He would 100% be in the portal by now if the rumors were true.
Anyone with a lick of sense knew the story was bullshite about him holding out for NiL. There’s not a chance in hell Oats would’ve taken him to road games including NCAA tournament games if he was not playing and he could’ve.
I think Bristow had a long and nagging injury that he maybe could’ve played through but could’ve gotten worse. After missing a certain amount of games it made sense to redshirt him. People are chronically online and can’t help themselves
Posted on 4/20/26 at 7:57 pm to Sandkhan
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Allen(I pray) Holloway Jemison Fielder Garrison
I think Garrison and Allen (if he returns) are your 2 almost guaranteed starters next year. Think Fielder probably starts as well.
The other 2 seem like they could be up in the air with Oats trying out different lineups. Jemison is certainly in that mix as playing the 3 in a very lengthy lineup, but not sure who the shooting guard or combo/PG will be to pair up with Allen.
I wouldn’t mind Holloway being back on the team, but I thought there was some consensus that we actually played better in the NCAAT without him since there wasn’t a hole in our perimeter defense. Doubt we shut down TT the way we did with Holloway playing 25-30 minutes. Trelly, Mallette, and Allen all got more minutes and all were substantially better on shutting down TT’s guards. Downvote away
Posted on 4/20/26 at 8:05 pm to BamaBravesPackers
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but I thought there was some consensus that we actually played better in the NCAAT without him since there wasn’t a hole in our perimeter defense
Correlation does not equal causation. We looked good in the tournament because we played teams we were better than.
Biz was a starter on the team when we reeled off a streak that had us in the hunt for the regular season title and a big contributor to an elite 8 team.
Posted on 4/20/26 at 8:09 pm to Sandkhan
Don’t want to derail the thread with my Holloway is bad on defense rant, especially since he may not even be on the team, but it is 100% definitive that Biz caused our defense and rebounding to be materially worse than any of the other guards that took his playing time, including Bethea. That is causation.
ETA: I’d like to get back to 2023 style defensive and rebounding intensity if possible. Top 5 defense and let the offense take care of itself given Oats system.
ETA: I’d like to get back to 2023 style defensive and rebounding intensity if possible. Top 5 defense and let the offense take care of itself given Oats system.
This post was edited on 4/20/26 at 8:15 pm
Posted on 4/20/26 at 8:14 pm to BamaBravesPackers
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Don’t want to derail the thread with my Holloway is bad on defense rant
Then don’t. It’s very easy.
Posted on 4/20/26 at 8:14 pm to BamaBravesPackers
Holloway improved a lot on defense last year. The whole team rebounded like shite against everyone. You can’t let a great rebounding game against Texas Tech without Toppin trick you into thinking that was all Holloway. We just sucked at rebounding.
Posted on 4/20/26 at 8:18 pm to Bryant91092
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Then don’t. It’s very easy.
You’d think, but somehow factual statements that can be proven with data, are backed by coaches statements including Bama’s own coaches, still make people irrationally angry.
This post was edited on 4/20/26 at 8:32 pm
Posted on 4/20/26 at 9:07 pm to VaBamaMan
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It very well could be his family was telling the truth. He would 100% be in the portal by now if the rumors were true
I was a guy who thought he was sandbagging too and the fact he wasn’t in portal while flying back from Chicago has made me second guess my position.
Posted on 4/20/26 at 9:28 pm to Diego Ricardo
Posted on 4/20/26 at 9:29 pm to Diego Ricardo
So it came out in the discord that the guy that started that rumor was full of shite and basically made our fanbase hate Bristow for no reason. He really was hurt.
I’m as guilty as anyone for falling for it
I’m as guilty as anyone for falling for it
This post was edited on 4/20/26 at 9:30 pm
Posted on 4/20/26 at 9:38 pm to BamaBravesPackers
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factual statements that can be proven with data
Some data from Evan Miya. Last year Biz's DBPR was .61. Terrible. This year it improved to .87. Still kinda bad but getting closer to the average college defender. So yes Biz got better on defense this year. For comparison because you said we're better with Trelly, Houston, or even Bethea in over him. Houston's DBPR was .85. Very slightly worse than Biz. Bethea's DBPR was a whopping -.85. That's right it was negative. As for Trelly his DBPR was 1.31. Respectable and definitely better than Biz.
But the notion that we're so much better with any guard but Biz in the game is false. Only guard combo better defensively than Philon and Biz was Philon and Trelly. And I won't get into the OBPR other than to say Biz's OBPR was the highest on the team, slightly higher than Philon, and almost double the next highest guard in Trelly.
This post was edited on 4/20/26 at 9:40 pm
Posted on 4/20/26 at 9:42 pm to RollTide33
You can afford a below average defender at guard if you got the length and commitment to play good defense as a team. If Holloway got to “par” guard defender, that would be sufficient if the ability to protect the rim and rebound improved.
Posted on 4/20/26 at 10:04 pm to RollTide33
A large portion of Bethea’s minutes were during garbage time with walkons on the court, when no one was playing defense. It substantially skews his numbers. Bethea was a substantially better rebounder than Holloway and while he didn’t get nearly the amount of time on the court with our plus defenders, when he did he seemed somewhat serviceable (albeit a step slow sometimes…but he never got bodied or bullied the way Holloway can against physical teams).
Posted on 4/21/26 at 5:39 am to BamaBravesPackers
If you go back and watch, Bathea was completely lost on defense. It was like the game was too fast for him. Picked up the wrong switch, was constantly looking for the right person to guard. Biz might get bodied, but he knows who to guard.
In other news, Mo D is joining Will Wade. Lost all my respect for that guy.
In other news, Mo D is joining Will Wade. Lost all my respect for that guy.
Posted on 4/21/26 at 6:50 am to Roll3sRoll
Bethea just strikes me as one of those guys who makes the transition from high school prospect to college player poorly because he's not that bright and lacks work-ethic. I had this fear when we got him out of the portal this time last year. I read some things about him and his low shooting percentage was owed to taking a lot of bad shots. However, I hoped that the Oats offensive scheme would unlock something in him. It worked out that way with Holloway who saw a marked improvement on offense when he left Pearl's motion offense and joined our five out offense.
It didn't with Bethea. He can't find a niche with possibly the most guard/wing friendly system other than maybe Coach Cal's.
It didn't with Bethea. He can't find a niche with possibly the most guard/wing friendly system other than maybe Coach Cal's.
Posted on 4/21/26 at 7:37 am to Roll3sRoll
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In other news, Mo D is joining Will Wade. Lost all my respect for that guy.
He wants to be a big part of someone's offense without having to leave major conference basketball. I guess I get it, but it's also total delusion on his part. And playing for Will Wade? Really? Yeah, frick him. I hope the welcome he gets from the student section next year makes this year look polite.
Posted on 4/21/26 at 8:01 am to Robot Santa
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He wants more money
fixed it for you
Posted on 4/21/26 at 8:17 am to Roll3sRoll
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In other news, Mo D is joining Will Wade. Lost all my respect for that guy.
Mo was going to St. Johns but at the 11th hour they swooped in and sniped Freeman from Kentucky. I imagine Mo D committing to LSU was more of a panic move after his St. Johns offer evaporated. Could be wrong though.
Posted on 4/21/26 at 8:26 am to RollTide33
Portal entry period closes tonight.
Golden St beat writers are saying that Warriors will target Golden if Kerr leaves as expected. So their Portal period would reopen if he left. I think he is arrogant and smarmy enough to take the job too.
Golden St beat writers are saying that Warriors will target Golden if Kerr leaves as expected. So their Portal period would reopen if he left. I think he is arrogant and smarmy enough to take the job too.
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