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Posted on 3/16/21 at 11:53 am to SummerOfGeorge
Posted on 3/16/21 at 11:53 am to SummerOfGeorge
Two in the top four and 0.3 away from the top two. 
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Posted on 3/16/21 at 12:05 pm to Chadaristic
Over the last Month (since February 16th) - National Rankings (out of 446 players with 5 games vs Top 100 teams and 30% of minutes played)
Box Plus/Minus
#27 - Jahvon Quinerly (+9.2)
#49 - Juwan Gary (+7.6)
#58 - Herb Jones (+7.4)
#143 - John Petty Jr (+4.8)
#164 - Keon Ellis (+4.3)
#165 - Jaden Shackelford (+4.3)
#206 - Jordan Bruner (+3.3)
Defensive Rating
#4 - Herb Jones (79.9)
#18 - Juway Gary (83.1)
#20 - John Petty Jr (83.9)
#30 - Keon Ellis (85.3)
#38 - Jordan Bruner (86.3)
#67 - Jaden Shackelford (88.5)
#100 - Jahvon Quinerly (91.0)
Offensive Rebound Rate
#2 - Juwan Gary (22.6)
#37 - Herb Jones (12.4)
#152 - Jordan Bruner (6.2)
#162 - Keon Ellis (5.7)
#330 - John Petty (1.8)
#389 - Jahvon Quinerly (1.0)
#393 - Jaden Shackelford (1.0)
Box Plus/Minus
#27 - Jahvon Quinerly (+9.2)
#49 - Juwan Gary (+7.6)
#58 - Herb Jones (+7.4)
#143 - John Petty Jr (+4.8)
#164 - Keon Ellis (+4.3)
#165 - Jaden Shackelford (+4.3)
#206 - Jordan Bruner (+3.3)
Defensive Rating
#4 - Herb Jones (79.9)
#18 - Juway Gary (83.1)
#20 - John Petty Jr (83.9)
#30 - Keon Ellis (85.3)
#38 - Jordan Bruner (86.3)
#67 - Jaden Shackelford (88.5)
#100 - Jahvon Quinerly (91.0)
Offensive Rebound Rate
#2 - Juwan Gary (22.6)
#37 - Herb Jones (12.4)
#152 - Jordan Bruner (6.2)
#162 - Keon Ellis (5.7)
#330 - John Petty (1.8)
#389 - Jahvon Quinerly (1.0)
#393 - Jaden Shackelford (1.0)
This post was edited on 3/16/21 at 12:11 pm
Posted on 3/16/21 at 12:15 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Seth Greenberg and Dan Dakich do a CBB podcast for ESPN and they did separate pods for each region that are 15-20 minutes apiece. I listened to the East region pod so that y’all don’t have to. 
Greenberg has us losing to UConn and has Texas winning the region.
Dakich has us losing to Texas and has FSU winning the region.
Greenberg has us losing to UConn and has Texas winning the region.
Dakich has us losing to Texas and has FSU winning the region.
Posted on 3/16/21 at 12:17 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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#38 - Jordan Bruner (86.3)
That is very impressive for a man that can’t even walk.
Sucks that he isn’t going to be 100% for these games.
Posted on 3/16/21 at 12:20 pm to Chadaristic
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Greenberg has us losing to UConn
I am shocked that a dude who constantly dogs our program and dismisses our style of play as a gimmick would predict we get bounced early. Shocked.
Posted on 3/16/21 at 12:20 pm to Chadaristic
I groaned and hurt on his behalf when he dove for a loose ball over the weekend. Can’t remember if it was the UT or LSU game.
Posted on 3/16/21 at 12:24 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Man, those defense rankings...remarkable.
Posted on 3/16/21 at 12:43 pm to chepooka
Posted on 3/16/21 at 12:47 pm to Chadaristic
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Region 3 ShotQuality
Best Possessions on Offense:
Alabama, LSU, UConn
Best Defenses (Forcing Bad Quality Shots):
Michigan, Colorado, Alabama
*He also admitted that he completely forgot to include Michigan State*
Posted on 3/16/21 at 12:49 pm to Chadaristic
And he also made this comment:
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LSU's defense lol... is worse than Abilene Christian
Posted on 3/16/21 at 12:51 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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National Defensive Rating - vs Top 100 teams
1. Herb Jones (Alabama) (80.0)
2. Josiah-Jordan James (Tennessee) (81.8)
3. Nathan Mensah (SDSU) (81.9)
4. Keon Ellis (Alabama) (82.0)
5. Cameron Krutwig (Loyola Chicago) (82.8)
6. Evan Mobley (USC) (83.4)
7. Myles Johnson (Rutgers) (83.5)
8. Lucas Williamson (Loyola Chicago) (83.6)
9. Justin Gorham (Houston) (83.7)
10. Isaiah Jackson (Kentucky) (84.4)
10. Jalen Suggs (Gonzaga) (84.4)
- Herb Jones is the best defender in the country
- Keon Ellis ain't far behind
I honestly am struggling to think of a guy that we've had that's a better defensive player than Herb. I am old enough to have some memories of Alabama basketball going back to the early 90s and it's not like a whole lot of names jump out.
Like was Robert Horry that good? I honestly can't remember. I just remember him trying to guard Shaq and struggling
Roy Rogers was a hell of a shot blocker.
Chris Hines was good, but not Herb good and not as versatile.
Did the Gottfried teams have a lockdown defender that I'm forgetting about? That was a lockdown guy in spite of Gottfried?
I may well be forgetting some obvious choices.
This post was edited on 3/16/21 at 12:52 pm
Posted on 3/16/21 at 12:51 pm to Chadaristic
From the US Basketball Writer's Association:
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An annual tradition since the 1956-57 season, we are proud to unveil our All-District Teams from nine regions coast to coast.
Posted on 3/16/21 at 12:58 pm to Chadaristic
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March Madness 2021: Ranking the 68 NCAA Tournament teams
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5. Alabama Crimson Tide (24-6, 16-2 SEC)
Gold Star Leader: Herb Jones (11.2 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 3.4 apg)
Good luck finding many teams more entertaining than Alabama. The Crimson Tide are one of the very few teams that can play at a ridiculously fast pace and still rank extremely high on the defensive end. They hold the second-best adjusted defensive efficiency rating in the country while playing at the ninth-fastest tempo. ‘Bama defends the arc extremely well and forces their fair share of turnovers. Herb Jones is an All-American and easily one of the best defenders in the country. Offensively, head coach Nate Oats’ team launches threes at the 17th-highest rate. They can still win without hitting the three thanks to their elite defense, but nobody is beating them when they are connecting from distance. Jahvon Quinerly has been blossoming down the stretch.
LINK
Posted on 3/16/21 at 1:01 pm to Chadaristic
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Offensive/defensive efficiency rankings of eventual champs as of the day following Selection Sunday each year:
2019: Virginia (1st OE/4th DE)
2018: Villanova (1st/13th)
2017: UNC (5th/25th)
2016: Villanova (10th/6th)
2015: Duke (2nd/29th)
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Both OE and DE are top-30 for all five.
Teams that qualify this season: Gonzaga, Michigan, Houston, Illinois, Creighton, Colorado, UConn, Texas Tech, Alabama, Purdue, and St. Bonaventure.
Haslam
Posted on 3/16/21 at 1:02 pm to Crede15
TR Dunn and Anthony Murray on the same team. I remember coach Newton saying that Amp could guard Godzilla. The double teams that those two put on were a sight to behold.
Posted on 3/16/21 at 1:02 pm to Crede15
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I honestly am struggling to think of a guy that we've had that's a better defensive player than Herb. I am old enough to have some memories of Alabama basketball going back to the early 90s and it's not like a whole lot of names jump out.
Like was Robert Horry that good?
Horry was good, but not on Herb's level.
Keith Askins was a great defender in the mid to late 80's. Antione Pettway was a great defender for Gottfried. Gottfried had another whose name is escaping me.
Posted on 3/16/21 at 1:04 pm to Alum69
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TR Dunn and Anthony Murray on the same team. I remember coach Newton saying that Amp could guard Godzilla. The double teams that those two put on were a sight to behold.
Yeah, TR Dunn is the one you always hear about, but it was before my time.
I feel like I remember Sprewell was sort of known for his defense before his offense took off, but I could be getting that mixed up. He also wasn't here that long.
Posted on 3/16/21 at 1:04 pm to Chadaristic
And these neutral site score predictions from Haslametrics:
Iona 61.44
Alabama 81.97
Maryland 66.63
Alabama 72.93
Connecticut 70.04
Alabama 71.46
Iona 61.44
Alabama 81.97
Maryland 66.63
Alabama 72.93
Connecticut 70.04
Alabama 71.46
Posted on 3/16/21 at 1:32 pm to Chadaristic
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Connecticut 70.04
Alabama 71.46
Gulp
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