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Posted on 2/27/21 at 9:54 pm to mistaken4193
Alabama's football team and basketball trams both had the best records in the conference, 25-2 combined, of which only one of those games came against the bottom two teams in each sport.
That was the Vanderbilt game last week. Otherwise, the basketball team didn't play the 13th team in aTm, and the football team didn't play either of the two worst teams in the SEC in Vanderbilt and South Carolina.
That was the Vanderbilt game last week. Otherwise, the basketball team didn't play the 13th team in aTm, and the football team didn't play either of the two worst teams in the SEC in Vanderbilt and South Carolina.
Posted on 2/27/21 at 9:55 pm to mistaken4193
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Posted on 2/27/21 at 9:57 pm to CapstoneGrad06
quote:I was 7
I was a freshman at Alabama the last time we won.
Posted on 2/27/21 at 10:03 pm to Crede15
I do wonder if somewhere out there analytics say the prudent play on a 1 on 3 fast break is to force up a contested shot at the rim? We do it consistently with minimal conversion. I would think the plus play would be to wait for numbers and reset.
Posted on 2/27/21 at 10:09 pm to LovetheLord
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But, while we are a pretty elite defense, we are not even a good offense. Sure we have occasions when we go off, but we have had a month in which we have mostly been horrid on offense.
Just for arguments sake, we’ve been pretty mediocre offensive for the past month, but the month before that, we were playing better offensively than any team in the country. What factors in either month trump the other to prove that either is this teams real identity?
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That horridness led to losses in every single big match up in February. OK, Missouri and Arkansas. We simply cannot play defense enough to make up for terrible offense against really good teams.
The bad offensive stretches lead to some tough road losses, but yes, they were good teams. It also won an SEC Championship tonight against a team that gave us fits in Tuscaloosa on a “good” offensive night.
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So, realistically, we have an okay shot at winning the conference tourney, but, Arkansas is playing the best basketball right now and should be the favorite. We can outlast not so great teams, but that is about it.
Arkansas has won 9(?) conference games in a row, so they’re currently on the same type run we started conference play on, and that’s their identity, rather than the team that started conference play 1-4? They’re a good team, but they’re streaking with the best of them right now. I’m not saying anything definitely will or won’t happen, but generalized assumptions based on short term trends call fall apart pretty quickly. If I had to guess, the defense we’ve seen from Bama is consistent and very, very good and the offense is probably somewhere between the team we saw in January and the team we’ve seen in February. Arkansas has been consistently good, but Alabama has been good with stretches of greatness, and come March, I’ll take the team that has the potential to be absolutely great. If you’re going to stick a Sweet 16 ceiling on a team, you can send it to Fayetteville.
Posted on 2/27/21 at 10:13 pm to CaptainMorgan
I just hope we start making some shots and get going. The NCAA Tournament is all about getting hot and playing well for everyone but the most elite teams.
There are tons of teams in the past who were grinding along come late February who figured it out in the week or two after that. I'm just hoping we can be one of those teams.
If not? That sucks, but they gave us a damn great regular season.
There are tons of teams in the past who were grinding along come late February who figured it out in the week or two after that. I'm just hoping we can be one of those teams.
If not? That sucks, but they gave us a damn great regular season.
Posted on 2/27/21 at 10:16 pm to Joka2kold
Boys I'm old..I watched Leon Douglas foul out against Indiana in 76'.. I watched Wimp take us to the Sweet 16 time and time again..only to lose.
Celebrated The Elite 8 team..and I've suffered heartbreak after heartbreak since..
But not tonight fellows..not tonight..
ROLL TIDE
Celebrated The Elite 8 team..and I've suffered heartbreak after heartbreak since..
But not tonight fellows..not tonight..
ROLL TIDE
Posted on 2/27/21 at 10:29 pm to CaptainMorgan
Arkansas is a good team, don't get me wrong, probably a top 20 team in the country right now, maybe top 15, but us at our best is better than them at their best. We have had more injuries than they have had, wait til we get healthy again and get rolling. They don't want to see us in the tournament in two weeks.
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Posted on 2/27/21 at 10:38 pm to Chadaristic
Congrats on the Title 
This Bama vs Arkansas thing has been an interesting development from where we were to start the year.
This Bama vs Arkansas thing has been an interesting development from where we were to start the year.
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Posted on 2/27/21 at 10:41 pm to CrimsonFever
Here we go: Video of fans greeting coaches and players
This post was edited on 2/27/21 at 10:42 pm
Posted on 2/27/21 at 10:45 pm to rockiee
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This Bama vs Arkansas thing has been an interesting development from where we were to start the year.
The rubber match is gonna be a huge deal if we both make it to the last day of the SECT. Good luck and congrats on the good season.
Posted on 2/27/21 at 10:51 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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There are tons of teams in the past who were grinding along come late February who figured it out in the week or two after that. I'm just hoping we can be one of those teams.
2019 Auburn struggled all year and Had to hit a 3 with like 10 seconds left to beat an awful UGA team in Athens and then took off.
I’m hoping us clinching tonight helps our players just play loose these last 2 games and get in a rhythm
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Posted on 2/27/21 at 11:42 pm to mistaken4193
Exhausting to watch while at an equally exhausting baseball game. Congrats to the champions! Roll Tide!
Mississippi State post game press conference
Short video of the celebration
Mississippi State post game press conference
Short video of the celebration
Posted on 2/27/21 at 11:48 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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There are tons of teams in the past who were grinding along come late February who figured it out in the week or two after that. I'm just hoping we can be one of those teams.
That’s what I was getting at, for the most part. I don’t know if we get hot or we don’t, but to claim Arkansas is clearly better than Alabama based on recent results is a little misleading. Bama at their best can play with and beat almost anybody. It remains to be seen if we can get back to our best, but a lot of people have given up on that even being a possibility.
It’s the exact same group of guys, so returning to January form is at least a possibility, even if it’s a long way from our current play.
Posted on 2/28/21 at 12:03 am to CaptainMorgan
I believe it was already mentioned here several days ago but one of the reporters brought up in the post game press conference that this was the first time the basketball and football teams won the the SEC championship in the same year since 1975-76.
SEC Champions: Alabama Basketball Clinches Regular-Season Title
The Crimson Tide clinched its first regular-season SEC title since 2002 with its 64-59 defeat of Mississippi State on Saturday night
STARKVILLE, Miss. — Alabama basketball is officially back.
The Crimson Tide clinched its first regular-season SEC title since 2002 by defeating Mississippi State 64-59 on Saturday night. The win secures Alabama's place as a 1-seed in the upcoming SEC Tournament.
Alabama Basketball Returns to Tuscaloosa as SEC Regular-Season Champions
SEC Champions: Alabama Basketball Clinches Regular-Season Title
The Crimson Tide clinched its first regular-season SEC title since 2002 with its 64-59 defeat of Mississippi State on Saturday night
STARKVILLE, Miss. — Alabama basketball is officially back.
The Crimson Tide clinched its first regular-season SEC title since 2002 by defeating Mississippi State 64-59 on Saturday night. The win secures Alabama's place as a 1-seed in the upcoming SEC Tournament.
Alabama Basketball Returns to Tuscaloosa as SEC Regular-Season Champions
Posted on 2/28/21 at 12:16 am to Alabama_Fan
Damn, Dude...you stay on top of all the news going on with Bama Athletics. Much Appreciated
Posted on 2/28/21 at 12:18 am to CaptainMorgan
I want Missouri and Arkansas at some point in the SEC Tournament. We face them on a neutral match, I think we win.
Posted on 2/28/21 at 12:24 am to mistaken4193
SEC Champion T-shirts on sale on RollTide.com (great splash screen - check it out LINK)
The RollTide.com article:
SEC CHAMPIONS | Alabama Men’s Basketball Clinches Regular-Season SEC Title with 64-59 Win at Mississippi State
The Crimson Tide clinched its first regular-season championship in 19 years
STARKVILLE, Miss. – The No. 6/7 Alabama men's basketball team beat Mississippi State, 64-59, Saturday night to clinch the 2021 Southeastern Conference regular-season championship. It is the program's first conference title in 19 years dating back to the 2001-02 season.
Guard Jahvon Quinerly led the Crimson Tide with a game-high 19 points off the bench, while guard Jaden Shackelford added 15 points and six rebounds. Forward Herbert Jones pulled down a season-best 14 rebounds, including six on the offensive glass.
Alabama improved to 19-6 overall and 14-2 in SEC play with the win. The 14 wins in league play is tied for the fifth-most in program history.
Coach Nate Oats Postgame Comments
"I'm really proud of our guys. It's not easy to win SEC Championships. I thought our kids played really hard, that's the hardest we've played in a long time. They did what we asked them to do. The offense didn't come easy. Give Mississippi State a lot of credit they made it hard to score and they hung in there and made it a tight game, but our kids rebounded the ball and played hard, diving on the floor for loose ball and taking charges. I thought our defensive effort was the best we've had in a long time. We'll get the offense fixed hopefully next week. I'm just really proud of the guys, because SEC Championships don't come easy."
Up Next
The Tide will host its final home game of the season on Tuesday, March 2, when it takes on in-state rival Auburn
The game is set for a 6 p.m. CT tipoff inside Coleman Coliseum and will be broadcast on ESPN2
The RollTide.com article:
SEC CHAMPIONS | Alabama Men’s Basketball Clinches Regular-Season SEC Title with 64-59 Win at Mississippi State
The Crimson Tide clinched its first regular-season championship in 19 years
STARKVILLE, Miss. – The No. 6/7 Alabama men's basketball team beat Mississippi State, 64-59, Saturday night to clinch the 2021 Southeastern Conference regular-season championship. It is the program's first conference title in 19 years dating back to the 2001-02 season.
Guard Jahvon Quinerly led the Crimson Tide with a game-high 19 points off the bench, while guard Jaden Shackelford added 15 points and six rebounds. Forward Herbert Jones pulled down a season-best 14 rebounds, including six on the offensive glass.
Alabama improved to 19-6 overall and 14-2 in SEC play with the win. The 14 wins in league play is tied for the fifth-most in program history.
Coach Nate Oats Postgame Comments
"I'm really proud of our guys. It's not easy to win SEC Championships. I thought our kids played really hard, that's the hardest we've played in a long time. They did what we asked them to do. The offense didn't come easy. Give Mississippi State a lot of credit they made it hard to score and they hung in there and made it a tight game, but our kids rebounded the ball and played hard, diving on the floor for loose ball and taking charges. I thought our defensive effort was the best we've had in a long time. We'll get the offense fixed hopefully next week. I'm just really proud of the guys, because SEC Championships don't come easy."
Up Next
The Tide will host its final home game of the season on Tuesday, March 2, when it takes on in-state rival Auburn
The game is set for a 6 p.m. CT tipoff inside Coleman Coliseum and will be broadcast on ESPN2
This post was edited on 2/28/21 at 12:27 am
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