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Posted on 3/5/21 at 6:47 pm to DT55Forever1
Posted on 3/5/21 at 6:47 pm to DT55Forever1
Women had lead cut to 7 with five minutes to go but now 12 with four minutes left.
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Posted on 3/5/21 at 6:48 pm to DT55Forever1
Bama 59
USC 71
3:45 4Q
Not quite ready to hang with the top of the conference, but the ladies are playing hard tonight.
USC 71
3:45 4Q
Not quite ready to hang with the top of the conference, but the ladies are playing hard tonight.
This post was edited on 3/5/21 at 6:49 pm
Posted on 3/5/21 at 6:49 pm to CaptainMorgan
They easily could have folded early but they kept fighting and made it a ballgame.
Posted on 3/5/21 at 6:49 pm to SECSolomonGrundy
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Gotta replace Herb as a facilitator and lock down defender, and gotta replace Petty as a marksman
I think a lot of people are underestimating Petty's defense. As dynamic as JD is, he probably won't be in Petty's league on defense as a freshman.
I am excited about next year, and by the time the season tips off, I probably will have myself convinced we'll go undefeated. But, realistically, we probably shouldn't EXPECT results as good as this year. It could happen, but a lot is going to have to come together.
This post was edited on 3/5/21 at 6:51 pm
Posted on 3/5/21 at 6:51 pm to Teague
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I think a lot of people are underestimating Petty's defense. As dynamic as JD is, he probably won't be in Petty's league on defense as a freshman.
Primo and Ellis will take Petty’s minutes, not JD. Both are better defenders.
This post was edited on 3/5/21 at 6:52 pm
Posted on 3/5/21 at 6:51 pm to Teague
Depends how a lot of guys develop. Defensively I do think we take a step back, but offensively we could still be a force. JD will give us a dominant scorer that we haven't really had with Nate, and a guy who can iso when the situation calls for it. I don't think we change the entire scheme to everyone standing around while JD cooks, that would be a disservice to the wonderful offense Nate has implemented, but having a guy who can go one on one and dominate his man consistently will be a nice addition to the offense.
Posted on 3/5/21 at 6:51 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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They easily could have folded early but they kept fighting and made it a ballgame.
Definitely. Down 25+ at one point, so a chance to cut it back to single digits under 3 minutes shows a lot. I think it was down to 8 or so at one point before USC pulled away again.
Posted on 3/5/21 at 6:55 pm to CaptainMorgan
They've really fought hard. Good showing after that 1st quarter.
The only negative is that Walker didn't really do anything in both games.
11 points then 9 today won't cut it for someone expected to be a higher draft pick.
The only negative is that Walker didn't really do anything in both games.
11 points then 9 today won't cut it for someone expected to be a higher draft pick.
This post was edited on 3/5/21 at 7:00 pm
Posted on 3/5/21 at 6:56 pm to Teague
I think we will be better next year and more built to make a run in the tournament.
But we won’t have the same regular season success..mainly because Crowds will be back for Road games.
Look at Auburn, they had a better regular season in 2018 but were better built for the NCAA tournament in 2019. I expect us to be something like 12-6 in conference and be a 4-6 seed in the NCAA tournament.
But we won’t have the same regular season success..mainly because Crowds will be back for Road games.
Look at Auburn, they had a better regular season in 2018 but were better built for the NCAA tournament in 2019. I expect us to be something like 12-6 in conference and be a 4-6 seed in the NCAA tournament.
Posted on 3/5/21 at 6:56 pm to Crimsontide1713
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Primo and Ellis will take Petty’s minutes, not JD. Both are better defenders.
Better than who, Petty? I 100% disagree on that. And yes, they'll be playing Petty's spot, but I was talking about what we're losing vs what we're gaining. Primo and Ellis can be good, but neither are better than Petty now, and we don't know if they will be next year. Holt is supposed to be a great defender, but again, it's tough to expect a freshman to come in and excel immediately.
Posted on 3/5/21 at 6:57 pm to Crimsontide1713
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Primo and Ellis will take Petty’s minutes, not JD. Both are better defenders.
Primo isn't a better defender than Petty at this point.
We are definitely gonna take a pretty big step backwards on defense losing Herb, Petty, and Bruner. They are 3 of the 4 best defenders on the team, Ellis being the other one.
Posted on 3/5/21 at 6:57 pm to CaptainMorgan
Bama 63
USC 75
Final
Ladies showed a lot of fight to stay in this one after the first 10 minutes. USC had a few players that we didn’t have an answer for, but it was a good showing after the first quarter.
USC 75
Final
Ladies showed a lot of fight to stay in this one after the first 10 minutes. USC had a few players that we didn’t have an answer for, but it was a good showing after the first quarter.
Posted on 3/5/21 at 6:58 pm to CrimsonFever
I think he was saying they were better defenders than JD, not Petty.
This post was edited on 3/5/21 at 7:00 pm
Posted on 3/5/21 at 7:04 pm to Teague
Keon Ellis is the best on ball defender on the team right now. JD will come in as a freshman and be the leading scorer. He can defend when asked so that's not a problem. Holt will be able to defend. Wilson gives us another dimension if he can add muscle to his frame!
Posted on 3/5/21 at 7:06 pm to Teague
Defensively, Ellis is the better defender period.
Posted on 3/5/21 at 7:06 pm to CaptainMorgan
Hopefully having AT back down low as well will give our guards a little more rest defensively. Nate can run more perimeter man on man and zone in the paint instead of having to play man with all 5 guys. Even with the type of offense we run, having a true big helps tremendously. We should theoretically rebound better and get more tip outs with a 6 ft 11 guy out there.
Posted on 3/5/21 at 7:10 pm to Lemonpuppy
He is really raw so my expectations for him are low right now. He's good but he hasn't played enough to be good from the jump.
Posted on 3/5/21 at 7:10 pm to Lemonpuppy
Tchikou at the 5 is getting me really excited. He has the skills and shot making ability of a Guard.
Posted on 3/5/21 at 7:12 pm to Joka2kold
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Keon Ellis is the best on ball defender on the team right now.
Well, Coach Oats and I disagree.
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. JD will come in as a freshman and be the leading scorer. He can defend when asked so that's not a problem. Holt will be able to defend. Wilson gives us another dimension if he can add muscle to his frame!
There is potential to be very good next year. But, I've found that most of the time the people who make these type claims are the first ones to start complaining about the team when they turn out to be wrong.
This post was edited on 3/5/21 at 10:01 pm
Posted on 3/5/21 at 7:14 pm to Teague
Yea - next year will have its own growing pains. We also have to show we can come out of the gates ready to play and not need 4 weeks to figure things out.
Tons of great pieces and a great coaching staff, but some key cogs to replace too. It'll be a fun team.
Tons of great pieces and a great coaching staff, but some key cogs to replace too. It'll be a fun team.
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