re: Alabama Basketball Recruiting and Offseason Talk

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Bryce Brown had basically quit right after the game had started against Clemson. Why? It’s the NCAA tourney and at this point it was only a 10 point game.

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You're about 2 days too late to this party. One of the most embarrassing videos I've ever seen

I told y'all Bruce told the guys he slept with their moms midway through the Bama game. It's the only explanation.

Stay safe there in Atlanta George and to anyone else in the areas under tornado warning.

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Mack is gonna be a breakout player...He's skilled and has been working hard

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Do you mean breakout in that he is new to the scene and does really well?

Or breakout in that he will significantly outperform his TX production

Yeah I noticed their last few games he played a lot of Hero Ball and would do that step back move and jack up a bad 3 almost everytime he got the ball.

To be honest I think Auburns collapse still would have happened if McLemore didnt get hurt. They stopped sharing the ball their last few games and all tried to play hero ball and take bad shots. Had no chemistry.

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Yeah I noticed their last few games he played a lot of Hero Ball and would do that step back move and jack up a bad 3 almost everytime he got the ball.

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He's done that all year, he just happened to hit them earlier this year pre injury

The hero ball pandemic spread throughout the team. Mustapha Heron has always been a human black hole while Harper's shot volume increased while his assist rate dramatically decreased


Like I said, I believe it was a trust issue. Our players stopped trusting the kickout open 3FG shooter and started calling their own # . The problem with that is it meant opposing rim protectors never got stretched outside + we got fewer open looks

Thinking of the opposite of hero ball

Anyone else watch the UNC/TAMU game? Their passing was absolutely unreal to make the extra pass to the open man, inside out passing and beating UNC's trap

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I'm skeptical of both. It's highly possible Fleming could be incapable of competing atheletically at this level.

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He's not athletic, but he's not really a plodder either. Nick Jacobs was significantly more unathletic, had bad hands, was way less coordinated, a bad rebounder, was the worst defensive post player I've seen and couldn't do much on offense outside of a very nice left handed hook shot (even in HS) and he could still play at this level because of that hook shot. Fleming already has a much more diverse skill set in the post than Jacobs ever had that's boosted by his very impressive foot work, has demonstrated the ability to shoot a midrange shot, and is a very good passer from the post. He's not a shot-blocker, but it's important to point out that according to Fleming when he committed the two things the coaching staff pointed out to him on what they really liked was his passing (we knew that) and his defense, specifically "where he can switch on to guards". While he might not be a vertical athlete, it certainly sounds like he has the athletic ability to stay in front of quicker post players.

Aren't we supposed to hear something about Coleman Coliseum this offseason?

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It may.. but Galin Smith was adjusted by the end of his first year

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I meant more along the lines of being a true offensive weapon with the skills/coordination.

Galin Smith wasn't a liability, which is a success for him or a Fleming by the end of FR year