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re: Alabama Basketball Recruiting and Offseason Talk
Posted on 4/3/18 at 7:22 pm to partsman103
Posted on 4/3/18 at 7:22 pm to partsman103
When's he planning to commit to Bama?
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Posted on 4/3/18 at 7:27 pm to Bamafan15
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I wouldn’t get my hopes up if I were you. Just saying that there are options to consider for the Sexton’s.
Considering that he seems to take academics seriously, he should wait until the deadline to even announce.
I imagine once you announce early entrant, it is a free for all and extremely taxing process. Hard to imagine he has the time to take school seriously once that kicks into gear
This post was edited on 4/3/18 at 7:28 pm
Posted on 4/3/18 at 10:28 pm to Bryant91092
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When's he planning to commit to Bama?
I have no idea when or which school he will select.
Posted on 4/4/18 at 9:36 am to partsman103
Looks like we're not getting any love for next year. Every too early preseason predictions has us in the NIT.
Posted on 4/4/18 at 9:57 am to Gary Busey
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Looks like we're not getting any love for next year. Every too early preseason predictions has us in the NIT.
Our entire offensive production is based around :
(a) a transfer (albeit with a small sample size of success at a major program)
(b) improvement from upcoming sophomores
We lose a guy who was basically 35% of our offense and have no concrete replacement for him, just the guys above. While I think we Mack will be a solid offensive threat and our roster will take a step forward, I don't know that for sure. And if they don't, we'll struggle.
So, with that said, I think the consensus being that we are a bubble team seems reasonable.
This post was edited on 4/4/18 at 9:59 am
Posted on 4/4/18 at 10:26 am to SummerOfGeorge
Just FYI
AU's Mustapha Heron announced today he is entering the NBA Draft and signing with an agent.
AU's Mustapha Heron announced today he is entering the NBA Draft and signing with an agent.
Posted on 4/4/18 at 10:32 am to GenesChin
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AU's Mustapha Heron announced today he is entering the NBA Draft and signing with an agent.
Tough blow - who on the roster can step up and take his place in that role? Or does the offensive system shift a little bit without his slashing.
This post was edited on 4/4/18 at 10:34 am
Posted on 4/4/18 at 10:39 am to SummerOfGeorge
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Our entire offensive production is based around :
(a) a transfer (albeit with a small sample size of success at a major program)
(b) improvement from upcoming sophomores
We lose a guy who was basically 35% of our offense and have no concrete replacement for him, just the guys above. While I think we Mack will be a solid offensive threat and our roster will take a step forward, I don't know that for sure. And if they don't, we'll struggle.
So, with that said, I think the consensus being that we are a bubble team seems reasonable.
I understand the skepticism, but in the same breath most of these way too early predictions have UF as a top 25 team after they're losing they're first team All-SEC PG, Second leading scorer and potentially they're leading scorer. They're getting ranked based off of name alone.
Posted on 4/4/18 at 10:53 am to BigBird09
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I understand the skepticism, but in the same breath most of these way too early predictions have UF as a top 25 team after they're losing they're first team All-SEC PG, Second leading scorer and potentially they're leading scorer. They're getting ranked based off of name alone.
True, but they return Jalen Hudson and KeVaughn Allen, who were both highly involved (assuming both return). Throw in Stone, Okauru, Hayes, Gak and Bassett and 3 Top 80 recruits and they have a pretty solid core returning off a team that was better than ours.
And, on top of that, they are Florida.
This post was edited on 4/4/18 at 10:53 am
Posted on 4/4/18 at 11:18 am to BigBird09
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I understand the skepticism, but in the same breath most of these way too early predictions have UF as a top 25 team after they're losing they're first team All-SEC PG, Second leading scorer and potentially they're leading scorer. They're getting ranked based off of name alone.
They've advanced to the elite 8 or better 5 times this decade. Just like Bama in football, they've earned the right to be considered an early contender no matter who've they lost in the off season.
Posted on 4/4/18 at 11:35 am to SummerOfGeorge
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So, with that said, I think the consensus being that we are a bubble team seems reasonable.
Not disputing that at all- I personally am skeptical on next season. However, I'm still optimistic on the bulk of our freshman from last season improving and developing chemistry, which makes me question why anyone thinks we'll finish near the bottom half of the SEC. Suddenly everyone's narrative changes once everyone else has a good incoming recruiting class, compared to when we did and basically we shouldn't expect anything because of "youth".
Posted on 4/4/18 at 11:35 am to SummerOfGeorge
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True, but they return Jalen Hudson and KeVaughn Allen, who were both highly involved (assuming both return). Throw in Stone, Okauru, Hayes, Gak and Bassett and 3 Top 80 recruits and they have a pretty solid core returning off a team that was better than ours.
And, on top of that, they are Florida.
UF fans seem to be split on whether or not Hudson stays in the draft. As far as a team that was "better than ours", that's debatable. There wasn't a massive difference in seeding and we were plagued with youth that cost us a few games, which is a valid argument for why we very well could be better next year (UF getting younger, Bama getting more mature and adding a proven scorer). They had a better record, but I think we had a scarier team. We both lost in the second round, and sure we were stomped, but literally every team Nova played in the tournament was stomped.
I'm not saying it's ridiculous that UF is considered better than us, I'm saying it's ridiculous for them to be considered that much better than us, especially if they lose Hudson. Even with him, they've still lost over 50% of their offense.
This post was edited on 4/4/18 at 11:48 am
Posted on 4/4/18 at 12:09 pm to GenesChin
Tough Blow...but he can turn into a ballhog at times.
Posted on 4/4/18 at 12:43 pm to GenesChin
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AU's Mustapha Heron announced today he is entering the NBA Draft and signing with an agent.
Must have been what the Jennings account was referencing. Rough news, but if y'all add Wiley and Purifoy back into the fold, y'all should be capable of repeating that regular season success next year and turning it into post-season success if healthy.
Posted on 4/4/18 at 12:54 pm to BigBird09
My inside sources are still hearing talk in TTown!!! I can elaborate further when the news breaks and I read the article. STAY TUNED!!!!! 
Posted on 4/4/18 at 12:56 pm to Cobrasize
Matt Zenitz
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What I’m hearing on Collin Sexton: Still seems more likely that he’ll turn pro, but this hasn’t been an easy decision for him and returning to Alabama does remain a possibility, per sources
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Also hearing that there’s a good chance he won’t hire an agent if/when he does declare for the draft, which would leave open the possibility of returning to school even if he does declare
Posted on 4/4/18 at 12:57 pm to Bamafan15
Matt Zenitz
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Looks like Riley Norris will be back with Alabama for another year. Hearing that he’s expected to get a medical redshirt and to be back playing for Bama next season.
Posted on 4/4/18 at 1:46 pm to Bamafan15
@RollHoopsRoll
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Alabama is VERY interested in Syracuse transfer Matthew Moyer but Xavier is going to be a tough team to beat in his recruitment
Posted on 4/4/18 at 2:43 pm to Bamafan15
Well now I'm worried we're going to see an exodus of players.
Posted on 4/4/18 at 2:52 pm to TomRollTideRitter
The only 3 I see a possibility of losing are Key, Ingram, and Giddens. I think we’ll lose one of them for sure
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