re: Is Nate Oats the problem?

Before I say this, I don’t want this to be taken out of context. These players play very dumb, and to fix it, they make another dumb mistake to combat the first one. This team is talented but chemistry is lacking and my goodness the defense is atrocious.

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Yeah sometimes these downvotes are either dumbarse FOGS or trolls at this point. To be safely in the dance despite our flaws is not a disappointment

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My God you basketball fan gatekeepers are so annoying.

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The problem is we don’t have any length on defense. Our Guards are all small and can’t guard anybody. Nimari Burnett and Josh Primo would have fixed all these problems. Oats counted on having both so he could “hide” JQ, JD, and Shack defensively and he got neither.

Offense is top 15 in the country scored over 80ppg and that’s with turning the ball over nonstop and Missing open shots nonstop.

Oats will learn and come back with a better group next year

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100% truth. The rotation would be completely different with those two starting. And we'll see who is gone and who comes back, but the signing class plus Burnett will have us right back to where we were last year.

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Lol why is this a thread

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During football season, a new thread is created about Golding after virtually every 3rd and long converted against Bama.
We can tolerate ONE thread about the head coach of basketball.

We are headed to the "Big Dance" on a 3 game losing streak. Three losses when IMO showed no energy, effort or desire.

Lol nope. And the league champion this year doesn't play anything resembling the likes of what he described as "winning basketball."

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it is 100% defense

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Ok. You have convinced me it's 100% fault of the defense when the long range balls aren't falling, which often ends with a fast break or open shots at the opposite side of the court for the other team. It's almost like it affects the defense too.

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Being a good scoring team for the first 30 minutes of the game is great, but they seem to have trouble finishing.

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If we played better defense we would be burying teams and finishing games in the 1st 30 minutes like last years team did.

Oh he 100% will. I see 3 maybe 4 players returning. Plus the 5 new recruits and the 4 or 5 transfer additions

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Bama is 9-10 since the beginning of the new year. Talent is there…coaching isn’t!

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Oats hasn't had a great year. But if you think it's all on him, than that's pretty funny. There talent, but very flawed talent. Quin is careless and doesn't play D. Shack can't play D or run an offense, like a player his size should. JD is araw pg with terrible awareness and decision making. Gary regressed tremendously. Gurley was a busy. Frenchie can't get on the court for a reason beyond injuries. This is the most talented yet mistake ridden team I've ever cheered for. Oats had been bad at adjusting. But the players just don't seem to give a shite.

I don't see anyone in this team ready to make an NBA roster. JD will probably get drafted, but will be in the G league for awhile. Quin is a shoot first PG, who's only really good at slick layups. Shack has a nice shot, but 35% in college with limited size and athleticism won't get you to the league.

While not a great year for Oats, he did get us our first SEC title in 30 years, and is bringing in our best rated recruiting class ever. So he gets a pass for this season. He's still young, and will hopefully learn from this disappointing season. He needs to learn how to adjust in game and take timeouts when the team gets lost.