re: Kent State @ Alabama - SECN 12 CST

I don’t see it Joka. The only 2 games in conference play they will be underdogs in is @Alabama and @Kentucky.

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They won’t and shouldn’t be an underdog in any game the rest of the year.

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Lot of basketball left to play and the conference schedule will generally always throw some adversity at everybody. Alabama and Auburn have basically 5 comparable opponents and considering how most on here feel that Alabama has a long way to go, kind of shocking how similar the results are aside from Purdue game where we caught them at home and they basically couldn't miss. Would love to run that game back.

Houston - Both dogfight 5 point victories for each, Bama did go to OT

North Carolina - Both controlled the game, Bama at UNC by 15, Auburn Neutral Court by 13

Kent State - Auburn by 23, Bama by 27

Purdue - The outlier of the group Auburn blasted them, Alabama blew a 9 point second half lead and basically melted.

Memphis- Sure it was a preseason game, but Alabama controlled that game with while extremely short handed and Memphis leading scorer having 9 fouls. Auburn won comfortably as well by 14.

Im not taking anything away from Auburn, they have looked like a tank. But this Alabama team has basically produced similar results (minus Purdue) in the big games and yet most who closely follow this Bama team would tell you they have not really figured things out yet.

Stop being a pussy. You and mistaken are in here every night crying about how good auburn is.

You don’t even know what the term basketball IQ means. How would you know how good AU is in basketball?

I fully expect AU to have a lull just like every CBB team does, and hopefully we can take advantage of that. Doesn’t change the facts of the games played so far.

I’m more concerned with how we are playing than any other team. Control what you can control, and we better step up our game if we want to achieve any of the goals our team set prior to the season.


P.S. You might need some therapy. You’re clearly easily offended, so maybe put the phone down and go touch grass or talk to someone who can help you process through your BIG emotions.

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AU would have beaten NDakota by 50, and we were tied with like 2 min to go. They did beat OSU by 40, the same OSU that just owned KY from start to finish on a neutral court. We’ve materially underperformed against mid-majors, and AU is ranked double digits higher on NET for a reason. If we don’t start playing substantially better, we’ll be lucky to beat them in Coleman and will get run off the court by 25 at the barn.

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I'm certainly not stating that Alabama has played consistent basketball to this point the way Auburn has. The point I was making is against similar opponents the outcomes have been about the same with the exception of Purdue, yet there seems to be a vibe that in Tuscaloosa the sky is falling and in Auburn they are unbeatable. Alabama has room for growth and to a degree, in basketball at this stage of year that is a good thing. Auburn to their credit plays like a team with 8 seniors and once they get the momentum they are relentless.

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Can we not make this board as toxic as the Rant please? Sheesh

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100% agree. I ignored his comment in the pinned recruiting thread for that very reason, and will do so in game threads if needed as well.

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I'm certainly not stating that Alabama has played consistent basketball to this point the way Auburn has. The point I was making is against similar opponents the outcomes have been about the same with the exception of Purdue, yet there seems to be a vibe that in Tuscaloosa the sky is falling and in Auburn they are unbeatable. Alabama has room for growth and to a degree, in basketball at this stage of year that is a good thing. Auburn to their credit plays like a team with 8 seniors and once they get the momentum they are relentless.

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I get what you’re saying and somewhat agree, Bama’s ceiling is about as high as AU’s especially if Bama grows into our ceiling. AU is at their ceiling currently, and hopefully they can’t maintain that the whole season. I get it.

That said, the warning signs on TOs and shooting are there for us, even against good teams. AU’s defense is also materially better than ours at this stage of the season, and even if they come back down to earth some on offense that usually doesn’t happen on defense. They’re overwhelming bad opponents like a really good team should (and agree with your seniority comment on them).

I’m hoping they still underperform in conference and really hoping they get a tight whistled crew early in the NCAAT and lose to a mid-major that gets 55 FTs and fouls out half their team…that would be hilarious

I’ll add that looking at the metrics, we’re the only top 10 team in Kenpom that has a unit ranked over 30 on anything (our defense is 43). There are only 2 teams with a unit over 20 (Kansas O at 26 and Gonzaga D at 24). All 7 other top 10 teams have both units in the top 20, and AU has both units in the top 10 (#1 O, #10 D).

We will have to get materially better on defense if we want to compete for a conference championship or a F4 birth, and some of that means cutting down TOs and bricked 3s that lead to runouts by the other team. We received a really good draw last year in the NCAAT and took advantage. I’m not canceling my flights and hotel to SA until the fat lady sings, but I really hope our defense finds another gear and we start playing smart basketball on offense. That’s how you give yourself a chance in the tourney no matter what the draw is.

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Basketball IQ is not a real thing.

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As someone who has played the game, a lot, I would strongly disagree.

There are a ton of little things that smart players do to help them win the game. It's why experience is so important, and why experience is what equals the playing field with pure talent.

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As someone who has played the game, a lot, I would strongly disagree.

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Our own basketball coach, the best one in our history, has used the term in close to 30 different press conferences since he’s been here. I’m sure Nate Oats is an idiot in SECSol’s mind too.

He’s either a straight troll or an angry FOG because the football team underperformed. Probably best to just ignore at this point.

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BBP is referring to when i disagreed with him calling our guys low IQ basketball players. I told him we have a handful of guys with a full college career of experience and a team coming off a final four run. And i asked him what makes him think they are low IQ, but he didnt have an answer.

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I know I said I was going to ignore you, but since you’re doubling down, I’ve got to ask this sincerely. How did you interpret the below statement as I was “calling our guys low IQ basketball players.”

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I wouldn’t qualify any of our guys as low IQ players, but they all seem to be around average or just modestly above/below average

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It literally said none of them were “low IQ players” and that was after praising a few for being High IQ players. I genuinely am curious how you can interpret someone’s words as the exact opposite of what they posted. I’ve never been able to understand posters that do that unless they’re straight trolling. So if you aren’t trolling, how did you come to the conclusion that I said the exact opposite of what I actually said?

Edit: and if you’re not trolling, why would you say a term that the best coach in our history has used many, many times isn’t “real?” (If you need evidence, go listen to the last 4 signing day press conferences. He uses it for about 25-50% of the guys we sign.)