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re: Mississippi State 75 @ Alabama 100 Final - ESPNU

Posted on 2/25/26 at 10:01 pm to
Posted by Kashmir
Member since Dec 2014
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Posted on 2/25/26 at 10:01 pm to
7 in a row.
This post was edited on 2/25/26 at 10:04 pm
Posted by BamaBravesPackers
Member since Nov 2021
9221 posts
Posted on 2/25/26 at 10:01 pm to
Hard to be disappointed in a 25 point conference win, but dang that easily could have been a 30-35 point win and really helped the metrics. 25 will still be pretty beneficial
Posted by cmayes56
Alabama
Member since Oct 2015
3329 posts
Posted on 2/25/26 at 10:01 pm to
Lots of playing time for backup guys. Roll Tide and frick Tennessee! It’s time we beat them hillbillies
Posted by Sandkhan
Member since Jun 2009
8357 posts
Posted on 2/25/26 at 10:02 pm to
Ummmm that last meaningless 3 by the MSU player made the over hit. Mississippi Mafia
Posted by My2Bits
2500 mi from Tuscaloosa due west
Member since Jun 2012
5689 posts
Posted on 2/25/26 at 10:07 pm to
Good to see two Alabama NBA bigs on the call today. Jamychael and Hendrix.
Posted by Robot Santa
Member since Oct 2009
46309 posts
Posted on 2/25/26 at 10:13 pm to
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Ummmm that last meaningless 3 by the MSU player made the over hit. Mississippi Mafia


Is it my imagination or does this kind of stuff happen a lot? Not like every single week, but I feel like I have seen a clip of something like this a handful of times each of the last few seasons.
Posted by BamaBravesPackers
Member since Nov 2021
9221 posts
Posted on 2/25/26 at 10:17 pm to
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Mississippi Mafia



Guess they didn’t have the MSU player who blocked Noah’s last 3pt attempt on the take. That, or he knew it would be a miss and just wanted to up his defensive statistics. Bama fans would vouch for him that Noah’s 3 had no chance.
Posted by Sandkhan
Member since Jun 2009
8357 posts
Posted on 2/25/26 at 10:19 pm to
It does happen a ton. There was a clip on Twitter recently where a game was a complete blowout. The team getting blown out inbounded with like 6 seconds and I mean FULL COURT SPRINTED and layed the ball in to hit the over by the hook.

If you’re betting on sports you really just have to hope you pick the fixed side.
Posted by rushball
Member since Apr 2021
322 posts
Posted on 2/25/26 at 10:41 pm to
so aden becomes a pure pg, jalil becomes a defensive stud, and amari becomes god. nice team effort to help philon get some rest.
Posted by mrbroker
Sylacauga Alabama
Member since Jul 2011
18004 posts
Posted on 2/26/26 at 6:32 am to
Watched none of the game.

Apparently we bit the weiny in the second half and scored under 40 points. 7 turnovers between two players out of a total of 12. We had more TO's then made free throws.

Williamson played decent minutes with just zero points. Even a blind score finds an acorn. Why not give him minutes to someone else and just play small.
Posted by Diego Ricardo
Alabama
Member since Dec 2020
12983 posts
Posted on 2/26/26 at 6:43 am to
Played without Load-bearing Philon and beat them by 25. Not going to complain but the goal is always to get better, sure.
Posted by Diego Ricardo
Alabama
Member since Dec 2020
12983 posts
Posted on 2/26/26 at 7:09 am to
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Williamson played decent minutes with just zero points. Even a blind score finds an acorn. Why not give him minutes to someone else and just play small.


Want to respond directly to this one though:

Our problem in 2026 is that we don’t have a true power forward on the roster like Grant Nelson. So we can play “small” without playing REALLY small. Some of our PF types have length but not bulk (Bowen), others are listed 6’9’’ so likely shorter than that in practice.

Nelson was 6’11’’ 230lbs. We could play small with Nelson and give up some presence around the rim but not just get mercilessly bullied like we do when Jemison and Bowen slide down to 5.
Posted by Alabama_Fan
The Road Less Traveled
Member since Sep 2020
16272 posts
Posted on 2/26/26 at 7:19 am to
Posted by Alabama_Fan
The Road Less Traveled
Member since Sep 2020
16272 posts
Posted on 2/26/26 at 7:22 am to
Posted by dirtsandwich
AL
Member since May 2016
6955 posts
Posted on 2/26/26 at 8:51 am to
If those are your takeaways from that game, not sure what to tell you.
Posted by Diego Ricardo
Alabama
Member since Dec 2020
12983 posts
Posted on 2/26/26 at 9:01 am to
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If those are your takeaways from that game, not sure what to tell you.



I didn't see most of the first half but frankly the last 10 minutes of the game were load management and getting Bethea and Williamson some run.

Williamson only shot 3 3pt shots, seems like a concerted effort to get him feeling his range again. The crazy thing is his shots don't look terrible for a true 5. He just needs to find rhythm and I think he'd knock a few down. If he could just rebound and hit open jumpers at a 30% clip then he'd be a usable piece in the rotation.
Posted by Robot Santa
Member since Oct 2009
46309 posts
Posted on 2/26/26 at 9:40 am to
Expecting a 30 point halftime lead to balloon into a 50 point win just isn't realistic. You basically need the other team to roll over and quit against the end of your bench. This is especially true for a team like ours that has been the walking wounded all season and has a game of prison yard basketball coming up this weekend.
Posted by McGregor
Member since Feb 2011
7023 posts
Posted on 2/26/26 at 10:04 am to
If we go 2-1 to end season, we’ll likely be a #2 or 3 seed in SEC tourney, double bye and stay away from Fla until the final.

Hope we beat Tennessee - been awhile.

I don’t see anyway we get an overall #3 seed outside winning the tourney in Nashville.
Posted by Diego Ricardo
Alabama
Member since Dec 2020
12983 posts
Posted on 2/26/26 at 10:13 am to
They will be fouling constantly and have the heater on in the arena no doubt. Manhood check game for our guys.
Posted by JIB
Member since Sep 2013
2615 posts
Posted on 2/26/26 at 10:30 am to
I don't think we beat UT. This would be the one game left on the schedule I expect to lose. UT and UF are 2 SEC teams that have our number.
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