Started By
Message
re: Mississippi State 75 @ Alabama 100 Final - ESPNU
Posted on 2/27/26 at 12:29 pm to cdur86
Posted on 2/27/26 at 12:29 pm to cdur86
quote:
I must have missed something. What is going on with Bryan Passink?
He posted this after the Arkansas game - not sure if it’s still work related
quote:
Bryan Passink@BryanPassink·Feb 8
I’ve had to miss some games over the years due to work conflicts (like yesterday) but I did something I’ve not done in 23 years. I listened to an Alabama game on the radio... Awesome job by
@CStewartSports @TomStipe_RTR & Bama great JaMychal Green! HUGE win! Roll Tide
0
Posted on 2/27/26 at 1:02 pm to cdur86
Posted on 2/27/26 at 1:04 pm to Sl0thstronautEsq
Posted on 2/27/26 at 2:28 pm to Sl0thstronautEsq
Why would Phillon not be on there?
Posted on 2/27/26 at 3:52 pm to Sl0thstronautEsq
No Philon. Is this a mistake?
Posted on 2/27/26 at 5:38 pm to McGregor
Sure there's some really good stats with Philon below the top 50 but It just means we've been even better on offense in the minutes played with Holloway + Allen + spot up shooters.
Posted on 2/27/26 at 9:03 pm to Sl0thstronautEsq
I don't think Bama defeats Tenner unless Philon plays - and plays within himself. 
Posted on 2/28/26 at 7:37 am to TJ4UA
Get us going today Sandkhan! 
Any chance of getting a #3 seed involves a win today.
Any chance of getting a #3 seed involves a win today.Posted on 2/28/26 at 8:01 am to wm72
quote:
Sure there's some really good stats with Philon below the top 50 but It just means we've been even better on offense in the minutes played with Holloway + Allen + spot up shooters.
Has a lot to do with the teams we played.
2 Examples: we played Miss State at home without Philon. We played Tennessee without Allen and Holloway.
Said another way, a lot of the time when Philon was on the bench, it was due to us playing inferior competition. He wasn’t on the bench much towards the end of Purdue, Arkansas, etc. or during games like Gonzaga (37 min, 7 more than the next highest player), AZ (34 min, 8 more than next highest), Florida (30 min, 2 min more than everyone else), etc.
Posted on 2/28/26 at 8:18 am to BamaBravesPackers
Oats moved his Ala winning % to over 70% last week with 2 wins. 2 more wins in a row would get his overall coaching % over 70%. Elite.
Calipari and Sean Miller only active SEC coaches higher.
Calipari and Sean Miller only active SEC coaches higher.
Posted on 2/28/26 at 9:35 am to BamaBravesPackers
quote:
Has a lot to do with the teams we played.
That's a good point. Even though there's an adjustment for opponents, it's usually not really enough to compensate for the differences in games where an inferior team lets you feel really comfortable running offense and one that makes everything a war.
On a side note, that's where I think our defense struggles. The attempt to play so much to statistics works ok but doesn't often seem to just completely frustrate opponents. Which you can do easier at the college level than the NBA.
This post was edited on 2/28/26 at 9:39 am
Posted on 2/28/26 at 9:42 am to wm72
It’s even more pronounced when you’re a team that can’t handle other teams with bigs like we are now. No amount of adjustments can compensate for the fact that we will get destroyed on the glass against FL, Purdue, and AZ regardless of what guards are playing.
To emphasize that, AU and Mizzou beat FL despite both being a worse team than us. But they have enough size and physicality to not get destroyed by FL’s size. When Philon is playing more minutes than everyone else against teams we can’t matchup with down low, it’s “somewhat unfairly” bringing his metrics down.
To emphasize that, AU and Mizzou beat FL despite both being a worse team than us. But they have enough size and physicality to not get destroyed by FL’s size. When Philon is playing more minutes than everyone else against teams we can’t matchup with down low, it’s “somewhat unfairly” bringing his metrics down.
This post was edited on 2/28/26 at 9:44 am
Posted on 2/28/26 at 9:48 am to BamaBravesPackers
I’m hopeful we keep Sherrell, Onyejiaka, and Jemison for 26-27. Bristow returning would be a pleasant and welcomed surprise for me too.
If we had those 4, another freshman or transfer big, and Holloway then we may be a very good defensive team. Holloway is getting better in that respect. He’ll never be elite but average would be enough with the proper front court configuration.
If we had those 4, another freshman or transfer big, and Holloway then we may be a very good defensive team. Holloway is getting better in that respect. He’ll never be elite but average would be enough with the proper front court configuration.
This post was edited on 2/28/26 at 10:22 am
Posted on 2/28/26 at 10:07 am to Diego Ricardo
quote:
and Holloway
His defense has definitely improved from last year, and you can tell his physicality is better as well just by seeing how much better he is at finishing at the rim on offense. Those extra 10-15 lbs have really helped him.
That said, he’s got to stop fouling people 40 ft from the basket and I don’t think anyone has done a particularly good job on trying to isolate him and attack him. Ky tried to do it against Trelly when MoD was backing him down 1v1, but I haven’t seen anyone try to have a guard post Holloway up or try to get Holloway switched on a wing/big and post him up continuously. I think AZ had Bradley attack him a bit IIRC and there was at least 1 other team that was driving him to the rim and drawing fouls on him, but overall he’s been a lot better than last year.
This post was edited on 2/28/26 at 10:07 am
Page 7 of 7
Latest Alabama News
Back to top
Follow SECRant for SEC Football News