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Posted on 11/11/23 at 10:47 am to Allthatfades
Posted on 11/11/23 at 10:47 am to Allthatfades
Griffen should be one of the top guys on the team in terms of minutes. He has experience in the system. He has great size for his position. He usually defends well and he can score at all three levels.
I know that Oats likes to experiment with more guys getting PT early in the seaeon. Then come conference play it will be a tighter rotation. But Griff has had an underwhelming start. Wasnt there some talk before TCU that he was banged up a bit?
He should be like a Keon Ellis or young Levi Randolph level player for us. Solid all around with a chance of catching fire.
I know that Oats likes to experiment with more guys getting PT early in the seaeon. Then come conference play it will be a tighter rotation. But Griff has had an underwhelming start. Wasnt there some talk before TCU that he was banged up a bit?
He should be like a Keon Ellis or young Levi Randolph level player for us. Solid all around with a chance of catching fire.
This post was edited on 11/11/23 at 10:48 am
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Posted on 11/11/23 at 12:10 pm to Chadaristic
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Just one turnover in 46 minutes.
From what I’ve seen, there’s been a lot of “almost turnovers” from several players that we either got a good bounce, out hustled the other team on a loose ball, or got bailed out by ref in these first 2 games.
I didn’t get the benefit of good replays, but it looked like Griffen got bailed out twice by refs last night. One he slipped while driving out of control and they called a phantom foul, the other he put his head down and got a block that easily could have been a charge. Think there was another in the first game that he drove the basket and jumped not knowing where he was going with the ball and was pretty lucky it got deflected to either one of our guys or out of bounds. He also went 0-9 from 3 in the scrimmages and forced a three in the first game that was off rythym with a man in his face (he did have a good one in the first game coming off a screen that he made). He hasn’t been catastrophic by any means, but hasn’t been sharp or “improved” either. Hope he gets it going before our December stretch and keeps up the hustle/defense while he works on it.
This post was edited on 11/11/23 at 12:15 pm
Posted on 11/12/23 at 6:51 am to BamaBravesPackers
Posted on 11/12/23 at 11:35 am to Allthatfades
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South must be down as well.
South lost to Mobile, an naia school. So yeah, I'd say they are down. Honestly, you lose to an naia school, i don't care if it's the first game of the season, just go ahead and fire them.
Posted on 11/12/23 at 11:36 am to SECSolomonGrundy
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He has been the most disappinting so far. Is he healthy?
As of a couple+weeks ago, he was injured. No clue where he's at now.
Posted on 11/12/23 at 1:47 pm to CCTider
we do need a real pg and griffin could be playing better but it's 2 games
the real question is when was the last time we scored 100+ in 3 straight?
the real question is when was the last time we scored 100+ in 3 straight?
Posted on 11/12/23 at 4:37 pm to Chadaristic
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Alabama moves up 2 spots to #8 in KenPom. 3rd in Adjusted Offense 29th in Adjusted Defense 29th in Tempo
This thread seems too negative for a team doing so well. Reading the thread youd think we were terrible.
Posted on 11/12/23 at 4:47 pm to CrimsonFever
No we are not. This should be a Top 15 team with the potential to be better.
We could be elite with a solid point man. So many shooters and scorers.
We could be elite with a solid point man. So many shooters and scorers.
Posted on 11/12/23 at 4:53 pm to antibarner
As far as the PG play I thought we took off when Estrada started playing PG in the last game. Sears seemed to struggle a lot with it in the first half.
Posted on 11/12/23 at 5:03 pm to CrimsonFever
I don't think people are saying that. Just that our defense needs a lot of work and we don't have a ball handler (hence why Nelson does so much of it) and that could be an issue in the tournament.
Posted on 11/12/23 at 5:15 pm to YStar
We're top 30 in defense on KenPom and have played two good offensive teams. I'm not worried about the defense we have a ton of length. I do think Wague is gonna end up getting the most minutes at the 5 due to his defense, he adds some rim protection. He played 10 minutes last game and had 2 blocks.
I don't think Grant plays PG out of need, Estrada is a good PG and Sears is solid.
I don't think Grant plays PG out of need, Estrada is a good PG and Sears is solid.
Posted on 11/12/23 at 6:21 pm to CrimsonFever
Top 30 with preseason numbers baked in.
I removed the preseason numbers on Torvik and we are actually #235 on defense(but #1 on offense)
I removed the preseason numbers on Torvik and we are actually #235 on defense(but #1 on offense)
This post was edited on 11/12/23 at 6:22 pm
Posted on 11/12/23 at 6:54 pm to mistaken4193
We’re way better than the 200-something ranked defense, we’re likely gonna be top 30 in adjusted defense on kenpom all season.
This post was edited on 11/12/23 at 6:58 pm
Posted on 11/12/23 at 7:15 pm to CrimsonFever
The reason Grant Nelson is playing point forward at times is because Coach Oats is just adding value to him.
He knows how to get guys to the NBA!!
He knows how to get guys to the NBA!!
Posted on 11/12/23 at 7:34 pm to Joka2kold
Plus it creates mismatches cause Nelson usually has a bigger guy on him he can blow by. If they try to guard him with a smaller guy he can post them up.
Having a 6’11 guy that can handle the ball as well as Nelson is a huge mismatch advantage.
Having a 6’11 guy that can handle the ball as well as Nelson is a huge mismatch advantage.
This post was edited on 11/12/23 at 7:35 pm
Posted on 11/12/23 at 8:33 pm to CrimsonFever
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Blake Byler@blakebyler45
Alabama statistical leaders through 2 games and where they rank in the SEC:
PPG - Nelson 22.0 (T-1st)
RPG - Nelson 7.5 (T-7th)
APG - Estrada 4.0 (T-3rd)
BPG - Nelson 2.0 (T-3rd)
SPG - Estrada 2.0 (T-4th)
FG% - Nelson 63.6 (5th)
3PT% - Estrada 72.7 (3rd)
FT% - Nelson 100 (1st)
*Jarin Stevenson is also 100% on FTs
Posted on 11/12/23 at 9:08 pm to Alabama_Fan
Nelson and Johnni Broome have been the best two “bigs” in the Sec this season Statistically.
Allen Flanagan (yep that one, he's at Ole Miss now)
and Estrada have been the best two guards in the conference so far statistically.
Still a long way to go but I love what I see so far from both of those guys.
Posted on 11/12/23 at 9:19 pm to CrimsonFever
Deleted…points were made earlier
This post was edited on 11/12/23 at 9:21 pm
Posted on 11/13/23 at 10:17 am to BamaBravesPackers
Looks like the Ohio State game is on CBS sports Network. But for the second game, it will either be cbssn or flo sports. My guess is whoever plays Santa Clara will end up on flo.
Apparently flo sports is some kind of BS streaming service that charges $30 month. So I really hope we win the first game.
Apparently flo sports is some kind of BS streaming service that charges $30 month. So I really hope we win the first game.
Posted on 11/13/23 at 11:16 am to CrimsonFever
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As far as the PG play I thought we took off when Estrada started playing PG in the last game. Sears seemed to struggle a lot with it in the first half.
Sears has always been more of a short 2-guard. Estrada plays more like a true PG. I imagine we'll see more of him and Nelson running the offense when they're in the game. I think Sears (as well as other guards like Wrightsell and Cosby) is getting a lot of reps at PG simply because of the competition we are facing. In order to reach our potential, we need more guards that can run the offense well. Right now, our only guard that does a great job of setting folks up is Estrada.
This post was edited on 11/13/23 at 11:18 am
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