re: Tide Hoops | 31-6 (16-2)

It’s a tough pill to swallow. Thought we should have pressed more when we went up in the second half. SDSU looked awkward trying to run with us.when we went back to half court D, they settled back down to their comfort pace and methodically beat us.

I hope we keep CNO and his style versus prison ball. We could use a taller guard or two…, or maybe permission to shoot a 4-6 footer when the other team is packing your rim attacks.

I hope Bradley stays and works on his shooting.

Unhappy with the officiating. But realize if we hit just 25% of threes, we advance.

Great season for the program.

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We want team to take Midrange. Because it’s the most inefficient shot in the game. If they make 60% of them then we get beat. But 95% of the time they wont

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Right, the offense is what Oats wants to do. I feel like a pull-up jumper was the answer to what they were doing because our guards are not physical enough at the rim to spam FTAs.

That’s March. Hell, we could be a six seed next year and make the Final Four. It sucks but Oats is a good coach who’s turned this into a pretty damn good program. He’s still learning. I thought he got outcoached tonight. And the two assistant hires will be huge. I know this sucks but the future of Bama basketball is bright.

They're letting these covid year/5th year guys play prison ball out there.

We weren't able to play physical, our two best players, Miller and Clowney were in foul trouble early which made them tenative.

Y’all remember the way Avery Jr would back into the corner between the sideline and halfcourt line every time he crossed midcourt? Like some weird tick? Anyways, there’s a lot to like about Bama basketball these days. Bigger stakes is bigger heartbreak tho

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Y’all remember the way Avery Jr would back into the corner between the sideline and halfcourt line every time he crossed midcourt?

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At that time everyone is this thread said, “I’m not asking for much. I just want consistent tournament appearances.”

That sentiment changed quickly.

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If we're not going to shoot mid-range pull-up jumpers to keep defenders honest,

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That's a good point. I'm not sure we even attempted any mid-range jumpers the entire game. The offense was just sloppy and out of sync. The difference between how sdsu ran their offense and how we ran ours was pretty glaring. They were fairly fluid even when we were playing good d, and we seemed to be playing street ball most of the game.

Things were pretty messed up when they called three straight fouls on us on three straight plays in one possession. From there it just kept getting worse.

I’m not saying take 18 foot jumpers but floaters or a 8 to 10 foot jumper should be acceptable. It makes you have to defend the whole floor. Teams only have to defend the three point line and the rim on us. That’s idiotic and we’ll never make the final four with that mindset. Teams are too talented and coaches are too crafty to let that beat them in the tournament. Watch UConn play and that will show you what wins in March.