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

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He’ll be fine, he’s just not a good perimeter defender. He brings 100% effort all the time though. We’re fortunate to have

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Your last like 10 takes were all spot on, then you started talking about Q. He’s got good qualities, but 100% effort all the time isn’t 1 of them.

Evidence…What’s Q’s charges taken per minute played vs every other player under Oats as a head coach (or even just Alabama)? Heck, even Shack would put his body on the line last year. Q is not a tough, 100% effort guy. It was great to see him dive on the floor recently, because I’ve seen him back away in those situations or “half pretend” to try and tie the person up more times than I can count in his career.

Q plays AAU or NBA Allstar game style of basketball (all offense, no defense, zero contact). That’s not what we’re looking for night in and night out. Oats is playing him generally in the right spots at this point, and I hope that continues into March.

Y’all I literally just almost died in the most pussy way possible……I choked on an orange

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Should Andy Kennedy get another shot at a P-6?

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Yes, he would be an upgrade for some of them imo.

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Yes, he would be an upgrade for some of them imo.

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I think so too. Vandy should give him a look when they fire Stackhouse in a few months. Unless the taxi incident still isn't far enough in the past to let their administration sign off on it.

"- This is a really big win for Alabama. Memphis will be a top team come March. The team is apparently older than an NBA team"

That is one reason this win was so impressive. They are grown men playing a bunch of 18 year olds who were coming off of a much more draining game.

Last year we would have been seriously dragging. Oats has frequently mentioned getting them enough rest, which I don't ever remember before. Good reason to hope we don't fade at the end as we have in the past.

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Stansfield and his merry band of mercenaries are getting obliterated by 0-9, #359 NET Louisville right now

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It still rustles my jimmies that we lost to that guy a few years ago.

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Hats off to Miles for the big night too. Good for him.

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Agree, Miles played well. But the problem with him has always been consistency. He would have a good game then follow it up with 3 or 4 bad ones. Hope this version of Miles is what we get from now on.

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I know I’m beating a dead horse here but I cannot stress enough how bad Coleman looks on TV.

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It looks pathetic on TV.

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The lighting is always dim and seems uneven.

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Just my opinion, but (as a spectator) it's not really that dark in there on the court, it's just that the seating area is poorly lit and goes so far up into the nether regions of the actual roof. Past the first sub-section of rows, you're literally sitting in the dark. I think the fixed cameras dramatize this effect, because they're up there in those areas.

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Also, the weird wall on one side

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This is a big one for me. How in the world anyone thought it would be a good idea to design the seating perpendicular instead of curved should be flogged.

I mean look at this seating chart:



There are like 8 sections in the corners that aren't even aligned with the court, and the diagonal ones are so far away, you might as well be sitting out in the parking lot.

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Miles played well

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He still shows immaturity at times, like when he got the made basket and placed the ball on the floor. I think the ref gave him a warning after that and said something to Oats.

There’s just things he does outside of playing the game that make it seem like he’s not always locked in. Maybe that’s why he’s not as consistent.

No question he can help this team and he brings energy on and off the court.