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

Also they’re charging way too fricking much for basketball tickets trying to prove some sort of point. The cheapest ticket to our game at Auburn was $422 like a day or two ago when I checked. So a lot of those tickets are not being used.

No. 7/7 Alabama Defense, Second Half Shooting overwhelms No. 26/25 Kentucky, 78-52

The Crimson Tide’s 26-point win is its largest over the Wildcats in the modern era

The No. 7/7 Alabama men's basketball team limited No. 26/25 Kentucky to its lowest point total of the season in a dominant 78-52 victory in front of a sold-out crowd in Coleman Coliseum Saturday afternoon. The Crimson Tide limited the Wildcats to a season-low point total and under 30 percent shooting in route to UA's largest win in the modern era and the second-biggest road loss under UK head coach John Calipari

Alabama improved to 13-2 overall and 3-0 in Southeastern Conference play, marking its best start 21 years dating back to the 2001-02 campaign.

The Crimson Tide's defense was relentless throughout the contest which helped limit the reigning consensus National Player of the Year Oscar Tshiebwe scoreless until midway through the second half. Tshiebwe would finish with four points, six rebounds and four turnovers as UA held the Wildcats to just 28.8 percent (21-of-73) from the floor and 35.0 percent (5-of-20) from beyond the arc.

Alabama had three players in double figures, led by Brandon Miller with 19 points, Mark Sears added 16 points and Jahvon Quinerly scored 12 points to lead the offensive effort. Miller pulled down a team-leading seven boards while Sear collected a team-leading four assists in the win.

HEAD COACH NATE OATS POSTGAME COMMENTS
"I can't say enough about our guys and how hard they played on defense and how locked in to the scouting report they were. I thought (Mark) Sears was unbelievable. He got in there and made a bunch of tough plays and rebounds. I thought Charles (Bediako) was great on (Oscar) Tshiebwe. Kentucky's going to be alright. They had a bad shooting night, and our guys did a great job defensively on him. It was good. I thought we showed growth. We were up 27 against Ole Miss and let them cut it to 15. I think it was the under-eight media timeout and we were up 27 again, ironic how it worked out that way. I sat in the huddle and asked, 'What are we going to do from here?', and we pushed the lead to 31 instead of letting them back in it. We're learning, and we're trying to get a little bit better every game. The crowd was unbelievable. Students aren't in school until Wednesday, the first day of class, so for them to show up and support us like they did was great. We're trying to put a program and product out there that everyone is proud to support, and they definitely supported us tonight, so I just want to thank everybody for that."

Box Score (PDF)

I'm wondering whether this Arkansas team is going to follow the same path as the last 2. Because yeah, they are atrocious from outside.

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I'm wondering whether this Arkansas team is going to follow the same path as the last 2. Because yeah, they are atrocious from outside.

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They will probably be between 10-8 and 12-6 in conference, IMO

If we come out ready to play Tuesday I feel we can boat race Arkansas. They don’t have many playmakers healthy outside of council.

Pringle is a menace on Twitter

Pringle giving me the hypnotoad vibes like TCU has been doing after wins all season in football.