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Posted on 12/5/21 at 6:22 pm to IRobbedMyMom
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I think we’re a matchup nightmare for CSU. Their guards are good shooters but have a difficult time creating for themselves, and they’re soft and slow down low. If we can get out in transition and open the floor we’ll kill them. Houston and Memphis concern me more because of their athleticism, physicality down low, and the speed to close out on shooters. Both their offenses completely lack a pulse in the halfcourt though, so we should win both, but they can make it uncomfortable for us.
i dont know, all 3 are good. ill just say im most excited and annoyed about the csu one, because they seem to play alot like us and theyre good at it. early sample size but id say theyre a top 5 seed. their bigs arent very big but they didnt seem slow to me at all. their team help defense seems solid. then the main reason id put them over the other 2 is because they can really shoot at every position while not turning it over much, so yea bama getting in transition is key but our D will have to show up like it mostly did in the zaga game to do it. they basically play that modern positionless type of style very well. then that roddy guy....very annoying (cant wait to see gary shut him down). yea, none are expected cake walks but to me that csu one in particular could be nuts.
Posted on 12/5/21 at 8:57 pm to rushball
Watched the Gonzaga game on replay...missed it live.
Very impressive win.
Mainly with how they responded to Gonzaga runs. Even with the fouls against them piling up.
I thought a few fouls were ticky tack, but not all. Alabama just played aggressive. Too aggressive at times.
Very impressive win.
Mainly with how they responded to Gonzaga runs. Even with the fouls against them piling up.
I thought a few fouls were ticky tack, but not all. Alabama just played aggressive. Too aggressive at times.
Posted on 12/5/21 at 9:19 pm to East Coast Band
I watched Mark Few’s postgame presser. He gave our team a lot of credit for coming out with energy and getting 50/50 balls.
He also alluded to basically letting some of our guys take the 3. Im guessing he meant JD and probably Gary bc of their 3P%. It obviously backfired bc it just gave JD an opportunity to get some confidence.
He also alluded to basically letting some of our guys take the 3. Im guessing he meant JD and probably Gary bc of their 3P%. It obviously backfired bc it just gave JD an opportunity to get some confidence.
Posted on 12/5/21 at 9:43 pm to East Coast Band
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Very impressive win.
Mainly with how they responded to Gonzaga runs. Even with the fouls against them piling up.
I thought a few fouls were ticky tack, but not all. Alabama just played aggressive. Too aggressive at times.
Exactly: Gonzaga made 4 or 5 runs to cut into our lead with 18k fans going nuts behind them and every time we had an answer.
I also agree that we legitimately fouled more than Gonzaga without counting the 6-8 close calls on both sides that always seemed to go their way.
Taken in isolation there were some fouls that seemed overly aggressive to the point of "foolish" (after e Gonzaga defensive rebound or far away from goal.
However, I'd be quick to add that I think this was, generally, by design. Seems Oats had driven home the idea that we were constantly going to be all over them. No respite. You could see it getting under their skin too; they were "annoyed" by some of those "foolish" fouls which coupled with the pressure defense kept them uncomfortable.
Posted on 12/6/21 at 5:10 am to wm72
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You could see it getting under their skin too; they were "annoyed" by some of those "foolish" fouls which coupled with the pressure defense kept them uncomfortable.
They damn sure are glad they wont see another team like us until March. Oats brings high pressure defense and high pressure offense. Nobody gets to take a night off when you play against the tide.
Our guard play is at such a high level right now. We have three nightmare guards for any team to deal with. Any one of them would be a problem individually. But now Oats can send them in waves.
Pretty sure we havent had three guards this good on the same team during my lifetime.
Posted on 12/6/21 at 7:44 am to Bryant91092
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How many of y’all are going to be there Saturday night? I’ll be there and still awake…hopefully.
I’ll be in corner B Saturday night.
Posted on 12/6/21 at 7:57 am to RumHam
Random note from Gonzaga
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"The 16-point halftime deficit was the biggest for the Zags since a loss to Memphis back in 2009."
Posted on 12/6/21 at 8:07 am to wm72
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Taken in isolation there were some fouls that seemed overly aggressive to the point of "foolish" (after e Gonzaga defensive rebound or far away from goal.
However, I'd be quick to add that I think this was, generally, by design. Seems Oats had driven home the idea that we were constantly going to be all over them. No respite. You could see it getting under their skin too; they were "annoyed" by some of those "foolish" fouls which coupled with the pressure defense kept them uncomfortable.
There were a few really foolish fouls - after one the Bama player was getting a little lippy at the ref and you could see Oats look at our guy (forgot who it was) and say "that's a foul."
Overall, though, I think you're absolutely right. There's no doubt in my mind it was intentional. Gonzaga shot 63% from the line vs Duke, 58% vs Tarleton, and 52% vs Bama. As a team, they're shooting them for the season about like us (upper 60s). With the way Oats eats up analytics, you'll never convince me he didn't know that and decide going 'hack a Shaq lite' would be a profitable strategy.
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Posted on 12/6/21 at 8:21 am to JustGetItRight
Interested to see where we are in the NET today. Have played a really solid schedule and have 5 top 100 KP wins, including over Gonzaga. But that Iona loss definitely will hurt us even though they aren’t terrible. frick Pitino
Posted on 12/6/21 at 8:23 am to mistaken4193
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Interested to see where we are in the NET today. Have played a really solid schedule and have 5 top 100 KP wins, including over Gonzaga. But that Iona loss definitely will hurt us even though they aren’t terrible. frick Pitino
Is the 1st NET coming out today?
Posted on 12/6/21 at 8:25 am to SummerOfGeorge
I think so...I m prettty confident they do.
I think we are around 5-10 and Purdue is #1
I think we are around 5-10 and Purdue is #1
This post was edited on 12/6/21 at 8:28 am
Posted on 12/6/21 at 8:26 am to mistaken4193
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frick Pitino
I'm old. I've been hatin' on the dude since 1986-87.
This post was edited on 12/6/21 at 8:27 am
Posted on 12/6/21 at 8:31 am to Bryant91092
quote:Wouldn't miss it. Will need a Red Bull for the drive home though.
How many of y’all are going to be there Saturday night? I’ll be there and still awake…hopefully.
Posted on 12/6/21 at 8:50 am to Bryant91092
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How many of y’all are going to be there Saturday night? I’ll be there and still awake…hopefully.
I’ll be in attendance for the first time since 2017.
Posted on 12/6/21 at 8:51 am to mistaken4193
#15 in first NET
Posted on 12/6/21 at 8:54 am to mistaken4193
I missed the game. That Gonzaga team is LOADED. That’s the best win we’ve had in a LONG time.
Posted on 12/6/21 at 8:54 am to mistaken4193
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The average NET ranking of Alabama’s opponents ranks No. 1 in the country:
That Iona loss must have really hurt us
Posted on 12/6/21 at 8:54 am to mistaken4193
Yea they are pretty low.
Posted on 12/6/21 at 8:57 am to Crimsonite94
Iona is 60 in NET...So with our resume how the frick are we #15?
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