re: Tide Hoops | Please Anchor

One month from today we play Gonzaga in Seattle.

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One month from today we *whip Gonzaga’s arse* in Seattle.

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Fixed it

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Alabama Men’s Basketball@AlabamaMBB Thank you Bama Nation for helping us set an all-time record high number of season tickets sold!!

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I think me and a few buddies of mine may have been the ones to help push us over the edge. We couldn’t decide if wanted season tickets since we’re all out of town but finally decided to go ahead and get 4 separate sets of 2 for us and our wives at like 9pm last night. Roll Tide boys, ready for a great season!

The 25 Most Intriguing College Basketball Players for 2021-22 (The Athletic)

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6. Jaden Shackelford, Alabama

No transfer decision — initially — was more perplexing than that of the Crimson Tide’s leading scorer. Head to the NBA? Sure, we could wrap our head around that. But Shackelford’s toe-dip in the portal, seemingly in search of a program that would feature him more, was odd. On the one hand, yes, his sophomore year production was nearly identical to his freshman year production, and maybe there was some angst about further development. On the other hand, Alabama plays incredibly fast, and Shackelford took more shots (11.4 per game) than any Crimson Tide player in 2020-21 and had the second-highest usage rate (23 percent). That’s a good situation for a guard.

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Anyway, such is college basketball. It’s always something. The best route, usually, involves all parties maximizing mutual benefit. Lo, Shackelford is back, and Nimari Burnett’s unfortunate injury means the 6-3 junior will carry more of the offensive burden than even initially thought. The rest has to be buried under a thick layer of scar tissue. The SEC is too taxing for Alabama to thrive any other way.

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Since I don't see a Tide in the NBA, I'll post here.

Herb Jones is on concussion protocol.
LINK

Here's an excerpt from the article:

Jones has averaged 6.9 points (53.7% FG), 2.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.3 steals in the seven games he’s started — modest counting stats that don’t fully illustrate his impact. The Pelicans have outscored opponents by 33 points with him on the floor and have gotten outscored by 92 points when he’s on the bench.

Jones has defended elite perimeter scorers such as De’Aaron Fox of the Sacramento Kings and Devin Booker of the Phoenix Suns. The 6-foot-7 Jones is a versatile wing, which Green has tried to use to his team’s advantage on both sides of the floor. Green has had Jones initiate the Pelicans' offense in spurts. He scored the first basket of the second half Tuesday by blowing by Booker for a layup.

Jones has been an absolute steal for the Pelicans. From a 2nd round pick to one of their best players already. Pels fans do seem to be down on Kira a little though

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Alabama Men’s Basketball@AlabamaMBB·1h
Forever with us Forever #RollTide

Honoring, remembering and celebrating our guy Fluff

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Alabama Basketball to Honor Cameron Luke “Fluffopotamus” Ratliff on Opening Night

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama basketball will honor Cameron Luke Ratliff in between the season-opening doubleheader on Tuesday, Nov. 9 at approximately 7:40 p.m. CT. Ratliff, affectionately known as "Fluffopotamus" or "Fluff," was an active student leader and president of Crimson Chaos, who passed away on Friday, April 2, 2021 at the age of 23.

The Wadesboro, N.C. native often stood out in the crowd of fans with his trademark plaid jacket and positive contributions to the game-day experience at Alabama sporting events. As an unofficial member of the men's basketball team, Ratliff attended every game during the 2020-21 season and all but one in a 45-game span.

The recognition will pay tribute to Ratliff and will conclude with the presentation of a plaid jacket to the new Crimson Chaos president, a tradition that will continue to take place in Ratliff's honor.

So I'm sure it's already been discussed in this thread, but there are two absolutely brutal 3-game stretches in this season:

Dec 4-14: @ Gonzaga, Houston, @ Memphis
Jan 29-Feb 5: Baylor, @ Auburn, Kentucky (we also turn around and host Arkansas on Feb 12th)

If those teams are what we expect them to be when we play them, how many of those 6 (or 7 if you count Arky) does Bama need to win to be considered a Final Four contender? Is half enough?