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Posted on 4/18/22 at 9:17 pm to Allthatfades
Posted on 4/18/22 at 9:17 pm to Allthatfades
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Let’s say we miss on Bridges, who’s next guy we would focus on?
If we miss on Bridges, I'll be a little panicky. I'm just not very confident with many others. We desperately need a glue guy and a proven deep threat.
We really need two contributors with these last two spots. I'm starting to feel like we should have casted a wider net.
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Posted on 4/18/22 at 9:21 pm to BigBird09
It really is strange that we haven’t appeared to be linked to too many guys. I gotta believe we are recruiting a lot more than what’s been reported…at least I hope so.
Posted on 4/18/22 at 9:27 pm to BigBird09
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I'm starting to feel like we should have casted a wider net.
It's possible that (a) we have and haven't gotten bites due to the class coming in or (b) we have and it's just not being widely discussed.
We'll fight out soon enough. Bridges is big because he's kind of a unicorn in in terms of fitting what we need so much. There isn't really another Bridges out there that seems to be anywhere on our radar. Nolley is probably the closest.
I think there are a bunch of 6-2 outside shooters out there we can pivot too once we figure out the Bridges stuff.
Posted on 4/18/22 at 9:28 pm to mistaken4193
Burnett and Sears for go to three guy? Miller? Griffin?
Posted on 4/18/22 at 9:33 pm to AbSnopes
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Burnett and Sears for go to three guy? Miller? Griffin?
I think you definitely want more than just Sears. Burnett supposedly shot it well all practice, but the last time he played games he was horrific. Miller isn't going to be a prolific 3P shooter (adequate, but not 35%+) and I'm not sure we want to rely on Griffin as a true freshman.
We badly need at least 1 more guy who is a pure shooter. There are a bunch out there so I'm sure we'll grab one, but Bridges is nice because he's both a solid 3PT shooter and a long defender. There are a bunch of 6-2 3PT shooters, not a lot of 6-7 ones who rebound, make 3s and defend.
Posted on 4/18/22 at 9:41 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Do folks ever call them out when they write a bunch of words to say absolutely nothing? I mean that’s a long winded version of what Robot said earlier 
Posted on 4/18/22 at 9:43 pm to Bryant91092
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I mean that’s a long winded version of what Robot said earlier
That's exactly what my first thought was
I will give him credit that at least he was up front with it and basically said "I don't have much of anything on this but I know you guys want whatever I do have". The worst are the "Where does Bridges stand after Visit?" as if there is going to be a big scoop
Posted on 4/19/22 at 1:10 am to SummerOfGeorge
Noah Friedel is who I would have to take a risk on but there's no need to panic. We still got plenty of time too get someone who fits in case we don't get Jalen Bridges.
Posted on 4/19/22 at 3:03 am to SummerOfGeorge
quote:Yeah what a stupid question
The worst are the "Where does Bridges stand after Visit?" as if there is going to be a big scoop
Posted on 4/19/22 at 5:56 am to IRobbedMyMom
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Yeah what a stupid question
Not the question, paid sites posting it as if the article they are posting had the answer to that question and then saying "he had fun but didn't say anything".
Posted on 4/19/22 at 7:07 am to SummerOfGeorge
That's why I can never justify paying for a subscription to those sites. Anything that is actually interesting will end up floating around within an hour or two, and the other 97% of their content is just "Alabama's staff has been in constant contact with [recruit] and feels like it is in a good position after his visit" type crap that anyone with two brain cells to rub together could come up with without having any kind of inside information.
This post was edited on 4/19/22 at 7:08 am
Posted on 4/19/22 at 8:00 am to Robot Santa
The Arch Manning ones have been the pinnacle of this stuff.
Posted on 4/19/22 at 8:54 am to BigBird09
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If we miss on Bridges, I'll be a little panicky.
Me too.
Posted on 4/19/22 at 9:41 am to Chadaristic
Lunardi has us as a 5 seed in his first 2023 Bracketology.
Posted on 4/19/22 at 9:43 am to Chadaristic
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The SEC, with 6 coaching changes, has had the most players (60) transfers thus far among the power leagues:
LSU - 9
Georgia - 8
Missouri - 6
Ole Miss - 6
Alabama - 5
South Carolina - 5
Tenn - 4
Miss St - 4
Vandy - 4
Arkansas - 3
Kentucky - 2
Florida - 2
Auburn - 1
Texas A&M - 1
Posted on 4/19/22 at 10:24 am to Chadaristic
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If we miss on Bridges, I'll be a little panicky.
Me too.
Add me to that list. Even with Bridges we're looking at having very little P-6 playing experience on the roster next year. Without him we will have Miles (2), Burnett (1), Gurley (1), and Bediako (1). And Miles played walk-on minutes as a freshman so saying he has two years of experience is a stretch. Like I said the other day, you can't play your entire roster, and portal guys aren't transferring just to sit on the bench unless it's a blowout or there's some major foul trouble.
I think going forward, if we are able to continue attracting top tier recruits, the appropriate high school/JuCo class size is like 3 guys. Less than that and you're going to end up with too much turnover. More than that and you're going to end up relying too much on unproven freshmen.
This post was edited on 4/19/22 at 10:28 am
Posted on 4/19/22 at 10:30 am to SummerOfGeorge
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Burnett supposedly shot it well all practice, but the last time he played games he was horrific
To be fair that was off of 23 attempts in his first 12 games of his collegiate career. However, I do agree that we desperately need an established 3pt threat from the portal.
Posted on 4/19/22 at 11:09 am to Chadaristic
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first 2023 Bracketology.
Posted on 4/19/22 at 11:52 am to BigBird09
Yea I except Burnett to be a solid outside shooter. His FT numbers alone suggest it.
Posted on 4/19/22 at 12:41 pm to SummerOfGeorge
There still will be guys who back out of the draft and they will want to transfer so I don't think there's reason for panic just yet.
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