re: tOfficial Alabama Basketball Season Thread | 19-15 (10-8) | #BuckleUp

It looks very much like the cons many had about Avery in the NBA, which was that he ran a lot of iso stuff. Last year Retin played that role and guys were able to create off of his ability to draw defenders.

We don't have anybody who can do that this year, and our offense is a trainwreck.

Clemson is an above average defensive team, but they are certainly aren't elite. 52nd in defensive efficiency per KenPom.

We just suck.

I was hoping Simon and Pelphrey could help with the flaws

I'm not saying we're very talented, but Norris, Taylor, and Hale were all four stars. Key was a top 50 player, and Ingram replaced a top 50 player in Coleman.

That's enough talent that we shouldn't be painful to watch.

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Norris, Taylor, and Hale were all four stars

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Yea, but they're all upperclassmen now and they are clearly limited role players. I think those guys are who they are, they wouldn't be much different anywhere else.

Compared to other teams we are pretty average talent wise, and we don't have very much offensive talent. And, what we do have does not complement eachother well at all.

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Compared to other teams we are pretty average talent wise, and we don't have very much offensive talent. And, what we do have does not complement eachother well at all.

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I would be happy if they would at least play to their talent level

I saw Sunseri out there. I was surprised. I didn't even know he had a team

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I mostly agree, but part of the reason those guys aren't good is because they haven't been developed. A lot of that's on the coaching staff. Taylor should at least have one post move. Hale should certainly have developed into a matchup problem.

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Agreed - especially regarding Taylor. I get the idea that Hale is just kind of a lazy arse.

that dish out from donta hall to avery for the 3 was sweet