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Posted on 4/20/19 at 3:29 pm to CrimsonFever
Great interview with Beetle. Bama nation is happy to have you, James.
Posted on 4/20/19 at 7:00 pm to CrimsonDynasty
Jordan Brand classic about to start on Twitter of all places. Watford playing.
Posted on 4/20/19 at 7:38 pm to phil4bama
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Gene, just be quiet and go back to your own board. You are stinking this one up lately. Multiple congressmen have threatened the NCAA over the years with taking away their monopoly status. You don’t threaten someone by taking away something they don’t have.
It's not his fault that you live in a fantasyland...
No one is taking shite from the NCAA. The threat is an easy political move that earns points with the locals, but the reality of actually trying to push that through and having it get blown apart by NCAA lobbyists and NCAA political donations is too stark for any politician to actually stomach.
This post was edited on 4/20/19 at 7:39 pm
Posted on 4/20/19 at 8:35 pm to Tider95
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The threat
The threat is to start applying antitrust laws on the NCAA as they currently are "ignored" as you mentioned.
I find the investigation/legal side fascinating for this FBI case. The feds are accusing Adidas of bribing coaches to cheat the school (federally funded institution) of their economic right to distribute scholarship/federal funds.
So in that context, you might be able to deduce why FBI/Fed Prosecutor isn't targeting Miller/Wade/Bill Self despite plenty of wiretaps
1- Only coaches who took financial kick backs got arrested. Hard to prove corruption when there is no benefit at expense of the school/player
2- Schools give HC full discretion re scholarships, hard to argue you cheated yourself out of your own right to make a decision
This post was edited on 4/20/19 at 8:39 pm
Posted on 4/21/19 at 3:05 am to Canyon16
Here's a full Buffalo game from last year, for those interested in what our style of play will look like under gOats. Even if you only watch 10 minutes of it here are a few things you'll notice
1. How fast they get out in transition. Even on Made baskets they are trying to push the ball up the floor really fast.
2. How much harder they played on defense then us. They rarely give up wide open shots, you've got to earn it. Even shots that look like they will be wide open, buffalo players find a way to contest the shot.
3. Really fun style of play to watch, they play hard and fast.
Buffalo vs Bowling Green
1. How fast they get out in transition. Even on Made baskets they are trying to push the ball up the floor really fast.
2. How much harder they played on defense then us. They rarely give up wide open shots, you've got to earn it. Even shots that look like they will be wide open, buffalo players find a way to contest the shot.
3. Really fun style of play to watch, they play hard and fast.
Buffalo vs Bowling Green
This post was edited on 4/21/19 at 3:19 am
Posted on 4/21/19 at 10:59 am to CrimsonFever
I love our new coach so much. This is the guy we have needed.
Posted on 4/21/19 at 11:05 am to Chadaristic
That Matthews kid looks like a defensive stopper and shows a lot of heart.
Posted on 4/21/19 at 12:39 pm to Tide or Die87
Time to move on from Watford. Hank South changed his CB from Bama to LSU(not sure why you’re allowed to change your CB...). He said it’s a Memphis and LSU battle at this point from what he’s hearing.
I’ll look forward to seeing Watford’s face once we sweep them next year.
I’ll look forward to seeing Watford’s face once we sweep them next year.
This post was edited on 4/21/19 at 12:41 pm
Posted on 4/21/19 at 12:46 pm to CrimsonDynasty
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not sure why you’re allowed to change your CB...
Definitely annoying but Situations change.
If a kid is about to commit to UAB for football you put a CB in for UAB. If next week Bama offers him and it is his dream offer, it would be dumb to leave the UAB CB in
What's stupider to me are the guys who piggyback CBs to boost their prediction score.
This post was edited on 4/21/19 at 12:47 pm
Posted on 4/21/19 at 1:09 pm to CrimsonDynasty
Bro Ive been moved on. I'll take Cole or Quinerly+Rojas any day over Watford.
Watford is a great player though...wish him the best
Watford is a great player though...wish him the best
Posted on 4/21/19 at 1:25 pm to mistaken4193
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Ive been moved on
Posted on 4/21/19 at 1:29 pm to mistaken4193
Sorry, I can't wish him well. I won't wish anything bad on him, but I certainly won't wish him well. I hope he stays healthy. That's the extent of my well wishing
Posted on 4/21/19 at 1:48 pm to CrimsonDynasty
Being honest, Oats just didn't have enough time to develop a relationship with Watford. He killed it on the recruiting trail and gave enough effort to get Watford, but that doesn't make up for a years worth of communication.
Posted on 4/21/19 at 1:48 pm to Cobrasize
He's obviously a good player but I see him fitting better in a slower, half court centric offense. He also has major questions as a defendwe
I don't think the difference between a better system fit for Bama and Watford will be as big a gap as the recruiting rankings suggest
I don't think the difference between a better system fit for Bama and Watford will be as big a gap as the recruiting rankings suggest
This post was edited on 4/21/19 at 1:49 pm
Posted on 4/21/19 at 1:53 pm to GenesChin
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He's obviously a good player but I see him fitting better in a slower, half court centric offense.
I agree. I've been kind of disappointed by his development. I thought he was going to be a star when he was averaging 12-14 per in EYBL as a 15 year old playing the 17-18 year olds, but he's basically stayed the same player.
His scoring went up but only because his usage went up. He still hangs out on the perimeter way too much for his size and is pretty timid on both ends.
All that said he's a very good player and whoever gets him should be excited, but he's not the game changing prospect I thought he could be 2-3 years ago.
Posted on 4/21/19 at 2:12 pm to TomRollTideRitter
Well by all accounts we had already lost Watford under Avery so hiring Nate actually gave us a last minute chance with him. It wasn’t enough but you can’t miss what you never had. Let’s move on and roll with Nate.
Wade is obviously still making strong arse offers. Why shouldn’t he? Nothing has changed.
Wade is obviously still making strong arse offers. Why shouldn’t he? Nothing has changed.
This post was edited on 4/21/19 at 2:13 pm
Posted on 4/21/19 at 2:22 pm to TomRollTideRitter
Watford is basically Joe Ingles
- Clear Forward size (TW 6'9 230, Ingles 6'8 225)
- Avg athleticism, not quick twitch
- Guard/Wing skills in a stretch 4 body
So does JoeBuckets
When you view yourself as a finesse perimeter player, you play like one.
On defense, he simply isn't the athlete to provide elite rim protection/rebounding.
Joe Ingles similarly is underrated / elite as a role player
- Clear Forward size (TW 6'9 230, Ingles 6'8 225)
- Avg athleticism, not quick twitch
- Guard/Wing skills in a stretch 4 body
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hangs out on the perimeter way too much
So does JoeBuckets
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pretty timid on both ends.
When you view yourself as a finesse perimeter player, you play like one.
On defense, he simply isn't the athlete to provide elite rim protection/rebounding.
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he's a very good player and whoever gets him should be excited,
Joe Ingles similarly is underrated / elite as a role player
Posted on 4/21/19 at 4:55 pm to GenesChin
Rub it in Gene. Ingles is like a demi god down here. Second only to Simmons. I’d take Ingles all day. Compare him to anybody else but please not Ingles!
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