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Posted on 4/15/20 at 11:11 pm to
Posted by mistaken4193
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Posted on 4/15/20 at 11:11 pm to
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Herb will announce he is coming back very soon


I heard Friday he will make the announcement.
Posted by Bryant91092
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Posted on 4/15/20 at 11:17 pm to
So long “headshot”. I want to be positive and remember the things he did well, but...
Posted by mistaken4193
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Posted on 4/15/20 at 11:24 pm to
Sooo many open looks from 3 off of offensive rebounds and perfectly ran plays that he missed.
Posted by Allthatfades
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Posted on 4/16/20 at 5:48 am to
I may be in the minority but I hate to hear Forbes is leaving. He was forced to play last year before he was ready. I think he has a lot of potential and could be a big contributor when he was a junior or senior.
Posted by Allthatfades
Mississippi
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Posted on 4/16/20 at 5:49 am to
Guess Forbes felt he wouldn’t see the floor with all the guards we brought in. I’d much rather Smith, Reese, or Javian left
Posted by Teague
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Posted on 4/16/20 at 8:37 am to
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I may be in the minority but I hate to hear Forbes is leaving. He was forced to play last year before he was ready. I think he has a lot of potential and could be a big contributor when he was a junior or senior.


Yeah, I'm not shocked he's leaving, but I'm a little surprised he's first to go. I kind of figured it would be Galin or Davis. They seem like the worst fit for the system. Maybe Petty is coming back.
Posted by paperwasp
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Posted on 4/16/20 at 8:52 am to
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I may be in the minority but I hate to hear Forbes is leaving.
Me too, I hate that he got put in that situation, and now there's just too much talent coming in for him to be able to properly develop.

Wish him the best, and am still appreciative of his effort this season, regardless.
Posted by Robot Santa
Member since Oct 2009
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Posted on 4/16/20 at 8:56 am to
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Yeah, I'm not shocked he's leaving, but I'm a little surprised he's first to go. I kind of figured it would be Galin or Davis. They seem like the worst fit for the system. Maybe Petty is coming back.


He's also the least likely returning scholarship player to get significant playing time next season. That's not because Galin, Davis, and Reese are anymore deserving of minutes, but our guard/wing depth is still a lot better than our frontcourt depth even with Bruner coming in and Rojas healthy. Oats indicated they were going to have the conversations about how much playing time guys could expect to have next season, so Forbes was probably told he won't play anymore than he did last year and may even play less.

If someone else transfers I will start letting myself think Petty is coming back. Right now we have room for everyone coming in assuming Kira and Petty are gone.
This post was edited on 4/16/20 at 8:59 am
Posted by paperwasp
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Posted on 4/16/20 at 10:03 am to
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Ahead of a 1pm eastern formal announcement, Jalen Green has started to inform college suitors that he plans to enter the NBA/G League's professional pathway program, sources tell ESPN. He is ESPN's #1 prospect in the 2020 high school class.
Posted by Chadaristic
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Posted on 4/16/20 at 10:30 am to
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Alabama coach @nate_oats says UA is “almost done” with recruiting for 2020-21.
Posted by Chadaristic
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Posted on 4/16/20 at 10:34 am to
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Oats on bringing in F Jordan Bruner: "None of the guys we had last year can do it at the level that Bruner can. ... He's an elite level passer for a big man. ... He can shoot the ball at a pretty high level, shot it percentage-wise better than any big we had (last season)."
Posted by Chadaristic
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Posted on 4/16/20 at 10:34 am to
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Nate Oats on 2020 recruiting: "I would say we're almost done, and if these are the five that we got, we're ecstatic."
Posted by Chadaristic
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Posted on 4/16/20 at 10:38 am to
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Nate Oats: "All five of the guys we signed are skilled at their position and can play both sides of the ball."
Posted by Chadaristic
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Posted on 4/16/20 at 10:38 am to
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Oats said Darius Miles is skilled enough to play the 2, 3 and 4, though he'll be more of a 3 and 4 with the way Alabama plays.

"I think he's got all the defensive tools."
Posted by Chadaristic
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Posted on 4/16/20 at 10:39 am to
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Nate Oats on Josh Primo: He's a gym rat who's in the gym all the time.
Posted by Chadaristic
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Posted on 4/16/20 at 10:39 am to
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Oats on Keon Ambrose-Hylton: "He's really invested in our program and we want guys that are invested like that. ... Watching him play throughout this year, we got even more excited than when he initially committed."
Posted by Chadaristic
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Posted on 4/16/20 at 10:39 am to
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Oats on bringing in graduate transfer forward Jordan Bruner from Yale: "He was an absolute no-brainer."
Posted by Chadaristic
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Posted on 4/16/20 at 10:40 am to
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#Alabama's @nate_oats on yesterday's four signings/5-man 2020 signing class: "What it does is change our roster the way we wanted it. If you look at it, there's three perimeter guys and two bigs."
Posted by Chadaristic
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Posted on 4/16/20 at 10:42 am to
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Oats says Keon Ellis gives Alabama more perimeter depth and "fits our system offensively and defensively."
Posted by Chadaristic
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Posted on 4/16/20 at 10:42 am to
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#Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats says Jordan Bruner was the best available grad transfer for what Alabama needed. He says he targeted him even before he entered the portal because Ivy League players don't usually go to graduate school.
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