re: What has honestly happened to Alabama’s basketball team?

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And even with all the athleticism possible, you still won't need good enough at this level if you don't develop your fundamental skills, have a low basketball IQ, or can't play AS A TEAM

This is Oates fatal flaw as a coach

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fricking Auburn fans that started watching basketball 3 years ago but they’re experts now. Bama went 16-2 in the league last year and won the regular season and the tourney. They did it without a viable big man. That is literally impossible without playing AS A TEAM in this league. Team cohesion put into practice shows on the defensive end, where Bama was stifling last year when they had 6’5”-6’8” perimeter defenders and not 6’0”-6’2” perimeter defenders. They can’t switch this year because they just aren’t good enough.

The system is fine. They finished with a better league record a year ago than Auburn did this year, and we know how highly you think of this auburn team.