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Posted on 2/27/23 at 4:28 pm to TigerProphet
Posted on 2/27/23 at 4:28 pm to TigerProphet
Nick Smith Jr Selection Further Solidifies This Is The Beginning Of The End For Oats
The selections of Smith and Tshiebwe further confirm what has become increasingly clear in the last few days: the decision by Alabama’s leadership to let Miller continue to play despite his role in alleged gun delivery and vehicle blocking of the Jan. 15 murder of Jamea Jonae Harris is a PR nightmare for the Alabama basketball program.
Of course, the real nightmare in this situation involves the current and coming heartache from a litany of relatives to Harris including her 5-year-old son, but when zeroing in on Nate Oats specifically, the SEC office distancing themselves from Miller makes it clear the optics of this situation are going from bad to worse.
Usually, winning helps recruiting and the overall image of a college sports program but this may be the first time in which the opposite is happening. That is, the more Alabama wins with Miller leading the way, the more the perception grows in the public eye that Alabama’s athletic department prioritizes victories over everything else, including a case of what many college basketball fans feel is one of right and wrong (regardless of whether Miller, who currently isn’t charged with a crime, is ever charged or not).
The selections of Smith and Tshiebwe further confirm what has become increasingly clear in the last few days: the decision by Alabama’s leadership to let Miller continue to play despite his role in alleged gun delivery and vehicle blocking of the Jan. 15 murder of Jamea Jonae Harris is a PR nightmare for the Alabama basketball program.
Of course, the real nightmare in this situation involves the current and coming heartache from a litany of relatives to Harris including her 5-year-old son, but when zeroing in on Nate Oats specifically, the SEC office distancing themselves from Miller makes it clear the optics of this situation are going from bad to worse.
Usually, winning helps recruiting and the overall image of a college sports program but this may be the first time in which the opposite is happening. That is, the more Alabama wins with Miller leading the way, the more the perception grows in the public eye that Alabama’s athletic department prioritizes victories over everything else, including a case of what many college basketball fans feel is one of right and wrong (regardless of whether Miller, who currently isn’t charged with a crime, is ever charged or not).
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Posted on 2/27/23 at 4:29 pm to Slackaveli
"“Alabama basketball is the biggest villain in college sports today because of the decision to play Miller,” writes Joseph Goodman of AL.com, Alabama’s largest newspaper. “If suspending Miller would have been an admission of guilt by Alabama, then making him stop his pregame pat downs is evidence of a guilty conscience.”"
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