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Posted on 3/27/25 at 10:39 pm
Posted by BoCam2
Alabama
Member since Apr 2012
4504 posts
Posted on 3/27/25 at 10:39 pm
How do you beat these guys? Outside of bama scoring 110 again, I don't see any weaknesses.
Posted by Che Boludo
Member since May 2009
20285 posts
Posted on 3/27/25 at 10:43 pm to
Well, that really fricks up my all SEC final 4. Thanks, man.
Posted by jchamil
Member since Nov 2009
17944 posts
Posted on 3/27/25 at 10:45 pm to
quote:

How do you beat these guys?


They might have an off night
Posted by SingleMalt1973
Member since Feb 2022
19170 posts
Posted on 3/27/25 at 10:45 pm to
UF is likely the only team that matches up decently with them.
Posted by BoCam2
Alabama
Member since Apr 2012
4504 posts
Posted on 3/27/25 at 10:46 pm to
And while I'd love to see Broome win the Naismith, Cooper Flagg is just ridiculous.
Posted by Crimson K
Tuscaloosa
Member since Dec 2018
5806 posts
Posted on 3/27/25 at 10:49 pm to
You make Flagg carry the whole team. Live with him getting 30 and make him run his arse off. Hope he wears down like he did vs. UK early in the year. Not sure it would work as he has grown a lot as a player over the season I’m sure.
Posted by littleavery1948
Member since Oct 2014
4229 posts
Posted on 3/27/25 at 10:56 pm to
Bama can win with the threes or lose in spectacular fashion giving up 100+ (Duke slows it down if they’re blowing out teams). If Florida or Duke make it to the championship without the other, they’re winning it.
Posted by antibarner
Member since Oct 2009
24916 posts
Posted on 3/27/25 at 11:43 pm to
We have the bigs to play with them I think. Flagg can shoot it but he does a lot of damage down low and we have size to put on him.

If the guards have a good shooting night we can hang, we have to force them to play at our pace.
Posted by harmonics
Mars Hotel
Member since Jan 2010
19004 posts
Posted on 3/27/25 at 11:50 pm to
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How do you beat these guys


Well, Auburn certainly couldn't. Guess Alabama will have to show you how it's done.
Posted by Ancient Astronaut
Member since May 2015
36219 posts
Posted on 3/27/25 at 11:51 pm to
Honestly, you gotta get the refs on your side
Posted by makersmark1
earth
Member since Oct 2011
18432 posts
Posted on 3/28/25 at 4:47 am to
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Honestly, you gotta get the refs on your side


^agree.

If Alabama hits 25 of 51 threes over and over, this tournament is over.
Posted by kywildcatfanone
Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
130021 posts
Posted on 3/28/25 at 5:11 am to
We beat them early, but it was early. They can certainly have a bad shooting night against a good defensive team.
Posted by Tenfold
Member since Mar 2023
203 posts
Posted on 3/28/25 at 6:15 am to
Defend and rebound.
Duke shot 60% from the floor and 58% from the Three and only won by 7.
They won’t put up those number against a Florida, Tennessee or Auburn.
The Sec plays strong defense.
Florida will out rebound them by 20.
Posted by theballguy
Member since Oct 2011
18247 posts
Posted on 3/28/25 at 6:16 am to
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How do you beat these guys?


There is no how.

There is just do.

We will show you the way.

RMFT
Posted by littleavery1948
Member since Oct 2014
4229 posts
Posted on 3/28/25 at 7:46 am to
quote:


quote:
Honestly, you gotta get the refs on your side


^agree.

If Anyone hits 25 of 51 threes over and over, this tournament is over.


FIFY, and if the other team hits 6-30, it's really over. I'm not sure Duke is going to give as many open looks that BYU did.
Posted by gumpinmizzou
Member since May 2017
3009 posts
Posted on 3/28/25 at 7:50 am to
It’s a tall task, but not impossible. I do think we will be their toughest opponent since like December. They really haven’t been tested all that much, which also speaks to how dominant they’ve been.
Posted by tBrand
Member since Oct 2022
1331 posts
Posted on 3/28/25 at 7:51 am to
quote:

Honestly, you gotta get the refs on your side

then the SEC is fricked
Posted by Lizardman2
Member since Jan 2024
1849 posts
Posted on 3/28/25 at 8:14 am to
Duke isn't even in the top 50 for bench production. You wear their asses down by playing your game.

Their fast break points production is also not in the top 50. So they are a
half-court team.

BAMA RUNS! This works well in BAMA's favor. Duke has to try to slow BAMA down, and that's not going to happen.
Posted by TideCPA
Member since Jan 2012
12176 posts
Posted on 3/28/25 at 8:16 am to
Going to get out and run, play our game, and let the chips fall where they may. If we get bounced in a regional final by a #1 overall pick at a basketball powerhouse, so be it. But they're less scary than last year's UConn team IMO, and we gave them a decent game with a worse squad than this year's team.
Posted by Rolltide10
Guntersville
Member since Aug 2009
1058 posts
Posted on 3/28/25 at 8:32 am to
Agree BoCam. Outside of anybody getting as hot as we were last night it’s gonna be very difficult and you can’t count on anybody getting that hot again. I think Florida and Auburn match up with them a little better than we do in a half court game but if we’re hitting 3’s and they try to run with us we can win. I don’t think they have the depth Bama has so we need to run them to death!!
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