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Alabama has increased its tempo in the first six games of the Avery Johnson era. The Crimson Tide’s adjusted tempo, according to KenPom.com, is at 70.1 possessions per game. That’s a significant increase from a year ago when the Tide ranked 293rd in adjusted tempo with an average of 62.4 possessions per contest

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Coach Johnson said his team would play an exciting brand of basketball and when looking at the dunk statistics, it has been just that. The Tide has 20 dunks through six games, which is an average of just over three dunks per game. In comparison, Alabama’s opponents have combined for just seven dunks on the year

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Junior forward Shannon Hale has stepped up on the offensive end over his last four contests. During that span, the Johnson City, Tenn., native is averaging 16.8 points per game, while shooting 50 percent (23-of-46) from the floor and 54.4 percent (12-of-22) from beyond the arc. He enters the game leading Alabama in scoring (13.7 ppg), three-point field goal percentage (.462) and minutes per game (28.0).

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Guard Retin Obasohan, who averaged 6.2 points per game a year ago, ranks second on the team with 11.7 points per game through Alabama’s six contests this season. Obasohan was one of the team’s top players in the second half of the season a year ago. Over his final 12 games, Obasohan averaged 12.2 ppg, which ranked second on the team during the span, to go along with 4.7 points and 1.4 steals a game. In addition, he shot 46 percent from the floor and 41 percent from beyond the arc over the 12-game stretch.

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