Georgia State 58 at Alabama 75 2nd Round Preseason NIT - WINNER!

[pmull]

Bama up 68-52 with under 4:00 to play.

[Marshal Dillon]

Obasohan steals ball but is fouled. Obasohan 2-2 on FTs and 16 total points. Tie gets ball back on traveling call on GSU. Engstrom fouled on attempted dunk. Hale has 8 points & 6 rebounds good show for true freshman, 71-52 Tide. We have shut down the two high scoring guards of GSU.

[pmull]

Bama wins 75-68.

[Marshal Dillon]

73-56 Tide with a timeout and 1:49 left in game. Releford 19 points, Obasohan 16, & Levi 10. Obasohan scores for 18 points on layup. Tide 75-58 winner. Look out Duke.

[Marshal Dillon]

                    WE WANT DUKE



                    WE WANT DUKE




 

[pmull]

This is CAG best offensive team at Alabama. We are more aggressive than in past years. Obasohan is playing great. Releford looks healthy. Freshman Shannon Hale had a good night scoring and rebounding. On a night when Jacobs did not we still had plenty of scoring.

Name              PT     REB

Releford, Trevor   19   6   
Obasohan, Retin   18   4   
Randolph, Levi   10   6   
Hale, Shannon   8   6   
Key, Algie   7   2   1   
Cooper, Rodney   6   3   
Engstrom, Carl   5   3   
Taylor, Jimmie   2   5   
Jacobs, Nick   0   1

[Marshal Dillon]

This is CAG best offensive team at Alabama. We are more aggressive than in past years. Obasohan is playing great. Releford looks healthy. Freshman Shannon Hale had a good night scoring and rebounding. On a night when Jacobs did not we still had plenty of scoring.

Name              PT     REB

Releford, Trevor   19   6   
Obasohan, Retin   18   4   
Randolph, Levi   10   6   
Hale, Shannon   8   6   
Key, Algie   7   2   1   
Cooper, Rodney   6   3   
Engstrom, Carl   5   3   
Taylor, Jimmie   2   5   
Jacobs, Nick   0   1

I think the new rules about using your hands on a defender is helping, too. Obasohan's improvement is very important.

[N.AL-Tider]

Duke played really well tonight.  They may be tough to beat...

[Catch Prothro]

Well, they do want Bama.   #@Duke

[cbbama99]

Well, they do want Bama.   #@Duke

[2Stater]

This team is coming together. It will be a very interesting game against Duke. I hope we bring the swag and hustle to MSG. This game will tell a lot about us.

[Jamos]

Wow, another fun night at Coleman. I'm trying to be careful and not get too hyped up over what I've seen these past two games but heck, it has been fun to watch.

I can tell all of you one thing for sure, I know why Trevor Lacy transfered, he knew he couldn't beat out Obasohan this year. This guy is the real deal and if Key can get going, Bama's backcourt is going to be hard to handle.

Kudos to CAG and his staff for getting this team to playing the way it is right now. The real test comes next Wednesday night though against Duke. There is one thing that is certain about that game and it is Bama will come away with a pretty good idea of where they stand compared to the big guns in college basketball. Even if they were to lose, they will still know how they compare to the elite programs in the NCAA with a whole season left to play and time to improve before the NCAA tournament.

Hopefully they will play well in New York and maybe win the tournament and that's not a bad place to win a tournament. Those folks up there love their basketball like we love our football down here, so there's a lot to gain by doing something good up there.

[Catch Prothro]

Duke has two cupcake games before next Wed.  Bama is off for a week.  Hopefully Bama comes out hot, not cold, and we give them our best shot.  I think Bama has a chance to win this one if the refs let them play.

[pmull]

Georgia State has a good team. They had three players that transferred from major programs. One each from Kentucky, USCw and Va Tech. ESPN said they have the best Mid-Major back court. This was supposed to be our best home non-conference game other than Wichita State and Xavier. I was concerned this game could end like home losses last year to Dayton, Mercer and Tulane. We played well and beat them in every phase of the game.

I can not say enough good things about Obasohan. He is exceeding the high expectations I had for him this year. He is quick, handles the ball well, penetrates, plays defense and is a scorer. He is playing an awful lot like Releford and I mean that as a complement.

Releford has improved his outside shot. Randolph looks healthy and is playing well. Cooper is steady and is getting a lot of rebounds. CAG is still looking for the right combination at the post spot. Taylor is starting and has been playing well for a freshman. Last night 6'-8" forward Shannon Hale played 26 minutes and scored 8 points and had 7 rebounds. Engstrom and Jacobs are in the mix too. Algie Key is a good player off the bench. He played 17 minutes and had 7 points last night. I like the way CAG is mixing and matching our line up. So far we have been difficult to defend. We are also shooting free throws well as a team at 76%.

Since the Opener against Oklahoma we are holding opponents to 65 points or less. I was concerned the new rules would hurt our defense but so far it has not. However, I think the new rules has helped our offense, especially the drives to the basket.

I think the new S&C coach is already paying dividends. We look in better shape than I can remember and it shows in the way we are playing.

We have two big games in New York next week. I am looking forward to it.

[ricky023]

I want to see how our team does against Duke. If we win it all, then we can say we are built to win. I still look forward to the rest of the season. RTR!

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