Crimson Red Sports

This is a few days old, sorry I didn't get it on the forum sooner.

https://rolltide.com/news/2018/10/30/alabama-mens-basketball-dominates-in-exhibition-win-over-montevallo-82-40.aspx?path=mbball

Bama actually had a scrimmage game against Jacksonville State a few days earlier that was closed to the public and what I heard from this wasn't what any of us wanted to hear. The team lost bad to this and from what little that i heard from Coach AJ he was not a happy camper.

After hearing all the bad news from the previous scrimmage with Jacksonville State I was very skeptical about what I might see against Montevallo. I wasn't looking for a 100+ score nor a big blowout, I was looking for team play and just how would they react after their previous embarrassment. I got what I was looking for.

I'll say again that there is some good talent on this team and it showed some against the Montevallo team. There was no one man show but some good ball movement and execution on offense and some stingy defensive play. They made some turnovers but they were mostly hustling mistakes, something that should correct itself as the season goes. I will say though, there is work to be done at the free throw line. The outside shooting isn't where we all would like it to be but the team aggression for loose balls/rebounds looks promising. It's early in the year and they look like and early in the year team right now but I think there are better days ahead for the team. Hopefully that embarrassment at Jacksonville State will be the spark that lights their fire in the games ahead.

Their next game is against Southern University Tuesday 11/6/18 7:00pm

Thanks, J. Looks like a work in progress for sure.

It is but this might be just where Coach AJ wants them right now because everybody that is healthy is getting some good minutes on the floor.

The debacle against JsU made me kind of weak to hear this. I think we will improve though if it goes team play. RTR!

I was very concerned after hearing about the very bad scrimmage against Jacksonville. It was good to hear we rebounded and played well against Montevallo. Montevallo is a good D II program but they do not have the strength nor height to match up with a SEC team. The players said the scrimmage loss to Jacksonville was a wake-up call. I hope so. There is enough talent on this team to compete at a high level. We do not need to stumble through the non-conference part of our season again this year. I am ready to get the season started.