Bama vs Oregon tonight @ 8:00 p.m. ESPNU

[Catch Prothro]

I know when we was up by 12 at the half, and we lost something had to go really, really, wrong in the 2nd half. This seem to be the team of old, that could not perform in the 2nd half. We must get ready now, for the rest of the season will be playing the big dogs after the next game it seems. I do hope our 2nd half collapse doesn't become a thing normalcy again. We shall see. I will say this if we make a decent showing, and go deep into the SEC tourney this year we might, just might make the Big Dance this year. RTR!

In the first half, Oregon was pressing on defense, and Bama was able to get several shots near the basket.  That, plus three pointers, gave Bama the big lead going into the half. 

In the second half, Oregon gave up on the pressure defense and allowed their bigger players to mostly shut down the inside shots.  Plus, their bigger guys were attacking the basket on offense.  I think Oregon had bigger, better players, but Bama had the better coaching and almost pulled out a win.

[Jamos]

It was a good test for the youngsters and they didn't disappoint the crowd either. A win would have been great but somewhere in the schedule there will be some loses. It would be nice to see them go on another win streak as they did after their last loss.

The first ten minutes after the half was a killer for them. I wonder if the confusion of getting the second half started could have affected them in some way. I don't know what happened but it seemed that they mopped the court for at least 15 minutes or longer. It was long enough that they had the players doing some light exercises to loosen up again before they started. Maybe somebody can fill me in on what the heck happened with all of that.

By the way that wasn't the only thing that stopped play last night. twice they had to get the game management folks to make repairs on each of the goals and had to summon them twice on the last time before anyone showed up to fix the problem and they were wearing suits.

One other thing I noticed was there was no American flag in the arena when the lady sang the national anthem. Usually they can put one up on the big screen at mid court but not last night. There was also total chaos with the concessions as well, lots of po'd fans. I bet half of the concession stands were closed and there were over 14,500 fans there.

[2Stater]

It was a good test for the youngsters and they didn't disappoint the crowd either. A win would have been great but somewhere in the schedule there will be some loses. It would be nice to see them go on another win streak as they did after their last loss.

The first ten minutes after the half was a killer for them. I wonder if the confusion of getting the second half started could have affected them in some way. I don't know what happened but it seemed that they mopped the court for at least 15 minutes or longer. It was long enough that they had the players doing some light exercises to loosen up again before they started. Maybe somebody can fill me in on what the heck happened with all of that.

By the way that wasn't the only thing that stopped play last night. twice they had to get the game management folks to make repairs on each of the goals and had to summon them twice on the last time before anyone showed up to fix the problem and they were wearing suits.

One other thing I noticed was there was no American flag in the arena when the lady sang the national anthem. Usually they can put one up on the big screen at mid court but not last night. There was also total chaos with the concessions as well, lots of po'd fans. I bet half of the concession stands were closed and there were over 14,500 fans there.

Must've had the Legion Field people over there working. 

[Marshal Dillon]

The Fate of America hangs in the balance waiting for this.



THE GOOD

FG    46.9%  23/49
3 pt  42.9%    9/21
Coleman scored 24  7/16 FG, 6/6 FT, 6 assists
Coleman 4/7 on 3 pointers
Norris 12 pts  4/9 FG, 2/3 3 pointers, 5 rebounds
Edwards 12 pts, 4/6 FG, 3/4 3 pointers


THE BAD

Rebounds: Oregon 38  Tide 32
Off. Reb.   Oregon 13  Tide  8
Assists:     Oregon 16  Tide 12
13/20 FG's  65%, Oregon 16/20 80%
Shannon Hale still missing


AND THE UGLY

Obasohan disappeared in game
1/9 FG  0/4 in 3 pointers  5 points  3 turnovers

[2Stater]

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"When I look at where we are with the roster that we have, I'm awfully proud of them," Johnson said.

"We played award-winning defense in the first half against a good team, and we did the same thing during the first half [of a 64-45 loss to Xavier Nov. 26]," Johnson said.

"Because we don't have a 30-point consistent scorer — we have to do it as a team offensively — so that means we have to screen and everybody's got to know the play," Johnson said. "We drew up a play in the timeout. Four guys knew it, and one guy didn't. For us, we have to be all five guys on a string on the floor for us to be successful. We did a much better job of that in the first half, and not so much in the second half."

[pmull]

The Fate of America hangs in the balance waiting for this.



THE GOOD

FG    46.9%  23/49
3 pt  42.9%    9/21
Coleman scored 24  7/16 FG, 6/6 FT, 6 assists
Coleman 4/7 on 3 pointers
Norris 12 pts  4/9 FG, 2/3 3 pointers, 5 rebounds
Edwards 12 pts, 4/6 FG, 3/4 3 pointers


THE BAD

Rebounds: Oregon 38  Tide 32
Off. Reb.   Oregon 13  Tide  8
Assists:     Oregon 16  Tide 12
13/20 FG's  65%, Oregon 16/20 80%
Shannon Hale still missing


AND THE UGLY

Obasohan disappeared in game
1/9 FG  0/4 in 3 pointers  5 points  3 turnovers

Add my thoughts to MD post.

The Good

UA had 18 bench pts
Eight players scored
Fan support: 14,500 good crowd
Even in a loss the program is improving and has momentum

The Bad

13-20 65% Free Throws (Missed several front ends of 1 &1)
Points in Paint: Ore 32 UA 22
Points off Turnovers: Ore 22 UA 7
We need more production from Kessens: 2 pts on 1-2 shooting

[Marshal Dillon]

The Fate of America hangs in the balance waiting for this.



THE GOOD

FG    46.9%  23/49
3 pt  42.9%    9/21
Coleman scored 24  7/16 FG, 6/6 FT, 6 assists
Coleman 4/7 on 3 pointers
Norris 12 pts  4/9 FG, 2/3 3 pointers, 5 rebounds
Edwards 12 pts, 4/6 FG, 3/4 3 pointers


THE BAD

Rebounds: Oregon 38  Tide 32
Off. Reb.   Oregon 13  Tide  8
Assists:     Oregon 16  Tide 12
13/20 FG's  65%, Oregon 16/20 80%
Shannon Hale still missing


AND THE UGLY

Obasohan disappeared in game
1/9 FG  0/4 in 3 pointers  5 points  3 turnovers

Add my thoughts to MD post.

The Good

UA had 18 bench pts
Eight players scored
Fan support: 14,500 good crowd
Even in a loss the program is improving and has momentum

The Bad

13-20 65% Free Throws (Missed several front ends of 1 &1)
Points in Paint: Ore 32 UA 22
Points off Turnovers: Ore 22 UA 7
We need more production from Kessens: 2 pts on 1-2 shooting

Excellent addition, especially the turnovers which I meant to have but forgot. We had 14 turnovers, OU had 9. Points off turnovers is shocking, I missed that. Their inside dominance scoring was prevalent in the 2nd half. 8 players scored but only 3 had double figures. Plus, Edwards was hot but he only took a few shots. We have to get the ball to our hot shooters in a game. I mentioned the attendance in an earlier post and it was the most encouraging thing from the game. Loud & enthusiastic crowd was so nice to see and hear.


 

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