Basketball at Arkansas Tonight

[Catch Prothro]

Randolph fouls out.  4/5 starters have now fouled out. 

[Marshal Dillon]

We just can not get a big rebound. Arky got 3 shots before we fouled them. They hit 1 FT then Norris & Hale fight over rebound and Norris ends up traveling for turnover with 21.9 seconds left and Arky ahead 89-88. How do these crazy things continue to happen to Alabama late in games? So frustrating!!

[Catch Prothro]

Shannon Hale ties the game with 8 seconds left with a 3-pointer.

Arky makes a put-back basket as time expires to win.  Fitting that we lost on yet another second chance point for Arky.

Arky 93 Bama 91  FINAL

[Marshal Dillon]

Tide loses ANOTHER game in last second of game. Hale falls asleep on defense allowing player to score under basket.

Arky 93  Tide 91




 

[hscoach]

I only got to see little over half the game.  My points:  How does one team have 4 players foul out to the other 1?  How do you allow Qualls to lower his shoulder knock his defender down and have a no call which he continues to score?  I thought Ark got away with several travels.

[SUPERCOACH]

I only got to see little over half the game.  My points:  How does one team have 4 players foul out to the other 1?  How do you allow Qualls to lower his shoulder knock his defender down and have a no call which he continues to score?  I thought Ark got away with several travels.

^^^All of this.

Hale was lost the whole game.  I'm not sure what is going on with him this year.  Did he have brain surgery too?  His head is not in the game.

[SUPERCOACH]

Other than Hale, we looked better tonight than we have in a couple of years IMO.

[Marshal Dillon]

Other than Hale, we looked better tonight than we have in a couple of years IMO.

Riley Norris (true freshman) was lost & had several key errors. I am lost on what is wrong with Hale. Maybe Jamos has heard something.


 

[Marshal Dillon]

I only got to see little over half the game.  My points:  How does one team have 4 players foul out to the other 1?  How do you allow Qualls to lower his shoulder knock his defender down and have a no call which he continues to score?  I thought Ark got away with several travels.

Under Grant our teams have been foul-prone. Taylor has been in foul trouble all year. I think we have been 1st, second, or third in fouls every year in the SEC under Grant.


 

[Marshal Dillon]

The team #1 for fewest fouls per game is Wisconsin. #18 is LSU (best for SEC team). Alabama is ranked at #227. Believe it or not, UNC is #247.




 

[hscoach]

The team #1 for fewest fouls per game is Wisconsin. #18 is LSU (best for SEC team). Alabama is ranked at #227. Believe it or not, UNC is #247.




 

Then you better have depth.

[Marshal Dillon]

Not pretty, overall.


THE GOOD

Tide scored 91 points
12/24 in 3 pointers
Coleman 22 points (in 2nd half), Tarrant 21 points
FG% 49%
4 Tide players in double figures in scoring


THE BAD

Tide scores 91 points, but loses game
Arkansas has 47 rebounds, Tide 34


THE UGLY

4 Tide players foul out
Arkansas 21 offensive rebounds, Tide 8
Arkansas takes 71 shots, Tide 57

[pmull]

Other than Hale, we looked better tonight than we have in a couple of years IMO.

Riley Norris (true freshman) was lost & had several key errors. I am lost on what is wrong with Hale. Maybe Jamos has heard something.


 

Hale had foot surgery this summer and was unable to practice. He was cleared to play just days before the season started. He is still not 100% and it has set him back badly.

[pmull]

I thought it was a great game. One of the best NCAA games I have watched this year. Too bad we came out on the short end. Rarely do you see a game with that many lead changes and ties.

Arky had several chances to bust this game open and Bama found a way to keep the game in reach. Arky was very physical around the basket and the refs let them play. I am OK with that if they call it the same on both ends but they did not. I give our players credit for not getting frustrated and keeping their heads in the game. I am also happy to see the subs and role players have to come in to a tight ball game and play quality minutes and contribute on both ends of the floor.

We did not win the game so you can not be happy but I thought we got better in this game. We found a player in Coleman. I do not expect him to score 20 every night but he becomes a scoring option when he is in the game.

After 5 SEC games I think we are in good shape. This was a difficult 5 game stretch. Four of those games were against top 50 RPI teams (A&M 47, UT 45, UK 1, Arky 22) and three of them were on the road. Now we get a chance to play two winnable games at home against Auburn (128) and Florida (76).

I still like this team and think we can reach the NCAA Tournament.

[roll tide roll]

Tough loss for the Tide. The team fought back and played well in the second half.

BAMA shot poorly from in the first half, but made up for it in the second half.

Ark's 3pt shooting was off their season average by 30% while BAMA nearly doubled their 3pt shooting production.

This game was lost on the offensive boards.  21 - 8 in favor of Ark.

BAMA ranks 257th in rebounding.

There were two traveling calls against Ark that were not called.  One was in the closing minute of regulation, and the other was on a drive in OT.  The no-call in OT also could have been called a foul against Ark.

I like the fact that BAMA attacked the basket more and that opened up the perimeter and allowed for some good looks.

I do not understand why Grant had to call a TO immediately after an Ark TO with BAMA having possession.

Norris traveled, but they should not have been fighting each other for the rebound.

Blocking out on free throws needs to improve significantly, no excuse for a shooter to get his own rebound and score from the lane.  If you are going to commit 29 personal fouls you need to block out.

The remaining 3 games in January, and the first 10 days of February, are going to determine the season for this team.

It will be nice to have the ODK trophy returned to Tuscaloosa on Saturday.
 

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