Tide Basketball: Pollard creates a buzz at Bama

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According to today's Tuscaloosa News, the prognosticators have their doubts. We are predicted to finish sixth in the SEC. That prolly won't be good enough for a dance card.

I disagree. The SEC should get 6 teams (14 team league) in the tourny. Of course it depends on a lot of things but our league will be very good this year.

I also disagree with the # 6 finish. I think we will be 3 or 4 with 20-23 wins.

In all honesty, I am stunned by the "experts" predictions, especially about Alabama. With the progress Grant has made and the additional year of experience for Lacy, Randolph, Releford, & Jacobs, I thought they would be considered in the top 3 of the SEC. Instead, the SEC is picked to have no more than 4 team make the Big Dance, not including the Tide. I can see them going 22-8/23-7 in the regular season and making a run in the SEC Tourney. I guess we just have to prove it on the floor.


 

I must have overlooked something. Where did you see the SEC picked to only get 4 teams in the Tourney? I don't agree with that pick. The SEC got 4 teams in during down years. I think the SEC will be a goog league this year.

Jerry Palm, highly thought of Bracketology "expert", said he only saw 4 SEC teams make the Dance. He also had a preseason bracket posted. If I can find it, I will post the link.


 

I am familar with Jerry Palm. He is normally very good at picking teams to make the Tourney at the end of the year. I'm not sure now accurate he is at pre-season picks. I still think the SEC will be strong this year and 6 teams will get in. JMHO

Same thing as always. The ACC and Big East will get all the attention all season long and then the SEC wins the NC, or puts 3 teams in the elite 8, or knocks off 3 or 4 #1/#2 seeds before getting matchups against each other. But it is nice to dream about a world where the SEC accomplishments are recognized BEFORE the tourney begins. HTH

 

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Just noticed that Bama opens up SEC play at Missouri. Sporting News has Missouri at #10 to start the season.

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Just noticed that Bama opens up SEC play at Missouri. Sporting News has Missouri at #10 to start the season.

!st AP poll has Missouri at #15. Bama not in Top 40    Indiana #1. UK #3.

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I'm optimistic about our chances this year to make a splash and perhaps a sweet 16.  But for me it's hard to think much about b-ball when our football team is undefeated.

As excited as I am about the 2012-13 season, I am trying to be realistic about our prospects. Some of you are setting yourself up for disappointment when you should be plum tickled with the program exceeding last years performance. 

CAG made lemonade out of _____ two years ago by emphasizing defense and out working our opponents. That continued into last years play, but the Tide was beset, plagued with personality conflicts and off court issues. JMHO but I think we have been blessed with a recruit (Pollard) that usually ends up on one of the elite team's rosters. But he is still only 1 season removed from high school and will get bullied and battered by 22 year olds, for at least a large part of this season. But while he can't immediately fill the void left by Mitchell, he will begin to get stronger and learn to play at that level. So hopefully, by mid-way of 2012-13 we'll be better than we were last year. Also hopefully, we'll get more night in and night out consistency from Lacy, Randolph, etc. So in short, making the dance again, and maybe advancing a game should be considered dramatic/realistic progress. RTR 

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I think this is the type of team CAG wants. We lack height but we are quick and athletic. We should play good defense and apply full court pressure. Pollard and Lacey are both 5 star recruits that Kentucky and other elite programs wanted. I look for Randolph and Cooper to be better this year. We know Releford and Steele will give us solid play. Jacobs is a key. He will be the only big body guy in our line up most of the time. I look for the 7 footers to be role players. You will see them when we are getting beat in the paint.

If we win at home and steal a few road games we will make the NCAA field. Once there we will be a dangerous team cable of a run to the Sweet 16.

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