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Title: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: pmull on August 07, 2013, 08:46:21 AM Alabama leaves for Europe tomorrow (Thursday) and plays their first game on Staurday 8/10. You can follow their trip on the blog link below set up by Rolltide.com. This will be a good place for us to discuss the trip and games as well.
http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/2013-europe-games.html Quote The University of Alabama men's basketball team will travel to Europe this summer as part of a 10-day trip in which it will play games against international competition in preparation for the 2013-14 season. Head coach Anthony Grant and his Crimson Tide will depart Tuscaloosa on Aug. 8, and will play a total of five contests in three countries: The Netherlands, Belgium and France. Alabama will return to campus on Aug. 18. During the 10-day trip, which begins in The Netherlands, RollTide.com will feature a blog titled "Crimson Tide Brands Itself To The World" which will feature daily videos, pictures and a coach/player blog on all the men’s basketball team’s activities during the trip. Hope you all enjoy this behind-the-scenes perspective from our student-athletes and coaches! Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: Jamos on August 07, 2013, 09:20:07 AM Alabama leaves for Europe tomorrow (Thursday) and plays their first game on Staurday 8/10. You can follow their trip on the blog link below set up by Rolltide.com. This will be a good place for us to discuss the trip and games as well. http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/2013-europe-games.html Quote The University of Alabama men's basketball team will travel to Europe this summer as part of a 10-day trip in which it will play games against international competition in preparation for the 2013-14 season. Head coach Anthony Grant and his Crimson Tide will depart Tuscaloosa on Aug. 8, and will play a total of five contests in three countries: The Netherlands, Belgium and France. Alabama will return to campus on Aug. 18. During the 10-day trip, which begins in The Netherlands, RollTide.com will feature a blog titled "Crimson Tide Brands Itself To The World" which will feature daily videos, pictures and a coach/player blog on all the men’s basketball team’s activities during the trip. Hope you all enjoy this behind-the-scenes perspective from our student-athletes and coaches! Thanks pmull. :clap: Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: ricky023 on August 07, 2013, 09:30:13 AM It sounds like some round robin type games. If they go over there and come home at 75% I would be well pleased. This could show us what we need to work before the season. RTR!
Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: SUPERCOACH on August 07, 2013, 04:01:52 PM I wonder if any of these games will be televised.
Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: pmull on August 07, 2013, 04:05:30 PM I wonder if any of these games will be televised. I don't think so. Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: pmull on August 08, 2013, 08:12:16 AM The team flight left B'ham this morning at 8:00. First stop is Amsterdam.
The link below provides a trip intenary with game times and all kinds of additional information on the team. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/alab/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/20130806european-tour-guide.pdf Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: pmull on August 08, 2013, 02:35:31 PM Bama Hoops Blog has a good post out today. They preview the Tide Roster starting with the guards. I thought it was a good assessment of each player.
http://bamahoops.blogspot.com/2013/08/roster-preview-guards.html#more Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: Jamos on August 08, 2013, 08:07:03 PM Bama Hoops Blog has a good post out today. They preview the Tide Roster starting with the guards. I thought it was a good assessment of each player. http://bamahoops.blogspot.com/2013/08/roster-preview-guards.html#more Good stuff, thanks. :clap: Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: pmull on August 09, 2013, 08:10:35 AM The team arrived in Amsterdam at 11:00 CT last night. They left T-town at 5:15 CT yesterday morning. A long day on planes and in airports. They will spend three days in Amsterdam and play their first game Saturday.
Obasohan has a video posted on the Blog (link is on the first post of this thread). It has very little to do with basketball but shows the team having a good time on their travel day. Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: Marshal Dillon on August 09, 2013, 04:44:55 PM This is a good experience for the Tide. The Europeans play a very physical game and this will help the Tide to "toughen up" and learn how to deal with physical teams. Plus, European BB plays a very by-the-book game which plays the basics of the game very well, like free throw shooting, blocking out (no comment), setting screens, etc.
:clap: Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: Jamos on August 09, 2013, 05:45:43 PM The Tuscaloosa News ran this article today and all I could say was wow, I was really surprised at how the team prepaired for their trip to Europe.
http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20130809/NEWS/130809793/1015?Title=Alabama-basketball-set-for-European-trip Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: pmull on August 09, 2013, 06:20:27 PM It is good to see the older players coming back. Those were some pretty good players. Most of them are still playing in Europe leagues.
If you are not the following the blog in the link at the top of this thread you should be. The players are having a lot of fun but they are also looking forward to their first game tomorrow. Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: Jamos on August 09, 2013, 08:04:01 PM It is good to see the older players coming back. Those were some pretty good players. Most of them are still playing in Europe leagues. If you are not the following the blog in the link at the top of this thread you should be. The players are having a lot of fun but they are also looking forward to their first game tomorrow. I have been and it's great for them to see other parts of the world, something that most of them otherwise would not have had the opportunity to do had not it been for playing for Bama. If the players are actually writing all of this, I'm very impressed with what and how they have written it, maybe this is why some of their GPAs are pretty good. :clap: Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: pmull on August 12, 2013, 02:02:23 PM Game 2 in Europe is in progress. Bama leads 21-15 at the end of the 1st qtr.
Quote #Alabama trailed 10-5 to start but went on a 13-2 run & leads by six, 21-15, after the 1st quarter. Releford & Engstrom leads UA with 5 pts I am surprised Jimmie Taylor and Shannon Hale are starting. CAG may just be trying different lineups. No question Obasohan would start this game since they are playing in his home town. Quote Other starters along with Obasohan include Trevor Releford, Shannon Hale, Jimmie Taylor and Levi Randolph. Tip off just moments away! Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: pmull on August 12, 2013, 02:28:11 PM These are twitter quotes from @AlabamaMBB
Quote It's halftime here and the score is tied at 41 apiece. We will have a few halftime stats shortly. Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: pmull on August 12, 2013, 02:31:26 PM Quote Releford leads all scorers with 12 points. Nick Jacobs, Levi Randolph and Rodney Cooper have six points each. Second half about to start. Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: pmull on August 12, 2013, 02:40:28 PM Quote Early timeout in the third quarter with #Alabama leading 53-49. Releford now with 16 points, Nick Jacobs with 10 pts and 5 rebs. Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: pmull on August 12, 2013, 02:56:26 PM Quote Exciting back-and-forth contest. #Alabama leads Gembo, 64-63, entering the 4th quarter. Releford has 16, Cooper has 11 and Jacobs has 10. Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: pmull on August 12, 2013, 03:06:00 PM Quote Down to the wire with #Alabama leading Gembo, 78-73 w 3:50 remaining. Nick Jacobs with a huge second half and now as 18 pts and 10 rebs. Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: pmull on August 12, 2013, 03:08:22 PM Quote Trevor Releford with back-to-back threes and #Alabama now leads 86-77 with just over a minute remaining. Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: pmull on August 12, 2013, 03:12:13 PM Quote And that's the final with #Alabama taking an 86-79 victory over Gembo! Releford leads UA with 24 pts, while Jacobs adds 18 pts and 10 rebs Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: pmull on August 12, 2013, 03:17:46 PM That was a good close game. These type games help players develop better than the blow-outs. I don't know if this team was any good or not. Let's hope they are good.
The international 24 sec shot clock makes a difference in the amount of points we score and give up. In our two games so far scoring has been very high. Releford with 24 pts and Jacobs get a double/double with 18 pts and 10 rebs. Cooper had 11 after 3 qtrs I don't know how many he finished with. Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: pmull on August 12, 2013, 03:49:41 PM Quote Rodney Cooper had 11 pts & 8 rebs, while Shannon Hale added 6 pts and 8 rebs Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: 2Stater on August 12, 2013, 04:55:34 PM Virginia lost to Gembo 102-97.
http://www.virginiasportstv.com/mensbasketball/14NG Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: pmull on August 12, 2013, 07:02:15 PM Virginia lost to Gembo 102-97. http://www.virginiasportstv.com/mensbasketball/14NG Virginia played them last year. Virginia also went 2-5 on their Europe trip last year. They ended up an NIT team. RollTide.com said the games in Belgium today and tomorrow would be good tests for us. Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: Jamos on August 12, 2013, 07:10:38 PM I agree about the value of the game being close, you can't practice those things. I was also impressed with Jacobs and his double-double, I hope this will become an every game stat for the team. Roll Tide!! :clap:
Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: 2Stater on August 12, 2013, 07:45:19 PM I agree about the value of the game being close, you can't practice those things. I was also impressed with Jacobs and his double-double, I hope this will become an every game stat for the team. Roll Tide!! :clap: Yeah, I was real glad to see Jacobs' stats. That's the kind of player we've all been expecting him to be. This looks like it's going to be a good experience for the team. Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: Marshal Dillon on August 12, 2013, 08:51:00 PM It appears Gembo is another "minor league" type of BB team in Belgium. They are well above average & went 21-7 last year, but have an undersized team. Their tallest player is 6'7" & next is 6'6".
:popcorn2: http://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Gembo_BBC_Borgerhout/1337 Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: 2Stater on August 12, 2013, 08:56:12 PM It appears Gembo is another "minor league" type of BB team in Belgium. They are above average but have an undersized team. Their tallest player is 6'7" & next is 6'6". :popcorn2: http://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Gembo_BBC_Borgerhout/1337 Yeah, I came across this earlier today. Thought it was a soccer team at first. :lol2: Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: Marshal Dillon on August 12, 2013, 09:02:36 PM Looking ahead, we play the Antwerp Giants who are in the same division as Gembo. To put it mildly, they stink. They were 4-24 last year so I expect a rout by our guys.
http://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Port_of_Antwerp_Giants/329 :clap: Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: pmull on August 13, 2013, 12:31:08 PM Game 3 on the Europe Tour
Twitter post from @AlabamaMBB Quote And we are underway here in Antwerp - the Crimson Tide vs. the Antwerp Giants II Quote #Alabama starting five: Carl Engstrom, Shannon Hale, Levi Randolph, Rodney Cooper and Retin Obasohan. Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: pmull on August 13, 2013, 12:41:33 PM Quote That's the end of the 1st quarter with Antwerp leading #Alabama, 16-14. Randolph leading the Tide with 5 pts, Jacobs has 3 rebs and 3 blks. Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: pmull on August 13, 2013, 12:50:34 PM Quote Back-to-back dunks by Obasohan and Randolph stretches the #Alabama lead to 6, 24-18, with 6:33 left in the half. Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: Marshal Dillon on August 13, 2013, 12:50:47 PM I think our guys might be showing some fatigue. We are playing a bad team (4-24 last year) so we may need our bench to pick things up a bit.
:popcorn2: Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: pmull on August 13, 2013, 01:12:52 PM Quote #Alabama began the 2nd quarter on a 12-2 run and outscored Antwerp 27-14 during that stanza. The Tide owns a 41-30 lead at half Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: Catch Prothro on August 13, 2013, 01:16:40 PM I think our guys might be showing some fatigue. We are playing a bad team (4-24 last year) so we may need our bench to pick things up a bit. Could be the reason for the unusual starting 5, Carl Engstrom, Shannon Hale, Levi Randolph, Rodney Cooper and Retin Obasohan.:popcorn2: Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: pmull on August 13, 2013, 01:19:10 PM Quote Levi Randolph leads all scorers with 11 first-half points. Jacobs hasn't scored a point, but leads UA in rebounds (7) and blocks (3). Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: pmull on August 13, 2013, 01:22:09 PM I think our guys might be showing some fatigue. We are playing a bad team (4-24 last year) so we may need our bench to pick things up a bit. Could be the reason for the unusual starting 5, Carl Engstrom, Shannon Hale, Levi Randolph, Rodney Cooper and Retin Obasohan.:popcorn2: It appears CAG is just playing with the lineups to look at certain packages or whatever. Third different starting lineup in three games. No surprise Obasohan has started the two games in his home town. Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: pmull on August 13, 2013, 01:38:59 PM Quote We are through three quarters with #Alabama holding onto a 59-47 lead. Levi Randolph has 19 pts to lead the way. Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: pmull on August 13, 2013, 01:50:10 PM Quote #Alabama has stretched its lead to 14 pts, 63-49, with 6:36 left. Jacobs has a team-high 11 rebounds and three blocks, along with 6 points. Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: pmull on August 13, 2013, 01:58:43 PM Quote #Alabama has opened up a 17-point lead, 73-56, with just under three minutes left. Randolph (22) and Cooper (11) both in double figures. Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: pmull on August 13, 2013, 02:07:20 PM Quote And that's the final as #Alabama improves to 3-0 on the Euro. Tour with a 79-67 win over Antwerp. Stats will follow soon! Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: Marshal Dillon on August 13, 2013, 02:34:36 PM I know exhibition games are mostly meaningless, but I hope the play of Randolph, especially the scoring, is a sign of things to come.
:clap: Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: pmull on August 13, 2013, 02:43:45 PM Quote Here are some final numbers: Levi Randolph led the team in scoring with 22 points, Retin Obasohan had 12 and Rodney Cooper finished with 11 Quote Nick Jacobs had 6 pts, along with a team-high 11 rebs and 3 blocks. Algie Key also had a solid game with 8 pts, 6 asts, 4 rebs and 4 stls. Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: pmull on August 13, 2013, 02:57:49 PM I know exhibition games are mostly meaningless, but I hope the play of Randolph, especially the scoring, is a sign of things to come. :clap: IMO this is just practice games. You get tired of scrimmaging against yourself everyday. I bet those scrimmages back in Tuscaloosa with some of the former players was pretty good work for the team too. I am glad to see the team bonding and enjoying the trip. Team chemistry should be good this year. It will help to get the bonus practice time, especially the new guys. Just from the video clips and blog notes I think we are playing against very average teams. Typical sharp shooting international players that are not as tall or physical as we will see against the better teams on our schedule. Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: ricky023 on August 13, 2013, 05:34:13 PM So hey my question is are we making any progress playing teams like this? I know had to cost a lot to make the trip, so does it limber us up for our schedule? RTR!
Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: pmull on August 13, 2013, 07:14:49 PM So hey my question is are we making any progress playing teams like this? I know had to cost a lot to make the trip, so does it limber us up for our schedule? RTR! IMO this is a huge advantage for us. Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: Jamos on August 13, 2013, 07:23:51 PM I'll say it was worth it, there is no way that they would have gotten all of this experience from scimmaging at home. I'm impressed with the numbers from the players performances, I would think that CAG and staff might be a little giddy knowning now what they have to work with this season. Roll Tide!! #+
Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: 2Stater on August 13, 2013, 08:38:00 PM Absolutely! This has to be the experience of a lifetime for these guys. I think they will be well prepared for the season.
Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: hscoach on August 13, 2013, 08:48:19 PM Anytime you get to play a different opponent, instead of intrasquad scrimmages, it is good. You get to work different line ups and players get use to playing with each other. These trips are also good for team bonding/chemistry.
Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: pmull on August 16, 2013, 02:06:31 PM Bama loses it first game on the Europe trip 100-70. :(
Quote Sorry for the lack of tweets tonight. Bad internet service all night. #Alabama loses its first game of the Euro Tour, 100-70, to Boulogne. Quote Trevor Releford led #Alabama with a game-high 25 points, while Rodney Cooper finished with 16. The Tide out rebounded Boulogne Quote Levi Randolph and Algie Key both had 6 points, while Jimmie Taylor finished with a team-best 8 rebounds. Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: Marshal Dillon on August 16, 2013, 02:54:22 PM Reading about Boulogne gives a picture of a solid, high-scoring team. They are 26-11 in the French B Pro League. They were 26-11 in the 2012/2013 season. They have 2 former U.S. college players at power forward & shooting guard. They usually score in the 80-100 point range. Looks like the French league is better than the Belgian league.
:tinfoil: http://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/SO_Maritime_Boulogne/5171?Page=2&Stats=2013 Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: pmull on August 16, 2013, 02:58:13 PM Reading about Boulogne gives a picture of a solid, high-scoring team. They are 26-11 in the French B Pro League. They were 26-11 in the 2012/2013 season. They have 2 former U.S. college players at power forward & shooting guard. They usually score in the 80-100 point range. Looks like the French league is better than the Belgian league. :tinfoil: http://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/SO_Maritime_Boulogne/5171?Page=2&Stats=2013 I had read that the competition was going to be strong on the Paris leg of this trip. I think a good whipping may be better for the team than 5 easy wins. CAG will not have any trouble showing them they have a lot to work on before the season starts. Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: Catch Prothro on August 16, 2013, 02:58:40 PM Reading about Boulogne gives a picture of a solid, high-scoring team. They are 26-11 in the French B Pro League. They were 26-11 in the 2012/2013 season. They have 2 former U.S. college players at power forward & shooting guard. They usually score in the 80-100 point range. Looks like the French league is better than the Belgian league. Yeah, probably. I was thinking maybe the Bama players might be relaxing a bit, and sampling that Belgian beer.:tinfoil: http://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/SO_Maritime_Boulogne/5171?Page=2&Stats=2013 Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: pmull on August 16, 2013, 03:16:08 PM This link has the stats of today's game. We were 16 of 31 from the line for 52%. Our opponent shot 50% from the field. The good news is we out rebounded them 37-27. We had 20 turn overs.
We have a lot of work to do before the season starts. What has happened to our defense? I know we are playing international rules with a 24 sec shot clock and wider lane but we have given up a lot of points in all our games. http://www.fibalivestats.com/matches/33630/08/74/81/87Cs2G0RAOng/ Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: Jamos on August 16, 2013, 04:05:49 PM That was a pretty good spanking, but a spanking isn't so bad if you learn something from it. ;)
Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: pmull on August 17, 2013, 11:21:51 AM :( This was a back and forth game that could have gone either way. We lead 56-53. It was tied at 60-60. We were down 73-72 with 1:33 to play.
Good trip for the team. They fly home tomorrow. Tough competition helps more than easy wins. CAG and the team have a lot of work to do before the season starts. Quote And that's the final score, with Rouen sneaking past #Alabama, 76-72. Stats to follow soon. The Tide finishes the trip with a 3-2 record. Quote Nick Jacobs and Rodney Cooper led #Alabama with 14 points each, while Trevor Releford added 12. Retin Obasohan finished with 11 points. Title: Re: Tide Basketball Europe Trip Post by: Marshal Dillon on August 17, 2013, 12:58:40 PM Another solid semi-pro French team. Three of their starters are Americans & the team record is 22-12. I think playing these teams was a major positive experience for the team.
:popcorn2: http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Chrislain_Cairo/SPO_Rouen_Basket/130718 |