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Bama plays Villanova today at 11 a.m. on CBS.   :popcorn2:

Our only hope is Villanova didn't adjust their clocks.   :unsure:

I had a buddy in Pittsburgh pull the fire alarm at their hotel once an hour last night.

 :lol: :lol: :lol:, you guys make me giggle. I told you I picked Villanova so you know who will win. RTR!

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Was he your cousin?  :lol2:

Just some Joe Breaux I know.

Looks like the majority of the money was coming in on Villanova at -11, and the line is starting to move up.

Will it be a moral victory if we beat the spread?  :-\

No!!!

There are no more easy games even for the top seeds. The odds are low but we can win this game.

I'd take that bet!

I put $10 on Bama +11.5

I posted that tongue in cheek. Have never believed in moral victories. We have to shoot well and play very good defense today to have a chance. Would love to see Sexton and Petty pick up where they left off Thursday, and Donta control the boards on both ends.

I had a $1 on UVA.   :(

Just want to post before the game starts:

BAMA AND VILLANOVA TIED FOR THE LEAD!!

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BAMA missed first 3 shots; VILLANOVA up 5-0

 :(

Great D!!!

GOOD D!!!! ROLL TIDE!!!

I just want to get ahead at some point today.

4-pt play killed that lead.

 :'(

Donta warming up.

Bama playing hard.

Jones' knee injured in the fall.  Crap.

 >:(

Now he has a concussion (slammed into by Villanova).  CRAP again.   >:( >:(

Threes are killing us.

Our defense is bad right now on 3's and Petty can't buy a 3 or shot it seems. Somebody gonna have to take this team on their shoulders today. RTR!

White guy from 'nova is killing us; 3 straight 3's.

Ingram is available.   :dunno: :dunno: :dunno:

Tiger bogey at #2.

 :(

Sexton passes to Hall covered by 4 people-turnover, go figure. Then Sexton hits for two, then great D and Donta delivers. Wooot!!!

And Donta Hall got slammed in the mouth on that Sexton pass.  NO CALL!   >:(

Another bad call on that charge. We were coming strong.

It looks our attention is not into the full game. #'s not be guarded and charging that is not a good thing. Simple stuff costing us but if we correct at halftime we are going run them for sure. RTR!

White guy finally missed.  6-0 run got us back in it.

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Bama giving it all they've got. 50 seconds left in the half and down by 2. Making no FTs is killing us.

Can't believe that was a foul on Bama.  >:(

Friggin 90 foot three puts Villanova up by 5 at the half.

I hate that white bastard.

FRIGGIN WHITE KID...

Where's HL's baton??   >:( >:(

Tiger birdie at #3.

-4 again

We can't win if that number doesn't improve in the second half.  Nova is manhandling our drivers...they should have plenty more fouls.

Go for the shooting hand!

Yeah, refs usually call the games closer during 2nd half.

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THIS JUST IN FROM THE 'NOVA LOCKER ROOM.

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 :-X

If we play D like that for another 20 minutes, I will "go home" very proud of the team.

To many mistakes against a good team kills. RTR!

Just get set on a play, and can't change the intent.  Throwing ball away.   :'(

This is disgusting.  Apparently we all just napped at halftime.

Totally negated 20 minutes of hard work in under 3 minutes of tomfoolery.

 :(

I know I did.
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Villanova defense, hand checking, bumping, fit the refs' no calls.

 >:(

Giddens enters the game.  Avery has given up.

Me too.  No answer for this offense/refs.

Leprechaun 4 on SYFY is starting to look like a better viewing choice...

Nova is raining down 3s. I can't watch this anymore.   :yuck:

Yeah, I hear Sharknado is on TMC.

Well I am proud of our season but we played pitiful today. RTR!

The few minutes I have seen from Schaffer this year tells me he is a hell of a lot better than AJJ.

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Not even close.  Lawson is a great worker, but he can't play with SEC athletes.  You're being fooled by mop up time.

Versus AJJ.  He dishes the ball better and works his but off.  Has a better looking shot and doesn't throw shots out of his but like AJJ.

Great halftime adjustments by CAJ! Sad truth is that if Villanova and Alabama had traded athletes at the start of the season, the result would have been the same. Ever notice, that Villanova always shoots free throws well, always plays defense well, always runs their offense well and always hustles and makes smart plays. Alabama? Not so much. Bama could never even identify the hot shooter, much less stop him. On offense, Bama stood around probably waiting for Sexton to do something. A guy like Sexton might be what the offense needs, a guy who can make passes and run the offense. Only consolation for Bama is they won the "hair game"! If Bama is serious about BB, it is time to send CAJ back to the NBA and hire a guy who can actually coach, maybe Odom from UMBC.

Wow   :facepalm:

I hate seeing Bama turn down open shots even if it is a three.  They look to me that they may get chastised for taking 3's.

Or...
1.  Required at least one pass before first shot, or

2.  Playing inside-out rules.  Must have inside guy touch it before outside guys shoot.

How many of them look to shoot first then pass?  I see a lot of catch in wide open space and not take the shot.  It seems to be an afterthought, except for Petty.

Oh, I agree with you.  They seem hesitant to shoot, and over-coached on offense.

Well see ya next year during BB season. RTR!

I don't know if CAJ needs to be run out of T-town, but there were too many games when the team did not look well coached, or did not look like a "team", rather just a bunch of guys out to play BB.  Let's see if CAJ figures it out next year.  Definitely need some adjustments in the way we approach a game.

AJJ is shooting almost 10% better on the year than Lawson.  AJJ also does that while playing minutes in games that matter rather than when the other team has stopped playing defense.

I would love to see him get the chance.  There was one game this year, and I don't remember which one, he was put in before right before the half and he made a couple of passes that if they weren't buckets the should have been. 

AJJ has played about 20 more games and only has about 12 more assist. 

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It was a disappointing season, but I wonder if we set our expectations too high for a team of mostly freshmen and sophomores?

Sexton played hurt through much of the SEC schedule. Hall made huge improvements from years 1 and 2 to this year and played well consistently. The rest of the team was inconsistent. The loss of Sexton will hurt, but there is a great foundation in place if the young guys improve.

If we can keep Sexton and see how things goes next year before we holler to much. RTR!

I'd be surprised if we keep Sexton. He is projected as a #8 pick in the NBA.

I am definitely not on the "fire CAJ" bandwagon.  The freshman in this class were his first real recruiting class, and they were way above anything we have seen at Bama in quite some time.  Bama won its first Tourney game with mostly freshmen and sophomores (sophomores recruiting by CAJ without the full benefit of an entire recruiting cycle) in 12 years.  Yes, they made freshmen errors.  But Villanova is filled mostly with juniors (and "redshirt" juniors), the second highest seeded team in the entire Tournament, and they were shooting lights out on 3 pointers.  I don't think anyone could have beaten Villanova they way they played Bama.  And I don't attribute the loss to any coaching error.

The future is bright for this team.  Why quit on them now?   ???

Listen to this man.  He knows what he is talking about.  ^^^

I am not disappointed at all.  Early on I came to the conclusion that we would probably be a sweet 16 team.  We came up short there but the way the brackets worked out had a lot to do with that.  UK for example is a 5 seed and they are the highest seeded team left in their bracket.  Our bracket has 1, 2, 3 and 5 making it to the sweet 16.  We got in the bracket with all of the legit teams, they got in the bracket with the pretenders.

But the most exciting thing is what CP was talking about.  If you don't see a huge difference in recruiting and player development under CAJ you need to take another look.  The difference in Donta is phenomenal.

We will be better. Just wait till next year. We are growing with pain but the end will be good. RTR!

If Petty, Jones, Reese, and Smith improve half as much from years one to two and two to three as Donta did this team will be deadly in a year or two.  The talent is there, they just need to grow together as a team and develop more consistency.

I agree with the above but we need Sexton to hang one more year. RTR!