Alabama's Postseason Fate on the Line Against Florida (11:00 ESPN)

[BAMAWV]

   Final score not indicative of the competition Bama put on the floor today.

[ricky023]

I have just got home, but the way it sounds we lost to UF today. We were expected to lose so if we played them close that should help us on the big dance. RTR!

[pmull]

We played well today but we needed the win. The two bogus offensive charge calls hurt us bad. It would have stopped the Florida momentum and kept us in the game. Winning on the road is hard because the calls will not go your way.

We have to beat Ole Miss Tuesday in Oxford and Georgia at home next Saturday. That will get us a two round bye until Friday in Nashville. We will need one or maybe two wins to have any shot at a Tournament bid.

The NCAA Tournament is tons of fun when your team is in it. I don't want to go to the NIT.

 

[Catch Prothro]

Great effort by the team.  Florida had many more free throws than Bama, Bama not getting many calls their way.  Game was a lot closer than the final score.

You can't win a game going stone cold for several minutes, allowing your opponent to go on a 15-0 run.  This seems fairly common with this Alabama team, going stone cold.  What's the deal with that?  Not enough players able to step up and break the ice?  Team still too young?  For now, that is what is holding this team back, the difference between being an NCAA Tournament team and a bubble team. 

[hscoach]

We played well today but we needed the win. The two bogus offensive charge calls hurt us bad. It would have stopped the Florida momentum and kept us in the game. Winning on the road is hard because the calls will not go your way.

We have to beat Ole Miss Tuesday in Oxford and Georgia at home next Saturday. That will get us a two round bye until Friday in Nashville. We will need one or maybe two wins to have any shot at a Tournament bid.

The NCAA Tournament is tons of fun when your team is in it. I don't want to go to the NIT.

 

I don't watch a lot of basketball unless Bama is playing.  I also thought the charging fouls were bogus.  I also, thought UF got a lot of fouls called for them that Bama didn't.  This being said Bama has to do a better job at the foul line when they get there. 

[BAMAWV]

I was glad to see Lacey hit those 2 3's early on, but I knew that meant trouble. He went 2-12 afterwards. Lacey is a good shooter if given room and time to set his feet and square to the goal. But it seems no one has the guts to tell him when not to shoot.

Releford is the only consistent scorer. If he gets bottled up or defended, or comes out for a breather, --that is when our scoring droughts occur. You can only defend him for so long, and he eventually figures out how to beat the "D". Other teams know we are a "one trick pony". That is why when Cooper, Lacey Randolph, or Jacobs get a few scores, the heat comes off of Releford, and we make runs to catch up from the drought.

Gueye wasted all his PFs. I thought we may have finally found a role for him, but no. The UF big guys combined for 24 pts.

[pmull]

The SEC needs to make Florida do something about the lack of room around the court. The players on the bench have their feet on the playing floor, no room on the end lines, etc. It is not safe for the players.

[pmull]

You know things are not going your way when you are down by 6 and a little over a minute to play. You must get a defensive stop. You play great defense and force a bad shot. You have three men ready to get the rebound to Florida's none. Then the ball gets stuck between the goal and backboard and the arrow is pointing Florida's way. It was that kind of day.

[BAMAWV]

You know things are not going your way when you are down by 6 and a little over a minute to play. You must get a defensive stop. You play great defense and force a bad shot. You have three men ready to get the rebound to Florida's none. Then the ball gets stuck between the goal and backboard and the arrow is pointing Florida's way. It was that kind of day.

That was the dagger. I yelled at the tv. The woman came to see what was wrong.

 

[BAMAWV]

Arkansas up by 15 on Kentucky 6:24

[pmull]

Arkansas up by 15 on Kentucky 6:24

Tenn lost today and Ole Miss is struggling with Miss State right now. We are still in control of the No. 2 spot in the SEC.

[BAMAWV]

Arkansas up by 15 on Kentucky 6:24

Tenn lost today and Ole Miss is struggling with Miss State right now. We are still in control of the No. 2 spot in the SEC.

Arkansas up 12  2:13--- DAGGER!

[McBaman]

OK...KY and Ole Miss both lost today so maybe there's still hope.  But only if we win both vs. Ole Miss and UGA.

[Marshal Dillon]

I think Anthony Grant went to the Les Miles school of clock management.

Eight seconds left, do you:


1. call a timeout, set up a play  

or

2. hold the ball for the entire 8 seconds without shooting    


Otherwise, Bama is hanging tough and playing well.  Three point game at half.  

It is not CAG fault Randolph did not take a wide open three pointer. Instead he drove to the lane and ran out the clock. That is on Randolph. He may not be the best outside shooter but he is too basketball smart to not know he has to take that shot.

There have been several games this season where Bama has run down the clock excessively and then taken a poor shot with the clock expiring.  You don't need to run the clock down to that last tick -- you want to preserve time for rebounding and tip ins.  Bama almost got it right against LSU in OT, Cooper just needed a fraction of a second more for the tip back.

If this were an isolated incident, it would be on Randolph (who does seem timid about shooting, and in crowds).  But because Bama consistently has missed these opportunities, I think coaching is involved.  If nothing else, devote more time in practice to those final seconds.

I agree completely with these observations by Prothro. We scored 3 points in the last 12 minutes of this game. This is a repeat of games against LSU, Tennessee, & Auburn. We should have won all 3 of those games. In almost every game, we will go long stretches (7 minutes or more) without scoring or scoring 1-4 points. This is what is killing us, along with too much fouling, & poor FT shooting on our part.I expect to see a new assistant coach added at the end of the year.


  

[BAMAWV]

I think Anthony Grant went to the Les Miles school of clock management.

Eight seconds left, do you:


1. call a timeout, set up a play  

or

2. hold the ball for the entire 8 seconds without shooting    


Otherwise, Bama is hanging tough and playing well.  Three point game at half.  

It is not CAG fault Randolph did not take a wide open three pointer. Instead he drove to the lane and ran out the clock. That is on Randolph. He may not be the best outside shooter but he is too basketball smart to not know he has to take that shot.

There have been several games this season where Bama has run down the clock excessively and then taken a poor shot with the clock expiring.  You don't need to run the clock down to that last tick -- you want to preserve time for rebounding and tip ins.  Bama almost got it right against LSU in OT, Cooper just needed a fraction of a second more for the tip back.

If this were an isolated incident, it would be on Randolph (who does seem timid about shooting, and in crowds).  But because Bama consistently has missed these opportunities, I think coaching is involved.  If nothing else, devote more time in practice to those final seconds.

I agree completely with these observations by Prothro. We scored 3 points in the last 12 minutes of this game. This is a repeat of games against LSU, Tennessee, & Auburn. We should have won all 3 of those games. In almost every game, we will go long stretches (7 minutes or more) without scoring or scoring 1-4 points. This is what is killing us, along with too much fouling, & poor FT shooting on our part.I expect to see a new assistant coach added at the end of the year.


  

So your solution is to simply score more points? Brilliant!

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