*** In-Game: Bama Vs. Florida***

[ricky023]

Well the part I watched what I could, I thought we were playing good. I see the finished score and not so good. I still believe in the Big Dance. RTR!

[SUPERCOACH]

After watching this happen time after time this year, I think I see what our problem is in games like this.  I think our defensive intensity just wears us out.  Some people on here have said it before, but I saw evidence of it with my own eyes today.  There was one play after UF got the lead in the second half when they took a 3 point shot that was off the mark.  We had 3 guys standing there at the rim to get the rebound.  Not a single one of them jumped.  Then Mohawk dude from UF comes flying in there with a lot of energy, jumps up, gets the rebound, then puts in the hole.  Our guys looked exhausted the last 15 minutes of the game.  Maybe they need to spend some time with CSC during the next 6 months.

[SUPERCOACH]

Well the part I watched what I could, I thought we were playing good. I see the finished score and not so good. I still believe in the Big Dance. RTR!

We don't deserve to go to the Big Dance IMO.  The ugly losses to teams like Auburn knock us out of consideration.  The losses to UF, Ole Miss, LSU, and UT are respectable and could have been overcome.

We don't want to be like Oklahoma State when they didn't earn their chance to play LSU in the BCS NCG a couple of years ago.  I love UA, but this team did not earn a ticket IMO.

Now let's go win the NIT this time.

[Catch Prothro]

Great effort by the team.  Florida caught fire, and we couldn't keep up.  Perhaps call a time out to stop the momentum before Florida has the lead, then it's too late.

We're solidly on the bubble folks.

[SUPERCOACH]

Great effort by the team.  Florida caught fire, and we couldn't keep up.  Perhaps call a time out to stop the momentum before Florida has the lead, then it's too late.

We're solidly on the bubble folks.

You still think we have a chance?  I guess we could still make it if some of the other teams don't do well.

[pmull]

We did not play bad today. We played hard and shot the ball well for most of the game. Florida just played better. Florida has a team full of scorers. They also play the best defense in the league. When we had the lead we were shooting over 60% from the field. You can not keep that up.

Florida plays the best half court defense I have seen. MD said we dribble and pass to much. What I saw was a defense that forced our offense well outside the three point line and challenged very shot. Florida has good enough guards to nutralize our guards which is our strength. They beat us down low. They had 12 second chance points to out 5. They scored 24 points in the paint to our 16. Bonyton only scored 16 points but it seemed like 30. He put the Gators on his back when we got the lead and we could not stop. He was defended but he made tough contested shot after shot.

Sometimes you have to give the other team  credit. Florida is a very good team.

[pmull]

I do not think we will get an NCAA invitation. Maybe the NIT will be better for us. I think we would be a tough out for anyone in the NCAA Tournament so I expect to win the NIT.

If we do not get in they better not put Kentucky or Tenn in. That would not be fair at all.

[SUPERCOACH]

We did not play bad today. We played hard and shot the ball well for most of the game. Florida just played better. Florida has a team full of scorers. They also play the best defense in the league. When we had the lead we were shooting over 60% from the field. You can not keep that up.

Florida plays the best half court defense I have seen. MD said we dribble and pass to much. What I saw was a defense that forced our offense well outside the three point line and challenged very shot. Florida has good enough guards to nutralize our guards which is our strength. They beat us down low. They had 12 second chance points to out 5. They scored 24 points in the paint to our 16. Bonyton only scored 16 points but it seemed like 30. He put the Gators on his back when we got the lead and we could not stop. He was defended but he made tough contested shot after shot.

Sometimes you have to give the other team  credit. Florida is a very good team.

Good summary. 

[SUPERCOACH]

I do not think we will get an NCAA invitation. Maybe the NIT will be better for us. I think we would be a tough out for anyone in the NCAA Tournament so I expect to win the NIT.

If we do not get in they better not put Kentucky or Tenn in. That would not be fair at all.

I know Missouri is in, but I don't really understand why.  They are the #6 seed in the SEC tournament, and they are in ahead of 2-5?  That does not make sense at all.  They must have played a monster OOC schedule and won them all soundly.  If true, this bodes well for any SEC teams that do make it in.

[SUPERCOACH]

I just looked at their OOC schedule.   

[pmull]

I do not think we will get an NCAA invitation. Maybe the NIT will be better for us. I think we would be a tough out for anyone in the NCAA Tournament so I expect to win the NIT.

If we do not get in they better not put Kentucky or Tenn in. That would not be fair at all.

I know Missouri is in, but I don't really understand why.  They are the #6 seed in the SEC tournament, and they are in ahead of 2-5?  That does not make sense at all.  They must have played a monster OOC schedule and won them all soundly.  If true, this bodes well for any SEC teams that do make it in.

I understand the RPI and bad losses verse good losses but all that stuff should apply to teams that don't play in the same league. Missouri, Kentucky, Tenn do not deserve to be in ahead of us. We finished 2nd in the league tied with UK. We beat UK head-to-head and we make it further in the conference tournament. We finished ahead of Missouri and Tenn in the regular season and in the tournament. We beat Tenn 2 out of 3. Missouri beat us in the first SEC game of the year. That was a long time ago. Our SEC resume is better than theirs.

Only Ole Miss and Florida should be in ahead of us from the SEC.

[SUPERCOACH]

I do not think we will get an NCAA invitation. Maybe the NIT will be better for us. I think we would be a tough out for anyone in the NCAA Tournament so I expect to win the NIT.

If we do not get in they better not put Kentucky or Tenn in. That would not be fair at all.

I know Missouri is in, but I don't really understand why.  They are the #6 seed in the SEC tournament, and they are in ahead of 2-5?  That does not make sense at all.  They must have played a monster OOC schedule and won them all soundly.  If true, this bodes well for any SEC teams that do make it in.

I understand the RPI and bad losses verse good losses but all that stuff should apply to teams that don't play in the same league. Missouri, Kentucky, Tenn do not deserve to be in ahead of us. We finished 2nd in the league tied with UK. We beat UK head-to-head and we make it further in the conference tournament. We finished ahead of Missouri and Tenn in the regular season and in the tournament. We beat Tenn 2 out of 3. Missouri beat us in the first SEC game of the year. That was a long time ago. Our SEC resume is better than theirs.

Only Ole Miss and Florida should be in ahead of us from the SEC.

I totally agree.

[BAMAWV]

I know you would like to laser in on one thing as being the root cause of our ills. A couple guys harp on our running the shot clock down before they shoot. Others may point at foul shooting. The officiating has perturbed some (this one we have no control). Our sometimes abysmal shooting percentage. Hell, one AH on here keeps singling out one player as the source of our problem. But the fact of basketball is that it is a combination of these negatives, and a whole host of other issues which contribute to mediocrity. Couple that with the multitude of negatives and positives our opponent is experiencing on any given day and you've kinda gotta realize---"That's the way the ball bounces."

[Marshal Dillon]

I do not think we will get an NCAA invitation. Maybe the NIT will be better for us. I think we would be a tough out for anyone in the NCAA Tournament so I expect to win the NIT.

If we do not get in they better not put Kentucky or Tenn in. That would not be fair at all.

I know Missouri is in, but I don't really understand why.  They are the #6 seed in the SEC tournament, and they are in ahead of 2-5?  That does not make sense at all.  They must have played a monster OOC schedule and won them all soundly.  If true, this bodes well for any SEC teams that do make it in.

I understand the RPI and bad losses verse good losses but all that stuff should apply to teams that don't play in the same league. Missouri, Kentucky, Tenn do not deserve to be in ahead of us. We finished 2nd in the league tied with UK. We beat UK head-to-head and we make it further in the conference tournament. We finished ahead of Missouri and Tenn in the regular season and in the tournament. We beat Tenn 2 out of 3. Missouri beat us in the first SEC game of the year. That was a long time ago. Our SEC resume is better than theirs.

Only Ole Miss and Florida should be in ahead of us from the SEC.

Here is why Missouri makes the Big Dance:

Regular Season

SOS=33 (Alabama is 92nd)
RPI =34 (Alabam is 60th)
23-10 regular season record (Alabama 20-11)


Let's be honest, Missouri deserves to go to the Dance much more than Bama.

[pmull]

I do not think we will get an NCAA invitation. Maybe the NIT will be better for us. I think we would be a tough out for anyone in the NCAA Tournament so I expect to win the NIT.

If we do not get in they better not put Kentucky or Tenn in. That would not be fair at all.

I know Missouri is in, but I don't really understand why.  They are the #6 seed in the SEC tournament, and they are in ahead of 2-5?  That does not make sense at all.  They must have played a monster OOC schedule and won them all soundly.  If true, this bodes well for any SEC teams that do make it in.

I understand the RPI and bad losses verse good losses but all that stuff should apply to teams that don't play in the same league. Missouri, Kentucky, Tenn do not deserve to be in ahead of us. We finished 2nd in the league tied with UK. We beat UK head-to-head and we make it further in the conference tournament. We finished ahead of Missouri and Tenn in the regular season and in the tournament. We beat Tenn 2 out of 3. Missouri beat us in the first SEC game of the year. That was a long time ago. Our SEC resume is better than theirs.

Only Ole Miss and Florida should be in ahead of us from the SEC.

Here is why Missouri makes the Big Dance:

Regular Season

SOS=33 (Alabama is 92nd)
RPI =34 (Alabam is 60th)
23-10 regular season record (Alabama 20-11)


Let's be honest, Missouri deserves to go to the Dance much more than Bama.

Let me be honest. Missouri finished 6th in a weak SEC. To confirm that was not a mistake they lost on Friday of the SEC Tournament. HTH

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