🏀 #23 Alabama at #19 Florida - Sunday 12 pm (ABC)

[#80]

I've said it most of the year this team is soft.

 

[mando]

Gators treating Bama like a Jr. high team in the paint. Taking what they want.

At some point the players have to look in the mirror.... Competitive character shows up in games like this. Can't even get the inbound pass in smh.

 

[mando]

Stop the presses they finally called a foul on Florida in the paint....

 

[BamaFan334]

Game thread seemed to know ahead of time how this game would go

Anyone that knows Florida knows they are fundamental and well coached. I made tge comment this past week I want no part of any bracket Florida is in. I'd rather play Duke/Arizona.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Loose Ball Count:

Bama- 0
Florida- 77

 

[64Tide]

Team is an embarrassment. Should give up basketball.

 

[bamanc50]

Well looks like both basketball teams at Alabama are stinking things up today.

 

[#80]

Dykes just nailed it men against boys.

 

[mando]

Mindset, that waiving at the crowd stuff by the Florida guy I would have someone go in there and hammer that dude and send a message you are not going to do that. In the end they got dominated. This team is 1-2 with Bediako. If you are not tough mentally and play with an attitude you get drilled like this.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

 

[EasyTider]

I've said it most of the year this team is soft.

Like a pillow. Got abused by Gators and fans. I was afraid a few of our players might cry.

 

[rick4bama]

Well I guess the UF coach was right!

 

[Rolltide24]

Well I guess the UF coach was right!

Florida coach was right, they beat us with or without Chuck. Man, we are not good right now. It looks like we had everyone healthy and still got trounced. Still have 4 tough games on the docket, including at Auburn Saturday night.

 

[footballer]

JMO. When Bediako played here before, he had some pretty good games, but was no world beater on either end of the court. He spent what 3 years? in the G league? Never played a game for an NBA team? That is pretty telling if you ask me. He looks the same as he did before he went Pro.

Another game against a good team that knows how to play Defense. We followed the same recipe for a loss. TO's and not getting back to defend our basket. Not working to get in position to rebound. Can't defend a shooter without fouling underneath. It seems that our defensive concepts are wrong. Either the players are being taught the right concepts and are just unable to implement in games or maybe we are not teaching them the most important One. Which is to keep your man from scoring and Not fouling him. Players are rewarded in practice and games for hustle, that is, steals, diving to the floor for loose balls, tipping passes and such. Which is a good thing. But, the biggest reward should be, IMHO, keeping your man from scoring. My point being, could too much emphasis be put on hustle and not enough being spent on just staying in front your man and keep him from scoring and putting yourself in position to rebound?

I am also wondering how much time is spent on fundamentals. How about passing, dribbling , balance and jumping exercises. I'll be 70 years old in 4 weeks and am decrepit. But I swear, I think I can jump higher off the floor than 22. Of course, at 5' 7", that does not put me very high up in the air. I remember our HS coach having his players jump over a 2 1/2 foot high bench, sideways, back and forth, numerous times. Those guys could really get Off the floor.

 

[#80]

At this point I'm not sure this team will finish above .500 in the conference.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

I'll be 70 years old in 4 weeks and am decrepit. But I swear, I think I can jump higher off the floor than 22.

I could dunk a basketball in high school and college. Today, I'm just jumping to conclusions...

 

[#80]

I'll be 70 years old in 4 weeks and am decrepit. But I swear, I think I can jump higher off the floor than 22.

Sherrell has a 3 inch vertical.

 

[Rolltide24]

At this point I'm not sure this team will finish above .500 in the conference.

Finishing .500 is going to be tough based on current play. But we’ve had a knack of starting to peak late in the season.

 

[JoseyWalesTheOutlaw]

Nate and staff shit the bed on putting this bunch together, but they were due a miss.

 

[EasyTider]

Oats and staff must do a hell of a lot of coaching between games because it appears they have nothing left to offer after tip off. I realize nothing was going to postpone this afternoon’s ass whipping but it seems like all the great coaches I remember, college & NBA, will call a timeout when the other team is scoring at will and the opposing fans are whipped into a frenzy.