🏀 Alabama hires Nate Oats as new basketball coach

[Sgt. Lincoln Osiris]

Just came across this quote:

Byrne said that he’d had his eye on Oats for a while.​

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“I’d been watching (Oats) for four years,” he said. “Seeing a guy only a couple of years removed from high school ball become a Division One head coach is not common at all, so I started watching him. Two years ago when they beat Arizona (in the NCAA tourney), that was the first time I’d watched an entire game. They played like they had their hair on fire on both ends of the floor. They were executing and they had passion. I was like, ‘That’s impressive.’​

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“Part of your job as an AD is you have to watch. You don’t want to have turnover if you can help it, but when that time comes, you have to be prepared for that.”​

I love Greg.

THAT is an awesome AD.

I knew as quickly as this went, Oats was at the top of his list, and he'd already done EXTENSIVE homework on him, likely long before he had to make a decision on Avery.

 

[Sgt. Lincoln Osiris]

 

[TUSKtimes]

Would love to see his Rolodex on head football coaches.

 

[planomateo]

Thanks for pointing that out. I didn't listen to them this morning as I took the day off. Normally listen to an hour of their show everyday.

Just listening to this now, posting here for others who may want to listen.

 

[Sgt. Lincoln Osiris]

I love Greg.

THAT is an awesome AD.

I knew as quickly as this went, Oats was at the top of his list, and he'd already done EXTENSIVE homework on him, likely long before he had to make a decision on Avery.

Cecil confirms my observations here, @TerryP

CECIL HURT: Greg Bryne had to move quick with Nate Oats hire | TideSports.com

On Monday afternoon, Greg Byrne had no basketball coach, just a plan. On Thursday afternoon, he had a basketball coach. The whirlwind in between wasn’t entirely by design but it worked out well. Nate Oats, who was considered one of college basketball’s fastest-rising coaches after his...

www.tidesports.com

 

[TerryP]

@Sgt. Lincoln Osiris, I read that earlier. In another article, one referencing his conversation with Tom Izzo, he mentioned discussing a few names and when Oats came up Izzo referred to him as a grinder.

I don't know if his list had a #1, #2, #3, and so on. I'd imagine it was broken up into group A, group B, and so on.

 

[Sgt. Lincoln Osiris]

Classy.

 

[#80]

CNO says Final Four is in reach.

New Tide coach Oats says Final Four is in reach

Alabama has never reached a Final Four but new coach Nate Oats believes the resources are in place to compete for national championships.

www.espn.com

 

[Max]

Any ideas how much he's looking at getting paid?

 

[rick4bama]

Welcome aboard Coach it was great to read about you! and ROLL TIDE!!

 

[#80]

Any ideas how much he's looking at getting paid?

Details of his contract have not been released.

 

[TerryP]

Any ideas how much he's looking at getting paid?

hearing 2.8 to 3MM, 5 year deal.

 

[footballer]

To me, CNO comes across as very genuine, a hard worker and high octane, up tempo mentality.

 

[Sgt. Lincoln Osiris]

Not sure how I feel about this. Maybe CNO can squeeze some blood out of this turnip..

 

[#80]

I was confident Petty would return. Hopefully CNO can teach him how to handle the ball.

 

[BamaFan334]

Not sure how I feel about this. Maybe CNO can squeeze some blood out of this turnip..

Dude, Petty was a total different player this year compared to last year. He is far from a waste. He will grow and continue to get better. He's not just a three point shooter anymore.

 

[RTB X Bot]

 

[#80]

hearing 2.8 to 3MM, 5 year deal.

That would be very interesting he was making $837k. Why would they pay him top 15 money. I would think it would be far less will be interesting to see the details once released.

 

[TerryP]

Why would they pay him top 15 money.

Look at this from the view of the pay scale within the conference, not as the nation as a whole.

 

[Sgt. Lincoln Osiris]

Dude, Petty was a total different player this year compared to last year. He is far from a waste. He will grow and continue to get better. He's not just a three point shooter anymore.

"A 3 point shooter"

Boy, that's extremely relative. He had a handful of games where he'd shoot lights out hitting 4-6 threes, but would go MIA for 3-5 games and shoot 0-15 or 1-20. Not exactly numbers that earn you a "3 point shooter' descriptor.

I take that back. Maybe he was a" SHOOTER" But a "maker" he was not.

Now granted, he DID improve his mid-range and drive game last year, because I guess he figured out that he couldn't live by the 3.

But he was STILL a turnover machine that had a massive lazy streak.