🏀 Alabama hires Nate Oats as new basketball coach

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[Sgt. Lincoln Osiris]

Relentless. Watford is down on spring break. And knowing a dead period is coming up in the next couple days, he asks Trendon to meet AT spring break and Trendon agrees.

I think I love this guy already.



One thing this days to Watford: "I'm so much of a priority that Coach would fly all the way down here to meet up with me"

 

[TerryP]

Why I really don't care if petty stays is that on Monday, Petty was quoted as saying he "was 100% transferring, no matter who the new coach is". That is indicative of a bad attitude. Couple that attitude with his other flaws, and he just seems like a guy that won't fully buy in to CNO's diametric philosophy, and will eventually become a locker room cancer. Remember when Donta referred to attitudes in the last post-game presser?

I would have liked to heard the conversation between who ever it was at Stadium and Petty. I do know this. Goodman does distinguish between these two things:

Paraphrase vs quote.





A random thought here:

Jamaine gets blasted on Twitter last night and he literally quits, deletes his account, and runs. Jamaine is also 12-15 years, if not more, older than Petty.

We've seen fans blast theses players over the last few days. Is it possible they reacted the same way Jamaine has? IE: " If fans are going to treat me this way after the work I've put in I don't want anything to do with them any longer."

 

[planomateo]

^^ good point @TerryP.

Some of the effort displayed could have been just flat out confusion over the what was being installed prior to each game. I appears the coaching was more of an NBA style of coaching vs college style of coaching, and that seems to be backed up by Greg's requirements for the next coach.

There is always more to the story than what the eyes observe. As fans, we don't have all the information, and quiet frankly, we don't deserve all the information.

 

[TUSKtimes]

If he's a shooter, yes, haven't seen one of those in a while.

 

[Sgt. Lincoln Osiris]

 

[Sgt. Lincoln Osiris]

 

[Sgt. Lincoln Osiris]

Well, THIS is telling.

First off, it's telling as it relates to "what they were used to" (ie, previous staff). Now those bone-headed lazy turnovers/lack of mental toughness in the last 5-8 mins of games make sense.

Secondly, I LOVE how he came in, first off-season practice, and doesn't "ease them into it". He sets the tempo right off the bat

I think we got ourselves a good'un.

 

[Sgt. Lincoln Osiris]

 

[Sgt. Lincoln Osiris]

RE: His offensive system of 4-out, 1-in, playing downhill off the dribble (variation of dribble-drive, but spread out-I listened to much of the show)

 

[Sgt. Lincoln Osiris]

Players 'gassed, worn out' after first on-court work with Oats

On Monday, the Crimson Tide men’s basketball team went through its first on-court workout with the new head coach, and Oats said it was an eye-opening experience.

247sports.com

Lots of great quotes in that article.

 

[Max]

On his first off-season workout with the team Monday:

“We had our first practice today. Things are definitely a lot different. The pace of play is nothing like any of them (players) have been accustomed to. They were a little gassed and we’re not doing any conditioning. We’re just, the drills are run at a little bit different pace than they’re used to doing.

“We were third in the country (at Buffalo) in offensive pace of play. We were fifth in the country in scoring and first in transition points per game. We’re GOING to run that system. We’ve got athletes down here to run it. We’ve just got to get the culture right to where they’re going hard every day at practice.

“You build a relationship and you’re able to coach them a little bit harder. You spend time with them. You shoot pool with them. You’ve got to push them hard. They want to be pushed down deep, but you’ve got to push them in the right manner.”

On Bama personnel fitting his system:

“I’ve got a lot better idea now than I did on the video. We just did our first workout with the whole team. We’ve got some athletes. We’re going to do a lot of work on their skill development, because we’re going to play basically four out and one in. We played even a lot of five out. Our centers could shoot threes. We’ve got a lot of work if we’re going to get to that level.

“I think we’re going to start with the four out (side). Kira Lewis is really, really talented. He’s at a high level and I think he’s perfect. I just went through an hour of video with him this morning before he went to class. I showed him how he would fit in our system. How we open the floor up and give you a lot of space to get downhill, and how we do a lot of pick and roll stuff, real similar to spread stuff in the NBA. It’s going to be open for him to make plays, so we’ve got to put shooting around him.

“(John) Petty is a great shooter. We’ve got to get him a little bit better going off the dribble. I think Herb (Jones) is unbelievable going downhill at the rim. We play with a lot of space. He’s going to be great with that. We’ve got to develop his shooting. We want guys that can pass, shoot and handle at all four positions on the perimeter. That’s how you end up top five in the country in scoring.

“This is not 1980s basketball. We’re not going to have a four man and a five man on the block.”

 

[TerryP]

• While making his first appearance on “Hey Coach,” Nate Oats announced that assistant coach Bryan Hodgson and strength and conditioning coach Mike Snowden from Buffalo will be joining the Crimson Tide. “We had our first practice today," the Crimson Tide's new basketball coach said. "Things are definitely a lot different. The pace of play is nothing like any of them [players] have been accustomed to. They were a little gassed and we’re not doing any conditioning.”His best line, though, may have been about hearing Roll Tide everywhere he goes. “That ESPN commercial makes more sense now that I’ve been here a week.”

 

[Sgt. Lincoln Osiris]

Idk, because I haven't kept up with new hires like this. But, @TerryP, have we ever had a Hey Coach show, after the season, specifically to introduce a new coach? Not to my knowledge, we haven't. I sure don't remember one with Avery or Grant.

I think this was strategic, if we haven't. I think he and Byrne wanted to do this to immediately get more in touch with the fan base. Fluffopotamus88 and some of the student section Crimson Chaos (I think that name sticks, FYI) came to the show, and it was pretty electric from what I could hear.

Chris Stewart really likes him. The difference in CNO between the intro presser and the radio show was palpable. Of course, he did win the presser, did a great job laying out the bullet points of his program philosophy. I wouldn't so much say that he was nervous, but just was really careful in wanting to make a good first impression.

But Hey Coach last night, he was full of energy, felt to be more in his element.

All in all, it was great. After reports of his first workout with the team, and the show last night, I'm sold on the guy. I was already kinda sold after we heard he was coming, and I read up on him. But I'm REALLY impressed now.

2 press events and one practice does not a coach make, but what has transpired in those 3 events, coupled with him recruiting like a madman already, I think these are solid indicators that he could very well be one of the great ones, possibly even the best ever here at Bama. And I say that because of his quote here from the 247 article I linked a few posts up:

“There’s no other place you leave for from here,” Oats said. “You get it rolling here, you just stay here and keep building it. You don’t have to keep moving. I didn’t want a stepping stone. You come here, you stay here for as long as you can keep this thing winning and just keep it rolling.”

 

[Sgt. Lincoln Osiris]

On his first off-season workout with the team Monday:

“We had our first practice today. Things are definitely a lot different. The pace of play is nothing like any of them (players) have been accustomed to. They were a little gassed and we’re not doing any conditioning. We’re just, the drills are run at a little bit different pace than they’re used to doing.

“We were third in the country (at Buffalo) in offensive pace of play. We were fifth in the country in scoring and first in transition points per game. We’re GOING to run that system. We’ve got athletes down here to run it. We’ve just got to get the culture right to where they’re going hard every day at practice.

“You build a relationship and you’re able to coach them a little bit harder. You spend time with them. You shoot pool with them. You’ve got to push them hard. They want to be pushed down deep, but you’ve got to push them in the right manner.”

On Bama personnel fitting his system:

“I’ve got a lot better idea now than I did on the video. We just did our first workout with the whole team. We’ve got some athletes. We’re going to do a lot of work on their skill development, because we’re going to play basically four out and one in. We played even a lot of five out. Our centers could shoot threes. We’ve got a lot of work if we’re going to get to that level.

“I think we’re going to start with the four out (side). Kira Lewis is really, really talented. He’s at a high level and I think he’s perfect. I just went through an hour of video with him this morning before he went to class. I showed him how he would fit in our system. How we open the floor up and give you a lot of space to get downhill, and how we do a lot of pick and roll stuff, real similar to spread stuff in the NBA. It’s going to be open for him to make plays, so we’ve got to put shooting around him.

“(John) Petty is a great shooter. We’ve got to get him a little bit better going off the dribble. I think Herb (Jones) is unbelievable going downhill at the rim. We play with a lot of space. He’s going to be great with that. We’ve got to develop his shooting. We want guys that can pass, shoot and handle at all four positions on the perimeter. That’s how you end up top five in the country in scoring.

“This is not 1980s basketball. We’re not going to have a four man and a five man on the block.”

That sounds like a LOT of offense, breakneck offensive pace. But one key in that whole quote "fifth in the country in scoring, and first in transition ppg"

1st in transition ppg says 2 things: tenacious defense, and aggressive rebounding that LEADS to those transition points.

 

[Sgt. Lincoln Osiris]

• While making his first appearance on “Hey Coach,” Nate Oats announced that assistant coach Bryan Hodgson and strength and conditioning coach Mike Snowden from Buffalo will be joining the Crimson Tide. “We had our first practice today," the Crimson Tide's new basketball coach said. "Things are definitely a lot different. The pace of play is nothing like any of them [players] have been accustomed to. They were a little gassed and we’re not doing any conditioning.”His best line, though, may have been about hearing Roll Tide everywhere he goes. “That ESPN commercial makes more sense now that I’ve been here a week.”

As I stated 2 posts above, the radio show sounded pretty electric from what I could tell. However, I missed the first segment.

Here's his intro at the radio show last night. I'd say it was more electric than what I could tell.

 

[Sgt. Lincoln Osiris]

Another quote from the show last night

 

[TUSKtimes]

That sounds like a LOT of offense, breakneck offensive pace. But one key in that whole quote "fifth in the country in scoring, and first in transition ppg"

1st in transition ppg says 2 things: tenacious defense, and aggressive rebounding that LEADS to those transition points.

That reminds me of what Oats has already expressed about his offense, especially halfcourt sets:

“We’ve got some really good athletes,” Oats said. “We’ve got to do a lot of work on their skill development because we’re going to play basically four out, one in and we played even a lot of five out. Our centers could shoot three back there, so we’ve got a lot of work cut out if we’re going to get to that level on some of them. I think we’re going to start with the four out."

That feels like we are going after skilled basketball players. Guys that can shoot the basketball, even at the 4 and 5 position. That in itself is enough to make a Bama fan feel downright giddy.

 

[Sgt. Lincoln Osiris]

That reminds me of what Oats has already expressed about his offense, especially halfcourt sets:

“We’ve got some really good athletes,” Oats said. “We’ve got to do a lot of work on their skill development because we’re going to play basically four out, one in and we played even a lot of five out. Our centers could shoot three back there, so we’ve got a lot of work cut out if we’re going to get to that level on some of them. I think we’re going to start with the four out."

That feels like we are going after skilled basketball players. Guys that can shoot the basketball, even at the 4 and 5 position. That in itself is enough to make a Bama fan feel downright giddy.

Assess in seats, bro.

 

[planomateo]

Greg is fund raising. Will Coleman's renovation timeline speed up?