🏀 Alabama Men’s Basketball Edges UT Arlington, 77-76

[alagator]

Sexton didn't have a lot of flow and still kept pushing the ball and was totally unafraid to take so many big shots in the game.

 

[18Champs]

Struggling with UT Arlington not a great look, though.

2 different views

 

[BamaFan334]

You called it @TerryP . Those boys shot the hell out of the ball and looked like they were in midseason form with the way they moved the ball and worked as a team. They forced our boys to grow up and dig deep last night.

 

[EasyTider]

@EasyTider Here's your FT % numbers. :devil:

The thing that jumps out to me from the box score...10 players in rotation, nine of whom scored last night.

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'Slight' improvement. We need to get the FT percentage closer to 70% if we want to win tight games. Still not sure how we pulled this one out. Felt like we were down 20 at half. Team showed some grit.

 

[#80]

Struggling with UT Arlington not a great look, though.

Clueless.

 

[TerryP]

'Slight' improvement. We need to get the FT percentage closer to 70% if we want to win tight games. Still not sure how we pulled this one out. Felt like we were down 20 at half. Team showed some grit.

I'm going to continue to mess with you on this. I'm a Kyle Macy fan. That should tell you what I believe about FT%.

Perception isn't always reality in a lot of sports.

Watching this game I'm watching Avery and wondering where he's going when he pulled Hall: how long, to what end, etc. I saw a good halftime adjustment coaching and the players followed. My perception.

Sexton carried the team but he's not the one that closed it. Jones was that man.

And that's without Braxton Key. What will he bring to the floor when he returns?

It'll give the offense the ability to stretch the floor more from the 4. Compare that to the two underneath last night. It's another "component."

Position wise I can't say I've seen a Bama team this well built. (Caveat: with each team in their respective era's.)

 

[PurlJam]

Going out on a limb here and say that UTA will be in the big dance. They beat OU by 15 in Norman (yes, I know it was an exhibition game) and BYU by 14 in Provo

 

[alagator]

They beat OU by 15 in Norman (yes, I know it was an exhibition game)

Teams like OU are supposed to win those games. That's why they're exhibition.

 

[PurlJam]

Teams like OU are supposed to win those games. That's why they're exhibition.

Exactly...

 

[Destiny's Child]

I had full butt pucker for most of the first half. Those cats they were playing were a very veteran team that won 24 games last year and had back most of their team. That point guard was quick and quick comes.. you couldn't touch him in a phone booth he was so quick and number 25 was about 6'6 or 6'7 and had a sweet stroke. They were for real and it was a good experience for our young team.

Second half, Avery decided he was gonna make someone else score besides 25 and it rattled that point guard for a while. He was still trying to force the ball and ended up turning it over several times which got us going. When he finally figured out that we were going to force him to score to win he started shooting it and damn if he didn't make everything he looked at. If that little guard can score like that, keep #25 involved and use his natural quickness and court vision to feed his teammates they are going to be nasty for anyone who plays them going forward.

I feel fortunate to have snuck out a win in that one. We also have some other issues going forward we play Florida and A&M twice each in the SEC schedule and truly have a really difficult conference schedule all together.. meaning we need to dominate this non-conference schedule to have a chance to go to the tourney this year.

 

[EasyTider]

I'm going to continue to mess with you on this. I'm a Kyle Macy fan. That should tell you what I believe about FT

Are you suggesting our guys wipe their hands on their socks before shooting FTs?

 

[bama alum]

Going out on a limb here and say that UTA will be in the big dance. They beat OU by 15 in Norman (yes, I know it was an exhibition game) and BYU by 14 in Provo

I agree. This may not have been a GREAT win for Bama's NCAA dance resume, but it will help.

 

[JoshB]

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Forgive me for thinking a struggle win over a NIT Sun Belt team isn't great.

Clueless.

Thankfully a true expert like you can come through and correct me.

 

[TerryP]

Forgive me for thinking a struggle win over a NIT Sun Belt team isn't great.

You are talking a bit out of your ass here, bird. Why can't you admit that's a good ball club Bama played last night. The vast majority outside of the Bama fan base are saying the same.

Are you suggesting our guys wipe their hands on their socks before shooting FTs?

Exactly! It's a sure way to keep flex in the knee for the proper technique.

 

[TUSKtimes]

You are talking a bit out of your ass here, bird. Why can't you admit that's a good ball club Bama played last night. The vast majority outside of the Bama fan base are saying the same.

He knows better. If it was Butler and he actually kept up with college basketball he would be singing our praises for gutting out a tough matchup. Mo Williams spoke with amazement about some of their players and called them NBA good.

 

[TerryP]

Mo Williams spoke with amazement about some of their players and called them NBA good.

Neal and Hervey both. Neal is an incredible point--some Curry like traits that I witnessed when I saw a few Davidson games here in town.

 

[JoseyWalesTheOutlaw]

The Neal kid made one bucket from the bar at the Hotel Capstone....I saw him when he ran past me...

 

[#80]

UTA was a senior laden team. At one point I think we had four freshman on the floor at one time.

 

[Sgt. Lincoln Osiris]

I love CAJ.

 

[Sgt. Lincoln Osiris]

Here's the thing with Sexton and Petty: we knew what we were getting. Impressive, but somewhat expected.

The kid that has impressed me the most out of this frosh class, especially last night, is Herb Jones. The kid is a KILLER defender. 4 charges drawn and 8 defensive boards last night?

Sick.

Absolutely sick.