🏀 GAME THREAD 🏀 #17 Alabama at #22 Tennessee - Bama Comes From Behind to Topple Tennessee, 71-69

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Date: Feb. 28 Time: 5 p.m. CT Location: Knoxville, Tenn. Venue: Food City Center	ESPN Watch Listen Live Stats

 

[UAgrad93]

We have got to get out to a fast start and play defense to the best of our ability without fouling. Viles will try and muck it up and make it a bar fight.

 

[mando]

Oats has to prove he can beat a Barnes coached team. Not sure he can plus our challenges usually are against good defensive teams with some physicality and inside folks. I really do not recall what their team has this year but that is normally the case under Barnes. Those teams are usually matchup issues for Oats teams.

 

[TerryP]

We have got to get out to a fast start and play defense to the best of our ability without fouling. Viles will try and muck it up and make it a bar fight.

In the last game 66% of their FGA's came from two players: Avent and Gillespie. 53 of their 79 points. Now they add Holloway and Allen in the mix. UT's Estrella had seven attempts in the last matchup. He's not healthy. It looks like TBB is getting his legs back.

This one has such a different dynamic than the last loss.

Oh, Bama was less than 25% for 3PA's last time around...don't see that happening again either.

 

[64Tide]

In the last game 66% of their FGA's came from two players: Avent and Gillespie. 53 of their 79 points. Now they add Holloway and Allen in the mix. UT's Estrella had seven attempts in the last matchup. He's not healthy. It looks like TBB is getting his legs back.

This one has such a different dynamic than the last loss.

Oh, Bama was less than 25% for 3PA's last time around...don't see that happening again either.

You calling for an upset?

 

[TerryP]

You calling for an upset?

No. I am beginning to think that 85-88 is the magic number.

 

[alabama mike]

You calling for an upset?

I did in the pickem contest bc they are playing in Knoxville and we have struggled in Summitt country.

 

[mando]

I did in the pickem contest bc they are playing in Knoxville and we have struggled in Summitt country.

Oats has lost something like 5 or 6 in a row to Barnes Vile teams. So it doesn't appear it is reserved to Summit country. Defense and physicality appear to the Oats cryptonite.

 

[Bammerboy321]

Fuck I want us to win this one badly.

 

[Bammerboy321]

I would say last season's game was the first time in a while where Alabama forced TN to play at Alabama's pace. Even though it ended in a loss (in large part due to just a complete meltdown by Alabama and Oats), we were able to attack TNs defense and set up open shots. This season was the complete opposite. Alabama got up early and just became stagnant.

Would really like to see a good gameplan for once against a physical team.

 

[RTB X Bot]

 

[TerryP]

You calling for an upset?

Oh, Bama was less than 25% for 3PA's last time around...don't see that happening again either.

Fresh analytics this morning...see what I'm saying here?

 

[Bammerboy321]

Doubt I'll be able to post tonight but will be watching. Hope everyone has a great Saturday.

 

[mando]

Can they start any worse on offense? 4 minutes in and 0 points. Fortunate the Viles have only scored 5.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Bama needs to just...

 

[Bammerboy321]

Can they start any worse on offense? 4 minutes in and 0 points. Fortunate the Viles have only scored 5.

They settled in and have traded blows with TN. Freaking TN just can't miss.

 

[Bammerboy321]

Getting punked on the offensive glass too. Watching TBB loaf around is frustrating as hell. Dude has no fight in him at all.

 

[Bammerboy321]

Tennessee is already in double digits in rebounds

 

[mando]

Getting punked on the offensive glass too. Watching TBB loaf around is frustrating as hell. Dude has no fight in him at all.

Yep pretty pathetic. How the viles have not blown this out with so many second chance shots is puzzling is a good thing for Bama.

 

[Bammerboy321]

Even when TN misses, we don't rebound and give them life.