🏀 🏀 2025-26 Bama Basketball Roster Outlook

[mando]

Hopefully Naoh brings some of that Eastern 'ish European mean streak with him that those guys tend to have in their DNA.

Yeah that was the thing I was most interested in knowing. Will he have the physicality and mental toughness needed to compete at the level Bama will need.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

I see the schemes by Oats and Saban as somewhat similar. Their O (Oats) and D (Saban) methods are sound, but they require superior athletes to reach a championship level. X's and O's, Jacks and Joes. Our basketball kryptonite is going up against large guards or multiple big men at the rim. I love Sears, but until we have that 6-3 to 6-5 guard that can score and switch effectively on D, while shooting over most defenders, we'll have that achilles heel.

 

[Bammerboy321]

I see the schemes by Oats and Saban as somewhat similar. Their O (Oats) and D (Saban) methods are sound, but they require superior athletes to reach a championship level. X's and O's, Jacks and Joes. Our basketball kryptonite is going up against large guards or multiple big men at the rim. I love Sears, but until we have that 6-3 to 6-5 guard that can score and switch effectively on D, while shooting over most defenders, we'll have that achilles heel.

For what it's worth, we did have that with Wrightsell. He just got injured. Philon was pretty affective on D this season well.

 

[Bammerboy321]

Not Bama related, but Braden Smith (G) is transferring from Purdue to Kentucky. Dude is going to be a royal pain in the ass there.

 

[TerryP]

Pierre .

5 names to watch in transfer portal for Alabama basketball

A week into the transfer portal opening, here's a closer look at five names worth monitoring for Alabama men's basketball for the 2025-26 season.

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[TerryP]

Noah's 3-ball is a pretty shot: watch the arc.

 

[mando]

I see the schemes by Oats and Saban as somewhat similar. Their O (Oats) and D (Saban) methods are sound, but they require superior athletes to reach a championship level. X's and O's, Jacks and Joes. Our basketball kryptonite is going up against large guards or multiple big men at the rim. I love Sears, but until we have that 6-3 to 6-5 guard that can score and switch effectively on D, while shooting over most defenders, we'll have that achilles heel.

I see this similar to how people used to talk about Saban's D not being able to handle a duel threat QB. That describes most teams. Same here if you have big guards that are elite atheletes and great rim protector most teams will struggle against them.

I think Oats achilles heal is getting the D to play at an elite level.

 

[TerryP]

Strong "rumors" about Rylan returning over the last 24 hours...

 

[It Takes Eleven]

I see this similar to how people used to talk about Saban's D not being able to handle a duel threat QB. That describes most teams. Same here if you have big guards that are elite atheletes and great rim protector most teams will struggle against them.

I think Oats achilles heal is getting the D to play at an elite level.

I agree, and I'd be among the first to complain when we get those big guards and we get burned by a speedy water bug of a guard.

149 days or so to football.

 

[TerryP]

149 days or so to football.

Err...five days left of football until fall.

Hearing some good things out of spring camp.

 

[Justneedme81]

Err...five days left of football until fall.

Hearing some good things out of spring camp.

Oh yeah, you covered offense .. this time let's hear on defense.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

Strong "rumors" about Raylan returning over the last 24 hours...

In City Primeval or the original Justified?

 

[TerryP]

In City Primeval or the original Justified?

I'm about to throw that Chromebook out the window. I HATE its spell correct.

 

[Bama Guy]

I'm about to throw that Chromebook out the window. I HATE its spell correct.

I know, autocorrect is my worst enema.