🏀 GAME THREAD 🏀 Alabama grabs needed road win at Auburn, 96-92

[50+yeartidefan]

"Stepping back from the three trees..."

About as soon as I saw the game was on ESPN2 I had to see who was calling the game. As soon as I saw Vitale? It was muted days before it tipped off.

There's a bigger picture I see in this self-created world in which I live...

Duke at UNC last night and Vitale is calling Bama hosting AU? Is he part of the B team now? The Duke v UNC game was their "A" game yesterday.

However...

Three man crews aren't uncommon in basketball coverage. TNT uses them all the time. CBS uses a three man crew for their afternoon games. (They'll have one today for Michigan vs Ohio State with Pearl.) ESPN used one yesterday: Bama hosting AU. (1 of 20 games that were not on ESPN+)

It's odd when Vitale isn't calling a nationally televised game on ESPN. It's extremely odd when you add "Tobacco Road" in the mix.

Aweful ......Really.....fricking......awful
But no sound. .... not bad

I know officials are human. Miss calls
But at end of game .... called goaltending..... wasnt even close....
And offense foul for guys getting position.... incredible calls to favor home team ...
Awful

 

[TerryP]

Aweful ......Really.....fricking......awful
But no sound. .... not bad

I know officials are human. Miss calls
But at end of game .... called goaltending..... wasnt even close....
And offense foul for guys getting position.... incredible calls to favor home team ...
Awful

Over the last five years the average number of fouls called in a D1 game has only fluxuated by 1.5 (it may be 1.4.) It's basically 38-40, per game, across the board. 39 called last night with Bama only having one more. While we all saw some things I'm not too terribly disappointed there.

Steals and blocks: AU had one more than Bama's 12.

AU had a half of a dozen more 3PTA's...also made 20 percent less than Bama. (Bama shot over 50 percent for the game; everywhere. Well, except the line.)

What's a little odd is the TO:A numbers from both teams. AU did well, 12:5. Bama had about that many turnovers; 14. But, they left the game with 17 assists.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Over the last five years the average number of fouls called in a D1 game has only fluxuated by 1.5 (it may be 1.4.) It's basically 38-40, per game, across the board. 39 called last night with Bama only having one more. While we all saw some things I'm not too terribly disappointed there.

Steals and blocks: AU had one more than Bama's 12.

AU had a half of a dozen more 3PTA's...also made 20 percent less than Bama. (Bama shot over 50 percent for the game; everywhere. Well, except the line.)

What's a little odd is the TO:A numbers from both teams. AU did well, 12:5. Bama had about that many turnovers; 14. But, they left the game with 17 assists.

Didnt pay much attention to officiating. Till then. Was just obvious blatant bias calls.
Goal tending wasnt even close. And offensive foul ...much more contact then that....AU player did some play acting...

Absolutely terrible

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Noticed Chuck won the hard hat but was also the worst on the team in +/- (with a -7). Wonder when the last time those two things happened... A good example that stats/numbers don't always tell the whole story.

 

[mando]

You couldn't breath on #7 from the barn w/o a foul getting called. The referees missed a lo of calls that hsould have been bound posession changes.

 

[Rolltide24]

The Bama/Auburn hoops games aren’t the same without Brandon’s guy CBM on the court for Auburn.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

The Bama/Auburn hoops games aren’t the same without Brandon’s guy CBM on the court for Auburn.

I'd like to to believe that had be been around yesterday, Amari Allen would have clotheslined the shit out of him running up the court.

 

[Secondand26]

I'd like to to believe that had be been around yesterday, Amari Allen would have clotheslined the shit out of him running up the court.

That one foul on Allen: if you look at his eyes, for a split second he was going to kick someone’s ass

 

[rick4bama]

I watched the highlight this morning. I did hear about how @Brandon Van de Graaff favorite announcer Dickey V talked mostly about the G player. He was more interested in talking about Duke and UNC than the game. He should either announce the game or quit his job right now.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

I watched the highlight this morning. I did hear about how @Brandon Van de Graaff favorite announcer Dickey V talked mostly about the G player. He was more interested in talking about Duke and UNC than the game. He should either announce the game or quit his job right now.

Gotta sync it with the CTSN broadcast... problem solved.

 

[psychojoe]

"Stepping back from the three trees..."

About as soon as I saw the game was on ESPN2 I had to see who was calling the game. As soon as I saw Vitale? It was muted days before it tipped off.

There's a bigger picture I see in this self-created world in which I live...

Duke at UNC last night and Vitale is calling Bama hosting AU? Is he part of the B team now? The Duke v UNC game was their "A" game yesterday.

However...

Three man crews aren't uncommon in basketball coverage. TNT uses them all the time. CBS uses a three man crew for their afternoon games. (They'll have one today for Michigan vs Ohio State with Pearl.) ESPN used one yesterday: Bama hosting AU. (1 of 20 games that were not on ESPN+)

It's odd when Vitale isn't calling a nationally televised game on ESPN. It's extremely odd when you add "Tobacco Road" in the mix.

Dicky V has been a great ambassador for college hoops, and what he has accomplished in raising money for cancer research is nothing short of amazing. I used to get a kick out of him calling a game, but he has fallen victim to what I call the Curt Gowdy syndrome. He does not do any homework and talks as if we are not watching what he is watching. Plus, or should I say minus, his voice is still as irritating as it ever was and he still talks too much. Dick, maybe you retire to the studio.

 

[BamaFan334]

Wanted to give the team props for a heck of a second half. Really shot well and flipped the narrative.

We play like that second half snd we have a shot at making a run. The issue is we play like an NBA team where we need 100 points every game to hopefully win by two. NBA used to average 90 a game and now we're hitting 125 a night. Won at a tough venue in front of one of the best student sections in the country. Roll Tide.

 

[Secondand26]

Hey @Brandon Van de Graaff . What’s the word on Wrightsell? Hate to bother you during the Super Bowl but can’t count on the “reporters “

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Hey @Brandon Van de Graaff . What’s the word on Wrightsell? Hate to bother you during the Super Bowl but can’t count on the “reporters “

No idea. I assume nothing serious since there’s been no chatter of it but that’s just a guess.