🏀 🏀 Florida vs Alabama: Tide Falls to the Gators, 99-94

[mando]

I want them void of joy and the mere thought that they have a team more than capable of winning it all irks me.

This we agree on - void of joy!!!

 

[alabama mike]

All I am going to say about the game with UF is disappointing.

 

[bamafan9201]

The way the Basketball is going for Bama right now, I'd suggest getting into Spring Football soon

 

[TerryP]

The way the Basketball is going for Bama right now, I'd suggest getting into Spring Football soon

Here's something I find funny.

IF we look back to our conversations here before the season tipped off the consensus was we'd see Bama around 12 SEC wins due to the schedule.

Where are they?

 

[Bammerboy321]

 

[Bammerboy321]

I can honestly say their success affects me zero. I'm more of tge thought of how do you go into a 1vs2 game in your house and get beat up? Not the opponent, just the situation. I am actually happier beating Houston than I was beating Auburn. Now, I'd rather have beaten a damn good team in Florida over Auburn and Tennessee combined. I can see how they smashed Aubuen and atennessee this year. Florida may have tge best resume in college basketball.

Golden is really early in his career at Florida, but I'd wager he will become the best HC in the SEC very soon. One final four will probably put him there. The only problem is that his teams throw up some headscratchers (vs UGA).

 

[bamafan9201]

Here's something I find funny.

IF we look back to our conversations here before the season tipped off the consensus was we'd see Bama around 12 SEC wins due to the schedule.

Where are they?

I mean at this point, you've said it in here recently. We are HOPING and PRAYING for some Miracle turnaround in our teams game over the course of the next week or two. That worked last year, great. I don't think I see lightning striking twice. This team was supposed to be elite and have elite talent and skill. They can't defend, they lose focus all the time, they fail to finish at the rim on the offense. They've been figured out by defenses and it shows, they struggle to hit the 3. The only thing they may have going for them is that fighting through screens in the NCAAT is usually a foul so hopefully the UT/AU/FLA of the world get knocked out by all the fouls they have been getting away with during the regular season.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

The way the Basketball is going for Bama right now, I'd suggest getting into Spring Football soon

I'd suggest Bama Baseball (seeing as how the team is pretty good and they have a generational talent on the squad*), but they'll probably have a really good season, yet only end up .500 in the league, and some dipshits here will want everyone fired. So, you're right, I'd rather those folks just focus on football.


*by Bama Baseball standards

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

I mean at this point, you've said it in here recently. We are HOPING and PRAYING for some Miracle turnaround in our teams game over the course of the next week or two. That worked last year, great. I don't think I see lightning striking twice. This team was supposed to be elite and have elite talent and skill. They can't defend, they lose focus all the time, they fail to finish at the rim on the offense. They've been figured out by defenses and it shows, they struggle to hit the 3. The only thing they may have going for them is that fighting through screens in the NCAAT is usually a foul so hopefully the UT/AU/FLA of the world get knocked out by all the fouls they have been getting away with during the regular season.

I don't get this... they are 3rd in offensive efficiency in KenPom, and that's been pretty consistent for the season. In conference play, they are 2nd behind Kentucky in 3 point % (.382).

 

[UAgrad93]

You can definitely apply that to any team, but with a team that can't seem to minimize mistakes down the stretch, what makes us think they are ready for the biggest grind of the season in a much shorter period of time? Maybe I'm missing something, but how are we expected to get "healthy" in a week basically?

I guess I'm old school, because a closing stretch like that would have me licking my chops to destroy everyone in my path. I excelled in those situations, never felt sorry for myself and allow the mistakes to compile. We're talking about rivals in Tennessee and Auburn and we're gonna go 0'fer. That doesn't make me happy. I'm not all doom and gloom, because like you've said, we can do some big things. Not gonna bet money on it any longer, but it's possible. We need to let Philon handle the ball and allow Sears to simply shoot. I think we will only succeed if we force teams out to the three point line to guard us and then hammer them down low and then get those open threes with ball movement. The driving the lane crap and running into the defender, bending your back and looking like a dinosaur fossil while throwing up a shot that gets packed is not beneficial to us. I don't seem a very "team" environment a lot of the time, and that concerns me.

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I believe the competitor in all of them and here wants the same, cruise the the final 7 games, winning convincingly. The legs though, aren’t agreeing. You know from your own experiences how hard it is to play with “dead legs”. I recall from my senior year in HS, we weren’t very good but we were decent. It was right before the area tournament to determine sub regionals. Coach has us scrimmage all last period, then starts a grueling “early season” “get tough” practice. Afterwards, he has us running “suicides” for 15-20 minutes. Well, my ass spoke up and questioned him. Pissed him off!! He told me it was to get in shape. I told him that if we weren’t in shape by now, we NEVER would be in shape. I told him that my legs were dead and that we were going to get drilled the next night. He told me to “shut up and run!” Well, I ran but I bitched for the next 10-15 minutes until he told me to get in his office. We got skull drug the next night then lost in first round of the area tourney, ending my HS basketball career.

 

[mando]

This team is good and can be great. Rest is likley the only thing to help these guys. Hope not but they may get ran out of the the gymn tomorrow.

 

[Secondand26]

I believe the competitor in all of them and here wants the same, cruise the the final 7 games, winning convincingly. The legs though, aren’t agreeing. You know from your own experiences how hard it is to play with “dead legs”. I recall from my senior year in HS, we weren’t very good but we were decent. It was right before the area tournament to determine sub regionals. Coach has us scrimmage all last period, then starts a grueling “early season” “get tough” practice. Afterwards, he has us running “suicides” for 15-20 minutes. Well, my ass spoke up and questioned him. Pissed him off!! He told me it was to get in shape. I told him that if we weren’t in shape by now, we NEVER would be in shape. I told him that my legs were dead and that we were going to get drilled the next night. He told me to “shut up and run!” Well, I ran but I bitched for the next 10-15 minutes until he told me to get in his office. We got skull drug the next night then lost in first round of the area tourney, ending my HS basketball career.

Pike?

 

[UAgrad93]

Pike?

Yep! He ran the dogshit out of us!! We went in the coaches office there in the old gym and went nose to nose! He claimed I wasn’t being a leader. I told him that I was the only one with balls to actually say something. He proceeded to tell me that if he had a son, he wished he was like me, fiery and a competitor. My last two games wearing the black and gold, I went double double. He got me back in the Area tourney when I went for 26 and 12 with 5 blocks. He lobbied the coaches to NOT name me to the All tournament team. When he got on the bus and told us who had been named, I pushed him out of my way and got off the bus! Went and rapped on my mom’s car window and went home with her and my sister.

 

[Secondand26]

Yep! He ran the dogshit out of us!! We went in the coaches office there in the old gym and went nose to nose! He claimed I wasn’t being a leader. I told him that I was the only one with balls to actually say something. He proceeded to tell me that if he had a son, he wished he was like me, fiery and a competitor. My last two games wearing the black and gold, I went double double. He got me back in the Area tourney when I went for 26 and 12 with 5 blocks. He lobbied the coaches to NOT name me to the All tournament team. When he got on the bus and told us who had been named, I pushed him out of my way and got off the bus! Went and rapped on my mom’s car window and went home with her and my sister.

Not surprising. He was going to paddle me & our QB one time for “walking across HIS basketball court during school “ . QB took it & I told him no. He said he’d call my dad. I told him to go ahead and, but he may end up with a whipped ass once my dad heard the whole story - he decided to drop it!

Btw - your mom was a great teacher!

 

[UAgrad93]

Not surprising. He was going to paddle me & our QB one time for “walking across HIS basketball court during school “ . QB took it & I told him no. He said he’d call my dad. I told him to go ahead and, but he may end up with a whipped ass once my dad heard the whole story - he decided to drop it!

Btw - your mom was a great teacher!

Appreciate it! Who was the QB then?

 

[Secondand26]

Appreciate it! Who was the QB then?

Suchey

 

[UAgrad93]

Suchey

I was going to guess Pat. I used to love to see you guys play for Coach Haley. Coach Haley could swing a paddle back in the day too! Smoked the entire junior high football team in his PE class for horse playing on a game day.

 

[Secondand26]

I was going to guess Pat. I used to love to see you guys play for Coach Haley. Coach Haley could swing a paddle back in the day too! Smoked the entire junior high football team in his PE class for horse playing on a game day.

Btw, my brother spoke with Coach Gleason a few weeks ago. Said he’s doing well now.

 

[UAgrad93]

Btw, my brother spoke with Coach Gleason a few weeks ago. Said he’s doing well now.

That is great to hear! I would run through a wall for that man!!