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Every time Alabama basketball fans are ready to set aside their crazy dreams for this season, pointing their focus on the future, this 2017 team does something that, like the paddles of a defibrillator, jolts those dreams back to unexpected life.
No one is predicting the Crimson Tide is going to storm through three more games in the SEC Tournament and make the stunning leap from Nashville to the NCAA. But watching the Crimson Tide put together two strong halves in a blowout of Mississippi State at least gave those in town something to chew on besides the hot chicken at Hattie Bās.
Could Alabama get past South Carolina playing the way it did on Thursday? Well, UA has already beaten the Gamecocks in Columbia, and while South Carolina is an NCAA-bound team, the Gamecock style suits Alabama. The game will match the two best defensive teams in the league by any statistical measure and if it grinds around in the 55-point range, thatās just the sort of mud that Alabama likes to roll around in. The Crimson Tide would also appreciate South Carolina duplicating its 3-for-30 first-half shooting numbers from that game.)
Letās just assume Alabama will pull the mild upset and get past South Carolina. That would probably put UA up against Kentucky ā the āprobablyā is there because Georgia has been a tough matchup for UK this season, playing the Wildcats to the final minute and beyond (in one overtime loss) in both meetings. If the opponent were to be Georgia, Alabama would have a chance as it showed by winning in Athens. If itās Kentucky, wellā¦
CECIL HURT: Can Alabama maintain poise in Nashville? | TideSports.com
No one is predicting the Crimson Tide is going to storm through three more games in the SEC Tournament and make the stunning leap from Nashville to the NCAA. But watching the Crimson Tide put together two strong halves in a blowout of Mississippi State at least gave those in town something to chew on besides the hot chicken at Hattie Bās.
Could Alabama get past South Carolina playing the way it did on Thursday? Well, UA has already beaten the Gamecocks in Columbia, and while South Carolina is an NCAA-bound team, the Gamecock style suits Alabama. The game will match the two best defensive teams in the league by any statistical measure and if it grinds around in the 55-point range, thatās just the sort of mud that Alabama likes to roll around in. The Crimson Tide would also appreciate South Carolina duplicating its 3-for-30 first-half shooting numbers from that game.)
Letās just assume Alabama will pull the mild upset and get past South Carolina. That would probably put UA up against Kentucky ā the āprobablyā is there because Georgia has been a tough matchup for UK this season, playing the Wildcats to the final minute and beyond (in one overtime loss) in both meetings. If the opponent were to be Georgia, Alabama would have a chance as it showed by winning in Athens. If itās Kentucky, wellā¦
CECIL HURT: Can Alabama maintain poise in Nashville? | TideSports.com
