| GAME THREAD 🏀 Illinois vs Alabama 🏀 - Bama 100-87 over Illinois

[Bammerboy321]

Why are we leaving guys open on 3? I don't understand it.

 

[bamafan9201]

What's even more concerning on the offensive end is that our veterans are the problems, not the new kids learning the system. Outside of Nelson most of the veterans have looked pretty rough.

 

[Bammerboy321]

Come on Bama. Just one 6-0 run and it's extended to 20.

 

[Bammerboy321]

This D is fucking putrid at times. It is incredibly god awful.

 

[Bammerboy321]

Obviously capable of playing good defense, because we saw it five minutes ago. But then they resort right back to shit play. I don't get it.

 

[Bammerboy321]

86-77 now. Could have been 90-70 but now turnovers and bad D plague Alabama from really finishing games. Happened against Arkansas State, McNeese State, and now it's happening vs Illinois. Team just won't learn. Early season or not, this is concerning.

 

[Bammerboy321]

And now the officials are not calling anything on Illinois

 

[Bammerboy321]

Finally a call against Illinois. First one in the second half....with 3:13 left in the game.

 

[bamafan9201]

So many ball screens and Illinois playing drop coverage and we haven't taken a single 3 pointer with the open guard just always drive into the trees.

 

[Bammerboy321]

Yes Wrightsell fouled at the 3

 

[Bammerboy321]

Philon is so damn good

 

[bamafan9201]

Philon is so damn good

He's literally the battery that drives the offense the last few times I've watched. I really would like to see him with Sears more and let sears stay back and fire 3s when they collapse on Philon

 

[bama alum]

And now the officials are not calling anything on Illinois

Wrightsell got a ticky tack BE body foul a minute ago. Nelson just got bodied up much harder than that on that rebound. Refs swallowed their whistles.

 

[Bammerboy321]

That pass by Philon. Goodness gracious what a player.

 

[Kamikazi18627]

Joined this party late. Forgot about the game. Wheres Sears?

 

[Kamikazi18627]

Nevermind. He just didn't play well

 

[mando]

Offense and depth are really good. D needs a lot of work. Gave up 50 points in the 2nd half. Gotta be better than that. I was looking at Sears body language to see if he was going sulk a little bit. I think he was trying to support his team but was obviously dissapointed in his performance. He is to good of a shooter to stay in this funk. The big center needs to defend without fouling if he is going to help the team. He is not helping when he is sitting on the bench for long stretches of time in foul trouble.

 

[Bammerboy321]

Well good win against a likely tournament team. This team still has a long way to go, but we know we have something special in Philon running this offense. Defense continues to have bad mental lapses where they play just bad D and get beat. Idk maybe it'll get better as the season progresses, but I was hoping a lot more from them.

Offense played well. Just like @bamafan9201 said, it's wild that it's the veterans are struggling and not the newcomers. Sears held scoreless; Wrightsell had a floater but I don't think he did much; and Stevenson had yet another dismal performance. But Nelson, Philon, Sherrell, Cliff, Reid, and Holloway all played really good basketball. That's a good ass unit right there. I have no doubt Sears and Wrightsell will get out of their funk.

 

[Bammerboy321]

No doubt I think this guy gets a triple double soon

 

[Bammerboy321]

Those last two alley oops to Cliff - I really hope that becomes more of a staple on this offense. That play was there all night IMO and the guards really didn't feed him much. Hope they learn from it when reviewing practice footage.