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Staff
āWeāve got choices that weāve got to make right now,ā he said. āDo we hang our heads and feel sorry for ourselves, or do we respond like winners respond?ā
For the price of a ticket Tuesday night in Tuscaloosa, you could see something rare in college sports anymore: a coach putting his foot down.
The shoe belonged to third-year Alabama basketball coach Anthony Grant, whoās made a habit of suspending his own players recently, and sat his two best down against No. 14 Florida in yet another game the Crimson Tide needed to win. They didnāt -- dropping a 61-52 decision that left them at 16-9 on the season and 5-6 in the SEC. Afterward, Grant hardly needed reminding that the sub.-500 record in the league meant his teamās chances of making the NCAA tournament were considerably slimmer than at the start of the night. He didnāt care.
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For the price of a ticket Tuesday night in Tuscaloosa, you could see something rare in college sports anymore: a coach putting his foot down.
The shoe belonged to third-year Alabama basketball coach Anthony Grant, whoās made a habit of suspending his own players recently, and sat his two best down against No. 14 Florida in yet another game the Crimson Tide needed to win. They didnāt -- dropping a 61-52 decision that left them at 16-9 on the season and 5-6 in the SEC. Afterward, Grant hardly needed reminding that the sub.-500 record in the league meant his teamās chances of making the NCAA tournament were considerably slimmer than at the start of the night. He didnāt care.
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