🏀 No. 4/5 Alabama Defeats Memphis; 91-88

[Rolltide24]

I'll take the win. Couple of stats that stood out... Memphis made their only 3 of the night with less than 1 second to play (1-12 overall). Memphis scored 54 points in the paint. Oof.

And their guards made a lot of those shots in the paint. Crazy game. They hit 1 or 2 threes and it’s a different game. We’ve been on the shooting end of those nights.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Should also mention, Miller had 21 of his 24 points in the 2nd half... Nice to see that.

 

[Justneedme81]

Memphis is real good team. Need to smooth things out. Alabama is what I thought they are.. wasn't sure until tonight.

 

[mando]

Hate to hear about Burnet being out for several weeks with a wrist injury, This team is better especially defensively with him on the court. Oats has a lot of options with this team, he can go small but still have an inside presence. Great to see Miller come of of his slump otherwise this could have been a loss. Almost was anyway with that Davis kid for Memphis. Still no idea how they can let a mostly one man team score that many points. I will say I was not impressed with the D tonight. They just couldn't stop the one kid no matter what they did.

When I turned it on and saw Myles on the court was was like wll crap this will be a loss. Hope he improves and contributes in a meaningful way but he is just not as talented as the other kids on the roster.

 

[bama alum]

When I turned it on and saw Myles on the court was was like wll crap this will be a loss. Hope he improves and contributes in a meaningful way but he is just not as talented as the other kids on the roster.

He had a lot of PT in the second half. Looks like he's going to be Oats's go-to with this new depth issue.

So what's going on with Pringle? Did he see the court last night?

 

[UAgrad93]

Hate to hear about Burnet being out for several weeks with a wrist injury, This team is better especially defensively with him on the court. Oats has a lot of options with this team, he can go small but still have an inside presence. Great to see Miller come of of his slump otherwise this could have been a loss. Almost was anyway with that Davis kid for Memphis. Still no idea how they can let a mostly one man team score that many points. I will say I was not impressed with the D tonight. They just couldn't stop the one kid no matter what they did.

When I turned it on and saw Myles on the court was was like wll crap this will be a loss. Hope he improves and contributes in a meaningful way but he is just not as talented as the other kids on the roster.

Miles played pretty well last night. He hit a 3 and had 5 boards in almost 14 minutes. If he can just give us that, he can be a plus for us until Burnett gets back. Good to get the W against a quality opponent. I think Lunardi has Memphis as a 4/5 seed come March.

 

[BamaFan334]

To echo @Justneedme81 , Memphis is a solid ball club. They are big and physical. While we all probably want a cleaner game, know the opponent was formidable, quick, and athletic. No excuses, but not like we just played an Division II team. They did just smoke Auburn after all.

We started off slow, but it was great to see the hustle and more than just Bediako around the rim unlike last year. If Sears and Miller can both stay healthy and steady, we are going to be a force to be reckon with on a national level. Although that is clearly evident after the Michigan State, North Carolina, Houston, and Memphis wins.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

-snipped- Although that is clearly evident after the Michigan State, North Carolina, Houston, and Memphis wins.

That right there looks like a path to the Final Four.

 

[252BAMA]

Doubt if there are 25 teams better than Memphis. Sweet Sixteen team.

 

[bamafan9201]

Burnet is probably one of our best on ball defenders we really need him to be back. That huts us quite a bit on the driving the lane style of play. We were already pretty bad in that department.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

So what's going on with Pringle? Did he see the court last night?

Played 1 minute in each half.... no stats.

 

[PurlJam]

When we're "hot," our turnovers are the only thing that keeps teams in the game against us.

 

[PurlJam]

Doubt if there are 25 teams better than Memphis. Sweet Sixteen team.

They did spank that #11 Aubie ass last week, giving Pearl his 1st "L" this year.

 

[ElephantStomp]

Good win by Bama. Memphis is a dang good senior laden team. Like what @PurlJam said turnovers are our only issue, clean those up and I don’t believe anybody in the country can hang with us

 

[TerryP]

Memphis is a dang good senior laden team

I think I saw nine on their roster.

I found it a little funny hearing the announcer on the opening tip, "...against 26 year old..."

 

[alabama mike]

Nice win by the men's team last night. Continue to work and get better every game. SEC schedule is going to be a tough row to hoe.

 

[ElephantStomp]

I think I saw nine on their roster.

I found it a little funny hearing the announcer on the opening tip, "...against 26 year old..."

Nine?!? That’s crazy.

 

[TerryP]

Nine?!? That’s crazy.

Five, fifth year players.
Three true seniors
Four, redshirt seniors.

I didn't realize until looking, actually looking at the roster, how experienced.

 

[ElephantStomp]

Five, fifth year players.
Three true seniors
Four, redshirt seniors.

I didn't realize until looking, actually looking at the roster, how experienced.

I would think of major teams that’s got to be the most. Makes it an even better win by Bama

 

[Bammerboy321]

And their guards made a lot of those shots in the paint. Crazy game. They hit 1 or 2 threes and it’s a different game. We’ve been on the shooting end of those nights.

Eh, it's not their game to take shots from beyond the arc. They're 334th in the country in 3PA. They only took 11 shots from outside vs Auburn. We played pretty tight D from the perimeter, so even their shots they took were going to be low %.