🏀 Oats: "We may end up playing three straight top 5 teams..."

[TerryP]

That's just crazy and it happens in a season where they've played three of last years FF.

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Oats Auburn preview presser is about halfway down the page.

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[Bammerboy321]

Pretty unbelievable. We're 6-4 in Q1 games. Only Wisconsin and Baylor are better with seven wins. Crazy considering we still have Auburn, Kentucky (twice), and @LSU left. That's 14 Q1 games in one year. Insanity.

Do like that Oats is challenging Bediako a little bit more. He's still showing a bit of his youth and still playing raw, but he's coming along. Some of his defensive woes haven't all been on him. If our guards are getting beat off the dribble, he's in a tough spot to protect the rim. He and Gary are really our only two guys inside that have quick feet and can guard the paint well. Gurley and Rojas are just not good about staying in front of their man and allowing open lanes. Their effort is fine, but they really can be a liability. Bediako just goes through lapses where he ball watches too much and forgets to do the basics (box out, go for tips for second chance opportunities, crash the boards, etc..). But he's coming along. We could probably feed him the ball more inside. He's got a tough task against Kentucky and Auburn coming up. Hope he's up for the challenge.

Oats pretty much said what we've known all season. Play with better effort and intensity, and we've got a good shot of winning every game on our schedule. Our ball screen defense was really good against Baylor. Was kind of surprised considering Baylor's length and speed.

 

[bama alum]

That last tweet is good news.

 

[mando]

"I tell our guys, this is why you spend all the time in the gym working on your game. It's to play in games like this. We just finished up a great practice. I'm excited for where we're at. Hopefully we've turned a corner."

Oats focuses to much on some games and results leading to up and down performances. He needs to learn from Saban and press ahead with the process of doing the right things regardless of the opponent or situation.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

"I tell our guys, this is why you spend all the time in the gym working on your game. It's to play in games like this. We just finished up a great practice. I'm excited for where we're at. Hopefully we've turned a corner."

Oats focuses to much on some games and results leading to up and down performances. He needs to learn from Saban and press ahead with the process of doing the right things regardless of the opponent or situation.

Maybe when his roster gets more...Saban-ish....he will be able to do such...

 

[Bammerboy321]

"I tell our guys, this is why you spend all the time in the gym working on your game. It's to play in games like this. We just finished up a great practice. I'm excited for where we're at. Hopefully we've turned a corner."

Oats focuses to much on some games and results leading to up and down performances. He needs to learn from Saban and press ahead with the process of doing the right things regardless of the opponent or situation.

I mean, he just got through saying in two press conferences that we needed that energy vs Baylor against teams like Mizzou and Georgia. For all the criticism he takes for "not taking blame", he's stated a plethora of times that he needs to do a better job of getting them to play with effort 100% of the time. I don't agree that he coaches with less intensity based on the opponent.

 

[Bammerboy321]

Maybe when his roster gets more...Saban-ish....he will be able to do such...

We have a top 5 class coming in next season.

 

[mando]

I mean, he just got through saying in two press conferences that we needed that energy vs Baylor against teams like Mizzou and Georgia. For all the criticism he takes for "not taking blame", he's stated a plethora of times that he needs to do a better job of getting them to play with effort 100% of the time. I don't agree that he coaches with less intensity based on the opponent.

How he phrases things is subtle but creates that mentality in my view. Hard for me to pin point but the dynamic of one game not bigger or smaller than another Saban has down to an art form.

 

[Bammerboy321]

How he phrases things is subtle but creates that mentality in my view. Hard for me to pin point but the dynamic of one game not bigger or smaller than another Saban has down to an art form.

Eh maybe. It's hard for me to tell since I don't see the practices. Understandably, Oats and the staff deserve some blame for their effort, but I think the players need to share some of the blame too. I'm hopeful we just had a bad month of basketball and guys are finally coming around to what we need to do. I also think if Gary played against UGA, we win. He's our glue guy from the wing that always plays with 100% effort. He stated on the the Nate Oats Show his favorite moments in a game are the huddle together because it signifies unity. Kind of spoke to me the kind of character he has, which is what this program needs.

Plenty of time left on the schedule to see if they've truly turned the corner. Right after UK is Ole Miss.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

We have a top 5 class coming in next season.

With one n done may take a few such consecutively

 

[mando]

I saw enough bad games since they have gotten into the SEC to think the Baylor game was the anomaly so need to see more games in a row playing at a high level to buy into they have turned the corner. I really do not want to be down on the team but they need to show it then I will come around. They had such a great OOC run then the SEC hit and they have been staggering to say the least. Win or 2 of 3 in this three run stretch and that will go a long way to me saying they have turned the corner.

 

[TerryP]

I saw enough bad games since they have gotten into the SEC to think the Baylor game was the anomaly so need to see more games in a row playing at a high level to buy into they have turned the corner. I really do not want to be down on the team but they need to show it then I will come around. They had such a great OOC run then the SEC hit and they have been staggering to say the least. Win or 2 of 3 in this three run stretch and that will go a long way to me saying they have turned the corner.

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