Crimson Red Sports

Roll Tide.

(Glad to see the got our opponent right.)

In case there is another poll for most handsome poster again tonight my vote goes for pmull.  ;D

:-[

Oregon State just beat Purdue. That's a good sign. It also helps our RPI if Oregon State has a good year.

We tip in about 25 minutes.

Roll Tide.

Need some serious boxing out and to continue shooting 45% or hopefully better. May need all 15 guys to keep full court pressure on "Nova but "D" is where the Tide separates themselves. RTR

Mark Gottfried has NC State playing well. They are #6 and from what I have seen they deserve it. Good for him. He played on one of my favorite Bama teams with Conner, Farmer, McKey and Ansley.

If we can hold our own on the boards I like our chances. We also need points in the paint. You can not count on three pointers to fall every game.

I think we are all agreed that the Bama program had stagnated under CMG and that we are now making significant strides in the right direction.

 :deadhorse:

Although I guess Purdue is considered a traditional power, "Nova was lucky to get out with a "W" last night.

I did not say I wanted him for our coach but I still like him. I don't want Mike Shula back either but I like him too.

I hope MD thought to take his laptop to the movies. RTR for MD!

Nova has the crowd on their side.

We are home team and wearing white.

Interesting to see what CAG does with the Swede tonight? ???

Travel with all that rolling on floor?

L-RAND leads off scoring with a 3.

T-REL follows suit.

Nova has not missed a shot yet. We need to crank up the D.

"Nova shooting 100%--I doubt that holds up!

Good thing it's not make-it-take-it.

Good move by Randolph to block Villanova from sideline loose ball.

Turnover/foul by "Nova" but Bama fell for it's own ploy getting boxed at midcourt. Nice "hold" by Bama dfensively. T=REL shooting with confidence.

WOW!~ R-Obas with a 3 from Belgium (the shot AND the player).

We are in good shape so far. Living off the 3 concerns me.

T-LACE sits with 2 PFs.

T-REL finally gets a timeout to put his shoe back on-- Tide not switching off on "D" (ENGSTROM). >:(

Big offensive rebound by L-Rand and NJ turns it over. Then gets his second on off. >:(

"Nova killing at the FT line.

T-REL with 2 PFs. Don't want him getting 3 before the half.

2 PFs on Pollard. Don't want him getting 3 before the half.

Steele should have got the "and 1" on his score at 3:00. Gets his 2nd foul. Don't want him getting 3 before the half.

L-RAND playing his "A" off. RTR. "Nova misses it's 2nd FT.

BAMA 29- 26

BAMA 29- 26 at the half.

L-RAND with only 3 pts. but 4 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 assists. He missed an easy one on a fast break.

Bama outshooting AND outrebounding "Nova. "Nova able to keep it close by shooting 90% at the line for most of the half (missed a couple at the end).

I think we are in good shape at half. We need to hit free throws in the 2nd half. We nned Lacey back too. Refs suck.

Low scoring game is good for us... I think.

Yep. It takes "Nova out of their regular pace, rhythm.

2nd half underway.

"Nova leads with a 3. 29-29

Bama needs to protect the ball.

L-RAND came to play.

Foul on Cooper negates Randolph steal. >:(

Gueye blocks a shot and "'bounds" the loose ball too. How long has it been since a Tide player has done that? LOL

R-COOP--3. Now he scores +1.

BTW, Lacey waited about 10 minutes for Gueye to finall set a pick for him. He'll learn. LOL

BAMA 39- 33. Gueye on the line.

T-REL with 3. #+

T-Lace shooting 2. BAMA 43-35

T-Rel scores and draws the +1. BAMA 45-35

Bama shooting 50% but only 5-12 at the line. >:(

5-13 at the line. R-Coop hits another 3. 48-35

Bama 5-16 at the line.  >:(  48-37

Dumb foul by "Nova and Bama cashes in (1-2).

R-COOP hits BAMA 52-37(8 minutes). Cooper having "career" night.

T-REL and R-COOP back and forth for leading scorer. BAMA up by 16 as T-REL hits another 3. WOW!

R-COOP gets 4th and goes out. I say leave him in while he has Mo. T-REL has 23 as he hits another 3.

BAMA 60-41---- 5:09 to go.

I'm calling DAGGER.

2K Sports Classic in the BAMA bag. TO Alabama with 3:48 to go with a 17pt. lead and Bama ball.

T-REL gets up gingerly but makes bot FTs so I guess he is just tired. BAMA 75-51

"Nova picked preseason bottom 1/3 of Big East, but BAMA destroyed a good Big East Team in a championship round. If there was any doubt, that is huge progress from last year's team (and the year before).

BAMA 77 - Villanova 55 (FINAL)

I'm sure Engstrom is trying his hardest. But there is a reason he only played 5 minutes. He did make up for his PF with 3-4 foul shooting of his own and I think he got one rebound. As I said yesterday, he probably has some value in practice. But he plays "D" like a PUTT-PUTT windmill, clogs the lane offensively, and waits directly underneath the basket for rebounds (OSU game). In his defense, Gueye doesn't seem much better.

Releford, Lacey, and Cooper are dangerous in that they can go both outside-inside. This keeps the "D" on their heels. But anyone that thinks we have miraculously found 3 pure shooters has rocks in their head. We do have a great advantage, as witnessed last night, in that 1 of the 3 might pick up the slack on any given night. This is good. Releford (AND Cooper) picked up where Lacey foul trouble left off.

Bama has a Dec 1 game at Cincy(#24), and a couple of other traditionally better than average teams (OAK and DAY, and @ VCU, and maybe @ TTU) left before conference play begins. 13-0 would be great and is not out of the question ridiculous. RTR