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Bama 11-8  11:41

Bama 16-8   10:29

Bama  22-14   7:14

Scoring is spread around--  #+

Charge on 9'GB.

25-19   5:12

Gueye gets his 2nd foul and 3rd Turnover.

BAMA 32-24  (half)

Bama needs to continue to play solid defense and avoid the offensive drought. We are better than Stanford. We need to come out and put them away early in the 2nd half.

Bama up 39-33 at the under 16:00 break. Thrree's and free throws are keeping Stanford in it.

Bama up 7    13:57

Randolph 11, Releford 9, Obasohan 8,-- everyone involved in the offense (except you-know-who).

Bama 46-38 10:00

BAMA by10. A little over 8 minutes remaining.

BAMA 54-45   7:01

BAMA 58-50  4:04

We can not put these guys away. Up by 8 and shooting free throws after the under 4 minute break.

Obasohan is playing well off the bench.

Bama up by 13 with 1:27 to play. Stanford fouling every time now.

Bama by 13 1:15

Bama wins 66-54.

Easy win for the Tide.

We play Maryland next.

Bama wins 66-54.    #+  Scoring was done by committee today. Obasohan had his biggest game of the year with 14 pts. and 6 reb. Randolph led scoring with 16. Releford and Jacobs both had 10.

9'GB had O points 2 PFs and 3 TOs. 

Ready to admit that Obasohan is for real yet, WV?  Kid is a spark plug, drives to the hole well, and has a mid range game that our other guards don't seem to have.

He makes things happen when he is in the game. he can also consistantly hit free throws. He is only a freshman too.

It depends on what you mean by "for real".  I did that before the regular season ended. I don't remember which game-but myself and another regular (maybe CP) said we bothered to learn how to spell his name that day. He has become a consistent contributor in the last few weeks. I don't remember saying anything bad about him early in the season-- other than bungling the spelling of his name.

Please let us win this next game. I will never hear the end of it at church if the Terps win.  :pray:

Well done guys. Looks like we are growing some what at the wrong time but still we are growing. RTR!

We play Maryland on Tuesday at 6:30 at home.

Amazing how Obasohan, Jacobs, & Randolph came to life at the end of the season. What happened & what took so long? Randolph seems to have new confidence and I think Obasohan was overlooked by the staff.  I think pmull said Jacobs was out-of-shape and had an ankle sprain, which would explain his early season play. Has the coaching staff changed something or what? Very interesting, but somewhat bothersome.


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Maryland has a 7'1" 255 center (Ukrainian). He gets about 12 pts. and 8 rebs. a game. He got 20pts in a 3 point loss to UNC.

Obasohan is a redshirt freshman. It is not easy to find playing time with our group of guards. His hard work in practice got him some playing time. CAG told him early in the season it is better to be prepared and not get to play than to not be ready when your time comes. Once he earned playing time he has make the most of his minutes. He is a real spark plug when he comes in the game. I think CAG has been putting him in when he feels our offense is about to hit a lull in these last few games. Steele getting hurt gave him his chance.

Jacobs has lost over 20 pounds since the season started. I hope he learned his lesson and works hard this off season. He had a sore ankle to begin the season but him being out of shape was his real problem according to CAG. He is having back trouble now that is limiting his play. That is way we are seeing so much of Gueye.

I saw Randolph play in high school. He was a fantasic player. I thought he was as good a recruit for us as Lacey at that time. He has under preformed until recently on the offensive end. He has always shown good ball skills on the defensive end. He is Mr. Hustle. He gets a ton of loose balls and rebounds.

We tend to reget how young our team is. No seniors unless you count Steele. Releford is a junior and plays like a three year starter. If we can get any post play next year we will have one of the most experienced and best back courts in the country.

ESPN has a NIT game on now-- UVA 38 - SJU 27   Around 15 left .

Both UVA and SJU getting some good play out of their big men. Sampson, for SJU (F) even knocking down 15 footers as well as mixing it up underneath.

UVA wins by 18 to advance to MSG. IDK how their guards will hold up to our defensive pressure (1 UVA star is a freshman) but they have a good team for a NIT entry.

I was the first one on board the Obasohan train, which is why I learned to spell his name.

WV said RO was a "project" earlier in the season, which was probably true at the time; I don't think anyone anticipated how much he would improve.  WV didn't say much about RO once he got hot as WV had that man crush on Gueye and talked mostly about the Gueye.   

:lol:  Too much? ???

I called RO the "third best player on our team right now" last week (or maybe two weeks ago) and WV "chastised" me.  Basically called me too reactionary and hasty in my judgment.  I stand by that he's been our 3rd best player for the last 3 weeks or so.

1) Releford
2) Gueye
3) Obasohan

Right, WV?

:lol:

Yeah;, I remember that now.  But I think you meant Randolph @ #2?   :-\

Shhhhh....I'm trying to distract WV with mention of 9GB so that he'll be more likely to agree with my main point.

Until you have Obasohan playing 30 or so minutes a game, every game, you cannot rank him with those that do. His playing time has increased the last couple of weeks, but his flashes of inspiration should not be confused with the efforts of those that have played complete games all season long. We are running out of season this year, but add him to the list of expectations for next year.

If I had to rank all players:
1) Releford
2) Randolph
3) Jacobs
4) Lacey
5) Cooper
6) Pollard
7) Obasohan

I switched Lacey and Cooper around a couple times.  ??? My criteria was based on their importance to our winning.  Releford is all alone at the top. Randolph has been my favorite since last season but I'm still hoping for more consistant 10-15 point nights.

If I had to make a wish list for next year, I could simplify it by hoping each player plays as well next season (night after night) as they do on a their best night of this season.

If you have been watching Kansas, L'ville, Miami, OSU, etc., you see how far we have to go to compete. Those incoming freshmen better really be special.

Hmm, what was the password for the Bracket Challenge again?