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Title: Men's Basketball Announces 2014-15 Non-Conference Slate Post by: pmull on August 10, 2014, 07:22:43 AM Another very tough non-conference schedule. Going 10-3 or better would be good. Anything less than 10-3 will be a disappointment. Best home games are Southern Miss, South Florida and UCLA. True road games at Wichita St and Xavier. Neutral site games with Iowa St, Maryland or Arizona St.
Along with our SEC schedule we will play one of the most difficult schedules in the country. Quote Nov. 14 TOWSON# Nov. 17 WESTERN CAROLINA# Nov. 20 SOUTHERN MISS Nov. 24 vs. Iowa State% Nov. 25 vs. Maryland/Arizona State% Dec. 2 SOUTH FLORIDA Dec. 6 at Xavier Dec. 13 TENNESSEE TECH Dec. 16 at Wichita State Dec. 19 STILLMAN Dec. 21 APPALACHIAN STATE Dec. 28 UCLA Jan. 2 NORTH FLORIDA # CBE Classic Opening Rounds (Tuscaloosa) % CBE Classic Finals (Kansas City, Mo.) http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/080814aab.html Title: Re: Men's Basketball Announces 2014-15 Non-Conference Slate Post by: ricky023 on August 10, 2014, 08:33:11 AM Hey I like the schedule because if we come through 1 loss or no loss we are headed for a tournament year. I just want to win the SEC championship. RTR!
Title: Re: Men's Basketball Announces 2014-15 Non-Conference Slate Post by: Marshal Dillon on August 10, 2014, 11:22:52 AM Not exactly a killer schedule, except for UCLA, Iowa St, Wichita State, with solid teams in Xavier and Arizona St./Maryland. Southern Miss. is very intriguing. I like the balance of this schedule but we have to win against some of these teams. I think we must win at least 3 games against them.
A look at Alabama & the teams we play. ALABAMA 13-19, 8-11 SEC SOS 8 RPI 108 TOWSON 22-10, 14-4 Colonial SOS 217 RPI 100 WESTERN CAROLINA CUPCAKE ALERT 16-15, 12-7 Southern SOS 225 RPI 305 IOWA ST. 26-7, 14-7 Big 12 SOS 12 RPI 7 MARYLAND 17-15, 9-10 ACC SOS 23 RPI 83 OR ARIZONA STATE 21-11, 10-9 PAC 12 SOS 54 RPI 47 SOUTHERN MISS 25-6, 14-4 C-USA SOS 132 RPI 34 SOUTH FLORIDA 12-20, 3-16 AAC SOS 137 RPI 230 XAVIER 21-13, 11-9 BIG EAST SOS 42 RPI 57 TENNESSEE TECH CUPCAKE ALERT 15-16, 8-8 OHIO VALLEY SOS 233 RPI 212 WICHITA STATE 33-0, 21-0 MISSOURI VALLEY 98 SOS RPI 4 STILLMAN COLLEGE TOTAL CUPCAKE 16-13 NOT A MAJOR BB PROGRAM-NO RPI APPALACHIAN STATE SUPER CUPCAKE ALERT 5-21, 5-12 SOUTHERN SOS 308 RPI 336 UCLA 26-8, 15-6 PAC 12 SOS 16 RPI 15 NORTH FLORIDA CUPCAKE ALERT 14-16, 10-9 ATLANTIC SUN SOS 211 RPI 190 :popcorn2: Title: Re: Men's Basketball Announces 2014-15 Non-Conference Slate Post by: pmull on August 10, 2014, 06:52:33 PM I like the schedule. It is a good mix of cupcakes and good teams. I think it is good enough for us to have a SOS of 25 or better at the end of the year.
Interesting comments MD. I think you got Iowa St in the wrong conference. They are Big 12 not Big Ten. Title: Re: Men's Basketball Announces 2014-15 Non-Conference Slate Post by: Marshal Dillon on August 10, 2014, 08:18:57 PM I like the schedule. It is a good mix of cupcakes and good teams. I think it is good enough for us to have a SOS of 25 or better at the end of the year. Interesting comments MD. I think you got Iowa St in the wrong conference. They are Big 12 not Big Ten. Yep, I always get Iowa & Iowa State confused with their conference. I was checking Iowa State out and they are AWESOME! Assists 18.5 1st in NCAA Scoring 82.9 6th Rebounds 38.8 23rd WOW!! :o Title: Re: Men's Basketball Announces 2014-15 Non-Conference Slate Post by: roll tide roll on August 10, 2014, 08:57:23 PM Losses:
Nov. 24 vs. Iowa State% Nov. 25 vs. Maryland/Arizona State% Dec. 6 at Xavier Dec. 16 at Wichita State Dec. 28 UCLA Potential losses: Nov. 14 TOWSON# Nov. 20 SOUTHERN MISS Title: Re: Men's Basketball Announces 2014-15 Non-Conference Slate Post by: Marshal Dillon on August 10, 2014, 09:45:39 PM Losses: Nov. 24 vs. Iowa State% Nov. 25 vs. Maryland/Arizona State% Dec. 6 at Xavier Dec. 16 at Wichita State Dec. 28 UCLA Potential losses: Nov. 14 TOWSON# Nov. 20 SOUTHERN MISS Yeah, I think Towson can surprise us if we are not prepared. I think we can beat S. Miss., Xavier, & maybe Az. State. If we don't beat at least 3 of the decent/good teams, you can forget the NCAA Tourney. The committee will ignore us. :tinfoil: Title: Re: Men's Basketball Announces 2014-15 Non-Conference Slate Post by: Jamos on August 11, 2014, 05:41:19 PM I talked with a friend of mine that is close to the team and he watched them scrimmage Saturday. He said he liked what he saw and thinks the team will show a lot of improvement this year. Hopefully he is right.
Title: Re: Men's Basketball Announces 2014-15 Non-Conference Slate Post by: pmull on August 11, 2014, 08:05:02 PM I talked with a friend of mine that is close to the team and he watched them scrimmage Saturday. He said he liked what he saw and thinks the team will show a lot of improvement this year. Hopefully he is right. Our team will be totally different this year. We will have depth for the first time in awhile. I also think we can put 5 scorers on the floor at once. We have not had that in years. I am looking forward to watching them play this year. I think we will be much better. Title: Re: Men's Basketball Announces 2014-15 Non-Conference Slate Post by: Marshal Dillon on August 11, 2014, 09:34:49 PM I talked with a friend of mine that is close to the team and he watched them scrimmage Saturday. He said he liked what he saw and thinks the team will show a lot of improvement this year. Hopefully he is right. Our team will be totally different this year. We will have depth for the first time in awhile. I also think we can put 5 scorers on the floor at once. We have not had that in years. I am looking forward to watching them play this year. I think we will be much better. We have gone 5 years under Grant with maybe 1 decent scorer & no real outside shooting. My pragmatism just won't let me think he will suddenly develop 5 scorers in one year. Freshman and JUCO transfers usually have a learning curve of at least one year. If we can have 2 reliable scorers, an inside presence, and some D, we could be much improved. :popcorn2: Title: Re: Men's Basketball Announces 2014-15 Non-Conference Slate Post by: Jamos on August 12, 2014, 07:37:37 PM This is a new season, what happened the last 5 years is water over the dam and nothing can change it. I'm not pleased with those five years but I understand a lot of the circumstances that caused so many of the teams problems, but again that is bygones.
I do feel that if things don't improve this year there probably will be a change but that is just my opinion. But until that point and time gets here, I'm going to treat this season with a lot of optimism and hope I am right in feeling that way. RTR!! Title: Re: Men's Basketball Announces 2014-15 Non-Conference Slate Post by: pmull on August 12, 2014, 08:09:08 PM I am an eternal optimist when it comes to Alabama sports. I always expect the Tide to win regardless of the sport. With that said I really like our roster this year. We have a good mix of experienced players (Randolph, Cooper, Hale, Taylor & Obasohan), two transfers that fit our immediate needs (Tarrant PG, Kessens F) and a good incoming freshman class.
No doubt about it CAG has to win this year. Title: Re: Men's Basketball Announces 2014-15 Non-Conference Slate Post by: Marshal Dillon on August 12, 2014, 08:26:04 PM I am an eternal optimist when it comes to Alabama sports. I always expect the Tide to win regardless of the sport. With that said I really like our roster this year. We have a good mix of experienced players (Randolph, Cooper, Hale, Taylor & Obasohan), two transfers that fit our immediate needs (Tarrant PG, Kessens F) and a good incoming freshman class. No doubt about it CAG has to win this year. I have ben a huge Tide BB fan for well over 40 years and am an optimist most years. However, there have been so many letdowns the last 5 years, even the last 10 years, it's hard to maintain that optimism. I am really looking forward to our upcoming football and basketball seasons. :popcorn2: Title: Re: Men's Basketball Announces 2014-15 Non-Conference Slate Post by: McBaman on August 12, 2014, 11:22:47 PM FWIW...I'm kinda with Marshall on this one. Five years of "CAG hope" has not resulted in a whole lot. Time to see it on the court, or time for CAG to move on.
There are always reasons for hope. But now is the time for measurable results. Just MHO.... |