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Playing on SEC Network @ 8 pm. Game in T-Town & we really need to win this one.



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I was hoping for another big crowd tonight but I'm afraid the rain will keep many folks away. Bama is in a must win situation for the rest of the season as the football team was except the basketball team is trying to salvage a tournament berth and not the NC.

I'm just looking for a steady consistent  improvement each game from their mistakes in the previous game and hopefully that will begin tonight through the rest of the season. RTR!!!

I think CAJ really wanted to put together an up tempo team this year, but the team just isn't deep enough to keep fresh legs. The situation got worse when Ingram went down. We also don't have the shooters to run & gun.

The team is what it is, and until we get a couple of players with some consistency to step up, not much will change, It would certainly help though, to be able to hit the free throws.

Having said that, UT is no better than we are and I like our chances tonight.

Excellent statements & I agree. We have to recruit the players who can perform. We need everything, shooters, ball handlers, big men who can rebound, play D, & run the floor. Ingram & possibly Brandon Austin are a good start. Plus, the current commits Terrance Ferguson & Braxton Key fit that mold. Losing Graham was a giant loss.

I would like to see Norris attempt more shots, especially 15-17 foot jumpers & 3 pointers.




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Tide starters: Taylor, Hale, Norris, Edwards, & Obasohan. Let's roll!



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Great tip-in by Hall. 2-2. Both teams shooting cold, especially Tide.     :wall:

Chris Stewart said Jimmy Taylor was starting, but he didn't, Hall started. CAJ trying to shake up team & mainly Taylor. So far, Hall has responded.

4 minutes in Tide 4 UT 2. Ugly.

Tide 2/13 shooting.     :wall: :wall: :wall:

11-4 UT. Tide playing sloppy, like 12 year olds.




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Well 1-point at the half ain't to bad. I just hope we can come out in the 2nd half and play fast till the end. RTR!

Norris 6 points 6 rebounds 2 fouls  34-28 UT 
Tide starting 2nd half very sloppy.

This is painful to watch, the stumbling, bumbling, turnovers, sloppiness, etc. 42-32 UT.



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Coleman drives basket against 3 UT defenders & has ball blocked. What a surprise.     :facepalm:

Bama not looking nearly as sharp as it did versus LSU.  A really sloppy game with poor shooting.  FUGLY

Bama's only hope is TN not impressive either.

Tide on a run 48-43 UT. Hale has 11 2nd half. Hale 16 points 6 rebounds



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Norris 11 rebounds.


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Tide smoking!! Was down 13, now 48-47 UT. UT 0-12 on last 12 shots. Obasohan, Norris, & Hale leading the charge.


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Tide D really hustling. Tide on 14-0 run.

We have had multiple chances to take the lead but just can't do it.

Refs just handed TN those points (and the momentum back)   >:(

Dante Hall gets 5th foul 25 feet from basket.


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Well I think the boys are trying hard but they are just not up to par to compete with better talent. RTR!

Game tied!! 55-55. UT ball.



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OBASOHAN!!

Tie game 93 seconds left.

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Obasohan 19 points, Hale 18 points 7 rebounds, Norris 6 points 13 rebounds. Hale fouled, hits both.
57-55 Tide

EDWARDS!!!

3 point Bama lead!!

Edwards hits a 3, then Obasohan gets rebound and scores on drive & fouled, O hits FT


Tide wins!!! 63-57.



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Now that's the way you finish!  #+

OBASOHAN!!


Obasohan makes a basket while fouled and makes FT.  
Bama up by 6 with 17 seconds left.
TN misses a 3, Bama rebounds.  Game over.


TN 57  Bama 63  FINAL

This was a golly whopper. I wouldn't have believed it. I have to say NO QUIT! RTR!

Now, for the best part of the game.



THE GOOD

Tide wins at home & ends 3 game skid
Attendance 11,400 on cold rainy night after losing 3 in-a-row
FT: 11/13  84.6%  UT 5/5 giving Tide 6 more points
Rebounds: Tide 42  UT 38
Obasohan 22 points 5 assists
Hale 20 points  8 rebounds
Norris 6 points 13 rebounds
Only 13 personal fouls resulting in only 5 FT's for UT
Points in the paint: Tide 34, UT 18
Fast break points: Tide 18, UT 4


THE BAD

Assists 8
FG  24/60  40%


AND THE UGLY

4/21 3 point shooting  19%




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It took 33 minutes of poor offensive play to set up the comeback. 33 points in the first 33 minutes and 30 in the last 7. A good comeback none the less. No wins are easy this year. The defense played tough all night and the players never gave up.

Winning ugly seems to be a hold over from the Grant era. Give CAJ time and a few more players and basketball will be fun again. He is the polar opposite of Grant. He is on his feet coaching the entire game. Very vocal. I love the way he uses timeouts.

Off to Columbia to play USCe on Saturday. This road game will be much different than the game in Tuscaloosa.

Bama spent a good part of the game running clock, holding the ball on offense, doing more dribbling and passing than in past games.  Perhaps the strategy was because, as others have mentioned, Bama lacks depth right now and has shown fatigue late in games trying to run a more up tempo offense.  That changed when Bama was behind late in the game.  Tennessee got complacent, and cold shooting, and Bama was able to come from behind for the win.  No late game fatigue in this game, but the slower tempo did seem to hinder Bama's offense.  Bama won on FTs, 6 point victory, 6 more FTs.   :clap:

Jamos first said it, I think, the loss of Dazon Ingram was huge. A freshman guard at 6'5", he brought instant energy to the floor and could do anything well (except shoot FT's). He was leading the team in rebounds, 2nd in assists & steals, scored almost 8 points a game (and was improving every game). He fit the uptempo style that CAJ wanted. On a side note, did you all notice how little Jimmy Taylor played? Just 11 minutes on the court. Is that a message to him?

The one thing I loved about this game was that nobody Quit! That is encouraging. RTR!

Taylor has improved some this year but he is a far cry from being a basketball player. When CAJ pulled him the last time, Taylor went to the far end of the bench and that is where he stayed. I would like to see CAJ play Donta Hall more. When I watched him in their first scrimmage of the year I saw something in him that Bama hasn't had since Green and Mitchell were here, lots of energy and toughness. His skills weren't that polished but his aggressiveness was something Bama hasn't had for a while and is very much needed. Last night he showed that aggressiveness and his skills are improving as he gets more and more time on the floor. Kessens isn't much better than Taylor so what has Bama got to lose in giving Hall the job and getting him groomed for next year.

Bingo! I think we will definitely see more playing time from him. Very aggressive & energetic. Now, if he will limit his silly fouls, it will be a huge plus.


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I believe that is Columbus.



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Aight, MD. Now you confusing me. I thought it was Columbia too. lol, RTR!

I feel moved.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOHCQ7EmmyA

He only knows the 2 words, Amazing Grace, and he can't even pronounce them. O-mazing!  :lol2:

I know, LMAO when I saw that.

CAJ giving Obasohan props.

http://www.al.com/alabamabasketball/index.ssf/2016/01/avery_johnson_i_dont_know_wher.html

"The University of South Carolina is a public, co-educational research university located in Columbia, South Carolina." 
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=20&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiGoarNpcvKAhVBQSYKHc0uAXwQmhMIfzAT&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FUniversity_of_South_Carolina&usg=AFQjCNHur47qAh8vvl-242eVvRnUJuFTkA


I agree about the team too.  Obasohan doesn't quit.