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Tide gets a first round bye then plays either LSU or Misses State on Thursday around 2:30 pm on SEC Network. If we win, then we play USC on Friday at 2:30 pm. Barn plays Missouri on Wednesday, then Ole Miss if they beat MO.



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http://www.secsports.com/article/11037442/championship-men-basketball

Looking at the bracket, Auburn has a good path starting with Missouri, then Ole Miss, then Arkansas.




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Just in time for the tourney.








http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaabk/missouri-fires-coach-kim-anderson/ar-AAnP2kS?li=BBnb7Kz

We could be in a good seat if somebody knocks off KY. and Fla. RTR!

Misses State blew out LSU, so we play them on Thursday at 2 pm on SEC Network. Johnnie Jones, coach at LSU is gone.

Auburn just choked away a victory and lost to Missouri on last second shot in OT, 86-83.




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That easy path for Auburn did not work out. Bad loss to the worst team in the league who just fired their coach.

Bama - Miss State is the second game today. About 2:30 tip.

This will be a hard game for us I am afraid. Then we have a tough road the rest of the way. RTR!

Bama leads Miss St 34-22 at the half. Can we keep from shipping the bed?  :unsure:

I just got home. Tide looked solid in first half with good play by Ingram, Hall, Taylor, & Junior.
37-27 Tide, 18:00 left. Collins just hit a 3, 40-27.



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Ingram hits 3, 43-27 Tide. Tide has ball again.



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Ingram hits a 2, 15 points on 6/6 FG. 45-27 Tide. On an 8-0 run.



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Tide 16/32 FG 50%, 5/11 3 pointers 45%.

Tide has only 3 turnovers. Hope I don't jinx them.



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Tide blowing Misses State out 52-27. Scoring spread around, Ingram 15, Hall 10, Collins 7, Johnson 6, Taylor 5. Our best overall player, Key, has 3 points. He usually bounces back very well when he has an off game. Good omen for our next game.



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Collins hits a 3, then Davis steals ball for easy lay-up. 57-31 Tide. Collins hits another for 13 points.



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Uh oh, we're playing not to lose right now. 65-43 Tide.




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72-47 Tide. Four players are in double figures.




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Tide 75-55  FINAL

We play USC on Friday at 2 pm.



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Would love to see us win 2 in a row in that fashion.

I expect Key to play much better, plus maybe Norris. Ingram has to step up again and play like he did today. Tide had only 9 turnovers and 10 personal fouls.



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TIDE STATS:

8/16 3 pointers 50%
25/53 FG 47%
17/26 FT  65%
Ingram 17 points, Collins 14, Hall 10, Johnson 10, Norris 8 points 7 rebounds
9 Turnovers
10 Personal fouls



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 #+ #+ #+ for the Tide in phases of the game. It will be tough tomorrow. RTR!

Yes, that would be excellent, great, ..... if ....

Let's just say we'd all enjoy it, regardless of the likelihood.

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I don't remember a Bama Basketball team able to play so well one game, and play so terribly the next. Let's hope we see another great effort in round 2.

That's my hesitation.  Hope they PROVE US WRONG and win it all!! 
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OK guys it is time to get on top of things and play real time Alabama Basketball. RTR!

My thoughts exactly Bamaphil. I thought about going to the game today, but tickets are over 164.00 for good seats. Maybe next year I will feel more confident about our BBteam

Tide 40-37 with 11:37 left in game. Just got home from Decatur. Been listening to the game.



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Key 12 points 6 rebounds, Hall 7 points. Norris & Johnson in foul trouble with 3 each. Tide 2/10 3 pointers.



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Tide 3/4 3 pointers in last four attempts. Tide 52-48.

Bama 60-53 with 53 seconds left...

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62-53 with 42 seconds ...

Tide 13/17 FT 76% so far.




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Bama 63-53 with 32 seconds...

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64-53 Tide  Final

Bama wins!!

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I'm shocked!!   :-X

Tide finished 15/21 FT 71.4%. Olaniyan 5 points 10 rebounds. Key 18 points 7 rebounds. Norris 12 points 5 rebounds.



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OK men well done BUT now it is time to play Alabama Basketball tomorrow. It is good for 2 but we need 3 in a row right now and that is what you have in front of you. Come men let's get down on it. RTR!

Nice Win!     #+

Tide plays Kentucky Saturday at noon on ESPN. We can beat them but we have to be able to hit our shots, limit turnovers, and shoot FT's.




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Great finish to the game, and no matter what happens Saturday, to the season. No reason for anything but optimism about the future seeing the way this team has fought hard all year, persevered through some disappointing stretches, and won some of the big games.  All this team was missing was one consistent scorer. We should have that next year.

Nobody is giving us a chance tomorrow. We lost to them last time because we couldn't hit FTs. Might be a different story tomorrow if we can hit 72% again.

If Bama loses tomorrow is the season over at that point?  Or, do they still have the NIT that they could possibly play in?

I think they have a strong chance for NIT if they finish 19-14. There are many good teams who will make the NIT which makes it a close call.

I think Alabama makes the NIT with excellent marks even if we lose to KY but lose close. If it's a blowout then maybe we don't go anywhere. RTR!

BAMA is not going to lose.

BAMA is about to win their first SEC Tournament Championship.

In how many years?

Was Hobbs still coaching? 

Has it been multiple decades?

I like your confidence, rtr!  :clap:

We won our last SEC Tourney in 1991 under Wimp. Wimp was 26-9 in his last season 91-92. Hobbs, the boy Blunder took over in 92-93 and finished 16-13 his first year. He then proceeded to drive the program into the dirt and had 2 good years out of 6. He won 59% of is games. After being fired, he was in such demand as a head coach that he was never hired as a college head coach, again.


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63-61 UK, still plenty of time


Johnson tries circus shot & misses.


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Arkansas 41 Vandy 31 16:15 left.




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I got back last night from spending Friday and Saturday in Nashville at the SEC Tournament. What a great time we had. Saw some very good games. We had planned to go regardless if Alabama was playing or not. Well, Bama got on a hot streak and played three very good games. We beat a good South Carolina team on Friday afternoon. We played well but came up a little short against UK. I thought we played well. We make UK beat us, we did not beat ourselves. UK's Fox made some tremendous shots when we needed a stop late in the game. We were one play away from beating UK IMO. The shot that stands out to me was a missed open three from the corner by Ingram. It was late and would have given us a one point lead. I am not knocking Ingram. He played great. Our entire team left everything they had on the floor.

Some random thoughts:

I have been a fan of CAJ since he was hired. He is coaching his rear end off during games. He knows when to take a time out. He is calling players over for a short huddle during the first free throw of a 2 shot foul. He makes offensive - defensive substitutions late in games. He never sits down. Constantly barking out orders and the team listens. He is a coach we can built our program around. Coach Pelphrey is very active too. More than I notice when watching games on TV.

We had floor level seats right behind the basket both days. A very good view of the game. I saw 6 games. Alabama and UK were the only two teams that constantly played above the rim. I am not talking about a play here or there. The entire game. Not just the big guys either. Norris and Ingram are a big part of our rebounding strength. We were one of the worst rebounding teams in the league under Grant. We were not good last year. CAJ made it a point of emphasis to improve our rebounding this year and we are the best in the league. We beat UK on offensive and defensive rebounds yesterday. We are aggressive. We go up high and fight for the ball.

After the Bama game we went to the SEC hospitality lounge to get something to eat. While there Coach Pettway game in. He walked by where we were sitting and I got his attention by saying "Hey Coach". He walked over and we talked for a few minutes. Very nice guy. I told him I thought we were going to win. He said the team is pretty dejected right now. They thought they could beat UK. He said they were taking it hard. They did not want a moral victory they wanted to win. I asked him about next year. I asked if Sexton and Petty are the players we are hearing they are. I loved his response. He looked me dead in the eyes and nodded yes and said "They are good kids too". I asked about Ohio State transfer Giddens. He said he is going to be good. He will bring offense to the post position we have been missing. Coach Pettway is a very impressive young man. I really enjoyed him giving me a few minutes of his time.

The Big Blue Nation loves their basketball. I do not know how many was at the game. The arena was packed. My guess 20,000 and over 15,000 were UK fans. Keep in mind this was a four team event and one of the teams was Nashville's own Vandy. There was just a small amount of red and both Bama and Arkansas were playing.

Bridgestone Arena is a great venue.

Wow pmull this sounds very respectable with your words. Thank you of course if the guys played and left it all on the floor I am sure we will have a bitter taste next year and that will be even better. RTR!

Great report, pmull! Thanks for posting. Have an e-cred.

Makes me excited for next year. Was glad to see the team pick their heads up and go deep in the tourney. After losing 3 of the last 4 regular season games, it would have been easy to just pack it in.

CAJ is indeed, an impressive coach. Been to a couple of games with Jamos this year and he's always on the floor coaching the team up. You've got to love his post game interviews, too. He is always very candid and ends every interview with "ROLL TIDE!!!"  :clap:

Pictures from the SEC Tournament.

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CAJ being interviewed by Kaylee Hartung of the SEC Network.
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Players coming out of the locker room at halftime. This close you get a feel for how big these guys really are.
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Halftime.
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Big Al wanted to have his picture taken with me.  :lol3:
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Great pics!  #+

Great photos.   #+


From TV coverage, it looked like KY had about 80% of the crowd.

Nice pictures! Thanks for the info. Great to have something to look forward to next year! #+

Great info. I plan to move to the Nashville area in 2018 and Nashville is a great area but so is Birmingham. I had forgotten about the transfer from OSU. Here's a reminder of what he's all about:






http://www.rolltide.com/news/2016/5/17/Alabama_Men_s_Basketball_Adds_Transfer_Daniel_Giddens.aspx?path=mbball

I thought that was the case.

A quarter century.

Wow.