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Title: "Lacey, freshmen lead Alabama past Gamecocks 63-57" Post by: Chechem on March 09, 2012, 04:28:10 AM Quote Staring down a wall of empty, checkered seats, Trevor Lacey took the pass as the shot clock wound down. Just a minute remained and Alabama was close to trouble. http://annistonstar.com/bookmark/17806180?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AnnistonStar%2FTideSports+%28Anniston+Star+Tide+Sports%29Alabama hadn’t made a 3 all day when instincts took over. The Crimson Tide’s prized recruit finished off South Carolina with a smooth stroke from the top of the key. It capped the freshman-powered 63-57 win, pushing Alabama into the SEC tournament quarterfinals. The game typified the final few weeks of an unsightly yet effective run. Lacey’s last-minute 3 put Alabama up by five in a mostly-vacant, hushed New Orleans Arena. “Andrew Steele took on a double team and found me at the top of the key,” Lacey said. “And I just had to make them pay for leaving me open.” The long-range jumper was a second-half anomaly for Alabama, now 21-10 this season. It was just the fifth of the half, though 15-for-19 free-throw shooting kept South Carolina from breaking a late-game tie... Title: Re: "Lacey, freshmen lead Alabama past Gamecocks 63-57" Post by: BAMAWV on March 09, 2012, 05:15:35 AM Lacey (17 minutes) must have been getting further rest of ankle going into SEC and NCAA tourneys. We'll need everyone full speed today and cannot have those 6 minute shooting slumps that typifies this team. RTR
Title: Re: "Lacey, freshmen lead Alabama past Gamecocks 63-57" Post by: Jamos on March 09, 2012, 05:59:55 AM I hope Bama's defense is better against them today than they were at Coleman, they just killed Bama with the 3's.
Title: Re: "Lacey, freshmen lead Alabama past Gamecocks 63-57" Post by: Catch Prothro on March 09, 2012, 08:50:07 AM I hope Bama's defense is better against them today than they were at Coleman, they just killed Bama with the 3's. That game was at the start of the suspensions, and the players had not figured out yet how to play together without some of the guys. This game, hopefully, will be a different story. The one issue I see is that Bama played yesterday, and Florida has a full bench of rested players, so CBD likely will try to wear Bama out. |