SEC Basketball Tournament Bracket

[ricky023]

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!

[roll tide roll]

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

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?

[2Stater]

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

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! 

[Marshal Dillon]

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

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?

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.


 

[Marshal Dillon]

63-61 UK, still plenty of time


Johnson tries circus shot & misses.


 

[Marshal Dillon]

Arkansas 41 Vandy 31 16:15 left.




 

[pmull]

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.

[ricky023]

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!

[2Stater]

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!!!" 

[pmull]

Pictures from the SEC Tournament.







CAJ being interviewed by Kaylee Hartung of the SEC Network.


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.




Big Al wanted to have his picture taken with me. 

[2Stater]

Great pics! 

[Catch Prothro]

Great photos.   


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

[bama57]

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

[Marshal Dillon]

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:

Alabama head coach Avery Johnson announced Tuesday the signing of highly-rated transfer Daniel Giddens to the men's basketball program. Giddens, a 6-10, 230-pound power forward/center who played his freshman season at Ohio State, will sit out the 2016-17 season due to NCAA transfer rules and will have three years of eligibility remaining.

Click here for link

[roll tide roll]

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

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?

We won our last SEC Tourney in 1991 under Wimp.

 

I thought that was the case.

A quarter century.

Wow.

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