Sunday, February 19, 2012

Vol-In-Tears, 62-50 Bama














finebammer said...

i was very surprised that ut didn't begin the second half in the zone ala donovan.

was that some ut broad screaming while we we shooting free throws??

DJC said...

I assume. I heard that too but couldn't figure out exactly where it was coming from.

finebammer said...

echoing something bobby touched on earlier that being the jeremy lin story.

i used to follow the nba religiously. back in the eighties i'd watch the early game then hit the streets of b'ham to try some new move i'd seen.

i faded from it due to the thuggish reputation that surfaced post-jordan.

but if you follow b'ball at all and you're unaware of linsanity, you're missing a show.

here's a franchise that has made all these hi-dollar, hi-profile moves and this kid comes from nowhere and changes everything for the knicks. the giants have just won a damn super bowl and lin has eclipsed them in the city.

this story, more than anything, gives me hope for alabama basketball.

i just wish somehow grant could get releford and lacey up there to just touch him and get some of that shooting mojo.

my god, that kid can shoot!

finebammer said...

my god this is funny!

Rocky Mountain High Tide said...

Nuggets vs Thunder and at the same time Avalanche vs Jets...I watched the hockey game 75% of the time.

I think Bama fans as a whole are too positive about wins and too negative about losses. I didn't freak out after the Florida loss. We played even with them except those 8 minutes and last I checked the Gators were still scoring in Fayetteville. In the midst of that run in Coleman the Moose missed at least 3 point blank shots that could have stopped the run. I'm with DJC and wondering why in the hell the Vols didn't play a zone. Maybe it was a thank you for Dave Hart and Sal Sunseri! Anyway I fear the next time we play against a zone we'll be back to struggling again. But you really have to credit the big guys and Lacey for major improvement. I like Lacey running the point even though he's not a natural at that position. Plus it allows us to give Releford some rest without losing offensive production. Sorry Ben.

Been paying a lot of attention to the bubble lately and I agree with DJC, 2 more wins and I think we're in. Really most of the other bubble teams have been struggling and no one is really stepping up. I see anywhere from 6-8 teams that are below us. A Purdue win today would have been sweet. Can we get 2 wins without Green and Mitchell? Against the barn I say yes though that'll be a tough game. Aginst the mississippi schools I think it would be highly unlikely. Both of them have front courts better than us WITH Green and Mitchell and I can't see the twin towers and Jacobs slowing them down, too much of a mismatch. Arkansas? Even before the Gators went off I thought this was our best chance for another road win. We match up well with the Hogs and can play and beat them at their own game. I think their freshman have hit a wall since they haven't even been close to beating anyone recently. Their D is brutal right now.

There is a part of me that can see this team pull it together if Green and Mitchell come back this week and run the table until we meet UK in the SEC tourney. But honestly I think they'll be too many chemistry issues to pull it together that soon.

If we do make it to the dance and if we get sent to Albuquerque, I'll probably go. I think it's a 6 hour drive for me so that's doable.

bobbyjack said...

If it is albuquerque I might go as well. Got to mark that state off my list.

The closest Lin comes to Bama is late march in Atlanta... and I think our season will be over by then. Damn the luck finebammer.

8-8 still scares me as we all know a few teams will win tourneys and bump others out. 8-8 probably puts us on the 10/11 line right now... and if other teams on or below that line have a deep conference tourney run it could spell trouble.