“Shoot, if they didn’t suspend him, we would have suspended him,” Oats said. “That’s not behavior we condone or tolerate around here, and the penalties appropriate for the situation.”

Nate Oats: "Kentucky definitely has more players on draft boards than any other team."
Oats said two of Kentucky's last three games were its best defensive performances and is playing its best basketball.
Oats: "Guard play is great, they've got a legitimate rim protector. They've got the talent to be a great defensive team. They're playing their best defensive basketball now."
Nate Oats said Latrell Wrightsell Jr. is being evaluated day-to-day and will be evaluated when Alabama practices in Lexington later today.
On Sam Walters: "Even if Trelly can go it will still be big if Sam can step up for us."
Nate Oats said he typically likes to foul up three. "If you can box out on the free throw line, inbound the ball and make a free throw on the other end." Said the issue against Florida was Alabama's opponents were good on the offensive glass and it was a higher risk of surrendering an offensive board, but Alabama would foul most of the time.
On Mo Wague: "I did have a talk with him. It's not something that we do. He was extremely apologetic." Said Wague apologized in the handshake line and reached out to the Florida player on social media. Also said if the
Update on Kris Parker: "He could step in and help us right now." Said the agreement was for Alabama to not burn his redshirt no matter how shorthanded the Crimson Tide is.
Oats: "The more our guards rebound, the better we are in transition."
Oats: "Kentucky's backcourt is one of the most talented in the country." Praised Antonio Reeves, DJ Wagner and Rob Dillingham.
More on Dillingham and guard depth: "Arguably the best guard prospect in the (NBA) Draft comes off the bench." Said Alabama's guards have a good opportunity to prove they belong in the pros by guarding future pros.

He also projects a potential rematch against a healthy Robbie Avila and Indiana State.

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Alabama's metrics as of today:
NET: No. 5
KenPom: No. 6 (No. 1 in offensive efficiency, No. 72 in defensive efficiency)
Torvik: No. 7

I think it was Pringle but I’m not sure. It certainly appeared that he came down with an intentional elbow to the guys head. There were about three guys on the floor scuff for the ball, and Pringle came down with an elbow that looked very deliberate. the Florida player grabbed his head immediately. Not a good look.

Nate Oates needs a contract extension yesterday. If we ever lose him to another school let it not be because we didn’t shoot our best shot. IMO, he should be in the top 3 highest paid Coach’s in the SEC. Pay the MAN and increase his buyout.

I went through every game in Nate Oats' tenure at Alabama and calculated the Win/Loss record and win% based on how many threes Alabama made in those games:

0-5 Threes: 4-9 (.307%)

6-10 Threes: 50-27 (.650%)

11-15 Threes: 45-10 (.820%)

16+ Threes: 12-3 (.800%)

Here’s the win/loss record based on 3 point ATTEMPTS since Nate Oats has been at Alabama:

<20 3PA: 4-2 (.667%)

20-25 3PA: 28-13 (.682%)

26-30 3PA: 29-13 (.690%)

31-35 3PA: 30-10 (.750%)

36-40 3PA: 14-8 (.636%)

41-45 3PA: 4-1 (.800%)

46 3PA: 2-2 (.500%)

Excluding his first year, here’s how the records shake out based on 3P%:

less than/= 30% — 31-18 (.633)
between 30% & 35% — 13-8 (.619)
between 35% & 40% — 16-7 (.696)
greater than/= 40% — 35-1 (.932)

Nate Oats has coached 156 games while at Alabama and has a record of 108-48.

Of the 108 wins, SEVENTY of them have come by double digits (65%).

Here’s a breakdown:

10-19 points: 34

20-29 points: 20

30-39 points: 9

40-49 points: 5

50+ points: 2

Also, of the 48 losses, 30 of them have been by single digits.

Incredible.

It’s sweet. Extra sweet since it’s on Jabari from the Barn.
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is he out saturday?

Right here:

Double bogey on 2, bogey on 4, +3 through 5. And then 7 straight birdies before ending the streak with a par at 13. Now solo 2nd at -4 despite the horrible start.

I'm trying to remember seeing 7 straight. The record is 9 by Mark Calcavecchia. 8 guys have gotten 8, but I'm not sure I have ever personally seen more othan 6 in a row. 7 straight is pretty remarkable.

Alabama -9.5 vs. Florida

Where: Coleman Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

When: 6:00 p.m.

Watch: ESPN2

Listen: Crimson Tide Sports Network

Alabama 19-7 11-2
@ Kentucky
@ Ole Miss
Tennessee
@ Florida
Arkansas

Tennessee 20-6 10-3
Texas A&M
Auburn
@ Alabama
@ South Carolina
Kentucky

South Carolina 21-5 9-4
@ Ole Miss
@ Texas A&M
Florida
Tennessee
@ Miss State

Auburn 20-6 9-4
@ Georgia
@ Tennessee
Miss State
@ Missouri
Georgia

Kentucky 18-7 8-4
Currently leading @ LSU in 2nd half by 4
Alabama
@Miss State
Arkansas
Vanderbilt
@Tennessee

Seems the schedules of games remaining favors Auburn. Only possible loss for them is @ Tennessee. So Bama would need to win 4 of remaining 5 if Auburn wins out and 3 of 5 if Auburn drops game at Tennessee. So my take is Bama must win games are Tennessee at home, @ Ole Miss and Arkansas at home to have a chance.

Just checked the guide to see if Bama v UF would re-air. Between now and the time Pawl comes on they are showing UK v LSU twice and the rest of the time it’s “SEC Now.” Do they not own the rights to all of their material, especially past games?? Wouldn’t UF vs Arkansas from ‘95 be more compelling than 6 straight hour replays of recorded news??

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