Alabama’s final metrics of the 2022-23 regular season:

KenPom: 3
NET: 2
AdjO: 21
AdjD: 3
AdjSOS: 9

Quadrant records:
Q1: 9-5
Q2: 7-0
Q3: 7-0
Q4: 3-0

A win on Friday likely locks Alabama into a #1 seed. Winning the SEC Tournament likely lands the #1 overall seed.

Nate Oats is 0-3 against Buzz Williams at Alabama and you can see why. Buzz has a system and culture that preaches defense and muddying the game. They did that today, with some help from Alabama not making shots.

Alabama started 1/15 from 3 and only made 4 shots 16 minutes into the game, yet somehow went into the half only down 10. They caught fire late and took a 3 point lead, but free throws by A&M were just too much to overcome. A&M was 27/28 from the FT line while Bama was 10/11.

You could see this loss coming with the past offensive performances in recent games. Alabama relied on late comebacks after slow starts, but just couldn’t score late and turnovers piled up.

Alabama gets a week off before playing again on Friday and they need that rest. The team looks fatigued and you can tell on their shots. Hopefully the rest gets them right and gets back to playing like themselves. Similar thing happened 2 years ago and then they caught fire in the SECT again.

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In-state DB earns the Alabama offer from the Tide and speaks with Tide Illustrated about it.

A. Does the team have a letdown after the run of tough games , OT against AU, & winning the SEC ( and if we are being honest bama hasn’t been playing their best ball lately!! )

B. Does the pressure from the Brandon Miller spotlight diminish on the road and they play loose on the road away from distractions etc and return to their three point shooting dominance ?

Nominated for Wooden award given to nation’s best player. Reported in Tuscaloosa news.

There are a lot of very young players in boys and girls winning, if not dominating games in these playoffs, even now in the final 4. A 6’5 200 pound freshman from Buckhorn just scored 33, with 14 rebounds and 5 steals in a 6a final 4 game. So many young kids are playing great, even in high classifications.

If Florida beats LSU then Florida and Mississippi State will be the 8/9 seed, if LSU beats Florida then Mississippi State and Arkansas will be the 8/9.
If I am honest I would prefer not to see Arkansas again until next year.

ROLL TIDE!!!!

As far as winning the SEC Tournament, it could be up for grabs. As the season comes to an end several teams are playing really good basketball. All of these teams could be tough outs in Conference and NCAA Tournaments.
Arkansas
A&M
Miss State-may not make the Big Dance, but could be tough in Sec Tournament
Tenn
Kentucky
Missouri
It won't be any fun playing any of these guys. They all seem to have picked their game up here late in the season.

allowing Brandon to continue playing. All 3 analysts and Reece agreed that CNO and the University were correct in the way they were handling this situation.

Here are three takeaways from Saturday's game.

Who: No. 2 Alabama (26-4, 16-1 in the SEC) at No. 24 Texas A&M (22-8, 14-3)

When: 11 a.m. CT, Saturday, March 4

Where: Reed Arena, College Station, Texas

Watch: CBS (play-by-play: Brad Nessler,; analyst: Jay Wright)

Listen: Crimson Tide Sports Network (play-by-play: Chris Stewart; analyst: Bryan Passink; engineer Tom Stipe)

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University of Alabama head coach Nick Saban announced the hiring of Robert Bala to serve as the Crimson Tide’s inside linebackers coach on Friday.

Of the flop in basketball. I’m watching Arky-Kentucky and the weird (for Arky) looking guy faked a flop and got the call and he flexed and screamed while walking around center court like he had really done something. I could see the flex after a hard charge or something but a flop? I wish anytime there’s a flop, they’d revu it to confirm or throw em out of the game. That would stop that sissy crap.

mock draft picking miller 3rd and clowney 33rd.

Did anyone else see the Tennessee bracket? How do they get such an easy draw. Play one of three teams...Georgia, LSU or Vandy. Really???

Story of interest for the believers:

Wish l could have been there, but y'all did a great job without me. Great atmosphere by great basketball fans. The fans of many schools would have been headed for the exits when we went down by 17 with 9.23 to go. You guys and gals hung around and we would've never pulled it out without y'all.

Great job and Roll Tide!

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About to lose their fourth game in a row with a first round loss in SEC tourney.
I tried to tell everyone/ please anyone ( JTR4DAD) please come on here and defend Kristi Curry again.

I am begging you to try. This may and probably should bust their NCAA bubble with their god awful non conference schedule.
No 8-9 seed any longer. More like 10-11 if at all.

Get Curry the hell out.

A look across the country here:

@Jordan Harper

Are you able to offer an insight on how shooting guard Davin Crosby has looked in practice?