- You knew it wouldn’t be easy. Winning 9 straight coming in winning 9 straight and facing a desperate, yet supremely talented Kentucky team with their season on the line. First sweep of Kentucky since 1988-1989. Kentucky matches up better than any team in the league with Alabama because of their length and athleticism. They did a good job of making Alabama take forced and tough shots which prevented Alabama from extending the lead.
-Herbert Jones is an absolute warrior. Herb jd a bad back that he he to get massaged on the sidelines during timeouts but still finished with 13 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 blocks, and 2 steals. He’s probably my favorite basketball player I’ve watched play in quite sometime. He’s a warrior and absolutely loves playing basketball. If he can walk, he will play.
-Who says Alabama can’t win a slugfest? Alabama only made 6 threes, but shot 24/28 from the FT line. They nearly doubled UK with points in the paint at 28-16. That is not what you expect to happen without Bruner especially. This Alabama team is so versatile and can beat you in many ways.
-What about that defense? Forced 16 turnovers and held Kentucky to 5 points the final 5 minutes of the game. That led to Alabama pulling away with a couple crucial buckets and finished it off with free throws.
- Free throw shooting. I touched on it earlier but it has been fantastic. They’ll have an off game every now and again, but they’re typically making around 80% a night. Shack Went 10/10 and Herb 9/10. They made more FT combined than Kentucky took total. Incredible effort at the charity stripe.
-This team is for real. If you don’t think so yet, then you were surely proven wrong tonight. They’ve won two close games in a row at home and showed they have the toughness to withstand a teams best punch. They’re the hunted now, but they’re still hunting as well. 9-0 in SEC play and 14-3 overall.
-Herbert Jones is an absolute warrior. Herb jd a bad back that he he to get massaged on the sidelines during timeouts but still finished with 13 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 blocks, and 2 steals. He’s probably my favorite basketball player I’ve watched play in quite sometime. He’s a warrior and absolutely loves playing basketball. If he can walk, he will play.
-Who says Alabama can’t win a slugfest? Alabama only made 6 threes, but shot 24/28 from the FT line. They nearly doubled UK with points in the paint at 28-16. That is not what you expect to happen without Bruner especially. This Alabama team is so versatile and can beat you in many ways.
-What about that defense? Forced 16 turnovers and held Kentucky to 5 points the final 5 minutes of the game. That led to Alabama pulling away with a couple crucial buckets and finished it off with free throws.
- Free throw shooting. I touched on it earlier but it has been fantastic. They’ll have an off game every now and again, but they’re typically making around 80% a night. Shack Went 10/10 and Herb 9/10. They made more FT combined than Kentucky took total. Incredible effort at the charity stripe.
-This team is for real. If you don’t think so yet, then you were surely proven wrong tonight. They’ve won two close games in a row at home and showed they have the toughness to withstand a teams best punch. They’re the hunted now, but they’re still hunting as well. 9-0 in SEC play and 14-3 overall.
