Britton Johnson explains the shoot around issue…
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Alabama basketball guard adds to Nate Oats' story of players skipping NCAA shootaround
Alabama basketball's Britton Johnson offered an alternative story on players skipping shootaround prior to facing Notre Dame in the NCAA Tournament.
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Glad he said this. This is exactly what I said about Oats. All he had to do was JQ wanted extra shots and he worked hard and got extra shots up. Whether Oats meant to or not, he threw the rest of the players under the bus.
This is not exactly what you’ve said. He said the quote was taken out of context and the fans’ reaction rubbed him the wrong way. He also said as a guy who experienced where the program was under the previous regime, Oats had transformed the program into one of the hardest working most blue collar programs in the country.
Avery Johnson's name is mentioned so much on here that one would think he was still the coach. What Mr. B. Johnson doesn't understand is that going the extra mile (not just what is required) is what sets the great players/teams apart. JQ understood that and was willing to put in the work. That van should have been full of players. Revised quote: "Oats has transformed the program into one of the hardest working, inconsistent, blue-collar programs in the country."
I don’t believe this situation has anything to do with going the extra mile or not. Some guys want to keep their legs and believe after the mandatory practices the absolute best thing from a preparation standpoint is to rest. Most teams don’t show at all for voluntary shooting sessions. As far as the inconsistent comment: we have made the tournament as a 2 seed and 6 seed in consecutive seasons. More consistency there than any Bama basketball team in 17 years
I disagree. Going beyond what is required is what sets the elites apart. You don't judge yourself by what "most other teams do," but what you do. The consistency refers to what occurred during "this" season, not what was accomplished in the past. Living on past accomplishments is what keeps one from moving forward and improving. Coach Saban preaches this mantra all the time. Going beyond is one reason for the famed Fourth Quarter program. It's in addition to normal/regular practices.
We’ll probably just disagree on this. My point is that most players believe the best thing for them the night before the game is to rest up. JQ did it because he needed to get focused in on his shot, and that’s great. Also, I agree with your point about not looking back when applied to a specific team, but when speaking about the trajectory of a program, yes past seasons are part of that discussion.
Just like Brittion said fans taking it out of context, and some of yall are still doing the same thing!
"Our main guys got the most of the shots up, got bulk of those shooting times," Oats said. "But JQ was the only one that came last night."
"We kind of made it voluntary because we wanted guys to be smart making sure their legs were fresh," Oats said. "And some guys had gone the night before and he didn't. So then he went. We had shooting times at a high school gym every night here because our guys get in the gym a lot on their own back home. He shot it really well last night."
So, alabama kept the shoot around times where most schools didn't. The main guys got in at least one voluntary shoot around. Oats had to go back and mention the other guys did show up just on different days, because he knew people would twist it. Some of our fans still are twisting the story and the truth is out there.
"Our main guys got the most of the shots up, got bulk of those shooting times," Oats said. "But JQ was the only one that came last night."
"We kind of made it voluntary because we wanted guys to be smart making sure their legs were fresh," Oats said. "And some guys had gone the night before and he didn't. So then he went. We had shooting times at a high school gym every night here because our guys get in the gym a lot on their own back home. He shot it really well last night."
So, alabama kept the shoot around times where most schools didn't. The main guys got in at least one voluntary shoot around. Oats had to go back and mention the other guys did show up just on different days, because he knew people would twist it. Some of our fans still are twisting the story and the truth is out there.
