GAME THREAD: No. 1 Alabama at No. 10 Tennessee

[Tony_Tsoukalas]

How to watch​

Who: No. 1 Alabama (22-3, 12-0) at No. 10 Tennessee (19-6, 8-4)
When: 6 p.m. CT, Wednesday, Feb. 15
Where: Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tenn.
Watch: ESPN2 (play-by-play: Karl Ravech; analyst: Jay Bilas; sideline: Alyssa Lang)
Listen: Crimson Tide Sports Network (play-by-play: Chris Stewart; analyst: Bryan Passink; engineer Tom Stipe)

 

[Tony_Tsoukalas]

 

[Tony_Tsoukalas]

Tennessee will be without two notable players for tonight's game

 

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[Tony_Tsoukalas]

 

[Tony_Tsoukalas]

Tennessee 8, Alabama 7 | 15:21, H1

Brandon Miller is 0-for-2 from 3 after missing all seven of his 3-point attempts against Auburn.

 

[Tide60T]

It’s already obvious the whistles will not be in Bama’s favor. Clowned was beat up in his layup shot.

 

[Tony_Tsoukalas]

It’s already obvious the whistles will not be in Bama’s favor.

Glad to see I'm not alone here lol

 

[Tony_Tsoukalas]

More turnovers than made field goals is never a good look, no matter how early you are in the game.

 

[coffee89]

Pringle knows how to rebound!

 

[Tony_Tsoukalas]

This is getting really chippy!

 

[aggietider]

Pringle knows how to rebound!

Yah when you can jump up to the roof, it helps rebounding.

 

[Codie B]

This inbounds thing has gotten past the point of beyond ridiculous.

 

[aggietider]

If there’s a worse team inbounding the ball, I’ve never seen them. I’ve ran that same set with high school and jr high teams and we understood how to handle the switches. We don’t know what to do when they switch.

 

[Secksbot]

This inbounds thing has gotten past the point of beyond ridiculous.

It’s kind of mind bottling.

 

[Tony_Tsoukalas]

It’s kind of mind bottling.

An Alabama tradition that stands the test of time.

 

[Codie B]

It’s kind of mind bottling.

Every team we play makes it look easy. When we have it, especially under the basket, I am biting my nails every time.

 

[TRT]

Do we not have any set inbounds plays?

 

[coffee89]

Yah when you can jump up to the roof, it helps rebounding.

This is the type of game that rebounding will require maximum effort.

 

[Codie B]

An Alabama tradition that stands the test of time.

Yep. Grant, then Avery, and now Oats. It is honestly like a Bama BB curse at this point.

 

[Tide60T]

Inbound plays need more movement with picks!

 

[aggietider]

I could fix a lot of our inbounds real fast, let Brandon Miller inbound the ball.

 

[Codie B]

This is the type of game that rebounding will require maximum effort.

I have not seen the stats, but it looks to me like we are getting beaten badly on the offensive boards.

 

[Codie B]

Do we not have any set inbounds plays?

Obviously not. 😟

 

[Tony_Tsoukalas]

What a dunk!

 

[kimbell]

Hope all the Bediako fans are happy

 

[Tony_Tsoukalas]

Tennessee 19, Alabama 15 | 7:42, H1

Tennessee has 10 points off eight Alabama turnovers. The Tide hasn't been able to capitalize on its three takeaways.

 

[Codie B]

Ridiculous turnovers. Can’t inbound. Getting beat bad on the offensive boards. Really just sloppy play so far.

 

[RammerJammer210]

This could be a lot worse… we have got to stop turning the ball over

 

[aggietider]

Do we not have any set inbounds plays?

We’ve ran a really good one 2-3 times tonight. The plays aren’t the issue.

 

[aggietider]

I have not seen the stats, but it looks to me like we are getting beaten badly on the offensive boards.

That’s what lots of motion, quality screens and knowing how to set up and use screens will get you….offensive rebounds.

 

[kimbell]

Hope all the Bediako fans are happy

 

[Tony_Tsoukalas]

You've got to take Quinerly out of the game here

 

[BAMACOASTIE]

I wish we were allowed to play the kind of defense Tennessee is playing. If we played the way Tennessee, is we wouldn't have a guy left on the court. They would have fouled out by now.

 

[Tony_Tsoukalas]

Woof. That's 11 turnovers in 15 minutes

 

[aggietider]

We are turning it over but man they are fouling the crap out of us.

 

[Codie B]

Woof. That's 11 turnovers in 15 minutes

This is truly the most sloppy game I can ever recall a Bama team playing. It is just unreal. Every time down the floor it is something else. Like the ball has grease on it every time we touch it.

 

[kimbell]

Recipe for beating bama. Hard d and push them away from the basket. Oh yeah, make them inbounds the ball. Joke

 

[RammerJammer210]

Tennessee is getting away with the physical play… we have to respond

 

[aggietider]

As bad as we’ve played, as much as we’ve turned it over, we are only down 2 on the road against a top 10 team. Just settle down a little and enjoy that for a minute.