I was unable to watch the Clemson game live as I was out of town and it was on a strange ACC Network, but I was able to watch the replay.
Alabama has played two teams that are ranked top 20 in defensive efficiency (Stanford and Clemson) and were shut down. They’re problem is there’s no flow to the offense and it seems to be dribble and pass until someone is ready to shoot. Alabama is at their best when they are moving, screening, and cutting to get someone open in the corner or the wing.
Offensively they shot the worst I’ve seen them under Nate Oats. 3-22 from 3, even though 18-20 from the FT was nice to see. Jaden Shackelford is starting to press way too much and it is killing the team, not to mention he’s a liability defensively. He should specifically be a catch and shoot guy and should only dribble once at the most. He’s at his best when he shoots a set shot within the rhythm of the offense.
The defense continues to play pretty solid this season after a rough start. Alabama ranks top 50 in both offensive and defensive efficiency, but they haven’t gotten consistent yet. Which is understandable due to not having a normal preseason and offseason with so many new faces. I’d suggest start Primo in the place of Shack and giving Ellis and Gary more minutes. Both guys can shoot and two of our better defenders. Rebounding is another issue, mainly offensive rebounding. Coach Oats mentioned it after the game that you cannot miss that many shots and not have any 2nd chance points. That’s effort and it wasn’t there against Clemson. They give a lot of effort, but just not consistently.
Alabama will have another tough test against a good Furman squad at home on Tuesday before playing Houston later this week (I Honestly don’t think that game will be played because of Houston’s COVID situation). If they can defeat Furman and ETSU, it was a solid (not great) non conference given the toughness of the schedule.
Alabama has played two teams that are ranked top 20 in defensive efficiency (Stanford and Clemson) and were shut down. They’re problem is there’s no flow to the offense and it seems to be dribble and pass until someone is ready to shoot. Alabama is at their best when they are moving, screening, and cutting to get someone open in the corner or the wing.
Offensively they shot the worst I’ve seen them under Nate Oats. 3-22 from 3, even though 18-20 from the FT was nice to see. Jaden Shackelford is starting to press way too much and it is killing the team, not to mention he’s a liability defensively. He should specifically be a catch and shoot guy and should only dribble once at the most. He’s at his best when he shoots a set shot within the rhythm of the offense.
The defense continues to play pretty solid this season after a rough start. Alabama ranks top 50 in both offensive and defensive efficiency, but they haven’t gotten consistent yet. Which is understandable due to not having a normal preseason and offseason with so many new faces. I’d suggest start Primo in the place of Shack and giving Ellis and Gary more minutes. Both guys can shoot and two of our better defenders. Rebounding is another issue, mainly offensive rebounding. Coach Oats mentioned it after the game that you cannot miss that many shots and not have any 2nd chance points. That’s effort and it wasn’t there against Clemson. They give a lot of effort, but just not consistently.
Alabama will have another tough test against a good Furman squad at home on Tuesday before playing Houston later this week (I Honestly don’t think that game will be played because of Houston’s COVID situation). If they can defeat Furman and ETSU, it was a solid (not great) non conference given the toughness of the schedule.
