RELEFORD IN A LEAGUE OF HIS OWN...

       There may be a better point guard in the SEC. If so, I have no idea who he might be. Trevor Releford can take you off the dribble and make you look like you're stuck in mud. He can take you outside and kill you with bombs away. In between those two things, he is causing havoc and mayhem on defense. His hands are quicker than a pickpocket on a crowed subway. For the night he had 22 points on 7-15 shooting. He nailed 5-8 from behind the arc, had 3 steals, and 6 assists. He did get 5 minutes of rest. Trevor Lacey, who has been on fire of late had only 9 points including 1-7 from the arc, but he had 5 offensive rebounds, and 6 assists also. Levi Randolph, the third musketeer, had 10 points of 4-8 shooting including 2-4 from the 3 point line. All in all a good nights work for the trio. Their most important contribution? They kept Charleston Southern to only 21 three point attempt which was 9 below their season average. The Southern Conference team builds their offense from downtown. Friday night they Buccaneers only made only 8 threes. 8 threes in the SEC is a lot. In the Southern Conference it's just another walk in the park. 


Tide defense rules and Grants has a nice moment...


      This wasn't a good night for those fans who love an offensive explosion. If you like defense and watching a good Bama defensive effort effort you enjoyed the night. The biggest offensive excitement was the technical foul that Anthony got while screaming at an official for his ludicrous call on Gueye for a charge he didn't commit. It was also on of those great moments for the crowd. How many times have you seen a coach get a standing ovation after being nailed with a T. Grant got one. it was well deserved. He got it the old fashioned way - he earned it. For those who think that Coach is not emotional you missed a show. Bobby Knight would have been proud.

Bama takes a step back for a game...

      Bama won it's 5th game of the season and this one was ugly with a capital U. The Tide took four steps forward and then took on backward this Friday night in Tuscaloosa. The 1-3 Charleston Southern Buccaneers came in decided underdogs. They didn't play like they understood that however. Alabama had a nice little 9 point lead at half time. Then came the cold spell. Once again a cold spell. The offense just quit. To many of these cold spells will spell defeat on night, but it wasn't on Friday night. Some night it might cost the Tide a win, even a key win, but luckily for Alabama they have the defense to help weather the storm. Last season the Tide had the inside game to help avoid those games. Last night the Tide did some inside inside help. Gueye had a thee of blocked shots. Engram held his own inside and chipped in sis points. Jacobs only played eight minutes. I don't know what the deal was there. Probably two early fouls. When the season is over this will be a win, and it might be a win against against a conference champion. Rodney Cooper did not play due to tendonitis in his shooting shoulder.

Carl Engstrom played the best game of his career. He got the start and responded with 8 big boards, 6 points, 2 steals, and 2 blocked shots. If Bama could consistently get this type effort from the the Big Swede, Bama will be an SEC force.

By the way guess who is # 7 in the RPI this morning?

Not all the moves occurred on the floor were by the players....



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