A good weekend for the Tide...
Alabama had a thrilling win over Oregon State this past weekend. In the Championship game the Tide drilled a decent Villanova team by 22 points. So where does this Tide team stand today. It's hard to say. For me personally, there is a great deal of relief about the team. Alabama beat South Dakota State University and West Alabama. SDSU was a very good win. At the end of the season we will see why. After losing to Alabama SDSU went to Hofstra and got beat 66-63. This Hofstra team is a shoo-in for the NCAA Tournament and will have a chance at beating the all time record for wins in a single season by a Hofstra team. Long story short is that the 4-0 start makes me feel a lot better about the future of the team.
Between now and the start of the SEC season the Tide has some games against good teams. They particularly are going to get some good road tests.
College basketball fans understand that those three home games are against good teams with a history of NCAA Tournaments. There are two additional home games with Charleston Southern and Tulane. Can Alabama win all those games? It is not really reasonable to think that they can. The trips to VCU, Cincinnati, and Texas Tech will be tough. If Alabama could start in the SEC season with one or two losses I think that would be a good start. Once the SEC season gets underway the Tide is going into the belly of the beast and play Missouri. Missouri is a great team and program. That is one of the most anticipated games of the season in book, and I cannot wait to fire up the old RV and hit the road.
Here's how I'd rate the Tide players so far:
There is an obvious difference between the front court and back court. Gueye needs to step it up. Engstrom is playing solid and will get better. Jacobs has been limited by an ankle but once well he'll be a better player. The Belgium Waffle has been a pleasant surprised. He has some painful lessons to be learned but stepping up and knocking down that 3 and then getting a great assist has to excite him.
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Between now and the start of the SEC season the Tide has some games against good teams. They particularly are going to get some good road tests.
- Cincinnati 12/1
- VCU 12/15
- Texas Tech 12/19
- Dayton 12/5
- Mercer 12/22
- Oakland 1/5/2013
Here's how I'd rate the Tide players so far:
- Trevor Releford A
- Trevor Lacey A
- Levi Randolph A-
- Rodney Cooper A-
- Andrew Steele B-
- Nick Jacobs C+
- Carl Engstorm B
- Retin Obahasan C+
- Mousssa G. D
- Devonta Pollard Incomplete in fairness to him. If he doesn't pick it up soon it is going to be a hard season for him. I cannot believe how much better he plays in practice. Shell shocked might might describe him right now.
There is an obvious difference between the front court and back court. Gueye needs to step it up. Engstrom is playing solid and will get better. Jacobs has been limited by an ankle but once well he'll be a better player. The Belgium Waffle has been a pleasant surprised. He has some painful lessons to be learned but stepping up and knocking down that 3 and then getting a great assist has to excite him.
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