LSU shoots 'Bama out of SEC
LSU just made too many uncontested
outside baskets for Bama to win. Alabama chose to cut off the inside and hope
for the best on the outside. It didn't happenThe Tigers decided to deny Trevor
Releford any avenue to the basket and that worked. We knocked down a couple of
early three point baskets and things looked okay. But in the end we were like
the little Dutch boy trying to plug more leaks than we had fingers. . For those
who are calling for Grant's head it just isn't going to happen this year unless
I have been mislead and misinformed
Mercifully, the season is over. This has
been the hardest season as an Alabama hoops fan in the seven decades I've been
a one. That would be the 1950's through tonight. That's a lot of games That's a
lot of coaches. I don't think it would really serve any point in pointing
fingers. We all know where the finger is aimed and rightfully so. I'm not going
to ding the players who were frequently outmanned and overmatched. I'm going to
tip my hat to Releford. He didn't have his best game but he is a great player
who will be fondly remembered in this State.
Some kudos are due to the team for never
ever hinted they were going to quit. Now is time to hit the road and pray that
the Tide can land at least one good player in the late period. Somewhere
between China and San Francisco's china town there must be one decent big man.
If we have to teach him English I don't care. I don't care if he is from
America, Canada, West Europe, or Asia let's find him. There are lots of great
players in Brazil and Argentina. Surely there is one who will come to Alabama
because he'd start in all likelihood. If he hangs hit hat in Africa let's start
a basketball safari and find him. Here's the deal - if we don't find someone
next season will be better but it won't approach great. Let's find a Sports
Pychologist co for Rodney Cooper and give him some post hypnotic suggestions
that's he's a beast. And for heaven's sake please find someone who can teach
our players to shoot free throws. This Taylor and Obasahan slinging and trying
one from behind the head is painful to
watch. I hope that Jimmy Taylor and Shannon Hale, along with a couple of
freshmen and transfers eat about 8000 calories a day and never leave the weight
room. I hope Cooper shoots 500 three point shot daily and finally understands that line
drives are great for baseball but not for shooting the ball. Please, this isn't
brain surgery. If I can teach 8th grade girls to make 80% surely the college
players can do the same thing.
Grant will be back. If Auburn hires Bruce
Pearl though I'm going to be sick. I'm already tired. I think that Mike White
is the most obvious choice for Auburn. Auburn
and perhaps Alabama (eventually) are going to be forced to hire a coach that
transcends the current status of their programs. Hey, Ben Howland may not be a people person
but he is a fine coach. Larry Brown is 73 but that's not old as it once was. I
wish Grant all the success in the world next season because he coaches Alabama.
That's what we must all do for another season, I guess. Frankly, I'm at a point where there seems like
there are no good options. I'm not defining Grants tenure by this season but
rather his five years that have passed like sand in an hour glass. We've run
out of sand. While I think that Grant can be successful next season we have to
consider what will happen he is isn't successful. Rebuilding will not the right
word for what the next coach will have to do. It's more post Civil War
reconstruction and all the problems that go with it. Think Mississippi State to
get a better idea. I'm going to bed. I have a bad headache.
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