Tide gets ready for Auburn tonight...
Pearl vs. Grant: Round One
Is today the most important game for Anthony Grant since he arrived at the Capstone? If you listen to a lot of fans there is no doubt that a loss to Auburn will set off a hell storm of "fire him today" posts. I don't know whether that is fair or not, but I believe it is true. It's also a story that simply cannot ignored or glossed over as some of the large state newspapers have done. It's Alabama vs. Auburn and that brings the fringe fans in from the curb to voice their opinions. There is absolutely no one who should say that Alabama is a bad team, or they haven't improved from last season. But Auburn doesn't bring out level headed thinking, nor should it do so. This is rivalry. This is one of those games when the Tigers hit the number 44 on the scoreboard you are going to hear some noise.But this is one game where everyone is an Anthony Grant fan. If you aren't then you aren't a Tide fan in my eyes.
Big game for NCAA hopes tonight...
Alabama can lose the KU, Arkansas, and South Carolina and fans aren't happy. We are just a second or two away from being 4-1 in conference play. You might not take any solace in that statement, but we are not a bad eam. We aren't a good team either. We are right on the edge of being good or being bad, and as odd as that may sound it is ture. The Tide is 12-6. One game you cannot lose in any season is to Auburn at home. This game is electrified by the return of Bruce Pearl, who may be a jerk of a human to many, but he can coach. Today, they aren't grading on character only points scored. Many fans continue to write that 'Bama should have hired Bruce Pearl. Are you serious? This man could go right into snake oil sales after coaching and not miss a beat. I would compare him to a used car salesman but I don't want to demean those guys. Like him, or hate him, here he comes. Of all the things that Pearl needs to do to establish a better program is to beat Alababam and Coach Grant. That is the apex of his goals this season. He needs to beat Grant twice. He knows that he can stab a dagger in the heart of our head coach with those wins.
On the opposite side of the coin, Coach Grant knows this is probalbly the biggest game of the season. A lot of people think that Grant is finished with a loss and a stumbling finish to the season. I don't think that will happen, but I hope and pray the Tide wins just so I can enjoy reading the forum on TiderInsider in relative peace. Regardless, this is the very definition of a must win game for the Tide. They need to stay in the SEC race, the NCAA hunt, and to keep a house from becoming divided. Abraham Lincoln said that a house divided will not stand, and that is where we are in our basketball program. I personally am pleased with the coaching of Grant this season, but he still hasn't signed any truly dominant big men. So who should win today?
Some Keys to winning...
1. Rebound better. At least come close to breaking even.
2. Shoot the three to break down the AU Zone. Make 5-8
3. Penetrate so we can shoot 25 free throws.
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4. Keep the turnovers to around 10.
5. Better perimeter defense to keep Taylor out of foul trouble
6. The crowd needs to be somewhere around 10 on the noise meter all game.
Pearl vs. Grant: Round One
Big game for NCAA hopes tonight...
Alabama opened the SEC with two wins, and then lost three. The loss to South Carolina was one that we should have won. I'm just glad Kentucky has gone home, and the Tide lost an heartbreaker to Arkansas on the road. I don't have to cow tail to the SEC like big time media so I will say we got hosed by the refs. he Tide lost four starters in the Arkansas game on a lot of bad calls, a whole lot of bad calls. Did the officiating lose that game? Probably it did. It was as bad as anything I've ever seen. But as an Alabama fan I was still proud of our team for hanging. I was happy we could put five on the floor for the start of the overtime.
This Tide coach cannot lose to Auburn...
Alabama can lose the KU, Arkansas, and South Carolina and fans aren't happy. We are just a second or two away from being 4-1 in conference play. You might not take any solace in that statement, but we are not a bad eam. We aren't a good team either. We are right on the edge of being good or being bad, and as odd as that may sound it is ture. The Tide is 12-6. One game you cannot lose in any season is to Auburn at home. This game is electrified by the return of Bruce Pearl, who may be a jerk of a human to many, but he can coach. Today, they aren't grading on character only points scored. Many fans continue to write that 'Bama should have hired Bruce Pearl. Are you serious? This man could go right into snake oil sales after coaching and not miss a beat. I would compare him to a used car salesman but I don't want to demean those guys. Like him, or hate him, here he comes. Of all the things that Pearl needs to do to establish a better program is to beat Alababam and Coach Grant. That is the apex of his goals this season. He needs to beat Grant twice. He knows that he can stab a dagger in the heart of our head coach with those wins.
On the opposite side of the coin, Coach Grant knows this is probalbly the biggest game of the season. A lot of people think that Grant is finished with a loss and a stumbling finish to the season. I don't think that will happen, but I hope and pray the Tide wins just so I can enjoy reading the forum on TiderInsider in relative peace. Regardless, this is the very definition of a must win game for the Tide. They need to stay in the SEC race, the NCAA hunt, and to keep a house from becoming divided. Abraham Lincoln said that a house divided will not stand, and that is where we are in our basketball program. I personally am pleased with the coaching of Grant this season, but he still hasn't signed any truly dominant big men. So who should win today?
Some Keys to winning...
- Alabama is a better team in my opinion.
- Auburn has better offensive players
- Bama has a much better defense.
- Auburn can rebound
- Alabama is one of the poorest reboundng teams I've ever seen
- Alabama has the best leadership
- Auburn has been together long enough to find any real cohesion.
- Alabama finally had a game where they made some three point shots.
- Justin Coleman and Riley Norris have proved to me they belong on the floor.
- Alabama seems to play better with Norris in the game. He isn't afraid to mix it up.
- If Coleman can produce anywhere close to iperformance we are going to win games
- Ricky Tarrant is still limping and that's not good.
- Levi Randolph will you please start shooting. again.
- Someone tell Jimmy Taylor you don't have to contest every shot
- Ditto that for Michael Kessens.
- Thank you Rodney Cooper for stepping up like the senior you are.
- Grant coach one heck of a game against Arkasansas, and you can whine but he did a great job.
- Retin Obasahan is playing a little better and he is a team on the bench. That's important.
1. Rebound better. At least come close to breaking even.
2. Shoot the three to break down the AU Zone. Make 5-8
3. Penetrate so we can shoot 25 free throws.
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4. Keep the turnovers to around 10.
5. Better perimeter defense to keep Taylor out of foul trouble
6. The crowd needs to be somewhere around 10 on the noise meter all game.
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