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re: Tide Hoops | Offseason

Posted by Robot Santa on 5/7/24 at 2:49 pm
Yeah Pickiell is basically Anthony Grant. He can coach up some smothering defenses but the offense is always going to be anywhere from unimpressive to downright putrid. ...

re: Tide Hoops | Offseason

Posted by Robot Santa on 5/7/24 at 10:54 am
Yeah, I have a lot of issues with the NBA but very few of them are related to the product on the court. The prevailing culture of teaming up with other star players and forcing the trades necessary to make it happen with your own shitty, unprofessional behavior is at the top of the list. ...

re: Tide Hoops | Offseason

Posted by Robot Santa on 5/6/24 at 8:35 pm
[quote]The tournament’s winning team would get another $1 million in NIL funding.[/quote] Anyone else deeply uncomfortable with this? Especially in a tournament being played in fricking Las Vegas. ...

re: Tide Hoops | Offseason

Posted by Robot Santa on 5/6/24 at 4:11 pm
[quote]Nobody is developing players at the high major level. So every team will have similar early season chemistry issues.[/quote] I wouldn't go quite that far. Development just looks different. These days it's less about taking a raw freshman and turning him into a savvy, reliable senior and mo...

re: Tide Hoops | Offseason

Posted by Robot Santa on 5/6/24 at 8:21 am
[quote] It's a great problem to have, but one of the challenges for Oats next year may be managing team chemistry with all the guys upset with PT.[/quote] Just unofficial blue blood problems. In all seriousness though, successfully managing a talented locker room full of big egos and diverse ...

re: Tide Hoops | Offseason

Posted by Robot Santa on 5/5/24 at 6:42 pm
Tipton is now an honorary Gump. ...

re: Tide Hoops | Offseason

Posted by Robot Santa on 5/5/24 at 1:40 pm
[quote]I just hope we get picked to finish 5th in the SEC again. Seems that works out for us.[/quote] There will be some votes for UTk, Kentucky, and probably Arkansas from the media, but if Sears is back I'd be shocked if we aren't the overwhelming favorites to win the conference. The roster is ...

re: Tide Hoops | Offseason

Posted by Robot Santa on 5/5/24 at 12:59 pm
[quote]Hubert = Drake Oats = Kendrick. Just waking up every day with new intentions to bomb on him [/quote] I love Oats, but he still hasn't done anything half as creative as recording an entire song in A minor while talking shite about how someone is a fricking pedo. :lol:...

re: Tide Hoops | Offseason

Posted by Robot Santa on 5/5/24 at 12:57 pm
[quote]This basketball roster is reaching those Saban era football rosters where the only team that was beating Alabama was Alabama[/quote] Well that's not really how basketball works, but (assuming Sears is back) it is by far the deepest roster I can ever remember us having. No reason why we can...

re: Tide Hoops | Offseason

Posted by Robot Santa on 5/5/24 at 10:57 am
[quote]I feel like Cliff is Bama bound. Him and Nelson just followed each other and he's following over half our team now but like none from the other teams.[/quote] Is this still indicative of anything or have they figured out that people know to track social media follows and this is the new...

re: Tide Hoops | Offseason

Posted by Robot Santa on 5/3/24 at 2:56 pm
[quote]Imagine being a Nigerian immigrant that's athletically gifted. And you come to America and are about to get a life-changing opportunity. Then you end up having slick Preston Murphy and Roll Tide Willie joining in forces to recruit you. Talk about Yin and Yang.[/quote] You've basically desc...

re: Tide Hoops | Offseason

Posted by Robot Santa on 5/3/24 at 12:11 pm
He gets it. Now that KD has left to conquer Virginia, this is Mark's state. :lol:...
If there are 1000 people who are in poverty for every 1 bro whose dad owns a dealership then it's still poor as frick. ...

re: Tide Hoops | Offseason

Posted by Robot Santa on 5/3/24 at 7:54 am
McDermott's reaction was "oh frick that's a foul please don't call it, oh thank God I can't believe they didn't call it, frick yeah". Everyone watching knew it was a foul except the guys responsible for calling it. ...

re: Tide Hoops | Offseason

Posted by Robot Santa on 4/30/24 at 3:50 pm
[quote]If Ugonna can get more physical on the defensive glass he's a monster.[/quote] Needs to be more physical in general and learn to defend without leaving his feet or swinging his arms. He's got some kind of fricking stupid 7'6" wingspan. There's no need for him to do any of that. He just need...

re: Tide Hoops | Offseason

Posted by Robot Santa on 4/30/24 at 12:14 pm
[quote]The NBA announced the list today but he probably entered his name in at the same time as Sears. He just didn’t make an announcement for it.[/quote] I guess that's what I get for not considering the source was Rodak. ...

re: Tide Hoops | Offseason

Posted by Robot Santa on 4/30/24 at 12:12 pm
That and if you just didn't recruit anyone looking for money you would end up with a shitty mid-major roster. Good players get paid now. Even a couple of born and raised Gumps like Miller and Sears aren't playing here for free anymore. ...

re: Tide Hoops | Offseason

Posted by Robot Santa on 4/30/24 at 12:03 pm
[quote]The reality is he's 6'11", can clearly shoot, has a year of high level college ball under his belt, and has a basketball pedigree to boot. Not to mention a sky high ceiling given his age. There's a solid chance a team takes him this year. We need to be prepared for that.[/quote] I think he...

re: Tide Hoops | Offseason

Posted by Robot Santa on 4/30/24 at 9:58 am
I'd imagine the only reason no one has tried yet is because the lawyers can't find a client. The number of athletes competing in sports where there's a lot of NIL money being spent who are actually willing to pursue a PhD, MD, JD, MBA, etc. while playing sports is likely very small. And that's proba...