re: Tide Hoops | 31-6 (16-2)

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but on the other hand Alabama basketball.

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"Bama basketball didn't mean to do it. He didn't mean to hurt me. It was an accident. If I just didn't talk back so much, nothing would've happened. He told me he loves me. So I'll give them another chance."

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but on the other hand Alabama basketball

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I understand but this team is different than any previous team. It's never had a shooter like Miller mixed with a number of other very good players, with easily the best strategic and tactical coach they've ever had. The defense is elite. Just wish that they had a more reliable 3rd and 4th scorer and that the backup PG (Bradley) can play 10-12 productive minutes. The positive thing about the 3rd and 4th scorers is that they're not always needed and if so, there are 7 legitimate candidates (Clowney, Sears, Chuck, Griffen, Pringle, Gurley, Burnette), though most have been inconsistent of late.

It is also facing a path easier than any previous Alabama team has faced. Alabama has had an incredibly star crossed draw in the past: historic Indiana in 76, NC with Worthy, Perkins and Jordan in 82, outstanding Bama teams that almost won both of those games, Pitino's UK in 86, scalding hot (14-20 70% from 3)/Final 4 Providence in 87, Bo Kimble's ULM in 90, number 2 Ark in 91, hot though under-seeded UCLA in 2021. All of those games in the Sweet 16 and all close except for Prov and Ark.

Now the number 1 seed overall, as opposed to the past when Bama usually under-achieved during the reg season and got bad seeds meaning you are more likely to play highly seeded teams earlier.