Nate Oats off and running to start frenetic basketball offseason
Four days ago, Nate Oats wrapped up his fourth season as head coach of Buffalo with a tough loss in the second round of the NCAA tournament.Three days ago he was checking voicemails after landing back in upstate New York and discovered one from Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne.
Norfolk State 80, Alabama 79: A change has got to come at the top
March 20, 2019 Comments Off on Norfolk State 80, Alabama 79: A change has got to come at the top
In an unsatisfactory yet entirely appropriate ending to a lost season, top-seeded Alabama blew yet another double-digit lead at Coleman Coliseum and fell 80-79 in overtime to No. 8 Norfolk State in the first round of the NIT.
Continue reading …Avery Johnson needs to use NIT to focus on future
March 19, 2019 Comments Off on Avery Johnson needs to use NIT to focus on future
In two previous NIT trips, Avery Johnson stuck with his conventional strategies and rotations – and got a pair of lackluster losses for his trouble with teams that clearly were uninterested in playing any more basketball.
Continue reading …Kentucky 73, Alabama 55: Tide falls meekly as UK approaches peak form
March 15, 2019 Comments Off on Kentucky 73, Alabama 55: Tide falls meekly as UK approaches peak form
For the fourth consecutive season, the Crimson Tide crashed out of the SEC tournament on a Big Blue wave, as fourth-ranked Kentucky dispatched Alabama 73-55 in a quarterfinal matchup in Nashville.
Continue reading …Alabama’s postseason fate may depend on upsetting Wildcats again
March 14, 2019 Comments Off on Alabama’s postseason fate may depend on upsetting Wildcats againBy Chris DePew TideFans.com Staff March 15, 2019 Where to watch: Alabama (18-14 – #60 Pomeroy Rating) vs. No. 4 Kentucky (26-5 – #8), Today 6 p.m. Central, Bridgestone Arena (Nashville), SEC Network Who to watch: Herbert Jones. January’s upset of the Wildcats is best remembered as Tevin Mack’s breakout game, with six made 3-pointers. […]
Continue reading …Alabama 62, Ole Miss 57: Unlikely heroes keep Bama bubble inflated
March 14, 2019 Comments Off on Alabama 62, Ole Miss 57: Unlikely heroes keep Bama bubble inflatedBy Chris DePew TideFans.com Staff March 14, 2019 Having already erased an earlier 16-point deficit, Alabama scored the last seven points of the game in the last 94 seconds to upset Ole Miss 62-57 and advance to the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament in Nashville. What did we learn today?: This team played hard even […]
Continue reading …Pressure on to duplicate what worked against Rebels in regular season
March 13, 2019 Comments Off on Pressure on to duplicate what worked against Rebels in regular seasonBy Chris DePew TideFans.com Staff March 14, 2019 Where to watch: Alabama (17-14 – #60 Pomeroy Rating) vs. Ole Miss (20-11 – #43) – Today 6 p.m. Central, Bridgestone Arena (Nashville), SEC Network Who to watch: John Petty. If Bama is to rescue its season again with another unlikely SEC tournament run, it badly needs […]
Continue reading …Arkansas 82, Alabama 70: Another harsh reckoning for underdeveloped Tide
March 9, 2019 Comments Off on Arkansas 82, Alabama 70: Another harsh reckoning for underdeveloped TideFaced with the latest in what seems like an unending string of win-or-else games, Alabama once again opted for “else,” fading badly in the second half to conclude the regular season with an uninspiring 82-70 loss at Arkansas.
Continue reading …Arkansas trip is last best chance to reverse ugly trends
March 9, 2019 Comments Off on Arkansas trip is last best chance to reverse ugly trends
Whether it is an over reliance on 17-year-old Kira Lewis late in the year or teams getting more tape on Avery Johnson’s offensive sets, Bama’s last best chance to correct course will be against the Hogs, who are giving up 72.9 points per game and haven’t held anyone besides Vanderbilt under 70 points since the end of January.
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Commentary: Thoughts on a basketball interregnum
March 24, 2019 Comments Off on Commentary: Thoughts on a basketball interregnumWith Avery Johnson officially out after four seasons as Alabama’s basketball coach, a few scattered thoughts…
Defections are coming, but that would have happened either way:
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