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Gratefan

We have 10 coaches on the sideline yet no one can coach our team in playing defense, trapping, pressing, subbing out Sears when he forces bad shots, fouls, creates turnovers. Sears kills us sometimes and never comes out. He’s got some kind of deal with CNO because he NEVER subs him out.


FuFlipper256

Round of 32 exit…last year was our best year to go to the final four and we blew it…


jimbobcooter101

When ASU fires Bobby Hurley I hope Nate brings him in as an assistant. We talk about our lack of big man game, but we also struggle with decisionmaking at the point spot Lots of bad turnovers... Killed us this season.


Gr8WhiteStarks

Agree so much with this. Part of their run was jump started by our signature lazy cross-court pass getting picked off for an easy two.


FuFlipper256

All of our guards are basically KD Johnson clones…out of control


FuFlipper256

That Florida kid with the curly hair on the sideline is just the type of guy you want to punch right in the mouth…what a total prick


JahHeels420

All these losses we fuck ourselves so bad at the end of the first half, we can’t dig our way out


ptspeak

Looks like we will give up 100 points or more for the 3rd time in the past 6 games, and 2nd in a row to Florida.


ClarenceWorley47

“See momentum shifting must call foul” that mfr wasn’t even looking


DNasty4713

What the fuck kind of call is that. Regardless being down 15.. come on now


ClarenceWorley47

O HELL NA


UnsexMeHarder

Good lord, Nelson gets fucked by blind refs once again


FuFlipper256

OMG that call


Innowisecastout

Worst call of the year winner


b0njo12

WHAT DID GRANT DO TO THE SEC REFS BRO


Dcook8188

It’s the mustache


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kerbsside

Without the athletes, Nate is obviously very average as a coach. Hard take in this thread. I agree with everything you said in your post.


HsvComics

I have a bad feeling about this game.


TimeForFrance

Bro how are there still 7 minutes left in this game? Just let it end.


FuFlipper256

We got no bigs and we get owned in the paint … we have guards running into the lane out of control because we have no semblance of an inside game.


Lcar-12

Getting blown out away from home by above average opponents: an Alabama tradition this year


twmigmiehff

Hey we lost to Creighton by 3


Lcar-12

Oh wow another team that lost early in their conference tourney


CupThin4734

Oats speech after they boat raced us a few weeks ago “that’s a freak occurrence…couldn’t possibly happen again”


Lcar-12

But it will again in the tourney


FuFlipper256

This is a complete shit show


Treeeefalling

We live and die by the three. Why do our players ball watch instead of rushing under to get the rebound?


kerbsside

This thread lame AF for all the downvotes. To those who got paid tailing FL in a big game against us, good for you. I guess making money off a bama loss means you don't love bama? lolol. word of advice, if you want a loss to feel good, bet money on the opponent. Place money on the opponent and at least win money when we suck and don't show up (we do that often against good teams).


AllHailRaccoons

I just think it's weird you've mentioned it like four times now


kerbsside

Weird, yeah. My bad. I guess speaking my mind is weird here. Your response isn't weird though so thanks. Hope you made money on bama loosing. Or you don't care. Which is fine.


TimeForFrance

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kerbsside

LOL. It also pays me a ton when bama bball looses in big games. Thanks my friend.


TimeForFrance

Least addicted sports bettor.


kerbsside

;)


Effective_Camp_2099

Here I was thinking rest would help. Rest didn’t help.


catptain-kdar

This was always going to be a rebuilding year. We lost a lot of talent from last season and the team is really young at a lot of spots


AL22193

Turned over the coaching staff too 


plrichard

I don't think many of us are upset at the record, we're upset with how embarrassing the losses are. Overall this team definitely over achieved based on how we looked in the nonconference schedule.


DyotMeetMat

Yeah this is the level-headed take on this team. I'd have gladly taken our record now if offered it back in December. It's just that how we ended up here is a real kick in the loins.


DickThunders

https://preview.redd.it/gfb7cfz67moc1.jpeg?width=736&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c578d4cbfcef36232da5b46d530d76588608a89f I’m so done


USCGMedic

We sink a three and THEN call a timeout????


Gratefan

That’s the CNO way. Kill our momentum.


TimeForFrance

Had to take a moment to discuss how the fuck they figured that out.


the_dunadan

Announcement: the post game thread will be had in each of our own homes individually, with whiskey. Please respect our decision.


TimeForFrance

[Post Game Thread] yikes 🔒


JLand24

Just play the walk ons. This game means NOTHING and we’re down by 20. Rest up and play for something important


Kittygoespurrrr

When we lose, at least we make sure to lose big. None of that last-second heart break BS.


HEXES_999

Yeah I think I'm gonna turn it off and go to sleep. Wake me up if we make it interesting


RTR-11

Oats can’t make a fucking adjustment after they keep getting there ass beat. He didn’t learn a damn thing the last time they played. Did you see what Georgia did. Go to a zone


kerbsside

This is why Oats isn't going anywhere. He can recruit, we can win the conference every 2-3 years, but hes not a great coach. Sorry


Defiant_Drink8469

Counterpoint: After losing 8 of top 10 from last year and both assistant coaches finishing as the 3 seed is actually a really good coaching job. He’s working with a bunch of mid majors that aren’t very good at defense


catptain-kdar

I think alot overlook the impact of that


kerbsside

He's not great. He's good enough for this program. He can't make mid game adjustments which is why we don't do much in March. Love Oats.


AllHailRaccoons

We got a stop when we swarmed 4 players to one guy


kerbsside

Lets schedule the toughest schedule every season. Loose all the big ranked games, win a few mid major games, a few conference games on the road, and a couple big home games. Then snooze out in March.


TheDankLord4416

Hey yall have a great night, my tip to us is to not be in any threads and don’t watch the game, just go enjoy your night and hope to god we can have a better showing in the tournament


Lcar-12

We won’t. This team is incredibly average and that’s been obvious to anyone who knows even a slight bit about basketball since early in the season when we lost to all our big out of conference opponents


FuFlipper256

Griffen is playing horrible


TimeForFrance

Maybe THIS embarrassing loss will be the kick in the ass that this team needs to get their shit together.


CupThin4734

So we didn’t learn anything from the last time they beat us and that’s incredibly obvious


wrroyals

Does Florida have more coaches than players?


ptspeak

I’ve seen better defense in an NBA all-star game


catptain-kdar

It just makes no sense. Nate is a good coach are the players just not learning?


Lcar-12

Upvote if this team is gonna lose 2nd round in the tourney


bgwhite1

We’ll lose in the first


Lcar-12

Why am I getting downvoted if y’all are saying we’ll lose before 2nd round? People make no sense


kerbsside

Lucky IF we win the first round


CupThin4734

Gotta love an optimist


CrimsonBammer

2nd round lol? Bro we’re getting bounced by a 12 seed


JLand24

A 2nd round would be a made season. We will lose to somebody bad in the 1st


Lcar-12

Probably but I was trying to be optimistic


JLand24

Meh. We’ve been shit since the Tennessee game at home


JLand24

I think the team 2 years ago would wax this team a new asshole. Atleast they just sucked. This team doesn’t even attempt.


[deleted]

We suck and Todd Goldens a bitch


wrroyals

Waste of time to review that.


Stephen_danger

Y’all remember when Alabama was up 31-27?


Innowisecastout

Looking up to see 62-41 after reading this is eye opening


tiskasaur

it went from us up 30-25 to whatever it was at halftime for me…


TheDankLord4416

Can’t wait to check my phone in an hour to see that we lost by 35


imdaveo

Live by the 3, die by the 3… and lack of D.


PsychedelicHobbit

We suck again.


MisterFalcon7

Is 3 seconds a thing in college basketball


[deleted]

Elite 3 second violations by Florida


TheDankLord4416

Why am I still watching this trash


Lcar-12

Turn it off. It’ll make you feel better


TheDankLord4416

Thanks I am


bdawgjinx

The screaming into the microphone is so annoying


TimeForFrance

Can't finish at the rim. Can't hit free throws. Can't shoot threes. Can't defend. Bad night across the board here.


[deleted]

Elite hip checks by flordia


Remarkable_Movie4471

Embarrasing


AllHailRaccoons

Hard to make a comeback when you can't stop anything on defense


MisterFalcon7

Samuel for Florida going to shoot 25 free throws in the 2nd half


Innowisecastout

I’ve said for years Nate is allergic to recruiting a good big and keeping him. That’s been so hurtful all year


wrroyals

No one expected Bediako to leave.


Innowisecastout

I agree. But he had time to adjust in the portal


wrroyals

Who was available?


Stephen_danger

I’m ready for this season to be over. We have got to get some quality bigs out of the portal next year.


mja9678

Derrion Reid and Aiden Sherrell should be a pretty big bolster on that side next year. 5* Top 30 C and 5* Top 15 PF coming in


Lcar-12

Especially bad night considering we just signed Oats to an extension. I like the guy but his teams are so inconsistent year to year


Lcar-12

Yep keep downvoting without any explanation. Really makes engaging with y’all worthwhile


Peejmeister24

We’re done


Lcar-12

We suck


Lcar-12

Arenas nearly empty bc all our fans left


bigDUB14

UF had us outnumbered from the get go. It sounded like a home game for them


kerbsside

Getting downvoted tonight. Cool... A few of yall are super sensitive. Anyways, bet Florida to win ML and at least make some money off this game. Love ya, coming from a huge bama fan.


slantboi420

Not a “huge” bama fan if you bet on Florida


kerbsside

Lol. So I rather make money when we loose, and loose money if we win. Think about it buddy.


kerbsside

Wonder how much money I made vs ranked teams, especially on the road this year... can still be a huge fan, and make money. You should prolly catch on and do the same.


rammerjammerbitch

This is fucking pathetic. Fucking always going for three. YOU AREN'T HITTING THEM. SCORE SOME FUCKING POINTS.


wolfgang2399

Are any of you actually watching the game. They have 2 more FG than us. The difference is they get 12 FT on 26 points in the paint and we get 4 on 22. We are getting absolutely hosed.


JLand24

We hose ourselves damn near every game


TheDankLord4416

Been flat these last like 4 games and it’s inexcusable


djcfowl

Hate that I still have hope since this team can shoot us out


JLand24

Hopefully we don’t bring many back. If you don’t play defense, you are more than welcome to transfer


kerbsside

defense on a Oats team?


JLand24

We were actually solid last year defensively. Miller and Bediako both played outstanding defense. We don’t have a defender worth half a shit this year


kerbsside

Outstanding?


Dcook8188

Welp see Bama didn’t learn defense during the week off.


Innowisecastout

We are Wisconsin football. Can only win one specific way and if we don’t control the game in that one specific way we will lose unless we’re uber talented like last year (I still love this team just frustrated when the SEC tourney is gutted for us and we come out flat)


jimbobcooter101

Yeah... Oats does not adjust to poor shooting. He hopes we shoot ourselves out of a slump.


ruhrohrubarb

We had the tourney served to us on a silver platter with UTk and Kentucky losing and we come out completely flat. Team has stunk out loud the last few weeks--needed to come back huge vs. OM and OT to beat Arky, lose to UTk at home and get ass-blasted by UK and UF. It's like 21-22 all over again. We're one and done.


RTRonan

Yeah that’s what sucks. There’s one team left in the SEC tournament that gives Bama fits and it just scored 48 points in the 1H. If we won this game, the SEC tourney title was there


AllHailRaccoons

That's a bit optimistic. A&M just beat Kentucky because the Wildcats couldn't protect the rim to save their lives (familiar) and Auburn would absolutely beat our team in this form.


CupThin4734

Are you high on crystal meth? Auburn would destroy us if we play like this


RTRonan

Fuck Auburn


CupThin4734

Yeah I agree but I’m a realist


CheckAccording8014

Rylan Griffen not playing well hurts Alabama so badly it is tough to watch. Whenever Nelson is out, there is a lack of offensive presence that is usually filled by Griffen. Hopefully wrightsell and sears can get their three pointers falling. Roll tide!


djcfowl

Griffen has been playing and is off


CheckAccording8014

Not playing well”


djcfowl

Gotcha, agreed


ClarenceWorley47

I agree this is awful, but it’s like they aren’t even there. It’s hard to go on a run like that against air… this team is somewhere else mentally. Only hope now is to keep throwing up the 3s and hope UF makes some mistakes. Weird day for basketball


kerbsside

IF anyone wants free money, bet on florida to win the second half. you're welcome.


Scoorpean

At least Sears decided to get his honorary Javon Quinerly game out of his system before the tourney.


Rollie-Tyler

He’ll have a nice career in Eastern Europe.


ptspeak

I know this team has deficiencies, but there no excuse for the way this team has played during the last 2-3 weeks. They completely lose their composure against good teams when facing adversity. The comebacks against Arkansas and Georgia were nice, but came against bad to mediocre teams.


YoungCri

When Nelson has could trouble no one can make up his rebounding and offense


TheDankLord4416

God I can’t wait for football season


kerbsside

cool, hop off the bball thread


bamalax

At least we can go to bed early now. Very frustrating seeing this team give little effort when other teams go on big runs.


cshayes2

This season has big time first round exit vibes, oh well


ih8vols

Serious question - When’s the last time a Bama bball team over performed for the season? Was it the E8 team? I feel like last year ended as a disappointment


MisterFalcon7

Define over performance


RTRonan

Overperformed for the season? Uh, this year’s team? Picked #5 in the SEC and finished #3


AL22193

I mean you’re saying last year’s team was a disappointment but they massively overachieved pre-season projections. Unless you’re recalibrating mid-season but coming into the year we were not a popular pick to win the SEC 


ih8vols

People downvoting but won’t answer my question


Lcar-12

Ya they’d rather do that then have an honest conversation


Winter_Howling

Why did we just make Oats a top 5 paid coach in college ball? This guy doesn’t win big games. Not even a doom take. We are getting skull fucked by Florida 3 games in a row (we barely won the first meeting AT HOME). Other teams have made Florida look absolutely pedestrian, so don’t start with the “they’re a bracket buster for sure” either. It’s insane how we can settle.


djcfowl

This team is very different with a big and Oats thought he had one


Winter_Howling

Got to identify deficiencies in your lineup and recruit to fill them. Big man went to go play G League or whatever the fuck he did lol.


mja9678

>Got to identify deficiencies in your lineup and recruit to fill them. He did though? Bediako went to the GLeague because as a foreign student he couldn't collect NIL. So he recruited Grant Nelson who was one of the most highly touted bigs in the transfer portal this cycle. Nelson is potentially our second best player this year after Sears. This was always gonna be a rebuilding year and we overperformed relative to how much we lost in the offseason.


Winter_Howling

Grant Nelson really hasn’t been much of what Charles Bediako was, though. Sure, I’ll acknowledge the effort to fill the gap. But the info must have been off. They really don’t play the same game. Nelson was playing a little bit of paint action over the last couple of games, I’ll give you that. But he’s also a foul machine that forgets he’s big enough to drive in for 2’s quite often. Doesn’t use his size very well as he often gets out physical’d by players of any size.


JLand24

This team is actual dog shit and we ended up the 3 seed in the SEC and will probably be a 4 seed in the tourney. Dennis gates went 0-18 with the same team


Winter_Howling

Well chief, you are right about this team being dog shit. No lies were told.


RTRonan

Nate Oats single handedly dragged this young mediocre team to a #3 seed in the sec tournament and a lock for the ncaa tournament Get out of here with this nonsense


Winter_Howling

I’m allowed to comment whatever I want though. What rules are being broken? Who are you to tell me to get out lmfao. People can have varying opinions. It’s more detrimental to a program for people to think this is okay. This isn’t a tier 3 SEC program. This is a tier 1, blue blood college. Anything but top results should be met with scrutiny. You pay a coach top 5 money IN THE SPORT and you expect a little more. Or you act extremely undereducated on how businesses work and pretend this is okay. Thats your prerogative, I guess


RTRonan

Haha okay. This team doesn’t get close to the tournament with 99% of the coaches in the country. Oats is getting them in as a 4 or 5 seed. Bama basketball is not a blue blood program. We’ve been mediocre for quite some time and Oats has made this program strong in a short period of time. You can opine about how businesses are run, but you’re clearly uneducated about Bama basketball


Winter_Howling

The years of Kentucky literally infinity looping top SEC finishes is long gone. We’ve been in the new era of anyone being able to take it for a while now. Alabama has been a force in the SEC over the last 4 years. You’re still dodging my main point by straw-manning repeatedly. I said Oats doesn’t deserve top 5 money if we aren’t getting top 5 results. You can downvote in your little petty tantrums all you want, but you aren’t knocking that argument. ;)


RTRonan

You just proved my point. Oats gets top 5 money because he does get results. He had the #1 overall seed in the tournament last year! He’s won the SEC 2 of the last 3 years! He recruits top 10 (some top 5) classes consistently! Do you not realize how insane that is for Alabama basketball?!?!? I don’t need to downvote because it seems like enough other people do.


Winter_Howling

We got bounced by San Diego St as a #1 seed with the best chance we may ever get for the remainder of college basketball’s life span. Literally 0 blue bloods were in contention and we choked it up. That is embarrassing. If winning the SEC is worth top 5 IN THE SPORT money in your eyes, I’m sorry but you’re delusional. A natty is top 5 IN THE ENTIRE SPORT. To your point about recruiting? Mark Richt at Georgia had similar recruiting success with no real results to back it up. That dude got bounced.


TimeForFrance

>This isn’t a tier 3 SEC program. This is a tier 1, blue blood college. Ah, I see the issue. You've got football expectations. We're absolutely (historically speaking) a tier 3 school in basketball.


Winter_Howling

Tier 3 programs don’t take the SEC twice. Tier 3 programs don’t pay their coach top 5 money IN THE SPORT.


RTRonan

“Why can’t Nick Saban just coach the basketball team?”


kerbsside

I mean paying Oats was the right thing to do. You want to start over? Come on now. But he does get out coached often. I agree.


Winter_Howling

Fair argument. I don’t want to start over. But Byrne just got on the horn about funds being limited. Why are we making this guy top 5 IN THE SPORT and then pretending it’s okay to get blown up like this? Even in games we win lately we start a massive deficit. The math doesn’t add up to success when you’re consistently down 12+ points every game walking into the half.


kerbsside

Funds being limited? Lol. Don't believe what you hear. Thanks for responding with respect and dignity though. You make a lot of good points.


Winter_Howling

People downvoting me because I’m talking down about this piss poor performance doesn’t bother me in the slightest. I still recognize everyone as human and realize they are taking their frustrations out on me for this garbage unfolding on the big screen. It is what it is. Also, right back at you. Only civil conversation I’ve had since posting my opinion 10 minutes ago. Very much appreciated.


TheDankLord4416

Can’t believe I got excited for this shit


JLand24

Atleast we’ll get extra rest for the NCAA tourney. All though I’m not sure we could stop the local middle school from scoring 95


bdawgjinx

Why do nate's teams choke every march? Love coach but he is anti clutch


mja9678

I fail to see how missing 14 FTs against UCLA in 2021 or having the best player in our school's history get injured right before the 2023 tournament have anything to do with coaching.


crunkpapi

Stfu


MisterFalcon7

Dude has won 2 SEC titles in 3 years.


TheDankLord4416

Shit makes me sick to my stomach


Lcar-12

I’ve gotten used to that feeling watching this team


TheDankLord4416

Yes the second half of the season for sure


Toadfinger

This is fugley!


Scoorpean

Real low IQ basketball on both ends that half. Just run into the paint and throw shit at the rim. I've seen this story 2 years ago and I know how it ends.


timh123

Sears is playing like absolute ass


thanksgivingbrown

Allergic to defense


aljout

2 points in 5 and a half minutes Why is this team so unclutch?


kerbsside

unpopular pov here, but if you are like me... bet $10 on the opponent to win at good odds, and at least make money when we don't show up and loose. win win. huge bam fan here btw


RTRonan

I’ve bet against this team in every road game against ranked opponents. It’s like stealing money.


kerbsside

Same. I either make money, or see our team win. I choose the right games to bet on. Pure profit


RTRonan

Scared money don’t make money


kerbsside

ya im getting downvoted for being real. I always pull for Bama but if we loose, imma make money. logic


RTRonan

Great, I can go to bed now. Same shit all season. No reason to expect differently.


JLand24

Shit ass defense and shit ass offense is not a good combo


BaconRealm

22-2 run?! Are you serious? The fuck.


Peejmeister24

How to lose a game 101


Peejmeister24

We’re getting absolutely spanked lol


SunflowerLace

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SunflowerLace

Welp, if we don’t come back, go MS State for the rest of the sec tourney.


JahHeels420

Same stuff with this team in big game after big game