Three bigs inside net 49 points...
Bama's win over Detroit Mercy may not seem like much of a big deal. The Horizon League isn't a household name in Alabama, but they play great basketball. Butler plays in that league and the Bulldogs have been in two consecutive National Championship Games. The league is that good. The Titans start three players who could start on almost any team in the country including Alabama. Detroit was bolstered by the return of an all-conference center and they had a pair of guards that could play almost anywhere.
In fact, if you watched the game personally you could see that except for Tony Mitchell the talent level was pretty equal. This was not just another stiff coming into Coleman for the Tide to add a win. I believe when selection time arrives it will be more than just a good win, it will be a quality win.
Bama has dropped to 23 in the polls and that is to be expected. I believe that Grant has hit upon something that will make a big difference. He is playing his big three men (not counting the Swede) in the starting lineup. Bama won't be as fast and mobile, but maybe the Tide can keep Green around in the game for a while. Green did foul out but it was at game's end. Cooper has had some good moments but not enough of them.
Lacy is going to be good but Randolph adds that rebounding diminsion. The quiet 6-4 freshman has been grabbing a lot of rebounds. More importantly he grabs a lot of big rebounds. When the Titans were making their second half run it was Randolph who pulled down rebounds and cut into the offensive boards which were killing the Tide.
Dayton made 10 three point baskets. The Titans made 0. They missed 12. What if they had made 4 of those baskets. We might have had a different outcome. The game score was 62-54. That 54 was about 30 below Detroit's average going into Sunday's game and that was without their star post player. I'm glad we caught the Titans when we did. Come March they are going to be a pretty salty bunch. They may be the best thing out of Detroit since the original Mustang.
So the Tide goes to 8-2 and has a huge game in Kansas City this weekend. It was a game that Coach Grant promised Trevor Releford when they signed him. Bama goes into that one an 8 point dog. We can laugh at Big 12 football but not hoops. The purple have a great team. This is a true road game into a big time college enviroment. A win would be big.
Recap you need to remember: Jacobs had 13 in his first start, Green had 21, and Mitchell had 15. Releford only scored 2 points but had 5 assists.We are a better team when Trevor has more assists than points. Kudos for Randolph. We thought he was 'Bama's best signing and so far it has proved to be true.
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| Mitchell finally gets to play his natural position due to the insertion of Nick into the starting lineup |
In fact, if you watched the game personally you could see that except for Tony Mitchell the talent level was pretty equal. This was not just another stiff coming into Coleman for the Tide to add a win. I believe when selection time arrives it will be more than just a good win, it will be a quality win.
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Green liked the change as well. Not as many double team |
Lacy is going to be good but Randolph adds that rebounding diminsion. The quiet 6-4 freshman has been grabbing a lot of rebounds. More importantly he grabs a lot of big rebounds. When the Titans were making their second half run it was Randolph who pulled down rebounds and cut into the offensive boards which were killing the Tide.
Dayton made 10 three point baskets. The Titans made 0. They missed 12. What if they had made 4 of those baskets. We might have had a different outcome. The game score was 62-54. That 54 was about 30 below Detroit's average going into Sunday's game and that was without their star post player. I'm glad we caught the Titans when we did. Come March they are going to be a pretty salty bunch. They may be the best thing out of Detroit since the original Mustang.
So the Tide goes to 8-2 and has a huge game in Kansas City this weekend. It was a game that Coach Grant promised Trevor Releford when they signed him. Bama goes into that one an 8 point dog. We can laugh at Big 12 football but not hoops. The purple have a great team. This is a true road game into a big time college enviroment. A win would be big.
Recap you need to remember: Jacobs had 13 in his first start, Green had 21, and Mitchell had 15. Releford only scored 2 points but had 5 assists.We are a better team when Trevor has more assists than points. Kudos for Randolph. We thought he was 'Bama's best signing and so far it has proved to be true.
If you are going to the game, or would like to go shoot me an email.
Back to Tider Insider
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