So, how?d last game go?
In contrast to the previous game against UCLA, the Tide started out a bit flat, allowing a clearly overmatched North Florida squad to build an 8 point lead early on. Michael Kessens took his turn as the bellcow in this one, notching 16 points and 7 boards before halftime as Alabama went into the locker room with a 45-37 lead. After the break, the lead swelled to 20 points as Coach Grant rotated in several bench players, getting all but Jeff Garrett involved in the action at one point or another. Levi Randolph did Levi Randolph things in contributing 13 points, and Ricky Tarrant produced six assists to go along with his seven points. Kessens ended up with 18 points and 12 boards, good for his second double-double in the last three games. The final margin was 76-61, pushing the Tide?s out-of-conference record to a solid 10-3, which is a great place for the good guys to be as the schedule shifts toward conference play.
Right! Next up, the Alabama Crimson Tide open up the SEC slate against the Texas A&M Aggies at Coleman Coliseum. The game is on Tuesday, January 6th, at 8 PM CST / 9 PM EST, and will be televised on the SEC Network. Per usual, it will also be available on WatchESPN.com, if you prefer your basketball with choppy framerates and the possibility of outages[1] due to an unanticipated fervor for Crimson Tide athletics.
These two teams play at near identical paces, so there?s not much to glean from the tempo rating.
Both squads have played nearly identical out-of-conference schedules, with the only real separation coming in how they got there. By virtue of games against hyperefficient offensive juggernauts like Iowa State and Wichita State, the Tide?s played a significantly more potent offensive slate. Correspondingly, Texas A&M?s faced better defensive teams, as the Tide are essentially the bottom of the Division I barrel in that regard. That won?t last, as the SEC features 9 of the top 100 defenses in DE+.
This appears to be a tight matchup, with Texas A&M having a slight edge if this were happening on a neutral court. The Tide?s played a bit above their heads so far this season, but so have the Aggies ? not much to take away there either. The determining factor may be the home court advantage, which pushes the Tide?s win expectancy to 63% according to the magic box. The Tide?s undefeated at home so far this season, and now that football is a vague, distant memory and the students have returned to campus, I?m thinking we?ll see even better crowds moving forward. Expect something similar to the UCLA game.
In contrast to the previous game against UCLA, the Tide started out a bit flat, allowing a clearly overmatched North Florida squad to build an 8 point lead early on. Michael Kessens took his turn as the bellcow in this one, notching 16 points and 7 boards before halftime as Alabama went into the locker room with a 45-37 lead. After the break, the lead swelled to 20 points as Coach Grant rotated in several bench players, getting all but Jeff Garrett involved in the action at one point or another. Levi Randolph did Levi Randolph things in contributing 13 points, and Ricky Tarrant produced six assists to go along with his seven points. Kessens ended up with 18 points and 12 boards, good for his second double-double in the last three games. The final margin was 76-61, pushing the Tide?s out-of-conference record to a solid 10-3, which is a great place for the good guys to be as the schedule shifts toward conference play.
Right! Next up, the Alabama Crimson Tide open up the SEC slate against the Texas A&M Aggies at Coleman Coliseum. The game is on Tuesday, January 6th, at 8 PM CST / 9 PM EST, and will be televised on the SEC Network. Per usual, it will also be available on WatchESPN.com, if you prefer your basketball with choppy framerates and the possibility of outages[1] due to an unanticipated fervor for Crimson Tide athletics.
These two teams play at near identical paces, so there?s not much to glean from the tempo rating.
Both squads have played nearly identical out-of-conference schedules, with the only real separation coming in how they got there. By virtue of games against hyperefficient offensive juggernauts like Iowa State and Wichita State, the Tide?s played a significantly more potent offensive slate. Correspondingly, Texas A&M?s faced better defensive teams, as the Tide are essentially the bottom of the Division I barrel in that regard. That won?t last, as the SEC features 9 of the top 100 defenses in DE+.
This appears to be a tight matchup, with Texas A&M having a slight edge if this were happening on a neutral court. The Tide?s played a bit above their heads so far this season, but so have the Aggies ? not much to take away there either. The determining factor may be the home court advantage, which pushes the Tide?s win expectancy to 63% according to the magic box. The Tide?s undefeated at home so far this season, and now that football is a vague, distant memory and the students have returned to campus, I?m thinking we?ll see even better crowds moving forward. Expect something similar to the UCLA game.
