Pitino has had an unbelievable career. Master of motivating. Few folks have the credentials to criticize his methods. Very few.
Alabama (MSG), Sat., Nov. 8, 12 Noon, FS-1/ 1050 AM
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Implementing a new zone defense mid game is always a winning strategy!
Couldn't agree more. It's a long season ahead and we're in the mix with a handful of elite teams. We have more talented athletes on the floor this year than we've seen in years. It will be fun ride to watch Pitino mold this bunch into a team over the next several months.
Not more talented defenders at this point, hopefully that changes.
Guys, darling will be the first to tell you he is not a great defensive player.
. No secret here. Stating a readily evident fact that no one disputes is tantamount to throwing someone under the bus? What world are we living in?
I can only imagine the "fun" CRP has planned for them this week. From the early looks at them, I think we have a group that will put in the effort to improve their defensive game. The upcoming Vegas event will be a great test.
We have the staff...but unless they're freshmen, Joson/Ian/Sellers have already played against high-level guards.
Don't forget Philon. Having three playmakers in the backcourt like Philon, Holloway and Wrightsell is a solid foundation for how they play and who takes the shots. It's a big advantage on Nov 8th even if most of the rest of the team is new.The Crimson Tide are coming off a 28-9 season that gave them a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament. However, they entered 2025-2026 after losing stars Mark Sears, Chris Youngblood, Grant Nelson, Clifford Omoruyi and Mouhamed Dioubate.
Oats entered the 2025-2026 season having lost seven of the 10 players who received double-digit minutes the year before. He retained star guards Aden Holloway and Latrell Wrightsell Jr., but did not add any singular player who could ease the loss of Sears, a first-team All-American.
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Yes, their guards were quick. Yes they beat us off the dribble but I think the reason we lost was on the boards. We hung close most of the game despite allowing 18 more shots than us. Get a few more rebounds and the game would be interesting.
not together...not wearing the same uniform.
This is team is Brand New - and they got their first taste of what Talent/Experience looks like (those guards on Bama have been in their program for more than a couple months)...
As someone mentioned above... we were there. At 8mins and 3mins... game was there... One stop/one rebound can change a game... they'll watch tape- they'll practice - they'll get better. This is what Good, Well-Coached teams do.
Paultz going with the Shaka/LMF "if there's 50 things that go into playing good basketball, scoring is only one of them" vibe
Oh they all do.
guinness77
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We should just start spam reviewing Tir Na Nog with crappy reviews about their liquid cheese policy.
Well, luckily I think for myself, many coaches have had unbelievable careers without being classless. Records have absolutely nothing to do with behavior.
If you are okay with it, fine, I respect that but I would question anyone’s decision to not speak their mind because of another person’s success. Not the way it works in my world.
Well, they should be working on it in practice, so you can implement it in games.
guinness77
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Defense also requires being in great shape. These guys, you would hope, would be in good to great shape already but obviously as the season goes on, and Pitino screams at them at practice, they’ll get it the proper shape.