“The chemistry of the team has been slow coming around. Has there been growing pains with so many new faces? This team doesn’t have even a reasonable facsimile of what ‘Angry Chuck’ provided.” There are a lot of transfers in the rotation.

He was such a big part of last year’s success with his rim protection and shot-blocking abilities. Bediako’s last-minute departure has been a killer for ‘Bama.

Conversely the team’s defense is near the bottom, which is unusual for Oats-coached teams. “The Tide’s offense is near or at the top in the nation. Was this expected, and what needs to be done to fix the issues? Usually a quick trip to the bench follows, make or miss.” The defense appears to be the liability, with five of the last six opponents scoring at least 85 points. Oats mantra is ‘threes, frees and layups.’ The quickest way to draw Oats’ ire is to shoot a mid-range jump shot. “The offense is successful because of breakneck pace of play and volume shooting from the 3-point line. 1 adjusted offense in the country, per KenPom. However Oats fully expected (center) Charles Bediako to return before Chuck announced for the draft, and Jahvon Quinerly hit the transfer portal at the last minute.” The Crimson Tide have the No. Oats and Alabama have doubled up, winning the SEC regular season title and tournament championship twice in the last three years. Last year the Tide played a very similar schedule. He isn’t afraid to play anyone, anytime, any place. Roger Patrick Myers: “This is just Nate Oats way. Who thought this kind of schedule was a good idea, and do you think it will be beneficial for the team in the long run? Here are his glamorous answers to our drab questions: AZ Desert Swarm: Alabama will be playing a sixth power-conference opponent in the last seven games, with the previous two being top-10 teams.

To better understand the Tide, we reached out to Roger Patrick Myers of SB Nation sister site Roll Bama Roll. It’s the start of a series that will see the Wildcats and Crimson Tide meet next year in Birmingham.Īlabama (6-4) has faced the 20th-toughest schedule in the country to this point, per, with its previous two games being losses to No. Arizona’s nonconference gauntlet of quality opponents continues with a neutral-site clash against Alabama on Wednesday night in Phoenix.

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