Hope Estrada can get a floater or two to drop from mid range to draw Clingan out a little more tomorrow. They’re going to eat up those slow euro step lay ups he and Sears try to do so often.
fuck goodman but this is weirdly worth the two minutes https://www.al.com/alabamabasketbal...retirement-community-loves-alabama-hoops.html
Started trading article and saw the recent articles him and died at this headline: Goodman: Is Bo Nix woke or just soft? https://www.al.com/auburnfootball/2024/04/goodman-is-bo-nix-woke-or-just-soft.html
What a day to be alive. Need to cook something good to give me something to do leading up to the game. Might smoke a butt.
Driving back home from Nashville and a week in the Smokies. At least I'll be occupied for the next 6 hours.
Beautiful time of year there with the trillium and dogwoods and redbuds in bloom. Lots of elk. Maybe saw one bear but it was so far across the field in Cades Cove I couldn't be sure. Gatlinburg is a nightmare
We're yall there before or after the big wind storm? We camped at Smokemont for the first few days and they had just finished clearing a bunch of down trees on the west side of the park. Spent Wed and Thurs camping at CC
Damn, you're telling me I missed the chance to hit the Margaritaville daiquiri bar and go to Ripley's Saddest Aquarium in America with the one and only DDB? Devastating.
Rewatching the last 5 mins of UNC Bama. We were not in control of that game in the last 90 seconds. Thank you Withers for being a dumbass
Bruce's Analysis: Alabama +11.5 -105 Is there a case for Bama? The Crimson Tide are built a bit differently than the teams UConn has mashed thus far in the Dance. Adhering to modern analytic dictates, Bama either shoots threes or right at the rim with layups and/or dunks, as designed by Nate Oats; there is almost no intermediate shooting. This might be the only strategy that has a chance vs, UConn, as Donovan Clingan's defense around the bucket could thus by a bit mitigated, especially if he has to chase 6-11 Grant Nelson out to near the arc. If UConn can get spread defensively, Bama has a chance. Play Bama (NCAA at Glendale, Az) Chip's Analysis: Alabama +11.5 -105 The Crimson Tide clearly have the ability to score enough to beat most teams, the question here is whether Nate Oats’ group can be patient and locked in defensively at the right times. Alabama will not be in the business of stopping UConn on every possession, but what we saw at points in the wins against both North Carolina and Clemson was enough defense to get the job done. When you factor in the way both Grant Nelson and Jarin Stevenson performed in the regional wins I think Alabama has bigs that will not be intimidated by Donvan Clingan’s presence at the rim. I like Alabama to be the first team to keep within single digits for the reigning champs. Grace's Analysis: Alabama +11.5 -105 Models project this spread closer to 9. Alabama thrives on tempo, ranking 13th in country with 72.6 possessions per 40 min. UConn ranks 316th with 65 possessions per. Alabama's scoring from distance has only gotten better during the tournament -- the Tide are shooting 41.4% from 3 in their last four games. Between the pace and the elite scoring ability, the points are hard to pass up. Mike's Analysis: Alabama +11.5 -105 My simulations make UConn -8 which is still a very healthy number for a Final 4 game. Alabama is one of the best Rim & 3 Rate teams in the country, and they achieve this with a unique blend of pace and size. I believe Donovan Glingan will struggle to play more than 25 minutes due to fouls and pace. With the game never really in doubt, a backdoor cover at 11.5 is well within the range of outcomes here. Take the points.
UPDATE 1 P.M. ET SATURDAY: UConn is laying 11.5 points on BetMGM's Final Four odds board, about eight hours ahead of tip time. That matches the opening number, and the Huskies made a couple trips to -12.5 early in the week. Since Wednesday afternoon, Connecticut has been either -11.5 flat or -11.5 (-115). Spread tickets and money are just shy of 2/1 on the Huskies. Not surprisingly, the public betting masses are taking big 'dog Alabama (+525) on BetMGM's moneyline. Ticket count is 8/1 and money almost 4/1 on the Tide. BetMGM opened the total at 161.5 and made several trips to 160.5 throughout the week. It's at 160.5 now, though tickets are 2/1 and money 3/1 on the Over.
You can’t touch Edey. It’s pathetic. Not his fault but he is one my least favorite players to watch ever