re: How do y’all see us finishing on the hardwood? (Men’s)

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No, sir. Kentucky is more possible than Bama

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Agreed

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They appear to be the strongest team in the SEC, notwithstanding the Tenn loss.

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I'm not ready to go there JUST yet. No doubt they are very good. At worst, top 4 in the SEC. But they've had a relatively favorable SEC schedule (to date). Their road games have been: @ Vanderbilt, MSU, Tenn., Georgia. Tennessee blew them out by 20. They won the other road games, but all were by less than 10. At home they've played South Carolina, Missouri, LSU, Auburn and MSU. They dominated every opponent except Auburn. Point being, they are a different team on the road. This week they are at Auburn.

I still think at their best Tennessee and Auburn are more complete teams than Alabama. It's just that when Alabama's offense gets rolling (because of their style of play) they can blow open a game in a hurry.

Outside of poor FT shooting, LSU's offense at Alabama wasn't terrible (though not great). LSU shot nearly 40% from three. They also limited the TOs to 10 (which for LSU is very good). It's just that LSU's defense was poor. Part of that may have been McMahon's decision to try to run with Alabama. I know McMahon wants to play uptempo. I like it. It's a fun style to watch when it is working. But sometimes you have to use discretion. And playing that style plays right into Alabama's hands. It will be interesting to see if he makes an adjustment next Saturday.