The Elephant in the Room? The Elephant Destroyed the Room: All Things CW

The All Issues CW notes column by Christopher Walsh seems in 5 elements every week, with the most recent on the Alabama Crimson Tide. That is …

Take 2

“They received the message,” Alabama basketball head coach Nate Oats stated.

Yeah, that may be the understatement of the yr. 

When you noticed this week’s Take 1 of All Issues CW, It is Time to Discuss Concerning the Elephant within the Room With Alabama Basketball, it is solely proper, and truthful, to acknowledge how effectively the Crimson Tide responded from the loss at Oklahoma, and completely destroyed visiting Vanderbilt, 101-44.  

The power was nice Tuesday night time. The group did not let up even when forward by 50 point-plus factors. Alabama posted the most important SEC win in program historical past (beforehand 53 factors over Ole Miss in 1947, 83-30). 

“I assumed our guys answered the bell after the Oklahoma recreation,” Oats stated. “It was an effective way to reply. I used to be anticipating loads from us. It was simply unlucky for [Vanderbilt] that they have been the group that adopted the Oklahoma recreation.

This is how effectively Alabama did within the statistical classes that have been identified in Take 1: 

Rebounds: The Crimson Tide had a 45-33 edge on the boards, together with 35-18 on the defensive facet. 

At Oklahoma, the groups have been almost even.

3-Level Taking pictures: The Crimson Tide was 19-for-41, whereas Vanderbilt was simply 3-for-30. 

Alabama was 6-for-30 at Oklahoma, whereas the Sooners have been 13-for-20. 

Assists: Towards the Commodores, the Crimson Tide had a 29-6 edge. It was the second-most assists in a recreation in program historical past (30 vs. East Tennessee State in 2004).

In Alabama’s three losses, opponents have had a 17.0-9.0 common.

Turnovers: The Crimson Tide had 12 regardless of the blowout. Vanderbilt had 16. Alabama had a 27-6 benefit in factors off turnovers. 

Over it is earlier 4 video games, Alabama had 14, 11, 12 and 13, respectively, for a 12.5 common.

In the meantime, nobody fouled out. Nobody had a destructive +/- ratio. Alabama had a 27-2 edge in fast-break factors. 

The 42-15 halftime rating was much more spectacular when contemplating that Vanderbilt scored the primary 5 factors of the sport. That was additionally its longest scoring run of the night time. When notching its subsequent factors, a 3-pointer about 10 minutes in, the rating was 21-5.  

Earlier than everybody will get too excited once more, it must be famous that at 10-12 general, 3-6 in league play, Vanderbilt is loads nearer to the underside of the SEC standings than the highest. So is the subsequent opponent, LSU. 

Alabama (19-3, 9-0 SEC) will nonetheless want to take care of this sort of depth and be sure that this wasn’t a one- or two-game response. Groups that proceed to enhance in February are sometimes those to make the largest noise in March. 

However for one night time, the Crimson Tide seemed like a group that had re-established itself because the one to beat within the Southeastern Convention, and was again in charge of its season.  

“They actually coached one another over the past three days, to be sincere, they’re an ideal group that sort of talked amongst themselves,” Oats stated. “That is who we wish to be, that is what we received to do to get higher. They did nearly all that tonight. We have been clearly aided by good taking pictures night time and so they did not shoot it effectively, which occurs. And I feel for probably the most half we performed fairly laborious and locked into the defensive finish tonight. So, it’s good to see the advance.”

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