Don't you miss the good old days?
WUOA reports that the suspension remains...
I certainly do. Those good old days when all I had to do is write about players and matchups. Instead, all anyone can write about is how players will Bama have for the Tennessee. Today, the most important thing is to have a roster to make sure you know exactly who everyone is and and what their game to game status might be. And the answer is still who knows. I did a radio show today in an nearby state. The topics were SEC basketball, the NCAA, and who is going to get in the Big Dance. The real topic was what is going on with Alabama basketball. I miss the days when I could just pick up the phone and call the coach and find out. I am not going into the way that Coach Grant handles his program regarding information. This new excuse of "privacy of the student" is just laughable. I'd rather coaches just say, we don't want anyone know what is going on out of sheer embarrassment or its none of your business. Don't hide behind some mythical law that doesn't exist. How any Coach runs his public relations is his business, and he gets to make the call. I'm not talking about just Alabama either. A lot of schools do the same thing.
Lack of transparency or keeping secrets as it was once called is a pretty dangerous thing to do. Way to much room for speculation. That is just the way people are. You might jaywalk on a Sunday and by next Sunday rumor has it you were run over by a truck. But the most asked question I got was "Will Mitchell and Green play" this weekend. My answer is they better, or Alabama can kiss the season bon voyage. There is a lot of speculation about the pair. A few people who know much about Alabama basketball say that Mitchell is coming back and Green misses one more game. I think these disciplinary stories all go the same way. Player does something wrong, coach suspends the player, coach is praised for taking action, team gets blasted but the coach still knows best, game two arrives and the players still are benched. Now the coach is praised for showing "toughness" as the teams gets pounded at home by 20. Now the fans are restless. Forums start taking about his inability to get the job done, Coach is screwing up the season, etc. Now people are openly questioning not only Coaches disciplinary technique, but his coaching ability, and parents, and why did we hire him. Game three roles around and now the fans are worried about winning the conference or making the NCAA. The forums are have calls to get rid of the coach and hire back the old coach. The truth is that it is hard to have discipline and win when you suspend 60% of your starting lineup. The bottom line is the that most fans don't care about long term results but only in winning today.
That is what Coach Grant is facing. If Alabama loses tomorrow without Green and Mitchell all hell will break loose. Forums will go ballistic. What if the suspension last long enough for Auburn to come to Coleman and beat Alabama? That is the state of Alabama basketball. I hope that the damned duo are allowed to play on Saturday for a lot of different reason. The main reason is I'm afraid that Coach Grant is going to lose to much support if they don't play.You look at next season and think that Mitchell and Green will be gone (Mitchell needs to stay) and think that the Tide signed no players this season and it's scary. I'll tell you that Grant has couple of surprises up his sleeve. Maybe they'll be JUCO's and transfers. Maybe one will be a super high school player. I do know that Alabama isn't worried about recruiting. That is a little reassuring. My guess for tomorrow night is that both players will suit up and play. Honestly, I could be wrong. With Coach Grant it is hard to tell. WUOA and Grant said again today the suspension continues. Does that mean for Friday and Saturday? We'll see. If Bama loses to Tennessee people will not be happy.
One other little tidbit that I verified today: The NCAA can take into account injuries and supensions of players in selecting teams for the Tournament.
Final Shot: Tennessee is the talented 13-12 team I've ever seen. Ask Florida. The Al/TN has not been put on the board as of 5:00PM
WUOA reports that the suspension remains...
Lack of transparency or keeping secrets as it was once called is a pretty dangerous thing to do. Way to much room for speculation. That is just the way people are. You might jaywalk on a Sunday and by next Sunday rumor has it you were run over by a truck. But the most asked question I got was "Will Mitchell and Green play" this weekend. My answer is they better, or Alabama can kiss the season bon voyage. There is a lot of speculation about the pair. A few people who know much about Alabama basketball say that Mitchell is coming back and Green misses one more game. I think these disciplinary stories all go the same way. Player does something wrong, coach suspends the player, coach is praised for taking action, team gets blasted but the coach still knows best, game two arrives and the players still are benched. Now the coach is praised for showing "toughness" as the teams gets pounded at home by 20. Now the fans are restless. Forums start taking about his inability to get the job done, Coach is screwing up the season, etc. Now people are openly questioning not only Coaches disciplinary technique, but his coaching ability, and parents, and why did we hire him. Game three roles around and now the fans are worried about winning the conference or making the NCAA. The forums are have calls to get rid of the coach and hire back the old coach. The truth is that it is hard to have discipline and win when you suspend 60% of your starting lineup. The bottom line is the that most fans don't care about long term results but only in winning today.
That is what Coach Grant is facing. If Alabama loses tomorrow without Green and Mitchell all hell will break loose. Forums will go ballistic. What if the suspension last long enough for Auburn to come to Coleman and beat Alabama? That is the state of Alabama basketball. I hope that the damned duo are allowed to play on Saturday for a lot of different reason. The main reason is I'm afraid that Coach Grant is going to lose to much support if they don't play.You look at next season and think that Mitchell and Green will be gone (Mitchell needs to stay) and think that the Tide signed no players this season and it's scary. I'll tell you that Grant has couple of surprises up his sleeve. Maybe they'll be JUCO's and transfers. Maybe one will be a super high school player. I do know that Alabama isn't worried about recruiting. That is a little reassuring. My guess for tomorrow night is that both players will suit up and play. Honestly, I could be wrong. With Coach Grant it is hard to tell. WUOA and Grant said again today the suspension continues. Does that mean for Friday and Saturday? We'll see. If Bama loses to Tennessee people will not be happy.
One other little tidbit that I verified today: The NCAA can take into account injuries and supensions of players in selecting teams for the Tournament.
Final Shot: Tennessee is the talented 13-12 team I've ever seen. Ask Florida. The Al/TN has not been put on the board as of 5:00PM
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