The Tide Hoops Podcast

Bama missed 25 threes in the first half and still put up 101 on Arkansas State, because it grabbed 25 offensive rebounds. No Nate Oats team has ever had more. It's just me tonight, since Luke is headed to Baton Rouge. I grade our Ep. 5 picks, and Luke is now 2-0 on final scores. Then I get into where A-State exposed Bama. They hit 15 threes on 39 tries, won fast-break points 24-15 and outscored Bama in the paint. Amari Allen got the fifth triple-double in program history with 16, 13 and 11. Keitenn Bristow has a 20% block rate, and Drew Fielder still doesn't have a block in 41 minutes. I also break down where in the shot clock Bama's threes come from, and the late-clock ones are the worst at 3-for-16. Then a quick look at Oakland and Aden Holloway's return Monday. After two games, what do you want more of or less of? Tell me. Music: "Stadium Sports Rock" by BudgetPixel AI (https://budgetpixel.com/background-music/stadium-sports-rock-ee00ad4b), CC BY 4.0.

Ryan Pannone called Bama's offense the year it scored a school-record 90.7 a game. Friday he brings Arkansas State, the Sun Belt favorite, to Coleman, and Nate Oats is 4-0 against his old assistants. We talk about Holloway's last game out, where Anderson Diaz fits in a crowded rotation, and what "mudita" means. A-State went 11-37 from three and 10-23 at the line in its opener and still beat Toledo. By our count Bama is the third-tallest team in D1 and A-State is 204th. Then our three keys, final scores (Luke 105-80, Sam 107-78), the Cloer and Fielder picks, and Kabongo's commitment Sunday. Who's the odd man out when Holloway comes back? Tell us. Music: "Stadium Sports Rock" by BudgetPixel AI (https://budgetpixel.com/background-music/stadium-sports-rock-ee00ad4b), CC BY 4.0.

Bama missed its first seven threes against Sam Houston and still won 96-74. We grade our Ep. 3 predictions, go half by half, and try to figure out how the third-tallest team in the country, by our count, got outrebounded by the 254th. Bama forced 23 turnovers, its most under Oats, and Brandon Garrison won the Hard Hat with 10 deflections. Then our first More Of / Less Of, on the team and on Jemison, Bristow, Bouie, Cloer and Diaz. Music: "Stadium Sports Rock" by BudgetPixel AI (https://budgetpixel.com/background-music/stadium-sports-rock-ee00ad4b), CC BY 4.0.

Five-star forward Zion Green committed to Alabama on Saturday, and now Bama has 16 players with eligibility next season against a 15-man limit. We go through who that count includes and who might leave anyway. Then the opener against Sam Houston. Holloway is still serving his suspension, Diaz is unlikely to play and Cloer is probable, so who brings the ball up? We scout the Bearkats, a team that shot 37% from three last year and crashes the offensive glass, then give our keys to the game, the guys to watch and whether Bama covers -23. Music: "Stadium Sports Rock" by BudgetPixel AI (https://budgetpixel.com/background-music/stadium-sports-rock-ee00ad4b), CC BY 4.0.

Alabama has no official basketball GM, and its roster budget ranks 14th or 15th of 16 in the SEC. CBS still has Nate Oats second in the country at getting more out of his money than he spends, behind only Matt Painter. We look at who builds the roster (Preston Murphy, now at $905K), where Bama sits in the CBS spending tiers, and how the money compares to football. Then the schedule: eight straight games away from Coleman in November and December, and four road games in six during February. We finish with predictions, including how many SEC teams make the field and where Torvik's projections could miss on Allen, Bouie, Bristow and Holloway. Plus Auburn just fired its GM, so Meanwhile on the Plains is back. Music: "Stadium Sports Rock" by BudgetPixel AI (https://budgetpixel.com/background-music/stadium-sports-rock-ee00ad4b), CC BY 4.0.

Bama went 3-0 in exhibitions, and the last one sure didn't feel like an exhibition. Four minutes in, Nate Oats and Steven Pearl were face to face and the refs handed out four techs. We break down the 87-85 win over Auburn in Birmingham: Auburn's 22 offensive rebounds, the free throws Bama left at the line, and Amari Allen taking over late. Then we go back through Furman and Ole Miss, the three-game trends, and what we've seen from Qayden Samuels, Tarris Bouie, Keitenn Bristow and the rest of the rotation before the Sam Houston opener on Nov. 3. Music: "Stadium Sports Rock" by BudgetPixel AI (https://budgetpixel.com/background-music/stadium-sports-rock-ee00ad4b), CC BY 4.0.