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aztarheel · 01-17-2007, 09:14 PM

Steve Victory JOURNAL — SEC Schedule 2014

Things start well in conference play as ‘Bama trips Mississippi 82-68. The Tide loses at LSU but then bounces back to beat defending national champion Mississippi State 86-84 and Vanderbilt 75-60. Finally, Alabama is a contender in the SEC again! MSU isn’t as strong as last year but is still ranked #23!

Condill suffers a major injury at this point, though, and Arkansas takes advantage of the guard-thin lineup for a 72-54 triumph. This causes Victory to rethink his run-and-gun strategy. The coach pulls back on the reins a bit, focusing more on post play, and Alabama gets the biggest win of Victory’s short tenure in Tuscaloosa – a 94-44 stomping of #20 Florida. Man, does that feel good! Victory, being a Miami alum, has never liked the Gators.

The train derails when another guard suffers an injury. Without Jason Rude or Condill, the Tide falls to Kentucky, rival Auburn, Ole Miss and lowly South Carolina, and barely sneaks past Arkansas by 2.

Despite yet more day-to-day type injuries to Rude and Lekivicius, Alabama goes on a nice four-game run to end the regular season – beating Auburn 90-87, Georgia 100-62, LSU 85-71 and even #7 Tennessee 84-79. Brody Adams goes absolutely crazy against Tennessee, scoring 19 points and grabbing an amazing 18 rebounds (including 8 on the offensive side).

When the dust clears on the regular season, Alabama is holding a 19-9 record, 9-7 in the SEC. The pundits consider the Tide a bubble team even though they have solid wins against the Vols and Gators, and even though they smashed Georgia (CRI 16) by 38 points. But losses to teams like Rutgers, Auburn (CRI 200) and South Carolina may be their undoing.

“We have got to win a couple games at least in the SEC tournament,” Victory tells his players. “If we go one-and-done, we may be watching the Big Dance rather than joining in on it. Of course, if we win the whole thing, we’ve got it made…”

01-17-2007, 09:14 PM	#75
aztarheel High School JV Join Date: Sep 2006	Steve Victory JOURNAL — SEC Schedule 2014 Things start well in conference play as ‘Bama trips Mississippi 82-68. The Tide loses at LSU but then bounces back to beat defending national champion Mississippi State 86-84 and Vanderbilt 75-60. Finally, Alabama is a contender in the SEC again! MSU isn’t as strong as last year but is still ranked #23! Condill suffers a major injury at this point, though, and Arkansas takes advantage of the guard-thin lineup for a 72-54 triumph. This causes Victory to rethink his run-and-gun strategy. The coach pulls back on the reins a bit, focusing more on post play, and Alabama gets the biggest win of Victory’s short tenure in Tuscaloosa – a 94-44 stomping of #20 Florida. Man, does that feel good! Victory, being a Miami alum, has never liked the Gators. The train derails when another guard suffers an injury. Without Jason Rude or Condill, the Tide falls to Kentucky, rival Auburn, Ole Miss and lowly South Carolina, and barely sneaks past Arkansas by 2. Despite yet more day-to-day type injuries to Rude and Lekivicius, Alabama goes on a nice four-game run to end the regular season – beating Auburn 90-87, Georgia 100-62, LSU 85-71 and even #7 Tennessee 84-79. Brody Adams goes absolutely crazy against Tennessee, scoring 19 points and grabbing an amazing 18 rebounds (including 8 on the offensive side). When the dust clears on the regular season, Alabama is holding a 19-9 record, 9-7 in the SEC. The pundits consider the Tide a bubble team even though they have solid wins against the Vols and Gators, and even though they smashed Georgia (CRI 16) by 38 points. But losses to teams like Rutgers, Auburn (CRI 200) and South Carolina may be their undoing. “We have got to win a couple games at least in the SEC tournament,” Victory tells his players. “If we go one-and-done, we may be watching the Big Dance rather than joining in on it. Of course, if we win the whole thing, we’ve got it made…”