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Nate Oats

This is not the worst that can happen. If schools can pay players, more revenue needs to be generated. Do we wanna be good or not?

I love Walton, Vitale, Gus Johnson, anybody who is just unapologetically themselves and just doesn’t give a f.

I also worry about how he’ll handle athleticism but for the exact opposite reason that you do. He doesn’t appear like a plodder to me like some European players do. He actually looks like he might be in the top half of euro athleticism to me. And while he looks extraordinarily skilled, if you’re...

High level basketball happens a step faster than you think it does and I love it

Every year I’m lucky enough to go to the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches coaches clinic where they bring in college coaches to teach us about basketball. The one thing I’ve noticed from watching all the college basketball coaches at this clinic over the years, from Huggins, to Bruce...

Chic fil a sauce isn’t even the best sauce at chic fil a

I’m super late on this and only quoting you cause it’s the most recent post on it, but I actually like the timing of this game. Getting our a guys a different look than a Big Ten game closer to the tournament gives the group a reminder of what they’ll see in March. It will force them to play a...

What kind of bag does he have to be looking for that he couldn’t get at ut?

Selfishly I’d prefer it in Austin because, you know, I could talk crap to all my friends quicker

It’s looking like Oats is gonna keep Alabama in top 5 territory consistently. When you’re talking about the top of the top does location really matter?

I mean, if denim is a pg, do we got the bag for both? Why not dream right?

He’s got an OV to Marshall, but his parents won’t be able to make that trip. He’s leaning toward us right now. A good word has been put in for the Illini 😉

There’s some kyrie in some of those finishes 😬😬😬

My guys who play AAU practice 2 nights per week and then play 2-3 games per day Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Kids play without learning how to play. See Charles Barkley’s rant about zone defense recently.