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[QUOTE="Orangezoo, post: 3173700, member: 237"]
It's not a bad Arena , but what's been bad is what happens inside it. Alabama has one Elite eight appearance in hoops history. They have been to the tournament just twice in the last ten years and actually more like twice in the last 13 years.

They don't produce a lot of NBA talent and when push comes to shove they are second fiddle at a football school and nothing is going to change that this side of a miracle. Oats might do well there. Remember though that Gottfried had what could be considered one of the best runs in program history and it hardly turned things around.

Something else to note- despite a respectable average of 13k a game in attendance lately, unlike programs like Duke who when they play elsewhere and in large arenas they pack the house, no one cares when Bama basketball comes to town.

Sexton is their best player in two decades, possibly more and he was on an island. At the end of the day, Oats may have the connection back to Michigan and preach family first but the bottom line is IJ is a bellcow inside he needs to be able to stick for more than 5 years.

We may be struggling, but IJ is a get over the hump, back to top 15 and contender status type of recruit for us not someone we will live and die by.
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