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Absolutely. I adjusted it up higher so hopefully no issues hearing

I disagree wholeheartedly heartedly. I think Mark Sears coming back is awesome for him and for us. With Nate playing multiple guards I think we will have plenty of space. Also I think Mark won’t have to be relied on as much with everyone we brought in. I think this gives us the best chance to make a run at a Natty.

@@BarnesonBama that’s fair, I just feel mark is gonna be the guy with the most mins and I rather it be someone like labarin philon, Aden Holloway, Houston mallette, Nass Cunningham. Sears will cost us the development and mins of one of these guys. I know Bama fans just want to win I get that but sometimes you gotta be smart about it too. RTR

If those are the names you are concerned about that makes sense; however, my personal opinion is Aden is brought in to play a JQ type role off the bench. And then Philon will be the Cosby PG off the bench, maybe with some games he plays a lot but not expected to do much. My X Factor I am unsure of is Naas the talent is there but my expectation currently is he’s not going to play a ton this season and I don’t know that Sears impacts that because he’s more of a 2/3.

@@BarnesonBama yep I said all last year that Javon Quinerly was a huge loss, I thought he was a bigger loss than bediako. A lot of people disagreed. Then I pointed out that it was going to take a lot more than bediako for bama to be good on defense. lol then they was like yeah you’re right. Then I pointed out that our personnel just didn’t have the length and athleticism we had a smallish backcourt. But offensively JQ would’ve given oats a lot of flexibility offensively. Then fatigue wouldn’t have killed us as much as it did. Estrada as good as he was he wasn’t a good play maker. JQ allows Sears and Estrada to play there natural positions. But honestly because we didn’t have a traditional PG teams were sometimes confused because of that it’s funny how much juice oats squeezed out of the unorthodox lineup we had. RTR

@@BarnesonBama in the tournament watching Alabama basketball reminded me of being at the ymca and playing against a bunch a fat guys but the fat guys was actually winning a busting players butts on the court. Lol teams were actually shocked Alabama was beating them without really having great size and athleticism. Lol 😂

So I think the issue might be your device. I have watched it on multiple devices with and without headphones and I am not having any volume issues at all.

Appreciate it. Plan is to do the writing on these plane rides as mentioned and then back to video content as we gear up for football season

Appreciate it

Glad you enjoy

Absolutely agree. This team is as versatile as it gets and should be able to throw out a lineup to match what the opposition wants to do. Add that in with Aiden and Reid getting stronger through the course of the season and I think this team is geared for March to accomplish something really special

Check out the recent pod hopefully it’s fixed. If not let me know and I will boost it again next week

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We are full on scholarships for next season. The roster is set. Cliff was taken over Ugonna

@BarnesonBama yeah I kno ...

How Are Those Players Gonna Accept Limited Playing Time With All Expecting To Play A Lot? That's Gonna Be Dicey!

Absolutely. Oats is resetting expectations with every season passed

Absolutely. I think his length and scoring on top of defense will be undeniable later season but I expect early we keep Youngblood starting for experience

I will look into boosting the audio for the next episode sorry about that. My sinuses were acting up and may have played a factor. I think Nelson is a much better 4 being able to play help side defense and so Cliff and Aiden being true 5s should help his production. Sears I don’t think will have to produce at the full same to be successful I think his minutes should stay around 32-3 but hopefully not need the 39-40 min games that destroy legs. I think the team as a whole will be better so he shouldn’t need the same production coming in.

Sure. I also was recovering from a cold so I think my sinuses may be playing a factor but I will try and boost the audio a bit in the edit.

Agree to disagree. Also the NBA GLeague Ignite was an abject failure. Look at Link Academy and Prolific Prep both of those teams are better than the best OTE roster. As for the Europe comment look at Alabama last season they went 3-0 including a win over a National Team. US high school is better than Europe and that’s just a fact, Prolific or Link would have done the same

Absolutely I think it adds to the rivalries

Glad you enjoyed

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I started the channel this last season. I did written content in the offseason and will be doing some this year as well. That content is on Substack. As for videos they were twice a week during season due to breakdowns and recaps but offseason is a bit slower. I am working on some football content as well so we will see how that goes. If you would like to contact me best way is probably Twitter or Instagram.

@@BarnesonBama I have neither. Dude, I'm too old for that stuff. lol! I checked your email and will just send you one in a few.

Absolutely Agree.

Online from Hex Head Art. Love the Vault Logo and had to get it for my office

@@BarnesonBamaperfect gift for my dad’s birthday while I hopefully talk to and send his ‘92 Sports Illustrated Bama NC mag to George Teague to get signed. 🤞 Also, if it’s about Bama.. I sub. Another new fan. Rtr!

@@louieo.blevinsmusic4197 Appreciate the support

Absolutely we do.

Happy to have you. Reach out if you have any questions

Thank you. Sorry I was in Phoenix and just getting back to these.

He will be

He did a great job on him. UConn is a machine. Sorry just got back from Phoenix.

Congrats! I saw you defend at a high level

When did I blame the refs? I made a comment Nate made regarding Grant but never blamed them. Inconsistent sure but not blaming

Pringle got called for 2 of them and most of the time the issue with the screen is the ball handler goes early before its fully set. Its still not something thats called consistently which is a concern

Absolutely it was. The atmosphere was incredible and would love a round 3

Well you are the only one having issues and the sound grading was done in Premier so I think the issue is with your setup.

I don't know that I fully agree with better coached, but Barnes absolutely outcoached Oats in that game. Oats being able to lose who he lost on team and staff and get this team where he has has been incredible. For Tennessee winning on an off game is always a positive thing to see as a fan.

@@BarnesonBama No doubt TN's the better team. You can't allow so many points on a team. How many did UK score on Bama?? The defense is just as important as the offense. Bama has no inside paint game. They have maybe two drivers and outside of that, it's a team that depends on 3 pointers to win. Bama just needs to understand how important defense is.Oats, great offensive coach but defensive, well. This team looks a lot like last year's Bama team. I hope you all make a good run in the tournament but without our defense at TN, we know we aren't the same team. SC gave us more issues because of their defense. They shoot the three as well as anyone and better than us. Got more boards than us and usually do. I think if Bama does this, they are at least sweet 16 team, whenever Bama gets the D figured out and maybe a few more drivers? TN is better coached evidenced by where, "both" the defense and offense are ranked and situational coaching favor's Barnes. 2 or 3 points over the last 9 minutes is more than a coaching advantage, it's an, "cry uncle" scenario. Go SEC!

If you felt like the officials called a consistent game you are insane. On both sides they just seemed to pick at random whether physical or touch fouls would be called. Also I used a direct quote from the broadcast regarding the box out/rebounding.

Alabama always thinks the officiating is against them. You sir are the insane one

@@davidburris6237where did I say the officials were against Alabama. I questioned the calls on Grant but if you will read other comments. I didn’t say it was bad per se just inconsistent

@@BarnesonBama I thought the only disparity was how many fouls they called on TN's bigs early. Two clean blocks were called fouls. Bama in that first half committed teh same fouls and weren't called for it. But we come to expect that in games like this that are home games. Statistically, the home team gets the better end of the officials in calls. That is the way i'ts been for ages. Bama didn't certainly lose this games due to the refs, but to the defense and the poor offense late. Draw the fouls, slow the game down for TN. That's coaching as well.

Guess you didn’t watch the video. I mentioned Alabama didn’t make shots or execute. Also I criticized coaching by Oats on the minutes played by Cosby and Dioubate

100% partly good gameplan by Barnes with having Mayshack pressure the ball extra and blow up screens and partially Oats not subbing in Cosby to get Sears/Estrada a break.

Disagree 100%. You play your averages. That’s why you practice and take the shots you practice. 24% is the lowest 3pt shooting at home of the season and 12% lower than the season average

@@BarnesonBama Sure you play your averages but when the 3's aren't falling and it's later in the game, if it's not working, you have no choice other than to drive and take the 10-15 foot Jumpers and only Tears did that.. That won't work, and isn't enough. If those 3's aren't falling, forget what you do best, statistically, you aren't going to win the game shooting that poorly from 3 point land for most of the game. Rely on points inside on every possession. Once you get down to those last possessions and the three's aren't falling, chucking up pressure three's won't win it. Keep going inside. The spacing was there for jumpers all game long, all season long for Bama. When you play TN, they are the team that allows the most 3 point attempts but are the best at creating 3 point misses in the SEC. Knowing that Oats I felt should have made jumpers and inside the paint more a consistent scoring with possessions. If he can do this, Bama goes further in the tournament, not like last year. You just need a more consistent answer for when the 3's are well guarded or aren't falling.

This is also the best offense since 2015 per KenPom and top 2 all time so just different level

@@BarnesonBama I'm a vol fan but great breakdown on the game. Enjoyed it. Keep it up!

@@gameovr17 No problem at all. Want to give a reasonable breakdown of what happened both good and bad.

I would agree with that, the inconsistency with fouls on screens and rebounds was the big thing but far cry from a terrible officiating effort

@@BarnesonBamaI think it was early in the 2nd half with an Aidoo foul that I told who I was watching the game with I didn’t love the call. It wasn’t that I didn’t think it wasn’t a foul it was just that they didn’t call it in the first half.

@@joshg1529 Agreed. That is something that I hate. Call it same half to half. Coaches have made halftime adjustments based on how its being called.