{"id":5609,"date":"2023-01-08T11:45:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-08T11:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/skavinski-final-four-teams-yeah-alabama-basketball-is-very-good\/"},"modified":"2023-01-08T11:45:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-08T11:45:00","slug":"skavinski-final-four-teams-yeah-alabama-basketball-is-very-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/skavinski-final-four-teams-yeah-alabama-basketball-is-very-good\/","title":{"rendered":"Skavinski: Final four teams? Yeah, Alabama basketball is very good."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"2ZYXXPLLZBG37EEVF2EGTG7EH4\"><b>This is an impression column.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"CLNCSI7NOBB2FM2EDAVKIKBVZE\">Alabama has never been to the Final Four, but to be bold, it never ends in April. is no joke. I believe the Crimson Tide is at home, with every fiber of my being, and every fiber of Wimp&#8217;s amazing technicolor plaid coat&#8230; on the floor. where they&#8217;ve never been before.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"PKM5OCOFCZEPFEMHGODKWYQS24\">Call me a prisoner now and book a room at the Hyatt Recency. But after what happened Saturday in Tuscaloosa, I&#8217;ve seen enough.  GOAT&#8217;s Nick Saban was just a fan. Hall of Famer John Calipari was at a loss. Nate Oates, everyone&#8217;s favorite former math teacher, was the boss.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"B6M7NJG2CRECXATWAKDLNHDGOQ\">From Leon Douglas to Mike Davis to Richard Hendricks, not everyone has to have a first name. Because we know he&#8217;s one of the most talented teams in Alabama&#8217;s basketball history.  On February 17, 1990, when Wimp took his revenge on Rick Pitino by the time he was 25, there was no need to be there to understand that a similar statement could not be made about this Kentucky team. No, but let&#8217;s be real.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"XITHXT67BZF5ZJNX7QKMR5X7RQ\">Alabama 78, Kentucky 52 issued their own statement. This was the Tide&#8217;s biggest ever blow against the &#8216;Cats, one more than his 1990 win. The lead ballooned to 31 at most, with a 26-point final margin not even close, simply because UK were at the buzzer and he threw a 3-pointer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"TA2BIQUYW5CP5JNQUXRXNWZ45E\">&#8220;Most of the time you&#8217;re not as good or as bad as you think you are,&#8221; Calipari said, seeking philosophical solace.  &#8220;Let&#8217;s hope it&#8217;s not as bad as today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/__i\/rss\/rd\/articles\/CBMiZmh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmFsLmNvbS9zcG9ydHMvMjAyMy8wMS9zY2FyYmluc2t5LWZpbmFsLWZvdXItdGVhbS15ZWFoLWFsYWJhbWEtYmFza2V0YmFsbC1pcy10aGF0LWdvb2QuaHRtbNIBdWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmFsLmNvbS9zcG9ydHMvMjAyMy8wMS9zY2FyYmluc2t5LWZpbmFsLWZvdXItdGVhbS15ZWFoLWFsYWJhbWEtYmFza2V0YmFsbC1pcy10aGF0LWdvb2QuaHRtbD9vdXRwdXRUeXBlPWFtcA?oc=5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] This is an impression column. 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