Alabama basketball fans would do well to remember basketball is a tournament sport. Perennially competitive college basketball programs can shake off weak Decembers with strong Februarys and Marches. Every team making the NCAA Tournament field gets a reset.
Alabama basketball is not a perennially competitive program because it does not frequently make it to the Big Dance. Which means the Crimson Tide cannot squander away wins, ever, even in December. On Tuesday night in Tuscaloosa, Alabama basketball squandered away a win. Avery Johnson bears the full responsibility for the loss.
Losing to a decent Georgia State team, 83-80 is not a complete disaster.