With the Emerald Coast Classic and ACC-SEC Challenge now both in the rearview mirror for the 2023-24 campaign, one thing is pretty clear about this year’s now-unranked Alabama squad - they can’t defend a damn thing. At least not right now. The four-game stretch of dominant blowouts to start the season had many Tide Hoops fans hoping that the drop-off from last season’s historic team may not be too significant, but those hopes were dashed in the span of five days right after Thanksgiving.
Listen, Clemson and Ohio State are good basketball teams; as is Oregon, who the Tide did defeat in Destin.