I’m really trying hard not to get too excited, everyone. But it’s not easy, because Nate Oats has the Crimson Tide (8-3, 3-0 SEC) absolutely rolling right now. I don’t know what he did to this team over Christmas break, but it is working. Everybody on the team is playing the game the way they need to be successful both individually and as a unit.
Jahvon Quinerly (who will miss today’s game as well due to his vague medical condition), and Jaden Shackelford have become the play-making guards we had hoped to see this season. Both have stopped forcing everything constantly - playing fast for the sake of playing fast and wasting possessions.