Wow. It’s been stated here before, but Avery Johnson was a slam dunk, home run hire. Fresh off of a pleasantly surprising first season in Tuscaloosa, Avery rolls into his second year at the Capstone with more momentum than the Alabama basketball program has seen in a long time. The talent level has already been raised to levels Alabama fans haven’t seen in years, and now Coach Avery has secured the commitments of two of the best high school basketball players in the country. It’s an incredible time to be a ‘Bama hoops fan. Heck, there wasn’t even a need to go with the usual “Hey y’all, it’s basketball season, look over here!