TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- The entire gym froze at the whistle.
"Listen!" screamed Alabama head coach Nate Oats, as he catapulted onto the court from the sideline, refusing to take his foot off the gas at a recent practice. "There should not be any 3-pointers against this defense! None!"
Three hours southeast, Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl was in a similar state.
"This doesn't work!" he yelled at his players during a mid-February session, his hands thrown up in the air. "This doesn't work unless our big men step up! Do it again!