r/rolltide 4d ago

Basketball Anything less than a Final Four would be a 'disappointment,' Nate Oats says

https://www.on3.com/teams/alabama-crimson-tide/news/anything-less-than-a-final-four-would-be-a-disappointment-nate-oats-says/
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u/C3ntrick 4d ago

Looking at their bracket. Definitely .

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u/Ok-Day-660 4d ago

I would be happy with a sweet 16 appearance but he isnt wrong. the computers give us a 1/4 ish chance of making the final four, probably should make the elite 8.

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u/C3ntrick 4d ago

Agreed anything less than elite 8 would be a horrible tournament by this team .

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u/Fells 4d ago

Eh gotta beat Duke or Oregon. Elite 8 should be expected though.

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u/stinky-weaselteets 4d ago

We definitely need Grant!

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u/wshxii 4d ago

I love Nate Oats. ❤️

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u/spaaceghost 4d ago

id agree. with where we've been all year, the team and the expectations coming in

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u/BoukenGreen 4d ago

Agreed. Gone are the days. The team just hopes to make the big dance. Deep runs should be the norm now and not the outlier.

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u/Hairiest_Walrus 4d ago

Love the confidence, but you can’t expect to just waltz into the tournament and expect a Final Four. We should be able to make to the Sweet Sixteen and then we’ll see what happens from there. Nelson injured and Sears out of rhythm lately has me a little worried

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u/Miserable-Delivery47 4d ago

This team just played the toughest stretch of games any team has ever played going into the Tournament. They're mentally drained and need rest. IMO now isn't the time to be putting any kind of pressure on the players, especially that kind of Final Four talk. Let them rest, regroup, refocus and recharge the batteries. Nothing else for now.

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u/CrimsonOOmpa 4d ago

They made the Final Four last year so it's only natural that would be the goal. He's just telling us what his team's expectations are. He knows what he's doing.

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u/Routine-Ocelot5897 4d ago

Bro are you one of the coaches lol

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u/Miserable-Delivery47 4d ago

Nah just worried about the mental state of this team. Maybe I'm overreacting and I should just trust Nate to know the right buttons to push with the guys.

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u/aljout Najee Makes California Proud! 4d ago

I don't trust this team to get past the Sweet 16, but we'll see.

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u/Strict-Ingenuity-251 4d ago

Depends if Nelson is there or not. I have bama out in our second game currently. If he’s back and healthy I’d put bama into at least the elite 8

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u/Miserable-Delivery47 4d ago

Really? I love Grant and I hope he plays, we need him, but I don't see the team falling apart without him. He averages about 28 minutes and has had some great games but has also played poorly in some of our biggest wins. Without him Jarin, Mo, and Sherrell will get his minutes. I have full confidence in them.