Alabama Basketball: Takeaways from Tide's big upset win over Auburn

Alabama Basketball: Takeaways from Tide’s upset win over unbeaten Auburn

PITTSBURGH, PA - MARCH 15: Herbert Jones #10 and Galin Smith #30 of the Alabama Crimson Tide celebrate after defeating the Virginia Tech Hokies in the game in the first round of the 2018 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at PPG PAINTS Arena on March 15, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /

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LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY – JANUARY 11: Ashton Hagans #0 of the Kentucky Wildcats shoots the ball against the Alabama Crimson Tide (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

2. Alabama Has a Shot Against Anyone

If Alabama’s win over Auburn tells you anything, it should be that the Crimson Tide are capable of beating anyone in the nation, but based on previous losses, they can also lose to just about anyone in the nation.

Alabama has several bad losses this season which shows quite a bit about their 2019-20 squad. For example, there is the loss to Penn, the 15 point loss to Iowa State, the 14-point loss to Rhode Island and also the 21-point blown game against Florida.

But nonetheless, what this Auburn game shows us is that the Tide, while are capable of losing to teams they shouldn’t, are also capable of beating teams they also probably shouldn’t beat.

Six of Alabama’s nine wins so far this season are against quadrant one, two or three opponents which is just further proof than they have a shot against anyone.

So what does this mean for Alabama’s upcoming games?

Here is Alabama’s schedule leading up to their February 12th rematch against Auburn:

January 18th vs. Missouri: 68.2% chance to win according to ESPN’s BPI
January 22nd vs. Vanderbilt: 64.9% chance to win according to ESPN’s BPI
January 25th vs. Kansas State: 78.5% chance to win according to ESPN’s BPI
January 29th vs. LSU: 22.1% chance to win according to ESPN’s BPI
February 1st vs. Arkansas: 52% chance to win according to ESPN’s BPI
February 8th vs. Georgia: 49.6% chance to win according to ESPN’s BPI

If Alabama comes out of this stretch of six games with a record any worse than 4-2, it would come as a bit of a disappointment. Missouri, Vanderbilt and Kansas State should all be games that Alabama wins, with LSU, Arkansas and Georgia being games Alabama should AT WORST, be competitive in.

All three of these teams are quality opponents, but all three of these teams also have flaws that Alabama should be able to capitalize on.

This being said, no matter what Alabama’s record might be, don’t let it distract you from the fact that they have played very good games against quality opponents and have put themselves in a good position going forward.

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