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Tuesday / December 3.
  • After losing in the Final Four, Alabama is trying to take a page out of UConn’s book

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    By ADAM ZAGORIA

    After losing to UConn in last year’s Final Four, Alabama is trying to take a page out of the Huskies’ book.

    Crimson Tide guard Mark Sears, the SEC Preseason Player of the Year, said Alabama wants to be “bulletproof” this season after hearing UConn use that mantra en route to its second straight national championship.

    “We’re trying to be bulletproof like have no weakness,” Sears said per Alabama reporter Chris McCullery. “That’s something when we went against UCONN we heard them say and they were the truth, they were hard to stop. We want to be that but in our own way.”

    UConn beat Alabama, 86-72, in the national semifinals last season before taking out Zach Edey and Purdue, 75-60, in the national championship game.

    Alabama is the preseason No. 2 team in the nation (behind Kansas) and was picked to win the SEC behind Sears and Second-Team All-SEC selection Grant Nelson.

    In the last four years under coach Nate Oats, the Tide has reached a Final Four and two Sweet 16s. Is this the year they break out and win it all?

    UConn, meantime, is the preseason No. 3 and is seeking to become the first team since UCLA to three-peat.

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    Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.

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