Unlike the scene before most press conferences, the mood inside of Foster Auditorium on Friday for Alabama women’s basketball’s shooting drills was different.
Although “Pop, Lock & Drop It” by Huey was blasting from the speakers, it was almost as if the gym was silent. Players were not chatting with each other, and the eyes of assistant coach Shereka Wright never left the shooters. The only thing needed to be said was written on the whiteboard for everyone to see.
“Life and basketball are both determined by inches,” the board read, and its purpose was to motivate Alabama to be more diligent over the next month on the court. The Crimson Tide could use it, because four of its last five games have come on the losing end, undoubtedly the toughest stretch of the season to this point.
“We can’t go back and do anything about our last 10 days,” coach Kristy Curry said. “But, we can have a great ending to this, because February is a season of its own.”
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