Anchor Drop, February 1, 2023: What the hell was that?

Good morning.

Optional Musical Accompaniment

Vanderbilt scored the first five points of the basketball game last night! And then they ended up losing 101-44 to Alabama. That’s right: Vanderbilt’s basketball team lost in Tuscaloosa by a bigger margin than the football team did. Alabama went on a 35-5 run in the first half and a 22-3 run early in the second half, and the lead just kept on building. The worst stat of the night: sure, Alabama making 48 percent of its threes, but the even more pathetic showing was letting them shoot 17-of-20 on two-pointers. That’s “are we even playing defense?” territory.

That performance came with Tyrin Lawrence (who scored 20 the last time we played Alabama)…