I have no question that with Fulkerson, we beat Alabama, The loss of him shortened our bench tremendously, especially in the post. While Uros played well enough (actually better than I anticipated), Fulkerson minutes are more valuable than his. Also, I don't think Gaines would have been in there on the play where he was fouled. He was pulled in entirely in place of Vescovi to prevent the player he was defending from scoring. That would have be Fulky normally. Gaines did a great job and did get the block and the ball, but we all know what happened next. Fulkerson would have made a huge difference in the Alabama game. I'm confident we win that one with him.