***NCAA Tournament*** Florida vs Wisconsin

[SC Gator]

Im going, so, well, that is all I wanted to say!

 

[ATXGator]

Im going, so, well, that is all I wanted to say!

The pressure is now on you to bring us to the Final Four. Make us proud!

 

[Captain Sasquatch]

We're #3 in the country in fewest assists allowed per game on defense, #35 in turnovers forced, and #3 in defensive assist/turnover ratio (SCar is #1 and WVU is #2). That's going to be the key. Get in the passing lanes, disrupt their timing, don't let them get open looks from 3.

 

[InstiGATOR1]

What CBS thinks will happen in the East and other regions from here on out:

http://www.cbssports.com/college-ba...what-will-happen-in-sweet-16-and-elite-eight/

 

[SC Gator]

The pressure is now on you to bring us to the Final Four. Make us proud!

that is a lot of pressure.....Ill do my best! Actually will only be there Friday night so Ill take responsibility for Friday.

 

[ChiefGator]

One of the dumbest statements I've seen regarding our team.

So do you have any example when say our first six players have all played up to their potential? Now in almost every game one or two did. Say our last Vandy loss, if Barry had played to his usual standard we would have won in regulation, when did he ever miss two FTs in a row previously?

So perhaps you just don't understand a Chief?

 

[ChiefGator]

Thanks for the heads up

Since I did not post that no thanks are accepted.

 

[MertzJay26]

So do you have any example when say our first six players have all played up to their potential? Now in almost every game one or two did. Say our last Vandy loss, if Barry had played to his usual standard we would have won in regulation, when did he ever miss two FTs in a row previously?

So perhaps you just don't understand a Chief?

It's sports, no team has every member play their best. We have lost 8 games all year and are in the Sweet 16, I think we've had plenty of guys play well together at the same time.

How about vs UK in the O'Dome? Was that still not good enough?

 

[Durty South Swamp]

I think florida wins but either way, anything from here is icing after losing Egbunu.

 

[InstiGATOR1]

So do you have any example when say our first six players have all played up to their potential? Now in almost every game one or two did. Say our last Vandy loss, if Barry had played to his usual standard we would have won in regulation, when did he ever miss two FTs in a row previously?

So perhaps you just don't understand a Chief?

Well:

1. I think part of the objection to your conjecture was your idea that the only way UF could beat Wisconsin would be if everyone played up to their full potential. That is likely untrue. As someone else said, UF has a number of guys who can take 3s, Allen, Leon, Barry, Robinson, Stone and if a couple of them are on, that bodes well for UF, that is a couple not all of them.

2. UF had a game where UF's starters Robinson, Leon, Egbunu, Allen and Hill scored 14, 10, 10, 11 17 points respectively. Off the bench Hayes scored 9 points in 17 min, Chiozza scored 11 points and Barry scored 30 points. I guess you could complain that in 6 minutes Stone did not score? Your comment suggests that you meant offensively, but you could also complain that UF gave up 95 points that game. Still I would say UF pretty much played to its offensive potential that night.

3. UF had another game where UF's starters Robinson, Leon, Egbunu, Allen and Hill scored 24, 15, 11, 11, 6 where Hill scored the 6 on 3 of 8 shooting. Hayers scored 12 off the bench, Hester scored 16 and Chiozza scored 9 with 10 assists. I guess if you want to complain, you can point out that again Stone did not score. Barry did not play. This was another 100+ scoring night and UF held the opponent to 79 points to win big.

4. So there we have it, UF has had games with everyone playing close to their potential and as I said in point 1, UF probably does not have to have everyone have their best game ever to beat Wisconsin.

 

[CGgater]

A little color:
Yeguette with the awesome block off the glass, Frazier battles for the ball and knocks it free, Hill comes up with the loose ball, streaks down the floor, and passes off to a hard charging Prather for the slam! Oh my!

That's the teamwork Billy always demanded. That team and the O4s were so fun to watch because of that hustle and team attitude.

 

[rogdochar]

Thanks for the OP, Insti. It has made for an enjoyable, readable thread.
March Madness is wonderful this year because of all our players.
I hope I get even happier after Friday.(Could we be better all'round than we ever imagined?)

 

[InstiGATOR1]

That's the teamwork Billy always demanded. That team and the O4s were so fun to watch because of that hustle and team attitude.

You know the Donovan era worked out so well.

1. In 1999 and 2000 it was all pretty new. I know UF had made runs before in the tourney but to make it to the second weekend one year and the game the next really showed the program was solid.

2. Then after some bad luck and some bad play in the tourney for a few year, the 05-07 titles showed UF had arrived.

3. Then after another lull, four round of 8 teams in a row topped by a 30 games in a row winning streak and a final four.

I know this is heresy especially this time of year but I think an unbeaten SEC season and SEC tourney and 30 years in a row is as tough an accomplishment as at least one title. I am not as caught up in the post season being every thing as much as the mediots.

And of course the White era really needed a tourney bid this year and a run like this makes it even better.

 

[Captain Sasquatch]

What's crazy to me is Gator basketball hasn't lost in the 2nd round or Sweet 16 after winning in the first round since 2005.

 

[Jbossgator8]

Chief's posting is not up to his potential so he is dismissed and banned!! I am sick of hearing about his potential argument. ONLY 1 team plays up to its potential and that is the team that Wins the NC. All 300 other teams in division one I guess don't play up to their potential right?? Chicago Cubs played up to their potential. Indians did not right?? Pats played up to their potential. Falcons did not right?? Or did those 2 losing teams choke??

 

[GatorBart]

What CBS thinks will happen in the East and other regions from here on out:

http://www.cbssports.com/college-ba...what-will-happen-in-sweet-16-and-elite-eight/

So three of their talking heads 'so called experts' all pick Wisky to beat us, then this article turns around and says we're heading to the Final 4?
Nice consistency CBS - got all predictions covered!

Who here thinks Justin Leon looks a little like Chapelle (minus the white guy hair, of course)?

 

[ChiefGator]

Well:

1. I think part of the objection to your conjecture was your idea that the only way UF could beat Wisconsin would be if everyone played up to their full potential. That is likely untrue. As someone else said, UF has a number of guys who can take 3s, Allen, Leon, Barry, Robinson, Stone and if a couple of them are on, that bodes well for UF, that is a couple not all of them.

2. UF had a game where UF's starters Robinson, Leon, Egbunu, Allen and Hill scored 14, 10, 10, 11 17 points respectively. Off the bench Hayes scored 9 points in 17 min, Chiozza scored 11 points and Barry scored 30 points. I guess you could complain that in 6 minutes Stone did not score? Your comment suggests that you meant offensively, but you could also complain that UF gave up 95 points that game. Still I would say UF pretty much played to its offensive potential that night.

3. UF had another game where UF's starters Robinson, Leon, Egbunu, Allen and Hill scored 24, 15, 11, 11, 6 where Hill scored the 6 on 3 of 8 shooting. Hayers scored 12 off the bench, Hester scored 16 and Chiozza scored 9 with 10 assists. I guess if you want to complain, you can point out that again Stone did not score. Barry did not play. This was another 100+ scoring night and UF held the opponent to 79 points to win big.

4. So there we have it, UF has had games with everyone playing close to their potential and as I said in point 1, UF probably does not have to have everyone have their best game ever to beat Wisconsin.

Nice analysis, perhaps my memory is failing. I seem to remember that mostly on offense we had one or two who had a good percentage of three point shooting. I remember clearly our guards driving and not finishing to their potential thus getting losses.

Now perhaps I am giving them too much credit, I sure hope so. I expect them to be better than us inside so we must be better than them from three or be able to turn them over for easy shots. I hope that we get another great defensive game and some poor shooting from them so that another VA game will happen.

Thanks for the response.

 

[ChiefGator]

It's sports, no team has every member play their best. We have lost 8 games all year and are in the Sweet 16, I think we've had plenty of guys play well together at the same time.

How about vs UK in the O'Dome? Was that still not good enough?

You make a mistake, I have an opinion, the game will tell.

When we won two championships in a row the six players who played most of the game all played up to their capabilities. Lee made his threes, not all of them but a vast percentage of them, the bigs forced the defense to give him the room to make them. Not perfect but up to their capabilities.

And all three Vandy games were winnable especially the last one. Like I said you don't understand this Chief.

 

[Captain Sasquatch]

You make a mistake, I have an opinion, the game will tell.

When we won two championships in a row the six players who played most of the game all played up to their capabilities. Lee made his threes, not all of them but a vast percentage of them, the bigs forced the defense to give him the room to make them. Not perfect but up to their capabilities.

And all three Vandy games were winnable especially the last one. Like I said you don't understand this Chief.

The '04s lost plenty of winnable games in the regular season.

 

[Bernardo de la Paz]

The '04s lost plenty of winnable games in the regular season.

And this is why I disagree with the assertion earlier that winning a bunch of games in a row is tougher than winning a title. I don't think many teams set goals based on winning streaks. The 04s lost some games in year 2 when they already had the conference locked up. They were taking it easy.