An offseason basketball thread

InstiGATOR1

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It will be enjoyable to watch White's Gators. And good to read smart know-how posters like you, Insti. So don't be shy. Followers like me need it explained by leaders like you & Lee4Three. Looking forward to it, especially now that football is all angst. Thanks for the angst-antidote.

Thanks for the very kind words. I am glad people are enjoying discussing basketball. I know I always do.

And heck it is almost Friday so why don't is post a clip of Chase Johnson:

 

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From that video Chase looks like the kind of kid that chooses North Carolina ... or Duke, etc. He seems tall and unusually agile, good shooter's touch. Hope we get him.
 

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From that video Chase looks like the kind of kid that chooses North Carolina ... or Duke, etc. He seems tall and unusually agile, good shooter's touch. Hope we get him.

We got him. He might be the true frosh most likely to get minutes this year.
 

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We got him. He might be the true frosh most likely to get minutes this year.

10 minutes at the SF spot would be great. White actually may have a hard time finding minutes for everyone if Chase and Ballard are as good as advertised. Like you mentioned, defense is the key. White will have no issue sitting a guy if they can't play defense with the intensity he is looking for. White may have a 9 man rotation.
 

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Hope we have a deep team and these freshmen are as advertised so we can run and press teams into the ground. Go Gators!!
 

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White may have a 9 man rotation.

Lots of teams have a 9-10 man rotation in December, fewer have more than a 7-8 man rotation in March. As I have said around here several times, I am hoping for a March rotation and minutes of:

PG: Chiozza (30), Allen (10)
SG: Allen (15), Hudson (25)
SF: Stone (16), Koulechov (24)
PF: Hayes (24), Stone (8), Johnson (8)
C: Egbunu (24), Gak (16)

To me that would be a offensively skilled, strong rebounding 9 man rotation. Of course the key is can Koulechov, Hudson and Johnson defend their positions and is Egbunu healthy enough. Also of course Allen has to hold up for 10 minutes at the PG as the primary ball handler. Each of these players except Johnson have shown they can play some at this level.
 

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Stone looked like he benefited from his redshirt year last year. It will be interesting to see how Bassett looks with a year in the program and none of us having seen him play a minute. Here is a high school video of him:

 

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And to finish up this years roster, here are some Gorjok Gak dunks in UF's highlights against ETSU in the NCAA tourney:

 

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Ok, what the heck is going on there? Is he charged with a serious crime and if so, why is his bond reported to be $3,500? Whether he was headed to UF or not, something is off in that reporting.
Something is off, gotta wait for more updates I guess
 

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Here is a excerpt from a Brockway article on the media day:

Brockway said:
Florida picked second in preseason SEC poll
Brockway said:
By Kevin Brockway

October 18, 2017

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Florida ended up in a familiar spot in the SEC preseason men’s basketball poll Wednesday.

The Gators were picked to finish second behind Kentucky, while junior guard KeVaughn Allen earned preseason All-SEC first team honors.

and here is the link to the rest:

http://www.gatorsports.com/2017/10/florida-picked-second-preseason-sec-poll/
 

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