More stats (from the article in the OP) showing our improvement from last year, even with a lot more games away from home and versus a similar schedule, if not more difficult than last year.
Through 17 games last season, the Gators were 12-5 and averaging 72.9 points, shooting 41.9 percent from the floor, 30.4 from 3 and 61.2 at the line. Through 17 this season, UF is 14-3, shooting 45.5 from the floor, 35.7 from deep and 72.5 from the line. ... After torturing Ole Miss and Tennessee on his was to winning SEC Player of the Week, sophomore guard
KeVaughn Allen was the defensive focal point of both Alabama and Georgia. Allen went a combined 5-for-15 from the floor and 0-for-6 from the 3-point line Crimson Tide and Bulldogs -- and the Gators still beat both. ... Stone started his rookie season 0-for-6 from the 3-point line. He's 12-for-19 in the 11 games since and now leads the team in long-range percentage at 48.0. Leon is second at 41.7 after going 0-for-4 the last two games.