Gator Basketball Next year’s basketball roster: Mike White lands #1 Graduate Transfer Kerry Blackshear

[78]

You’re confusing two things. I’ve always acknowledged recruiting and injuries leading to this lineup. However, once acknowledged it would have been stupid to play hair on fire Basketball that everyone is clamoring for. It would have been far more disastrous and would have detracted greatly from our strength....defense.

To me nothing could be more obvious and I despise slow ball.

But yes the buck should stop with him if he can’t turn over the lineup, transform the offense and consistently get to the elite 8 and beyond.

Thoughts on a more uptempo defense? If you can't do squat scoring wise, part and parcel your own piss poor recruiting, why not allow your defense to create transition opportunities? You've got nothing to lose, right?

 

[Marine1]

Thoughts on a more uptempo defense? If you can't do squat scoring wise, part and parcel your own piss poor recruiting, why not allow your defense to create transition opportunities? You've got nothing to lose, right?

I would have liked to have seen more pressure. I think we could have had more success there. But we also sucked in transition....the ball had to get to Andrew as nobody else could handle the rock. We also were poor finishers going to the rack. Btw, Andrews inclination is not to push in transition. That will need to be addressed next season.

But a selective approach to pressure may have been successful. 40 minutes of hell would hurt us more than helped but if we picked a few more spots...who knows? Especially the frequent droughts would have been a good time to use some pressure.

 

[78]

Game reset. So we lacked big people, we lacked shooters, we lacked ballhandlers AND we lacked finishers. What's left to phuck up?

If I didn't know any better, I'd say we're in a rebuild with a questionable rebuilder.

 

[NVGator]

Game reset. So we lacked big people, we lacked shooters, we lacked ballhandlers AND we lacked finishers. What's left to phuck up?

If I didn't know any better, I'd say we're in a rebuild with a questionable rebuilder.

Ahhh, but it’s not Coach White’s fault. He’s the best.

Just wait till next year.

 

[78]

Ahhh, but it’s not Coach White’s fault. He’s the best.

Just wait till next year.

Sounds to me like it's a double down on the incoming class. Those are big stakes.

 

[Marine1]

Game reset. So we lacked big people, we lacked shooters, we lacked ballhandlers AND we lacked finishers. What's left to phuck up?

If I didn't know any better, I'd say we're in a rebuild with a questionable rebuilder.

We do have 3 young freshman who played significant minutes and at times played impressively. They will be joined by 3 more freshmen next year. Just those 6 include an inside scoring threat and defender (Payne), a couple solid ball handlers (Mann and Nembhard), a couple of shooters (Locke and Mann), a slasher and defender (Lewis) and a dynamic player who can score and rebound ( KJ). Pick up a grad transfer with size and get more out of any combination of Ballard/stone/Bassett/Okauru and I think you could say the rebuild is already progressing.

I think that too many do not believe the talent level of the 6 youngins is very impressive. I think it is.

Final piece is more length. Need a strong 2020 class and we’ll have talent, depth and continuity.

 

[78]

We do have 3 young freshman who played significant minutes and at times played impressively. They will be joined by 3 more freshmen next year. Just those 6 include an inside scoring threat and defender (Payne), a couple solid ball handlers (Mann and Nembhard), a couple of shooters (Locke and Mann), a slasher and defender (Lewis) and a dynamic player who can score and rebound ( KJ). Pick up a grad transfer with size and get more out of any combination of Ballard/stone/Bassett/Okauru and I think you could say the rebuild is already progressing.

I think that too many do not believe the talent level of the 6 youngins is very impressive. I think it is.

Final piece is more length. Need a strong 2020 class and we’ll have talent, depth and continuity.

Why are we in a position to acknowledge we had limited talent in 2018-19 and that we're essentially starting over in 2019-20? Am I being overly harsh?

 

[Egor's Assistant]

We're returning as leading scorers KJ at 10ppg, Nembhard at 8ppg.
8 SEC teams have higher ppg averages than UF. All have at least twice the # of talls coming back.
Not being fatalistic, just expressing urgency towards a major shakeup needed.
The other SEC teams are opening gaps on UF and they're racing ahead while UF lags further behind.
We were 8th in the SEC ... 9-9. Those 8 teams should be as good next year, while teams 9,10,11 may leapfrog us.
It's possible we're being scuttled and White lives to "slow bail".

Maybe our guys will grow? Git that Will Grier special sauce from the GNC.

 

[Egor's Assistant]

Mike White has proven he is incapable......

That's not what your mom said about his capabilities.

 

[Egor's Assistant]

Game reset. So we lacked big people, we lacked shooters, we lacked ballhandlers AND we lacked finishers. What's left to phuck up?

Nope. Nembhard is one of the best ball handlers in the league, hands down.
Nope. Noah Locke is in the top five, three-point shooting in the league. He's money.
Stokes is coming along. Basset is serviceable. We need more size, surely..
But what we really need is finishers. Clutch players to score at the crucial moments in the game.
Dudes who want the ball in their hands. Next year, My Gators, We Chomp!
Haters are chum, chump.

 

[78]

Nope. Nembhard is one of the best ball handlers in the league, hands down.
Nope. Noah Locke is in the top five, three-point shooting in the league. He's money.
Stokes is coming along. Basset is serviceable. We need more size, surely..
But what we really need is finishers. Clutch players to score at the crucial moments in the game.
Dudes who want the ball in their hands. Next year, My Gators, We Chomp!
Haters are chum, chump.

Nembhard had four turnovers yesterday and Locke was 2-7 from three-point land. Anything else you'd like to add?

 

[Wingtee]

Obviously everyone knows the incoming freshmen we have coming in, but what about grad transfers? I’m thinking Ballard, Okauru, and possibly one of Gak/Bassett transfer out leaving us with 3 open spots.

Now, maybe I’m wrong and all stay, but in this day and age I highly doubt it. Anybody have their ear to the ground so to say, regarding potential grad transfers (particularly for the 4/5 spots)?

PG - Nembhard/Mann
SG- Locke/Lewis
SF - Johnson/Stone
PF- Bassett/Payne
C- Gak/Stokes

Thoughts?

Think u hit it

 

[Wingtee]

In no scenario will Bassett play power forward. Does not have skill set.

He does have some range on a shot

 

[t-gator]

Nembhard had four turnovers yesterday and Locke was 2-7 from three-point land. Anything else you'd like to add?

Are you implying nembhard is a bad pg and Locke can't shoot based on one game?

 

[LeeForThree]

Nembhard had four turnovers yesterday and Locke was 2-7 from three-point land. Anything else you'd like to add?

Locke needs surgery on his groin and has been injured for months. Before the injury he was shooting 45% for 3 and hitting 4-7 a game and was our leading scorer a bunch

 

[78]

Are you implying nembhard is a bad pg and Locke can't shoot based on one game?

Would you rather gauge performance against Charleston Southern or North Florida? Nembhard laid an egg yesterday and Locke's a 37% shooter this year.

 

[t-gator]

Would you rather gauge performance against Charleston Southern or North Floroda? Nembhard laid an egg yesterday and Locke's a 37% shooter this year.

I wouldn't gauge it on one game at all, dude. We have some holes in our roster for sure but nembhard and Locke are quality players.

 

[Marine1]

These discussions are somewhat odd. Even through all the frustrations I have not heard anyone disparage Nembhards ability until today. He had 4 turnovers (2 back to back) yesterday and certainly not a stellar performance but just as certainly not a high turnover PG. I think he had a real solid season. Actually needs to be more aggressive scoring rather than pure pass first. But this kid is solid and cerebral. His passing skills are as good as any in the SEC.

Locke is a legitimate shooter. Best on the team and was doing great until getting hurt. Again heard little to no criticism until he got banged up. He needs to work on his ballhandling and become more than a one dimensional spot up shooter. But he should thrive in the lineup mix coming in with inside scoring and a legit slasher.

I’ll go on record and say both these guys were assets this year and will be again nextt year.

 

[rogdochar]

Basketball recruiting is stifling. Gotta wheel and deal with AAU "ambulance chasers"?
Can become friendly with a kid (if you spot one) about June 15th his sophomore season.??
Seems once a school gets a commit for a position they shut down recruiting that position. Then later on yhat kid can change his mind and go elsewhere and you've ignored several other players at that position during that passage of time.?? Those guys are going elsewhere.

What's the # of players we can bring in for 2019-2020? I know that we've got 3 good ones coming -- any more?

 

[PastyStoole]

Billy Donovan managed to go 36-3 with this roster of non-who's who's: