Where in the world is Omar Payne?!
Our best lineup per every metric is Nembhard, Locke, KJ, Payne and Blackshear. And yet White refuses to play that lineup.
It's as if our players do all their practicing and learning right there in front of our eyes. These boys can't wait to play the game because that is where they get to have opposing players & opposing HC teach them some inkling on how to play. Our Gators get to 'freelance-learn" college BBall IQ as they get beat on the floor.{or something like that)
I do not believe that Payne has been taught the full gamut of inside technique. So our 6'10" Payne gets to learn by being pulled and pouted upon for weeks on end. Also, send someone like 6'11' Jitoboh in there with no faith or hope. That's what White's coaching style appears to be === the silent cold shoulder pouting for Payne & Jitoboh to self-correct and magically become solid ballplayers.??
White, in practices, cannot be teaching them inside positioning. White thinks Payne setting a screen way out for our ball handler will benefit our game better than holding an inside position beneath the basket and for our ball handlers to really, really want to help "bigs" score.??
What we saw in Payne's 19 point game was that just by concentrating on playing "big" and positioning he could be a star contributor. We saw the talent to stick around the basket and score, and hurt the other team.
White will never have a place, a time to develop an inside game. If you want to star inside do not come to Florida. White is a pouter, not a teacher, so not a developer. I see zero verve or spark between White and his players.??
