Gator Basketball Gators bumble their way to a loss against Auburn, bow out of SEC tourney

Marine1

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Not much unless it's a grad transfer

Nembhard
Locke/Mann
Lewis
Keyontae
Stokes/Payne/Transfer/Gak/Bassett/Jitobah? (I think we made the top 3)

That would be our starting lineup imo

Wonder who, if any, of Stone, Ballard and Okauru leaves.
 

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I'm sorry? I watch most of the basketball games, dork. I've also spent the last decade belittling and ridiculing the football program, because it deserved to be.

We speak honestly here. Dishonest people live at Swamp Gas.

You can say that again. There is a difference between an "eyes wide open" loyalty that allows for the scrupulous and appropriate criticism of the millionaires who are coaching the team, and blind limp-wristed obedience to the "company line." And you are right, GC is a unicorn hugging, pretty little lie believing schitt hole that makes no allowance for anyone who is more interested in facts and the actual best interests of the program than in getting as far up some coaches bung hole as possible. FGC&THTRUO.
 

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bring a much better analysis of Whites coaching ability.

My mind gets disturbed when what I see is disturbing. All judgement should be applied without emotional adherence to coaches, either hired or fired. Looks to me like White is tops in coaching defense -- no observational doubts there. While still early, we can suspect White is a good recruiter.

The fair question to be applied year in year out is = is there a better coach out there who could give better results for Florida? Would star-players' abilities stagnate or regress after 4 years under a really effective coach?... or has White drawn forth the players' best?? All we can do is observe to compile some sort of educated guess.

Looking forward to the developmental results White gets from the exciting sophomores + incoming high
star ranked newbies. { I'd sure like to see a much improved Stokes, a fully healthy Locke, plus a healed & improved Gak.) Fact is = each player should promote-expect their own growth. The kind that shows.
Grow Gators !
 

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You can say that again. There is a difference between an "eyes wide open" loyalty that allows for the scrupulous and appropriate criticism of the millionaires who are coaching the team, and blind limp-wristed obedience to the "company line." And you are right, GC is a unicorn hugging, pretty little lie believing schitt hole that makes no allowance for anyone who is more interested in facts and the actual best interests of the program than in getting as far up some coaches bung hole as possible. FGC&THTRUO.
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If you get your rocks off "belittling" our team or program or players more power to you. I could give ash#t what they say at GC. Gator basketball has been my passion since Neal Walk averaged 26 pts and 19 rebounds a game. Ive seen bad average and amazing. I like to see kids that play with heart and for each other. I saw an undermanned team this year play as hard as they could and hang with or beat some damned good teams. I didnt expect them to make the NCAA tournament this year but they surprised me. White may not be as good a coach as Pearl but he has the def. side of basketball figured out.......much like Billy had the off side figured out. I want to see how he does with players he recruited (and it looks like he has his big five next year) and how they have the talent to play with loaded teams.
 

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If you get your rocks off "belittling" our team or program or players more power to you. I could give ash#t what they say at GC. Gator basketball has been my passion since Neal Walk averaged 26 pts and 19 rebounds a game. Ive seen bad average and amazing. I like to see kids that play with heart and for each other. I saw an undermanned team this year play as hard as they could and hang with or beat some damned good teams. I didnt expect them to make the NCAA tournament this year but they surprised me. White may not be as good a coach as Pearl but he has the def. side of basketball figured out.......much like Billy had the off side figured out. I want to see how he does with players he recruited (and it looks like he has his big five next year) and how they have the talent to play with loaded teams.
The key is for our young head coach to grow also. He's smart and I believe he will. I saw Neal Walk too and remember that my grandparents and father didn't get to experience the championships that Gators have enjoyed over the last three decades. Sometimes I think White sacrifices a chance at SEC titles to be ready for the NCAA. I understand that but don't really like it. I still like winning SEC's to go along with success in the "Tournament".
 

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This might be one of the best gifs ever
 

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I like what I see. However, mostly dunks. Shows he has much better hands and much better instincts than anyone we have now. I can’t wait to see more of his footwork, touch facing the basket, range and defense. Obviously a very talented player.

Thanks for that video, Marine. Since Payne ranks high, since he's bonded playing in "all star" leagues with his 2 high star teammates, well this trio could be the answer. I sure like the freshmen we had this year. Go Gators
 

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Wonder who, if any, of Stone, Ballard and Okauru leaves.

I don't think any of them have shown enough to have good interests in other schools, unless they just want to play.
 

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If you get your rocks off "belittling" our team or program or players more power to you. I could give ash#t what they say at GC. Gator basketball has been my passion since Neal Walk averaged 26 pts and 19 rebounds a game. Ive seen bad average and amazing. I like to see kids that play with heart and for each other.
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You forgot to mention 0-10-1. And this is big-time college basketball, not your middle school PE teams. The name of the game is to win. If a coach can't get it done, he gets run out of town on a rail, no matter how much "heart" his players may have.
 

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You forgot to mention 0-10-1. And this is big-time college basketball, not your middle school PE teams. The name of the game is to win. If a coach can't get it done, he gets run out of town on a rail, no matter how much "heart" his players may have.

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You forgot to mention 0-10-1. And this is big-time college basketball, not your middle school PE teams. The name of the game is to win. If a coach can't get it done, he gets run out of town on a rail, no matter how much "heart" his players may have.

Yeah, good thing we ran Charlie Pell out of town on a rail before he had a chance to further screw up our program after his 0-10-1 year. The name of the game is to win. Pell had to go as there is no excuse to go winless in big time college sports.

Except it didn't happen that way. Pell wasn't run out of town on a rail until his rules violations caught up with him, and put together one of the best Gator football teams until Spurrier came along and bested him.
 

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