Gator Basketball Deep dive into our basketball team’s struggles

[MertzJay26]

Discuss.

 

[GatorJ]

As a result, he’s earned criticism, with much of the noise about the system legitimate. White’s seat isn’t hot yet, but it is warming, and all bets are off if this team goes in the tank. This Florida program is too good — with great facilities, big-time basketball only boosters, and a rich tradition — to wait and descend to mediocrity.

 

[GatorJ]

White’s teams are just boring to watch. He’s the Muschamp of basketball. Slow plodding tempo. No offense. All defense. Recruits well.

 

[NVGator]

Back to the personnel excuse? From Pre-Season #6 was all based on the personnel and White is killing the program.

 

[rogdochar]

White coaches via "chronic fatigue syndrome."
He lacks the spiritual energy to put into practices or into games when we see his energy at its peak.??
Once Donovan got his long-needed "bigs", UF won 2 NCs. But "bigs" are a waste with White; his BBall IQ voids them. It appears like he resents having to scheme at taking advantage with them. And taking advantage using "bigs" is essential to developing a high-winning team.

Could it be that White's like the player that's that "mystery cancer" to the team and when he's gone the team can catch fire? Regardless of us critics not being able to spot White's flaw, these Gators play in the way of a coachless pickup team. White's causing this Gator fan chronic fatigue.

 

[MertzJay26]

Thoughts?

 

[NVGator]

Thoughts?

Just got to make our shots?

 

[-THE DUDE-]

Mike White sucks ass how’s that for a deep dive?

 

[-THE DUDE-]

White’s teams are just boring to watch. He’s the Muschamp of basketball. Slow plodding tempo. No offense. All defense. Recruits well.

I used the Muschamp analogy during the fsu game...it finally hit me who he is.

 

[rogdochar]

This observation is reasonable because opposing players score this way on our good defense every game. They accurately "kiss" their shot off the backboard. Does White have any notion towards having players practice backboard skills? By that some players might up there scoring averages. So many of our shots look like they're taken with all teammates surprised, i.e. no gator near the basket = no putback, no O rebound, no kickback, like the shot is unexpected. Stuff you practice should not be unexpected. Almost everything about White's ream looks unexpected.
The foremost purpose of whipping the ball around the perimeter is to have a "big" break open underneath?

 

[GatorJ]

Thoughts?

we obviously don’t practice shooting.

 

[t-gator]

White’s teams are just boring to watch. He’s the Muschamp of basketball. Slow plodding tempo. No offense. All defense. Recruits well.

What's so weird is that his teams played fast at latech and we were playing fast a few years ago. We've got a crazy athletic team. Why are we statistically the slowest team in basketball?

 

[rogdochar]

Yeah "t", you know the youngstars we have would love a fast-sprint game. Bet that's a style that they would show development and improvement rapidly. Still, our style should not be an emergency style we panic into; we do have a multi-million dollar HC$.??
K.Johnson + Blackshear is a 2-man solid starting point. Nembhard doesn't even display his "last-year's form" effectiveness as our floor director?? As soon as Locke practices 3s & hits, he'll be the next component. Then, I'm really impressed with Payne's agility and ready to play desire. Give him more game experience, he'll score more, he'll block shots Keep watch on Jitiboh. A good coach would develop Jitiboh into an underneath force, possibly by mid-season.??

But, all is wasted (for 4 games so far), if there's no competent & intense head coach designing, teaching run-throughs, yelling, criticizing, complimenting, etc everything. These young guys (Frs & Sophs) are awaiting a forceful coach-leader.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Just got to make our shots?

I think you forgot that White is doin work.

 

[Jbossgator8]

Swonkster doin work all hours of the night I see. He is big time no doubt 1000%

 

[Double Gator Dad]

What's so weird is that his teams played fast at latech and we were playing fast a few years ago. We've got a crazy athletic team. Why are we statistically the slowest team in basketball?

And pace of play was one of the primary attributes mentioned when he was hired. I recall Fooley saying something to the effect “He plays the uptempo style that today’s player s love to play.”

I am actually glad that the problem has finally been diagnosed beyond we gidiots. I am waiting for the slurpers like Dooley to write a column criticizing us for complaining but even a company man like him can’t defend what he sees

 

[G8trwood]

If we ran pace we might get points in the paint. That is not allowed! Bring back the DDD!

 

[Double Gator Dad]

Yeah "t", you know the youngstars we have would love a fast-sprint game. Bet that's a style that they would show development and improvement rapidly. Still, our style should not be an emergency style we panic into; we do have a multi-million dollar HC$.??
K.Johnson + Blackshear is a 2-man solid starting point. Nembhard doesn't even display his "last-year's form" effectiveness as our floor director?? As soon as Locke practices 3s & hits, he'll be the next component. Then, I'm really impressed with Payne's agility and ready to play desire. Give him more game experience, he'll score more, he'll block shots Keep watch on Jitiboh. A good coach would develop Jitiboh into an underneath force, possibly by mid-season.??

But, all is wasted (for 4 games so far), if there's no competent & intense head coach designing, teaching run-throughs, yelling, criticizing, complimenting, etc everything. These young guys (Frs & Sophs) are awaiting a forceful coach-leader.

You have touched on the other issue hindering this team and that is the passive style of coach White
I assume everyone is tired of my ranting about our athletic director coach sitting on his hands while his team is getting mugged on the court but I truly believe that a coach MUST fight for his team or suffer the consequences.
Moreover this passive approach has created a complacent environment that manifests itself in a sloppy, sluggish team with no heart and no desire.
This weekend is a perfect opportunity for White to step up and start actually coaching his team and “managing the game “ which is a nice way of saying he needs to get on his team’s a$$es and incompetent officials a$$es and start acting like a passionate coach instead of a stoic AD.
But I am probably dreaming

 

[Durty South Swamp]

Mike White. Period.



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[sminings]

White needs to speed up the pace of play to take advantage of his players athleticism. With a deep and talented roster we should be applying full court pressure on the defensive side and then on missed shots they need to stop slowing down the game with a non existent half court offense. It's maddening.