***NCAA Tournament*** Florida vs South Carolina

[78]

SC had people all over Allen. That was their plan to take him out of the game and force someone else to beat them. It worked. We had tired legs in the second half. When your legs are tired, you don't get the same lift on your shot and the result is flat shots and short shots. I saw a ton of those.

They had two or three offensive rebounds in the second half that absolutely killed us. That and a few nifty passes in the paint when their guy was guarded. They got some easy, peasy points. We struggled for every one of ours.

 

[itsgr82bag8r]

We lost this game for one reason and one reason only: the gamecocks played incredible defense. Sometimes you just got a hand it to them. We have a bunch of open looks for three-pointers they just want falling.

We could not drive because their guard I was better than ours. I have no clue when is the best coach around but you can't judge him on going to the elite eight and being disappointed in a team nobody thought we get to the elite eight especially after we lost our big man

While I like your gist, I disagree with the number of reasons why we lost. It was a combination of reasons.

 

[PastyStoole]

South Carolina needs to get a lot of credit for just beating us, physically. Their bigs are really good, and we just got completely schooled underneath. They closed up the passing lanes and forced our guards to drive.

 

[ChiefGator]

While I like your gist, I disagree with the number of reasons why we lost. It was a combination of reasons.

Yes mostly this team has survived by one player taking over the game and delivering the goods. Today there were none that good. Great year and now on to next year's team. Perhaps this experience will encourage one to come back for finishing some business.

 

[Gatorbait25]

Exactly. Gonzaga is gonna have its hands full.

You're insane 78. S c has one good player . We just made a no talent white boy look like bill Walton .

 

[Wuerffel4Pres]

Inconsolable?

Get a grip dude.

GFY.

Everybody handles things differently. Let people be who they are. You wanna attack me? I'll attack back 10 times harder.

 

[78]

You're insane 78. S c has one good player . We just made a no talent white boy look like bill Walton .

You're calling 12 points and three boards special? I hardly think that guy was the reason we lost.

 

[Gatorraid81]

OWNED and DESTROYED, live by the 3 die by the 3, the 3 hides a lot of weaknesses, coaches and players,
but it was a fun tournament

You are correct Sir!!

 

[Gatorbait25]

You're calling 12 points and three boards special? I hardly think that guy was the reason we lost.

When he averages around 5 to 6 ppg yes it was an unexpected problem

 

[Captain Sasquatch]

Our lack of rest worries me, but at least we don't have to do any extra scouting. Just hoping we don't have a super slow start.

I don't think an extra 7 minutes is gonna hurt a bunch of 20 year olds.

What do you think now?

 

[rogdochar]

So sad to be eliminated. I have no idea how we stayed so close in score, 'til the give up end? Foremost, we did not have physically solid enough "big-men". Gak looks useable for next year. As many games before, DRob let them tell him "no". Their knowledgeable inside "dish-offs" kept Hayes twisted backward beneath the basket, then his man simply bumped him out of the way. SC had the better ingredients and we didn't have an Egbunu beneath.

Very good season for these guys and for a 2nd year coach. Hope DRob stays but he needs more "take-over" traits to go with better shot-hands. White had better get Stone & Hester ready for 20+ minutes' play. Gak shows promise, just needs dominance-play instilled (coached) into his big-style.

Hope DRob comes back (for his own sake). He's got to get better, even for us much less the NBA. Hope Egbunu returns all healed up. Hope some of our incoming freshmen "big" will give more minutes of solid play than freshmen of this year.

This was an excitingly fun season, even with too little inside scoring & rebound control. Seems like most times we got ahead, they caught up with us, then we pulled it out - most times. Gotta say looking forward to next year.

 

[ChiefGator]

Not a lot of ball movement in the second half, just a bunch of standing and dribbling until the desperation heave. No real threat to draw a foul when silva and Thornton were in foul trouble. I hope this turns out to be an "a-ha" moment and major turning point for White.

Response by our team to that zone defense and our lacks both inside and from three. Every player needs to work of playing zone and defeating it for next year.

 

[Gatormac2112]

I wasn't able to watch the game but listened to the radio broadcast, it sounded like we fouled them every time they touched the ball in the second half. I was commenting to my family that it was unreal, literally every defensive stand ended in points or a foul.

 

[Bernardo de la Paz]

Did we intentionally foul when only down by 2 with 50+ seconds left?

 

[GatorStud]

Got that

feeling... damn!

 

[Bernardo de la Paz]

Missed Eggy big time tonight. They killed us in the paint.

Probably would have won anyway though if we'd have just hit 2 of the 14 three pointers we attempted in the second half.

 

[rogdochar]

I'm at a loss.??

 

[Swamp Queen]

Got that

feeling... damn!

Ow!

 

[InstiGATOR1]

Well,

1. I wonder if two seasons from now we look back and are shocked that Stone played so little during this run.

2. Robinson was the missing guy this game. Shooting goes up and down, but Robinson got 1 rebound and only took 5 shots, only 2 inside the arc.

3. Leon played great.

4. The officiating as others have said was pathetic. White jerseys in the NCAA tourney is something you better be prepared for.