- Jun 14, 2014
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The real problem is we've recruited very poorly in the front court. None of the guys outside of Payne( who's a mystery too) are even serviceable. So I'm not going to cut too much slack. We shouldn't be in this situation. Gak , Bassett and stokes are not sec caliber.
I worry about "slug-verve" White infusing our Gators with high-energy enthusiastic play??
Yep, I get disgusted at the surmise that White can't comprehend that winning requires "bigs".
That inside 65% FG shooting is how to pressure opponents into a losing collapse. That statistic, accounting for the # of points scored versus the # of possessions, never lies. Plus when an inside guy scores the entire team feels contributing. But a basket from outside is an individual's stardom that doesn't embrace the team feeling. The team can't feel like they manipulated the opponent into making that defensive error that allowed an easy basket.
Anyway, I hope the bigs we do have bring inside fire to our scoring methods. It's up to Nembrandt to paint the assist landscape for big and small teammates. Good bigs means more rebounds and defending underneath better. Great competitor K.Johnson, will he be a mystery this season? We've got many taller forwards now, i.e. defensive hands up higher, longer extensions = more denied entry passes, more swats into turnovers, etc. Can he hold his playing time? Of course, KJ has been conquering that a lifetime.
So much mystery promise in this upcoming team. Go Gators!