I have to admit that my Gator-spirit was down in the doldrums after our Cotton Bowl fiasco. I approached this LSU basketball game with no hope - expecting LSU to manhandle us. LSU was considered the top SEC team and we were without our top SEC Allstar K. Johnson. These young Gators, with smooth-running performances, handled LSU throughout that game.
IMO, Castleton is just being launched. C-ton is a sure-handed inside big man - a weapon absent for too many of our years. (Maybe practising & observing C-ton can make Payne a better inside man. What a bonus that would be.) These Gator youngsters appear to have very effective court vision, leading to scoring assists that opened up our game and bedraggled LSU's defence. Plus, our defence was stalwart throughout. Keep that up, Gators. And grow your team skills. Us fans need the lift, please. Something to cheer about.