- Aug 12, 2014
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Florida is at home tomorrow night to take on its biggest opponent of the season, the Kentucky Wildcats. The game is at 8:15 PM EST on ESPN. College GameDay will also be in Gainesville for the game. The show starts at 11 AM EST. Let's make sure the fans are extra ROWDY for the show and the game!!!!!!!!!!
We must play with amazing energy from the start of the game until the end. They have size and speed and will try to score all of their points in transition. The main thing we have to do is limit Monk's points. They will try to go to him all game if we don't guard him. We have to get back, but also make great choices offensively and most importantly MAKE SHOTS! We need to get Allen and Egbunu the ball early and let them jumpstart the offesene like the last few games. This game will be decided all over the court. Any one aspect could change the outcome of the game. We have to play great defense, rebound with a passion, MAKE SHOTS, and make FTs.
This game is so important. We need to win this and make a statment to the rest of the country and the selection committee. We need to give the fans something to be crazy happy about and rattle the crap out of Kentucky.
Matchups
UK
PG: Fox
SG: Monk
SF: Briscoe
PF: Gabriel/Willis/Humphries
C: Bam
Bench: Gabriel/Willis/Humphries, Hawkins, Mulder, Wynyard (SP?)
Florida
PG: Hill
SG: Allen
SF: Robinson
PF: Leon
C: Egbunu
Bench: Chiozza, Barry, Stone (questionable), Hester, Hayes, Rimmer, Gak
Advantages imo
PG: Tie, they are better offensively, but we are better defensively
SG: Tie, this game will come down to who can get open shots and make them between Allen and Monk
SF: UK, if we get the good Robinson it will be a wash, but the way he has played who knows.
PF: Florida, if Leon, Stone (hopefully), and Robinson play up to potential this is a big position we can exploit imo
C: UK, we need Egbunu from last year to guard Bam or we will have to double him
Bench: Florida, again another spot that we can exploit them, with our size and scoring at the 3/4 off the bench
Overall.....Florida. I think we are athletic enough offensively to score if we play like the last 3 games. Move the ball, find the open man, and have FUN playing together!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Defensively we are better in the halfcourt, but we have to play like it means everything...and GUARD Monk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Prediction:
Florida- 86
Kentucky- 72
POG: Robinson
We must play with amazing energy from the start of the game until the end. They have size and speed and will try to score all of their points in transition. The main thing we have to do is limit Monk's points. They will try to go to him all game if we don't guard him. We have to get back, but also make great choices offensively and most importantly MAKE SHOTS! We need to get Allen and Egbunu the ball early and let them jumpstart the offesene like the last few games. This game will be decided all over the court. Any one aspect could change the outcome of the game. We have to play great defense, rebound with a passion, MAKE SHOTS, and make FTs.
This game is so important. We need to win this and make a statment to the rest of the country and the selection committee. We need to give the fans something to be crazy happy about and rattle the crap out of Kentucky.
Matchups
UK
PG: Fox
SG: Monk
SF: Briscoe
PF: Gabriel/Willis/Humphries
C: Bam
Bench: Gabriel/Willis/Humphries, Hawkins, Mulder, Wynyard (SP?)
Florida
PG: Hill
SG: Allen
SF: Robinson
PF: Leon
C: Egbunu
Bench: Chiozza, Barry, Stone (questionable), Hester, Hayes, Rimmer, Gak
Advantages imo
PG: Tie, they are better offensively, but we are better defensively
SG: Tie, this game will come down to who can get open shots and make them between Allen and Monk
SF: UK, if we get the good Robinson it will be a wash, but the way he has played who knows.
PF: Florida, if Leon, Stone (hopefully), and Robinson play up to potential this is a big position we can exploit imo
C: UK, we need Egbunu from last year to guard Bam or we will have to double him
Bench: Florida, again another spot that we can exploit them, with our size and scoring at the 3/4 off the bench
Overall.....Florida. I think we are athletic enough offensively to score if we play like the last 3 games. Move the ball, find the open man, and have FUN playing together!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Defensively we are better in the halfcourt, but we have to play like it means everything...and GUARD Monk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Prediction:
Florida- 86
Kentucky- 72
POG: Robinson