Did anyone else watch this game? We should have, could have beat FSU.
Calathes' passing was typically slow, sloppy, 'hopeful' and intercepted too many times. Calathes also goes 'mentally internal' too often and begins to play 'one on one' ball (I know I sound like Keith Jackson, as in "What he was thinking."), but I've been a fan, basketball official and coach too many years not to notice. Calathes needs to take his great view of the playing field and combine it with a team vision. A. Leon Polhill FlaNative1845 330 NW 45th Street Gainesville, FL 32607 (352) 367-4642 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shane Ford Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 9:08 AM To: GatorNEWS Subject: [gatornews] [SUN]: Seminoles upset Gators hoops 57-55 (Brockway) Seminoles upset Gators hoops 57-55 By Kevin Brockway <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Gainesville Sun Staff writer Published: Sunday, December 7, 2008 at 9:07 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, December 7, 2008 at 9:07 p.m. TALLAHASSEE - Earlier in the week, Florida coach Billy Donovan was dumbfounded because he felt his team practiced harder than it played on game days. <http://gximg.ny.publicus.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=GS&Date=20081207&Cat egory=NEWS&ArtNo=812070927&Ref=AR&Profile=1016&MaxW=250&border=0> <http://www.gatorsports.com/article/20081207/NEWS/812070927/1016?Title=Semin oles_upset_Gators_hoops_57_55> Click to enlarge Florida State's Ryan Reid is fouled by Florida's Dan Werner in the second half on Sunday in Tallahassee. The Associated Press On Sunday night, the Gators showed a measure of grit against state rival Florida State. But turnovers down the stretch doomed Florida in a 57-55 loss to the Seminoles at the Donald L Tucker Center. Florida junior Dan Werner had a chance to win the game at the buzzer, but his 22-foot 3-point attempt clanged off the buzzer as time expired. Florida sophomore point guard Nick Calathes, who led the Gators with 16 points, found Werner open on the right side after racing the ball down the court from the in-bounds line in the closing seconds. "It was whoever had the open look," Calathes said of the final shot. "I have trust in Dan. I'll tell him to take that shot anytime." Said Werner: "It felt good coming off my hands. I thought it was going in." The miss ended a 4-for-18 shooting drought from 3-point range for Florida (6-2). But what hurt the Gators more were turnovers. Florida committed 16 turnovers, compared to eight assists, and was frustrated most of the night facing FSU's length on defense. With 1:03 left and Florida down 52-51, Florida State center Solomon Alabi stole a wrap-around pass attempt from Calathes. Florida State junior forward Ryan Reid then followed on the other end with a turn-around 10-footer over Werner with 38 seconds left, extending the Seminoles lead to 54-51 with 38 seconds left. Florida State (8-1) has won three straight and four of its last five against the Gators. Florida hasn't won in Tallahassee since 2002. "We just wanted to try to get it done," said Reid, who had a team-high 13 points. "We were the first team to beat Florida in a sport this season, so we were fired up about it. I think both teams played hard." Noticeably absent down the stretch was senior guard Walter Hodge, who sat the final two minutes. Hodge, who hit a big 3-pointer down the stretch in Florida's win two weeks ago against Washington in Kansas City, was on the bench in favor of freshman Ray Shipman. Shipman drove the baseline and hit a layup with 26 seconds left to cut the Florida State led to 54-53, but Florida State hit three of its final four free throws to close the game out. "I really thought Ray Shipman and Erving Walker were playing well for us on defense," Donovan said. "With Walter out there with Erving, it's tough to have two little guys out there on the court at the same time." Florida played its best defensive game of the season, holding the Seminoles to 31.4 percent shooting from the floor. Calathes took an elbow from Alabi while pressing in the first half. The sophomore chipped a tooth while drawing an offensive foul on the play. That set the tone for a physical game that had its share of ugly stretches. Florida trailed 39-30 with 12:58 remaining following a Jordan DeMercy layup, but responded with a 19-4 fueled by defense. But after Werner made two free throws to put Florida up 49-43 with 6:05 left, the Gators couldn't hold the lead down the stretch. Consecutive turnovers from Alex Tyus and Calathes fueled a 6-0 FSU run, with the Seminoles tying the score at 49 on a pair of Chris Singleton free throws. Werner added 10 points and six rebounds for Florida, with Shipman scoring six points off the bench. Calathes had six turnovers to go with six assists. "I thought we had some careless turnovers that they took advantage of," Donovan said. "But we had a chance at the end of the game with a junior who is a pretty good shooter." FREE THROWS: Florida State fans didn't storm the court, but the crowd of 8,963 had some creative signs, including one that read "Tim Tebow can't save you now." . Donovan said after the game that sophomore guard Adam Allen will be out at least another three to five weeks following another MRI on his knee this week. . Donovan acknowledged he's contemplating the possibility of a medical redshirt. "I think it will be up to him, how he feels," Donovan said. "Because now you are talking about another few weeks to get him ready for the conference season." --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
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