:-) Did we win?
On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 1:38 AM, Jay Cicone <[email protected]>wrote: > *DAVE’S NOT HERE!* > > * * > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *[email protected] > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 23, 2010 3:07 PM > > *To:* Gator Talk > *Subject:* Re: [gatortalk] FW: [gatornews] [SUN]: SEC East nemesis Vols > standing in Florida's way [Brockway] > > > > (In my best Tommy Chong voice). Far out, man! > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > ------------------------------ > > *From: *"Jay Cicone" <[email protected]> > > *Date: *Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:00:30 -0500 > > *To: *<[email protected]> > > *Subject: *RE: [gatortalk] FW: [gatornews] [SUN]: SEC East nemesis Vols > standing in Florida's way [Brockway] > > > > *Yeah…the game’s probably already over in India by now.* > > * * > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *[email protected] > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 23, 2010 2:57 PM > *To:* Gator Talk > *Subject:* Re: [gatortalk] FW: [gatornews] [SUN]: SEC East nemesis Vols > standing in Florida's way [Brockway] > > > > That's right, so maybe Badrish can tell us who won since they're ahead of > us! :-) > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > ------------------------------ > > *From: *Jerry Belloit <[email protected]> > > *Date: *Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:33:22 -0500 > > *To: *<[email protected]> > > *Subject: *RE: [gatortalk] FW: [gatornews] [SUN]: SEC East nemesis Vols > standing in Florida's way [Brockway] > > > > Won’t the game be tomorrow morning for him? > > > > Jerry > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Oliver Barry > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 23, 2010 11:52 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [gatortalk] FW: [gatornews] [SUN]: SEC East nemesis Vols > standing in Florida's way [Brockway] > > > > C’mon Gators!!! Let’s beat their Vol butts tonight!!! > > Everyone think positive today!! > > Badrish, you dream positive, as it will occur past your bedtime! > > > > Oliver Barry CRS,GRI > > Real Estate Broker > > Bob Parks Realty > > 1517 Hunt Club Blvd > > Gallatin TN 37066 > > Phone: 615-826-4040 > > Fax: 615-822-2027 > > Mobile: 615-972-4239 > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Shane Ford > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 23, 2010 7:20 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [gatornews] [SUN]: SEC East nemesis Vols standing in Florida's > way [Brockway] > > > SEC East nemesis Vols standing in Florida's way > > [image: Image removed by sender.] > > Vernon Macklin > > The Associated Press > > Florida is looking for center Vernon Macklin to build on his career-high > 22-point performance at Ole Miss last Saturday. > > > By Kevin Brockway <[email protected]> > Gainesville SUN Staff writer > > Published: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 6:01 a.m. > Last Modified: Monday, February 22, 2010 at 6:33 p.m. > > > > > > The ball caromed off the backboard, and for a split second, it looked like > all the questions about why Florida can no longer beat Tennessee would > disappear for a day. > > > > > > *At a glance* > > *Who:* Florida Gators (19-8, 8-4 SEC) vs. No. 19 Tennessee Volunteers > (20-6, 8-4 SEC) > *When:* 9 p.m. > *Where:* O'Connell Center > *TV:* ESPN > *Gainesville radio:* 103.7 FM, AM-850 > > *FLORIDA PROBABLE STARTERS* > G Kenny Boynton 6-2 Fr. 13.5 ppg, 2.7 apg > G Erving Walker 5-8 So. 13.0 ppg, 5.1 apg > F Chandler Parsons 6-9 Jr. 11.4 ppg, 7.0 rpg > F Alex Tyus 6-8 Jr. 12.5 ppg, 7.0 rpg > C Vernon Macklin 6-10 Jr. 10.3 ppg, 5.3 rpg > > *KEY RESERVES* > F Dan Werner 6-8 Sr. 4.9 ppg, 3.9 rpg > G Ray Shipman 6-4 So. 2.5 ppg, 1.7 rpg > F Erik Murphy 6-9 Fr. 3.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg > > *TENNESEE PROBABLE STARTERS* > G Melvin Goins 5-11 Jr. 5.6 ppg, 2.2 rpg > G Bobby Maze 6-3 Sr. 9.4 ppg, 3.1 apg > F Scotty Hopson 6-7 So. 12.7 ppg, 3.5 rpg > F J.P. Prince 6-7 Sr. 8.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg > C Wayne Chism 6-9 Sr. 13.1 ppg, 7.2 rpg > > *KEY RESERVES* > F Kenny Hall 6-8 Fr. 5.5 ppg, 4.4 rpg > G Skylar McBee 6-3 Fr. 3.6 ppg, 1.3 rpg > F Cameron Tatum 6-6 So. 3.0 ppg, 1.8 rpg > > *THREE THINGS TO WATCH* > > *1. Florida's ballhandling* > In Tennessee's 61-60 win over the Gators on Jan. 31, the Vols came out with > a gameplan to pressure starting guards Kenny Boynton and Erving Walker. > Walker and Boynton combined to commit 10 of Florida's 17 turnovers. Walker > and Boynton have not been as steady handling the ball since. Walker, coming > off a five-turnover game against Ole Miss, will need to limit his mistakes > because Tennessee is at its best scoring points off turnovers in transition. > > *2. Florida's shooting* > Florida is 11th in the SEC in 3-point shooting (30.3 percent) and is > 15-for-72 from 3-point range over its last five games. Are the Gators due to > break out? Florida coach Billy Donovan said he thinks the pressure could be > off his team's shooters the rest of the season because the Gators have > proven they can win games without scoring from the perimeter. Still, Florida > could use more scoring from outside to keep from being one-dimensional down > the stretch. > > *3 Macklin's performance* > Donovan said he planned to challenge center Vernon Macklin in practice this > week after he scored a career-high 22 points against Ole Miss. After scoring > a career-high 20 points earlier this month against Mississippi State, > Macklin followed it up with a five-point, five-rebound game against South > Carolina. Macklin will have a tougher assignment against Tennessee senior > center Wayne Chism, who earned SEC player of the Week honors after averaging > 13.1 points and 7.2 rebounds in wins over Georgia and South Carolina. > Florida is a better team when Macklin is involved in the offense. The Gators > are 12-2 this season when Macklin reaches double figures. > > *THREE QUESTIONS* > 1. Can Florida keep senior center Wayne Chism and the rest of the Vols off > the backboards? > > 2. Can Florida limit its turonvers after committing 17 in its first meeting > against Tennessee? > > 3. Will junior center Vernon Macklin build off his career-best 22-point > performance against Ole Miss? > > *Come back to Gatorsports.com after the game to read Kevin Brockway's > answers.* > > > > Instead, Florida junior forward Alex Tyus' potential game-winning bank-shot > spun out of the rim with two seconds left. Tennessee escaped with a 61-60 > win Jan. 31, the eighth in UT's last nine meetings against the Gators. > > When will enough be enough? Tonight's rematch between Florida and Tennessee > at the O'Connell Center could serve as a chance for the Gators to make up > for the past disappointments. The teams are tied for third in the SEC East > with 8-4 records. A win tonight against the No. 19 Vols would provide > another boost for Florida's NCAA Tournament resume. > > "For the situation we're in, it would be important, not because we've never > beaten them," Florida junior forward Chandler Parsons said. "Obviously I > want to beat those guys and we feel like we let one slip away last time that > we played them. We've got them on our home court with everything on the line > so it's going to be a different story." > > Parsons is 0-5 lifetime against Tennessee. Of the players on Florida's > current roster, only senior forward Dan Werner has won against the Vols. > Werner was a freshman when Florida beat Tennessee 94-78 at the O'Connell > Center on Feb. 3, 2007. Tennessee has won six straight in the series since. > > "We take every game personally," Parsons said. "Just because it says > Tennessee across their chest, we're not going to play any harder than we > usually do. We play hard every game, we prepare very seriously for every > team. This one has a lot of meaning to it, having not beaten them. I think > there's something special there. With everything on the line, we're going to > leave it all out there." > > Florida coach Billy Donovan is preaching about not focusing on the past but > instead about what the Gators can control heading into tonight. > > "You can learn from the game tape and things that they were trying to do," > Donovan said. "But I think it's another game against a team on our side in > the SEC East that we got to go out there and battle and play who has really > been ranked all year long, been ranked very high." > > That Florida stayed with Tennessee at Thompson-Boling Arena last month is a > sign the talent gap between the two teams is closing. In its previous two > road games at Tennessee, Florida lost by 16 and 22 points. > > "I don't even think a year or two ago, we were even capable of beating high > quality teams which was evident by what our record was against RPI Top 50," > Donovan said. "It was 3-12 in two years." > > Of the last eight losses against Tennessee, five have been in games decided > by five points or less. Florida has proven its ability to pull out close > games, going 6-3 in games decided by five points or less this season. > Against Ole Miss, Florida made a big defensive play late, a steal by Tyus > which led to a breakaway layup by freshman Kenny Boynton with 58 seconds > left. From there, sophomore point guard Erving Walker made six straight free > throws to allow the Gators to hold on for a 64-61 win. > > "I think there's a little more direction for our guys in terms of what they > need to be doing in these situations, that they have a better > understanding," Donovan said. "That doesn't mean it's going to always go in > our favor, but I think collectively they are trying to move that way, which > makes you feel better." > > In its first meeting against Tennessee, Florida squandered a six-point > halftime lead. The Vols harassed Walker throughout, forcing him into six > turnovers. Also, Tennessee dominated on the glass in the second half, > out-rebounding the Gators 27-12 in the second half and 41-32 for the game. > > "We're going to have to do a much, much better job as it relates to loose > basketballs, block-out situations," Donovan said. "I thought in the first > half we did a fairly decent job on the glass, but I thought the second half, > clearly on the backboard, that was a problem for us. Hopefully that was a > game we can learn from and have gotten better, and I think our guys know the > importance of rebounding." > > *Contact Kevin Brockway at 352-374-5054 or at [email protected]. * > > > > -- > 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 > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > > -- > 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 > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > > -- > 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 > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > > -- > 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 > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > > -- > 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 > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > > -- > 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 > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > > -- > 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 > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > -- 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 2008 National Football 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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