Ooh...I see the scores now 37-37 at half-time...already sent a LOT of positive thoughts from here...in my office!
-BadMan On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 8:32 AM, Badrish <[email protected]> wrote: > :-) > > 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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