Good guys are doing great as of now...keep the tempo UP...Go Gators, spank the toothless!!
-BadMan On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 8:34 AM, Badrish <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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