It's been extremely quiet here at work. For some strange reason, I get the idea that many of them are dodging me. I can't imagine why? :-)
________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: Gator Talk <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, February 23, 2010 10:23:24 PM Subject: Re: [gatortalk] FW: [gatornews] [SUN]: SEC East nemesis Vols standing in Florida's way [Brockway] That was the most satisfying Gator basketball win in many moons. I can't wait to see all the Vols I know tomorrow. :-) Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry ________________________________ From: "Darlene Goodfellow" <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:06:46 -0500 To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [gatortalk] FW: [gatornews] [SUN]: SEC East nemesis Vols standing in Florida's way [Brockway] It was a great win...made me so happy when Chism fouled out! ----- Original Message ----- >From: Badrish >To: [email protected] >Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 11:05 PM >Subject: Re: [gatortalk] FW: [gatornews] [SUN]: SEC East nemesis Vols standing >in Florida's way [Brockway] > >Yay...can we dance now??? > > > > >Florida 75, Tennessee 62 > > > > > > > 1 > 2 > Total > > > > > > (19) Tennessee 37 25 62 Final > > > > > Florida 37 38 75 > > > > >On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 9:05 AM, Badrish <[email protected]> wrote: > >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 >>>>> >>>>>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 >>>>>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-- 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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