It's Patric Young who really needs to step up his game and give us that inside advantage.
On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 10:08 AM, John Vega <[email protected]> wrote: > Two things. > > 1. We had only 4 close games this year. Usually we have around 10. That > means that 6 games that might have been close wins in our favor in the past > were blowouts in our favor this year. That is the sign of a better team not > a worse team. No one can convince me that beating a team by 4 is better > than beating the same team by 22. > > 2. Give the credit to Walker? The same S.O.B. who wouldn't even look > inside at the end of the game even though he had an all-NBA front line? > What wins close game consistently is not a rainbow from a guard who wants > to make Sportscenter; it is a forward or center to can take it to the rim > and either make a close shot or get fouled in the process. If we want to > give credit to those 12 close wins in 2009 to 2011, let's look to Chandler > Parsons, Vernon Macklin and Alexander Tyus with Patrick Young keeping them > fresh. > > -Zeb > > > On Apr 12, 2013, at 8:47 AM, Shane Ford wrote: > > 2009-10 — 6-5**** > > 2010-11 –6-4**** > > 2011-12 — 2-5**** > > 2012-13 — 0-4**** > > *Overall: 58-77 .464* > > It’s fair to say that not all close games are decided by five points or > less, and Donovan’s teams have tended to pull away in overtime (his > overtime record at UF is 16-14 and 3-3 in the NCAA Tournament). But five > points has been the standard set to measure most close games decided by one > or two possessions.**** > > Of note, the Gators are 2-9 over the last two seasons in games decided by > 5 points or less, a disturbing trend. Some national analysts have tended to > blame the decision-making of outgoing Florida guards Kenny Boynton and > Erving Walker for UF’s late-game struggles. But Walker’s big-shot ability > was definitely missed this season. In three seasons with Walker as a > starting point guard, the Gators were 12-14 in games decided by 5-points or > less. Without him this season, Florida was 0-4. > > > -- > -- > 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 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorTalk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- Helen Huntley (727) 823-3801 www.helenhuntley.com -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
