A little? Woody (via iPhone)
> On Dec 11, 2013, at 10:51 AM, "mail.bobparks.com" <[email protected]> wrote: > > I was starting to squirm a little in the last 3 minutes. > > Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI > Real Estate Broker > Bob Parks, LLC > 1517 Hunt Club Blvd > Gallatin TN 37066 > 615-972-4239 > 615-826-4040 > Sent from my iPhone > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Woody Bass <[email protected]> >> Date: December 11, 2013 at 8:25:28 AM CST >> To: Gatortalk <[email protected]> >> Subject: [gatortalk] Gators Show Signs of Taking Shape in Impressive Win >> over Kansas - GatorZone.com Mobile >> Reply-To: [email protected] >> >> http://www.gatorzone.com/mobile/news/26886 >> >> Gators Show Signs of Taking Shape in Impressive Win over Kansas >> >> GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- No one can doubt that Kansas, with all those >> lottery-pick underclassmen, have some the best players in the country. >> >> >> >> But after Florida’s 67-61 defeat of the Jayhawks Tuesday night, it’s clear >> the Gators have one of the best teams in the country -- and one that should >> only get better as guys get healthier and the roster takes shape over the >> next few weeks. >> >> >> >> Senior point guard Scottie Wilbekin scored a season-high 18 points, dished >> six assists and pilfered four steals, and 19th-ranked UF used a 21-point >> first-half blitz to shell shock the 13th-ranked and turnover-plagued >> Jayhawks, eventually finishing off a mega-quality win before a sold-out >> O’Connell Center crowd of 12,423. >> >> >> >> UF (7-2) started four seniors and a sophomore, compared to KU’s four >> freshmen and a sophomore. Debate away whether experience proved to be the >> difference -- especially after watching Jayhawks rookie Andrew Wiggins go >> off for 26 points and 11 rebounds, the only KU player in double figures -- >> but there are very few situations the Gators have not collectively been in. >> >> >> >> “A lot of talented players that are one-and-done, if they have the >> opportunity to go into the NBA right away, I think they should take that >> opportunity,” UF center Patric Young said. “But the guys here are going to >> develop and progress and go through battles together and know what it takes >> to win. It's tough to beat guys like that; guys like us who have been >> through stuff like that." >> >> >> >> Not that KU, which looms a dangerous team come March, didn’t give it a run. >> >> >> >> “Wiggins looked like a four-year player out there at the end,” Wilbekin >> joked after seeing the 6-foot-8 forward being heralded as the potential No. >> 1 overall pick in the NBA draft next June rain in a pair of late 3s to throw >> a scare into the home team and crowd. “We did a good job of sticking to the >> process, staying tough and staying together. When they started inching back >> into the game, we handled it.” >> >> >> >> The Gators (7-2), winners of 21 straight at home, shot just 37 percent for >> the game and were blasted 40-30 on the glass, but forced the Jayhawks (6-3) >> into 24 turnovers -- KU’s previous high this season was 16 -- that led to 28 >> points and allowed UF to build an 18-point first half lead. >> >> >> >> Florida led Kansas 36-21 at the break, but the Jayhawks awakened to score 40 >> second-half points and managed to whittle the lead down to four, 65-61, with >> 8.5 seconds to go. >> >> >> >> That’s when guard Kasey Hill, in his first game back since suffering a >> high-ankle sprain Nov. 18, sank two free throws and basically iced the game. >> >> >> >> That would be Kasey Hill, the freshman. >> >> >> >> “We’re just now starting to come together and still got so much work to do,” >> Hill said. “We’re going to get even better and we have more time to play >> together.” >> >> >> >> Sophomore forward Dorian Finney-Smith came off the bench to score 15 points, >> hitting four of his six 3-point attempts, and grab five rebounds. Young was >> good for 12 points and six rebounds. Wilbekin, showing zero effects from the >> ankle sprain that forced him from last week’s last-second loss at >> Connecticut with three mintues to go, finished 7-for-12 from the floor and >> hit a couple treys. >> >> >> >> The Gators, though, struggled to make just 20 of 34 free throws (58.8 >> percent), with forward Casey Prather (12 points, 5 rebounds) making that >> statistic respectable by hitting 10 straight in the second half to help >> stave off the Jayhawks’ comeback. >> >> >> >> Good thing UF built that big lead. >> >> >> >> After watching his team start just 1-for-7 from the field -- with some >> really bad offensive possessions -- Coach Billy Donovan slapped a 1-3-1 zone >> on KU and put his bigs out front to harass the smaller Jayhawks guards. >> >> >> >> And off the Gators went on that 21-0 blitz. >> >> >> >> Kansas went nearly nine minutes without a point, as UF turned a 10-3 deficit >> into a 24-10 lead before Perry Ellis made a driving runner to break the KU >> drought at the 8:43 mark. >> >> >> >> Their previous field goal came at 15:51. >> >> >> >> “I think we should have had an electrical shortage and cancelled the game >> after that,” Kansas coach Bill Self said. “We played pretty well the first >> four or five minutes, but we were awful after that. And Florida played >> great.” >> >> >> >> Donovan and his coaches warned their players they had not seen the best of >> the Jayhawks, but were about to. >> >> >> >> Seriously? Who scores 21 straight against one of the marquee programs in >> college basketball history? >> >> >> >> “They’re going to come out and play hard,” Donovan said. >> >> >> >> KU went 6-for-12 from distance in the second half and went to the free-throw >> line 15 times. Unlike the Gators, the Jayhawks made most of theirs (15 of 19 >> for the game) and made things just uncomfortable enough, especially with UF >> repeatedly going to the free-throw line. >> >> >> >> Prather finished 10-for-12 there, while his teammates combined to go >> 10-for-22. >> >> >> >> It was enough. Barely. >> >> >> >> “These are the kind of wins that can define your regular season,” Wilbekin >> said. “It was a big game, we all knew it, and we just wanted to come out and >> get the W.” >> >> >> >> >> >> Woody (via iPhone) >> -- >> -- >> 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. > -- > -- > 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. -- -- 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. 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