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> On Dec 11, 2013, at 10:00 AM, Woody Bass <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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. > 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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