Contrary to Billy's opinion of them, Texas A & M is terrible. This should be an easy game even if they're tired from beating Missippi State on Thursday. So, I am worried we might get beaten. We should win by more than twenty. Should.
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: Shane Ford <[email protected]> > Date: February 1, 2014 at 10:06:36 AM CST > To: GatorNews <[email protected]> > Subject: [gatornews] [SUN]: Gators to defend win streak vs. upset-minded > Aggies > Reply-To: [email protected] > > Gators to defend win streak vs. upset-minded Aggies > > Florida center Patric Young (4) defends a shot by Tennessee forward Jarnell > Stokes (5) during the Gators' 67-41 win at the O'Connell Center on Jan. 25. > Matt Stamey/Staff photographer > By Kevin Brockway > Gainesville SUN Staff writer > Published: Saturday, February 1, 2014 at 6:01 a.m. > Last Modified: Friday, January 31, 2014 at 8:54 p.m. > Texas A&M comes into its meeting this afternoon against Florida on a > four-game losing streak. > > Facts > Today's game > Who: No. 3 Florida Gators (18-2, 7-0 SEC) vs. Texas A&M Aggies (12-8, 3-4 SEC) > When: 4 p.m. > Where: O'Connell Center, Gainesville > TV: WOGX, Fox Ch. 13, Gainesville (SEC Network) > Gainesville-area radio: AM-850, 103.7 FM > But the Aggies already have proven the ability to rise to the occasion on the > road in big stages in SEC play. Last season, Texas A&M stunned Kentucky in an > 83-71 win at Rupp Arena. A few weeks ago, the Aggies knocked off Tennessee > 57-56 at Thompson-Boling Arena on a game-winning 3-point shot by Antwan Space > with 4.4 seconds remaining. > > The No. 3 Gators are hoping not to become another upset victim today at the > sold-out O'Connell Center. Florida (18-2, 7-0 SEC) comes into the game on a > 12-game winning streak and has won a school-record 26 straight games at home. > A big reason? Florida's defense, which moved up to eighth in the nation and > remains first in the SEC in fewest points allowed at 58.5 points per game. > > During UF's winning streak, the Gators have held seven opponents under 60 > points and three teams under 50 points. > > “We can't control the ball going in the basket,” Florida senior center Patric > Young said. “But we can control our effort and energy on the defensive end, > sticking to our cues, helping the helper, the same things we hear every > single night.” > > As one of last season's two SEC newcomers, Texas A&M (12-8, 3-4 SEC) is > making just its second trip to the O'Connell Center and first for a > conference game. The last time Texas A&M visited was in 1992, when the elder > George Bush was president and M.C. Hammer was still too legit to quit. The > arena had a Kevlar bubble roof back then, and the Lon Kruger-coached Gators > knocked off Texas A&M 73-46. > > Florida enters today's matchup an 18-point favorite, but preparing for the > second straight week on short rest, UF is concerned about some of Texas A&M's > offensive standouts. Junior guard Jamal Jones, a junior college transfer, > scored 20 or more points in three of his first four SEC games. Senior guard > Fabyon Harris is averaging 6.8 points off the bench for the Aggies and > sophomore point guard Alex Caruso is leading the SEC in assists (4.7 per > game). > > “They're a very good team,” UF coach Billy Donovan said. “They have a lot of > different pieces. Jones is as good a player as there is in this league. > (Kourtney) Roberson is a veteran frontcourt player, he's been in the league > for a long, long time. Caruso's a year older now, leading the league in > assists. They have very, very good personnel.” > > Florida wasn't great offensively in its 62-51 win Thursday night at > Mississippi State. The Gators went through a 5:38 scoreless stretch to end > the first half and missed 11 free throws (8 of 19). > > “We didn't do a great job of moving the ball around and going with our style > of play,” Young said. “We were trying to go one-on-one, and we're not a > one-on-one team. We're a move-the-ball-around and utilize-each-guy kind of > team. We picked that up in the second half a lot better.” > > UF's ball movement improved as the game progressed. Florida finished with an > assist-to-turnover ratio of 14 to 9 and has posted a positive > assist-to-turnover in each of its last three games. > > “We missed a lot of baskets in and around the rim,” Donovan said. “And I > thought the same thing for them, they missed a lot of layups and shots inside > the paint at point-blank range. Both teams were affected.” > > Walker debut upcoming > > Florida freshman McDonald's All-American forward Chris Walker will make his > debut Tuesday at the O'Connell Center against Missouri. But Donovan offered > little information when asked about Walker's reaction to being cleared or how > he plans to work the 6-foot-10 forward from Bonifay into the lineup. > > “We're just getting ready for A&M right now,” Donovan said. “We'll address > that once the game is over with. I'm sure Chris is excited, but he's > obviously not playing tomorrow so our total focus is going into this game > with the guys that are going to be able to play.” > > Donovan said he hasn't fully read the NCAA's report, which stated that Walker > received impermissible benefits that included free cell phone service, $270 > cash from two different agents and free travel for himself and family members. > > “Chris is a really, really good kid,” Donovan said. “I think one of the > things that is very difficult in these situations is really whether they know > the rules or not. I'm sure Chris didn't know a lot of those things. I think > obviously if Chris knew some of those things were a problem, I would believe > he wouldn't have done those things.” > > Contact Kevin Brockway at 352-374-5054 [email protected]. Also check > out Brockway's blog at Gatorsports.com. > > FLORIDA PROBABLE STARTERS > > G Michael Frazier II 6-4 So. 12.2 ppg, 3.4 rpg > > G Scottie Wilbekin 6-2 Sr. 12.2 ppg, 3.7 apg > > F Casey Prather 6-6 Sr 16.7 ppg, 5.5 rpg > > F Will Yeguete 6-7 Sr. 5.2 ppg, 5.2 rpg > > C Patric Young 6-9 Sr. 10.7 ppg, 6.3 rpg > > TEXAS A&M PROBABLE STARTERS > > G Shawn Smith 6-4 Fr. 5.8 ppg, 3.3 rpg > > G Alex Caruso 6-5 So. 8.9 ppg, 4.7 apg > > G Jamal Jones 6-8 Jr. 11.7 ppg, 3.9 rpg > > F Antwan Space 6-8 So. 6.2 ppg, 4.4 rpg > > F Kourtney Roberson 6-9 Jr. 9.7 ppg, 7.0 rpg > > Notes: Florida is 3-1 all-time against Texas A&M and 2-0 vs. the Aggies under > Billy Donovan. … The Gators return home to start a three-game homestand that > will continue with games against Missouri (Tuesday) and Alabama (Feb. 8). … > Florida's 12-game winning streak is its longest in-season since winning 17 in > a row to start the 2005-06 season. … Senior forward Casey Prather ranks ninth > in the SEC in scoring (16.7 ppg) and has scored in double figures in all 18 > games he's appeared in this season. Prather has an SEC-high 113 2-point field > goals, ahead of LSU center Johnny O'Bryant III (111) and Missouri point guard > Jordan Clarkson (110). … Texas A&M returns three starters from a team that > finished 18-15 last season and 7-11 in its first full season in the SEC. > Florida routed Texas A&M 68-47 in College Station, Texas, last season. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent From Shane's iPhone > Go Gators! & Skol Vikes! > ALPCA #8756 > Europlate #1045 > -- > -- > 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 > "GatorNews" 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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