I’m rooting for him to be successful as much as anybody at Florida. I was walking between the hotel and Memorial Gym last February when the Gators were in town. Ran into him in an obvious hurry. I looked up and said, Hey Coach! Welcome to Nashville! (Wearing Gator colors) He made a point of stopping and speaking to me, introducing himself. I was very appreciative and impressed.
Oliver Barry CRS, GRI Real Estate Broker PARKS Real Estate Services 305 B Indian Lake Blvd Suite 220 Hendersonville TN 37075 Office: 615-826-4040 Mobile: 615-972-4239 [email protected] > On Jun 28, 2018, at 3:37 PM, Helen Huntley <[email protected]> wrote: > > We went to hear Mike White speak to the Pinellas County Gator Club last > night. He was great--talked and answered questions for an hour. Didn't make > any promises, but seemed cautiously optimistic about the team's potential. He > said it's better for them to start out ranked lower to get them motivated to > work harder in practice. > Helen > > > Virus-free. www.avg.com > >> On Thu, Jun 28, 2018 at 3:17 PM, Shane Ford <[email protected]> wrote: >> White: ‘I’m holding my breath’ Gators can stay healthy >> By Pat Dooley (Gainesville Sun) - June 28, 2018041 >> >> Florida head basketball coach Mike White. [Lauren Bacho/The Gainesville Sun] >> Every time a ball hits the floor and players follow it, Mike White winces a >> little bit. >> The Florida basketball coach is expected to field his deepest of his four >> Florida teams this season, but after last year, when he lost most of his >> frontcourt to injuries, White is a little paranoid about injuries. >> “I’m just hoping we can remain healthy until November,” White said Thursday >> during the SEC coaches’ summer teleconference. “I’m holding my breath every >> time there is a loose ball and guys are hitting the floor, every time there >> is a mosh pit under the basket and guys are fighting for a rebound. >> “We’re trying to be creative in the longevity of practice and the >> physicality, but we also know we did very very little contact in last year’s >> preseason and feel like it backfired a little bit from a defensive and >> rebounding standpoint. So healthier today hopefully we are as healthy in a >> month and so on and so forth.” >> So go hard but not too hard. >> If the Gators can stay healthy, this will be a team that can come at you in >> waves. The Gators add three freshmen, including highly-touted guard Andrew >> Nembhard; Jalen Hudson chose to play his senior year rather than enter the >> NBA Draft; and both Chase Johnson and Isaiah Stokes are on the road back to >> playing. >> Johnson missed almost all of last year with a pair of concussions and Stokes >> the entire season after knee surgery. Add in the physical limitations of >> Gorjak Gak, who has surgery in April, (not to mention missing John Egbunu >> the entire season) and Florida was hurting on the frontline. >> “Stokes is cleared to play in the half court, and he has done a lot of >> competing,” White said. “He’s gotta get in much better condition. We’re >> hoping that by November, he’s a guy who can go through a two-hour practice. >> “Chase Johnson is terrific physically. He’s ready to go. And Gak is working >> his butt off, and they are very optimistic he could perhaps be back a little >> quicker than expected, maybe early September.” >> If all goes well, the Gators would have a full complement of 13 scholarship >> players built around the nucleus of Hudson, KeVaughn Allen, Keith Stone and >> Kevarrius Hayes. >> “There’s no question about it,” White said. “We’ll have a much better chance >> at healthy competition. More productive practices. More depth hopefully. We >> will be able to play a couple of different ways which we weren’t capable of >> doing last year.” >> Last year, Florida reached the Round of 32 of the NCAA Tournament and >> finished third in a much-improved SEC that sent eight teams to the Dance. >> The league only promises to be better this season with so many players >> choosing to return to college and some of the nation’s best recruiting >> classes coming in. >> “It’s only going to make our league more powerful,” said Vanderbilt coach >> Bryce Drew. “It’s a great compliment to our league (the players coming back) >> because they know the league will be better next year and they will be >> playing against draft picks on a nightly basis.” >> One of those returning players is Hudson, who led the Gators in scoring last >> year. >> “It’s big for our program and even bigger for Jalen to get the feedback,” >> White said. “He hears it from his coaches but it hits home when he hears it >> from the highest level. He’s gotta play with more of an edge. Be better on >> defense and rebounding. He’s gotta dig a little deeper.” >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Sent From Shane's iPhone >> Go Gators! & Skål Vikes! >> -- >> -- >> 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) >> --- >> 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/d/optout. > > -- > -- > 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) > --- > 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/d/optout. -- -- 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) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. 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