Gator Basketball vs. Florida State

by mlmintampa on Nov 24, 2009 5:15 PM EST in Florida Basketball

Florida St. Seminoles at Florida Gators, Nov 24, 2009 7:00 PM EST

Unlike the football rivalry, Florida (3-0) has not held the recent advantage in their series with FSU (0-3). The Gators have lost their last three to the Seminoles and look to snap the skid tonight in Gainesville.

Like the Gators, FSU has not played anyone of consequence, defeating Jacksonville, Stetson and Mercer. In those games, the Noles scored more than 80 points in each, leading to the fourth-best shooting percentage in the nation (54.7). In comparison, the Gators are shooting 42% and turning the ball over more than converting assists. Last Friday, UF ran into Troy, who could also score plenty. But they locked down on defense in the second half, sparking their offense from a one-point halftime deficit into a 22-point win.

Defense has been missing from the last two seasons of Gator basketball. The play of Vernon Macklin and an improved Alex Tuys helps, but Chandler Parsons' work off the bench has taken some pressure off those two. Kenny Boynton and Erving Walker have a long way to go, however. FSU's guards could work them tonight, which means UF cannot afford to get down early and lose a fourth straight to FSU.

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This is a game

that FSU will win. Unlike the game this Saturday.

by 1newplayer on Nov 24, 2009 6:05 PM EST reply actions

What do you say now?

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by TheTealDeal on Nov 24, 2009 9:28 PM EST up reply actions

NOT SO FAST MY FRIEND!

Can the Gators go 4 for 4 over FSU in 5 days?!?

Womens Swimming….check.
Mens Swimming……check.
Basketball…….check.

Football?????

Go Gators!!!!
Great win tonight – I like that we have more size this year with a true center in Macklin and Kadji. I don’t like that our offense looks the same as in the past. We are better on defense and in transition though and Boynton appears to be the real deal. I am cautiously optomistic.

by skigator93 on Nov 24, 2009 9:53 PM EST up reply actions

yeah

nice win. FSU looked out of sorts. The press really affected the Noles and turnovers killed us. Congrats on breaking your 3 game losing streak to us, you played better tonight.

by 1newplayer on Nov 24, 2009 11:10 PM EST up reply actions

This is a promising victory.

It was a team effort, with suffocating defense, and we showed some backbone in stopping FSU’s run, and going on one of our own. It’s a little disconcerting that FSU went on the run in the first place, but I’ll take it.

Plenty of areas for improvement, of course. Not the least of which is free throw shooting (I’ve only watched this game, has this been a problem in the other games?)

by Giant Catfish on Nov 24, 2009 9:03 PM EST reply actions