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Gators Lose To Richmond

That sound you hear is ankles breaking as people jump off the Gator Basketball Bandwagon. You can blame injuries, too long of a lay off and guys taking wayyyyyyy too many jump shots, but the Gators have now lost two in a row, dropping to Richmond 56-53. The Gators (8-2) lost an eight-point half time lead and managed to lose to a team that made only one field goal in the last 10 minutes of the game. This was the Gators' lowest scoring game of the season as they were 21-58 from the field (a horrific 38%), 3-16 from three (you think these guys would have learned to stop chucking) and 8-14 from the line (under 50% is bad, only 14 attempts is worse). Erving Walker and Kenny Boynton were a combined 5-23 from the field. 

While this is nothing to panic over, it is a completely different team from the one that defeated Michigan State and hung with Syracuse for 30 minutes. The Gators have three games starting Tuesday, before their January 3 date at NC State. That is enough time to get healthy. But it might not be enough time to make them realize they are not a jump shooting team.

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Who the hell is Richmond?

This is the pro, or con about NCAA baskettball depending on how you look at it. If this were football everybody and thier mother would be on here ragging us because our season is now over for any play off hopes becuase we just lost to RICHMOND. The Basketball fans of the world will tell you thats why it is better, because this one loss will have no effect on our season. Except maybe AP rankings.

"I meant to misspell that word, just observing who would correct me."

by Hook85 on Dec 19, 2009 9:51 PM EST reply actions  

look at the spiders go.

Theyve beaten two SEC teams now (missippi state, florida) looks like we mighttt have a beginning bracket buster in our midst here boys. If they play Kentucky Callipari better do his homework and some extra credit cuz we got SEC assassins with eight legs. And some one tell Old Billy Boy to get Dan Werner of the mother f ****** court.

by gatorempire127 on Dec 20, 2009 12:57 AM EST reply actions  

Werner

UF will never be good as long as Werner is on the court.

Period.

by skigator93 on Dec 22, 2009 11:35 AM EST reply actions  

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