AWFUL

     Get used to it. When teams choose to compete against us, they win. Unfortunately, the Gators have a low basketball IQ collectively. This causes the team to be vulnerable to hot shooters, strong rebounding teams, and teams with excellent lead guards. We’re also saddled with this starting lineup that has one positive attribute: they can be troublesome if their shots are falling. Other than that, they are slow to react on defense and they make some really poor decisions in the clutch. They do not play well together at all. Blocking out and rebounding is obviously optional, and free throw shooting seems to be harder than three point shooting. This team tries to coast into wins, and it’s just so hard to watch these guys give away wins while the announcers testify about their serious man love for Calathes. You know, Lee, Walsh and Roberson were winning as Sophomores, so this “baby Gator” term everyone uses is a cop out. They should play better defense and execute the offense. They should hit clutch free throws, especially when they are gifts to extend the game (that UK game’s officiating was beyond belief for both sides.) They shouldn’t step on opposing players. I just wish Billy would stop trying to trust these upperclassmen to come through and just start playing the Freshmen, as Kadji and Shipman are, in my opinion, more versatile than Werner and Parsons. They also seem to play better defense and move without the ball, because Werner and Parsons have been there too long to look SO lost SO much. I remember saying good things about Werner last year, but he’s regressed into his Freshman persona, and that’s bad when you’re supposed to be a leader on the team. I love the school, so I will be loyal, but if I was another team, I would love to see these guys on the schedule, because they give you a chance to win with their sloppy overall play.

Is that Calathes is our only great player.
Tyus and Walker are fairly good, and everyone else is terrible.

Werner needs to start coming off the bench because he is a pure liability out there.
Parsons needs to be told that he can only shoot a three AFTER he has collected five rebounds (that’s 5 boards for EACH 3 attempt).

It is clear that this team has now mailed it in. We are a NIT team all the way now.
Road losses coming at LSU and MSU, plus home struggles with UK and UT. We may finish the SEC 8-8, which would be considered a master choke job in my opinion. It’s time for Coach D to look to the future and start playing the young guys – Vargas anyone?!

BTW the whole AA is in some sort of spring funk. Even our minor sports teams who usually dominate are losing games/matches.

If they get it right, they only have to shoot 10. And during practice, have Tebow come in and start throwing basketballs at the backboard and have them rebound them. For every ball that touches the floor, they all have to run 10 laps.