Dan Werner's Career Ends In Florida's 78-76 loss at Georgia
by mlmintampa on Feb 27, 2010 6:31 PM EST
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The long journey of senior Dan Werner came to an end Saturday evening in Athens, Georgia when his attempted shot/pass was swatted out of bounds and Florida lost to Georgia 78-76. The loss puts Florida (20-9, 9-5 SEC) 4th in the SEC East. It also makes the final stretch of Vanderbilt and Kentucky and securing an NCAA bid that much harder.
With 13:30 left, Florida was down 60-45, but rallied to make it 78-76 with 1:42 left. After great defensive stands by the Bulldogs (13-14, 5-9) and Gators, Florida had the ball with 13 seconds left. With Erving Walker (7pts, 2-9 shooting) and Chandler Parsons (29pts, 10-16 shooting) covered, Parsons found a wide open Dan Werner on the right wing about 17 feet away from the hoop. Werner hesitated, left his feet not knowing to shoot or pass, and his half shot/half pass was put into the first row. Werner finished with 4 points on 2-8 shooting.
Parsons was a man amongst boys, as the Gators could never support him until the mad dash rally late. Kenny Boynton scored 22 (8-13 shooting) and Vernon Macklin got 10 (5-8) but could not pull down late rebounds. Alex Tyus did not score.
Georgia's man on the floor, Trey Thompkins, scored 20 points and was generally a monster. He had seven rebounds, five assists and made both of his threes. The Dogs shot 57% and made 7-13 three-pointers. The Gators could not get inside, resulting in 23 three-point attempts, making 11.
The Gators face Vandy (22-6, 11-3) in Gainesville on Tuesday night.
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Were just not a muscle team, we can only finese, and that just doesnt cut it when your away playing agianst a dominate inside team.
Gators just cant hang with a team that likes to play inside the paint. They are too weak, even if we have 3 guys 6’9’’ and up they are too skinny. Parsons played awesome like always. I still think we have a chance against Vandy and UK because I think Floridas big men wont get muscled around as bad. The Obvious key to Floridas success is if the other team has powerfull big men. Leslie is only 6 four but would be able to play center for us.
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Won't get muscled around?
Patterson and Cousins are monsters and with Wall driving, scoring and/or dishing they can’t be stopped. Ogilvy and Taylor gave us fits in Nashville. We’re gonna lose the last two games and if we don’t win at least two in the SEC tournament we’ll be NIT bound.
What business did we have being 15 points down in the first place? We looked flat in the first half. Ga plays well at home but we knew that and we also knew that this game was the best chance we had to win one of the last three. We should have been sky-high.
will4of 5 is right Werner shouldn’t have been on the floor for the last shot, unless he was the inbounder. It was so predictable that Parsons would be taking the shot off the screen. When Ga denied the pass to Chandler Tyus was no where to be found.
I guess I am just being too hopefull, and in the first match against UK I dont recall us getting dominated in the paint as bad as we did against teams like UGA or Xavier.
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You're right
You’re right about how badly Xavier dominated us. I would rather see our bigs bang on their bigs and foul out then play the timid style I see this year.
Werner is the problem
The problem with this team is Donovan keeps playing Dan Werner. His confidence is so low he is afraid to shoot the basketball. Saw him pass up a wide open 14 footer a couple of weeks ago then throw the ball away. Today against Georgia he passes up the game tying shot. Shouldn’t of been on the floor for the last shot. I know everyone say’s he’s a good kid—-and I don’t doubt it—-He just isn’t a division 1 basketball player!!! NEXT YEAR!!!!!!!!!
by Homegrown Gator on Feb 27, 2010 7:39 PM EST reply actions
exactly
with 13 to go
why was werner out there?
he is who he is now and i put a lot of blame on billy for that decision
I may be in a rut, but at least I know where I'm going
I Don't Blame Werner...
I blame Billy for having him out there AND for not having any faith in Tyus! Tyus acts like a partial qualifier, but he thinks everything he puts up is going in! Dan actually hit shots this game, but he really needs hugs from Gator fans, because we’ve (or at least I’ve) been destroying him on message boards this year. Keep your head up, Danny! LEAD!!! I know we expect a lot out of you, but you were one of the few underclassmen to get off the bench and play for the Gators the last time we got to the NCAAs (according to the ESPN Box Score, he didn’t play in the championship game.) To be honest, Erik Murphy does his thing more than Dan Werner does, and I’m not trying to be negative. I want Dan to play better, but I think Billy has allowed him to hang himself over the years, because Dan’s just not a good player. Period.
I think it's a little late
to hope for Werner to “turn it around.”
and the reason that Werner was in the game Saturday for the last possession is Tyus was absolutely worthless out there. He looked drunk. He couldn’t come close to hitting a shot and was actually hurting us because he was knocking rebounds away from his teammates and fumbling balls out of bounds.
by skigator93 on Mar 1, 2010 12:01 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
georgia first half shooting
bulldogs were raining 3s in the first half. tenn did that for a stretch but gators clamped down. not this time.
if donovan keeps playing werner, he needs to design some plays for him to go ahead and shoot and get his confidence going. that seems kind counter-intuitive to design a play for someone that hasnt been clutch. but you need to do something do get more shooters on the floor.
Why is georgia always good at the end of the year?
i dont understand it. and WHY WOULD YOU PASS UP A GAME TYING SHOT???? Thats something most players live for, having a chance to be the hero. I guess hes content in being the Zero.
Werner passes up most shots
If you’ve noticed him in the last 2 months – he doesn’t even think about about anything else once he receives a pass other than “where can I pass this thing?”
When Werner is out there, it is like giving the opponent a power play. At least Erik Murphy can score, if not play defense, but he’s a freshman.
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by mlmintampa on Mar 1, 2010 12:44 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
HAHAHAHAHA its funny cuz its true.
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hahahahahahaha fat guy fall on face!
The Hangover? anyone?
by gatorempire127 on Mar 1, 2010 11:31 PM EST up reply actions
I been giving this blog crazy exposure at BUC’EM. I mention AA often. How come you never post there if your a big Tampa guy?
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I don’t comment unless I can add something unique. Same reason why I’ll write one post on a Monday and four on a Tuesday; I write when it can be something different than what you’ve seen elsewhere.
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How did you get this job?
Cuz i want it haha.
by gatorempire127 on Mar 2, 2010 12:15 PM EST up reply actions
Orson Swindle suggested us. (No joke. And it was “us” before two friends dropped out.) Been writing since April of 2007.
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Ive noticed that too.
but a shot during during the rest of the game is a hell of alot different than the Game Tying Shot. No one in their right mind passes up a game tying shot or a game winning shot. If your open and have any skill at all to speak of, you take that shot and think nothing of it. Grow some goddamned testicles Werner.
by gatorempire127 on Mar 1, 2010 10:14 PM EST up reply actions
key phrase
and have any skill at all to speak of
Therein lies the problem…..
The refs were way too officious
What did Donovan do to deserve a warning and a tech? Along with lots of phantom calls and the like, it wasn’t great viewing basketball.
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It was horrible.
I was there and there was one stretch in the 2nd half where the refs blew a whistle on 7 straight possessions. More than half of them should have been no calls.
Mayabe he has an NBA job offer
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2009 Best Regular Season Record in NYPPL.
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He has to wait 5 years since that whole Orlando Magic deal
So that leave 2 more years.
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I think he was referring to the refs....
Pretty sure Coach wouldn’t have any NBA invites these days!
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