I missed the first 5 minutes of the game. It was the perfect opportunity to get ambushed on the road. Any team can beat anybody in this league when playing at home. Toughed out the first half and then went brawling the first 5 minutes the second half. That was a great win on the road. Hopefully everyone is healthy for the home stretch into March Madness.
We were the first team to single up Broome and take away all his pick and rolls that he thrives on..
It reminds me of 2017. The gators were rolling at Auburn and Egbunu goes down. We finished the blowout and the team made a deep run (elite 8). I believe that team might have won It all. Very similar to this team. Remember Canyon Barry coming off the bench? John Egbunu however never was able to get back on the court.
Martin has a hip pointer and my guess is that he'll play Saturday night. EVERY SEC game is a challenge. Our next game is against South Carolina, who outplayed us in their gym a few weeks ago. We were very fortunate to come from behind late and pull out a win. Their strength is their frontcourt and without Condon, it's going to be a real challenge. Take no game for granted, my friend.
I believe UK is in the tourney, however, the fans at Rupp's Rafters are having some meltdowns over the possibility of not getting in.
I have zero fear of that team anywhere away from CoRUPPt arena
I had the strangest feeling about that. I also hear Alexis is out for tomorrow's game and I don't think we're ready for our 6th big, Viktor Mikic, to contribute just yet.
Sam Alexis is out with an ankle injury as well. Martin still questionable.
The injuries are starting to pile up. Very fortunate Coach Golden loaded up the roster with bigs.
Handlogten will probably alternate playing time with Chinyelu.Florida's current injuries, plus the realistic opportunity to compete for a national championship was far too great of an opportunity to pass up.
It's unclear where Handlogten will fit in the current rotation, which includes starter Rueben Chinyelu and sixth-man Thomas Haugh, who will likely start in Condon's place. With both Condon and Alexis out, he'll be expected to play plenty of minutes against the Gamecocks. Martin playing or not is a game time decision.
Florida Gators Update Status of Alex Condon
Florida Gators sophomore forward Alex Condon exited less than a minute into the team's game against Mississippi State with an ankle injury.www.si.com
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I watched the game last night with a high school buddy. Middle of the first half I said, we better play defense next half because USCe wasn't missing any shots. And like magic, that's exactly what happened and then it was never close again.I know it sounds crazy, but this Gator team thrives when they make up their minds to ramp up their DEFENSIVE intensity. They got off to such a hot start shootiing last night, they got very complacent defensively and allowed South Carolina so many easy buckets. They then got lazy and complacent on offense, not working as a team and just going one-on-one, taking bad shots. But with about 6 minutes left in the first half, they started playing better defense, made a nice run and took the 4 point lead into halftime. They came out the 2nd half pressuring the heck out of the Gamecocks and blew them away. A bunch of steals and fast break baskets, 21 assists total for the game to their 7. Aberdeen & Haugh were tremendous. Micah has a lot of rust to knock off, but he did play better the 2nd half and even had 5 assists. I think @instaGATOR mentioned it a while back, but with all the individual talent on this team, they have to play as a true TEAM to be great. And it starts on the defensive end. The offensive success and ball movement is directly correlated to how hard and smart they play on defense. They should win their next 3 games (Oklahoma, LSU, Georgia) fairly easily, but only if they play intense, team defense. The rest of their game hinges on that, IMO.
Retooling Gators Thrash Gamecocks in Second Half - Florida Gators
Denzel Aberdeen and Thomas Haugh, making his first start, had career scoring nights to lead the third-ranked Gators past the Gamecocks 88-67 on a night the team
I know it sounds crazy, but this Gator team thrives when they make up their minds to ramp up their DEFENSIVE intensity. They got off to such a hot start shootiing last night, they got very complacent defensively and allowed South Carolina so many easy buckets. They then got lazy and complacent on offense, not working as a team and just going one-on-one, taking bad shots. But with about 6 minutes left in the first half, they started playing better defense, made a nice run and took the 4 point lead into halftime. They came out the 2nd half pressuring the heck out of the Gamecocks and blew them away. A bunch of steals and fast break baskets, 21 assists total for the game to their 7. Aberdeen & Haugh were tremendous. Micah has a lot of rust to knock off, but he did play better the 2nd half and even had 5 assists. I think @instaGATOR mentioned it a while back, but with all the individual talent on this team, they have to play as a true TEAM to be great. And it starts on the defensive end. The offensive success and ball movement is directly correlated to how hard and smart they play on defense. They should win their next 3 games (Oklahoma, LSU, Georgia) fairly easily, but only if they play intense, team defense. The rest of their game hinges on that, IMO.
Retooling Gators Thrash Gamecocks in Second Half - Florida Gators
Denzel Aberdeen and Thomas Haugh, making his first start, had career scoring nights to lead the third-ranked Gators past the Gamecocks 88-67 on a night the team
If we got any flaws, it's careless passing or handling the ball (at times). Every now and then some free throw shooting yips, but other than that, there is damned little to complain about.
The team gets thrown off rhythm whenever Ruben Chinlyeu gets into early foul trouble. Now I'm hoping the next 3 games will get the rust off Micah Handlogten. We need Micah in the worst way with Condon out for at least another week or two.
Before Urban Klavzar came into his own, Golden only went with Haugh, Alexis and Aberdeen off the bench. Now we wait for Condon to heal.
