Carry over to Gator 2023-24 Basketball :-)

[ocalaman]

Got the win tonight. Terrible down the stretch, but built a big enough lead and then hit free throws in the clutch. Richard had a huge game. We got outrebounded and didn't shoot 3's very well, but played great defense most of the game and got the W.

FINAL: Florida 79, Mississippi State 70 - Florida Gators

A quick breakdown of Wednesday night's SEC xxxx against the Bulldogs.

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[instaGATOR]

PF Aleks 'Shimmy' Szymczyk 6-10 250 So
Big man with a solid 6-10 250 frame to compete in the paint and a stroke that allows him to step outside. In the iG's OHO, next season he should be more than able to fill the spot that Grad-Sr Samuel now holds, with Shimmy as his backup.

2022-23, 'Shimmy's'Freshman Season

• Made 14 appearances, averaging 2.1 points and 1.3 rebounds with four 3-pointers made.
• Appeared in the final seven games of the season following Colin Castleton’s injury, averaging 3.4 points and 2.3 rebounds in just 13.2 minutes per game over that stretch.
• Posted season-highs of eight points, six rebounds and four steals at Arkansas while knocking down a pair of 3-pointers.
• Added seven points at Vanderbilt and five in the SEC Tournament vs. Mississippi State.
• The broken foot in August stymied him to begin this season.

The 2023-24 Bigs:

C Micah Handlogten 7-1 235 So
C Alex Condon 6-11 230 Fr

PF Tyrese Samuel 6-10 239 Grad-Sr
PF Aleks Szymczyk 6-10 250 So
PF/SF Thomas Haugh 6-9 210 Fr
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UGly is just another SEC opponent for the iG, but I'm betting it's a really BIG DEAL for the Mike White haters.... 🙄

Coming off a home win over MsSt, Florida (13-6, 3-3 SEC) will remain in Gainesville on Saturday as former head coach Mike White, coming off a home win over LSU, leads Georgia (14-5, 4-2 SEC) into the O'Dome for the second time since he left for UGly.... (Gator's should win @ home)

The game will tip off at noon on ESPN2

GoooooooooooGATORS!

 

[gatordad3]

I haven't seen much of Szymczyk but I hope he's a better rebounder and defender than what I saw when he had limited playing time.

 

[ocalaman]

Gators Attempt Comeback in Oxford but Fall Short in the Fourth - Florida Gators

Leilani Correa does it again, reaching yet another season high in scoring with 33-points for the Gators. However, her outing wasn't enough to lift Florida over the

floridagators.com

Another disappointing loss for Gator Women's BB.

 

[Countygator1]

Good first half. Need to keep the energy up, especially on the defensive end. Dawgs have a really good big man and a couple of guys that can shoot them back into it.

 

[gatordad3]

5-9 from 3 point land and 80% FT shooting. Will Richard may have broke out of his slump.

 

[Countygator1]

Wow. We blew a 21 point lead with 10 minutes left. For some reason we decided to stop playing defense and let dawgs knock down open 3s. This one is on Golden.

 

[gatordad3]

@instaGATOR prematurely creamed himself at the thought of Mike White stealing a win in Gainesville.

 

[ocalaman]

Wow. We blew a 21 point lead with 10 minutes left. For some reason we decided to stop playing defense and let dawgs knock down open 3s. This one is on Golden.

We, also, got very sloppy on offense. Lots of turnovers and bad shots down the stretch. For the 2nd straight game our guys hit their free throws down the stretch to seal the game. Today we saw for most of the game how really good this team can be. The last 5-6 minutes we saw how bad they can be. I give Georgia credit, though, for continuing to battle. That one guy had a career game and we had no answer. And the blonde freshman got hot to help send it to OT and then missed a couple of 3's in the overtime. Handlogten had his best game as a Gator. My main concern is Riley Kugel. All that talent and his head just doesn't seem there with the rest of the team.

UF Escapes Furious Georgia Rally With OT Win - Florida Gators

The Gators blew a 21-point second-half lead, let the Bulldogs score the final 10 points of regulation, but still made enough shots and plays in overtime for a 102-98

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[gatordad3]

 

[TEBOW TIME]

 

[instaGATOR]

Ist Half UF 47 - 34 UGly
2nd Half UF 38 - 51 UGly
Final UF 85 - 85 UGly
OT Final UF 102 - 98 UGly
THEY tried to give that one away,,, WHEW!

UF 14-6 - 4-3 SEC
UG 14-6 - 4-3 SEC

Handlogten 23 Pts, 17 Rbs for a D/D -- OUTSTANDING!
Pullin 20 Pts, 7 Rbs
Richard 18 Pts, 7 Rbs
Clayton Jr 18 Pts, 2 Rbs
Condon 10 Pts, 4 Rbs
Samuel 8 Pts, 8 Rbs
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Kugel 3 Pts, 0 Rbs, 2 TO's on unfocused passes, 19 Min
Haugh 2 Pts, 1 Rb, 0 TO's, 5 Min
IMOHO,Thomas needs some of Riley's Min's....

UF Rb's 48, O-16, D-32
UG Rb's 27, O-8, D-19
Key game stat was the Rb's.

UF TO's 19, 7 Stl's, 3 Blk's
UG TO's 9, 10 Stl's, 3 Blk's
Almost lost the game here.

Shooting
UF - FG 39/71 54.9% - 3's 7/20 35% - FT 17/20 85%
UG - FG 39/75 52.0% - 3's 11/26 42.3% - FT 9/17 52.9%
Missed FT's cost UGly....

By one point or by 20 points, a WIN, is still a Win....
The game in Athens coming up will need to see better play to get the win there.

 

[NavigatorII]

Still poking your dog?

Aside from being on the Gator sideline, when is the last time Mike White beat the Gators? 😂

 

[instaGATOR]

Aside from being on the Gator sideline, when is the last time Mike White beat the Gators? 😂

Likely about as long ago as you contributing anything worthwhile here... 😛 ----- 😂

 

[Nicktheslick]

Encouraging development with the improvement a the free throw line, continued strong rebounding and team play improved. Getting Kugel back into the mix can only help.

 

[Nicktheslick]

Aside from being on the Gator sideline, when is the last time Mike White beat the Gators? 😂

In all honesty Mike White has done an excellent job with UGA. That team was a mess. They can’t be taken light now. However I like where we’re headed.

 

[Countygator1]

In all honesty Mike White has done an excellent job with UGA. That team was a mess. They can’t be taken light now. However I like where we’re headed.

White has done a good job. This will be his peak season, and after that they will level out to mid pack tier SEC team. GA is a good spot for him, 4th to 8th place finishes are outstanding years for the dawgs. He ruined what Donovan built here by taking us backwards to mid pack. But at ga that is a huge improvement.

 

[Countygator1]

Ist Half UF 47 - 34 UGly
2nd Half UF 38 - 51 UGly
Final UF 85 - 85 UGly
OT Final UF 102 - 98 UGly
THEY tried to give that one away,,, WHEW!

UF 14-6 - 4-3 SEC
UG 14-6 - 4-3 SEC

Handlogten 23 Pts, 17 Rbs for a D/D -- OUTSTANDING!
Pullin 20 Pts, 7 Rbs
Richard 18 Pts, 7 Rbs
Clayton Jr 18 Pts, 2 Rbs
Condon 10 Pts, 4 Rbs
Samuel 8 Pts, 8 Rbs
-----
Kugel 3 Pts, 0 Rbs, 2 TO's on unfocused passes, 19 Min
Haugh 2 Pts, 1 Rb, 0 TO's, 5 Min
IMOHO,Thomas needs some of Riley's Min's....

UF Rb's 48, O-16, D-32
UG Rb's 27, O-8, D-19
Key game stat was the Rb's.

UF TO's 19, 7 Stl's, 3 Blk's
UG TO's 9, 10 Stl's, 3 Blk's
Almost lost the game here.

Shooting
UF - FG 39/71 54.9% - 3's 7/20 35% - FT 17/20 85%
UG - FG 39/75 52.0% - 3's 11/26 42.3% - FT 9/17 52.9%
Missed FT's cost UGly....

By one point or by 20 points, a WIN, is still a Win....
The game in Athens coming up will need to see better play to get the win there.

Gators got lazy and sloppy after going up 21 mid way through the 2nd half. Did the same against MSU and KY. Need to learn how to keep up the intensity level. If we play like we did the first 30 minutes and overtime we will be fine in Athens. Play like we did the last 10 and that will be a problem.

 

[ocalaman]

Great defense for the Women's BB team. Texas A&M came in 15-4, 3-3 and Florida was without 2 starters and still won the game.

Gators Team Effort leads to Victory Over Aggies - Florida Gators

The Gators defeated Texas A&M on their home court Sunday afternoon with a final score of 63-51. Florida saw another dominating performance from Correa leading the

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[Nicktheslick]

Apparently beating UGA in OT is detrimental to your resume. After having votes in last week’s poll suddenly they have vanished. Good thing we didn’t lose.

 

[ocalaman]

Apparently beating UGA in OT is detrimental to your resume. After having votes in last week’s poll suddenly they have vanished. Good thing we didn’t lose.

They went up in the NET rankings, which is all that matters.

 

[IrishPokerDog]

They went up in the NET rankings, which is all that matters.

UF has an under 40 net rating.... I don’t see why Lunardi has you all out of the dance right now

 

[Countygator1]

UF has an under 40 net rating.... I don’t see why Lunardi has you all out of the dance right now

Don't have a signature win.

 

[bradleygator]

If we’re +.500 in the sec, we’ll get in.

 

[instaGATOR]

Don't have a signature win.

But some signature losses, and only 1 home loss, to #6 UK.

14-6 -- 4-3 SEC -- 9-1 Home -- 1-3 Away -- 4-2 Nue-site

UF 70 - 73 Va - Neu-site (+3)

UF 91 - 95 Baylor #13 - Neu-site (+4)

UF 71 - 82 @ WF (+11)

UF 85 - 87 UK #6 (+2)

UF 85 - 103 @ Miss (+18)

UF 66 - 85 @ TN #6 (+19)

Need a quality win or two, and continue to win in the O'Dome.

 

[Countygator1]

But some signature losses, and only 1 home loss, to #6 UK.

14-6 -- 4-3 SEC -- 9-1 Home -- 1-3 Away -- 4-2 Nue-site

UF 70 - 73 Va - Neu-site (+3)

UF 91 - 95 Baylor #13 - Neu-site (+4)

UF 71 - 82 @ WF (+11)

UF 85 - 87 UK #6 (+2)

UF 85 - 103 @ Miss (+18)

UF 66 - 85 @ TN #6 (+19)

Need a quality win or two, and continue to win in the O'Dome.

By the way, I owe Insta an apology. It appears that SC is indeed good. Beat Ky and TN back to back is impressive.

 

[ghost_of_ukalum1988]

Thoughts on tonight’s game? UK’s offense has sputtered badly the last two games and has struggled on defense all season. I think UK ekes out the W, but a Gator win wouldn’t shock me either.

 

[Countygator1]

Thoughts on tonight’s game? UK’s offense has sputtered badly the last two games and has struggled on defense all season. I think UK ekes out the W, but a Gator win wouldn’t shock me either.

We stink on the road. For whatever reason Golden can't get the kids ready to play in true road games. I suspect KY wins by 12-15 point range.

 

[ghost_of_ukalum1988]

We stink on the road. For whatever reason Golden can't get the kids ready to play in true road games. I suspect KY wins by 12-15 point range.

We’ll see. I do agree with your previous comment about SC. I hate the Vols and I was happy to see them get beat. The Gamecocks are definitely better than I thought they would be.

 

[instaGATOR]

By the way, I owe Insta an apology. It appears that SC is indeed good. Beat Ky and TN back to back is impressive.

Thanks but not needed. Looking before you leap is usually solid advice....
SCa didn't just beat UK and TN B-2-B, they only have 3 season losses so far.

SCa - 18-3 - 6-2 SEC - 11-1 Home - 4-2 Away - 3-0 Neutral

 

[Nicktheslick]

This officiating is is bogus.

 

[Nicktheslick]

Pullin had both arms hacked going to the goal. No call. I don’t like to complain about the officiating but good lord don’t make it so obvious.

 

[Michi_Gator]

Are we still hating on Golden?

 

[gatordad3]

 

[ocalaman]

Great win by Florida at Rupp. The first Gator win against a Top 10 opponent on the road since 2003. 94-91 in OT. And I have to say, it was a well officiated game. Pullin, Clayton & Samuel were the stars tonight. GUTSY by the good guys and good adjustments in the 2nd half from Coach Golden.

 

[ocalaman]

How it happened: Florida rallies late, downs Kentucky in overtime, 94-91

The Gators overcame a two-possession deficit in regulation to defeat Kentucky, 94-91, in Lexington

247sports.com

 

[gatordad3]

 

[TEBOW TIME]

3 takeaways from Florida’s upset win at No. 10 Kentucky

Florida Gators pick up a rare win in Rupp Arena, knocking off No. 10 Kentucky Wildcats in overtime for a Quad 1 victory.

www.saturdaydownsouth.com

 

[gatordad3]

 

[KingofHedgehogs]

This officiating is is bogus.

Funny thing about that.....is that UK fans are being UK fans by complaining about the officiating as well.

They never foul without it being called. They never lost a single basketball game fairly....just ask them. It's always the "Sec bogeyman" out to get them.