Pre-game discussion: Beating Tennessee in Knoxville

This game was played in Athens, Ga. FYI

 

You don’t want much! LOL

 

The foul at the end of regulation, Florida has never been the recipient of such goodwill from the refs.
In Gainseville, the Kats got the no call on Bradford bumping our guy on the wing then going in for the block, even Bilas said Bradford got away with one. The next time we had the ball Riley tried to pass near the rim, our big was slow to even get his hands on it but the Kentucky defender tried and it hit his arm, the ball went out of bounds. Kentucky then received more help, the ref who watched this gave Kentucky the ball. Both of these calls were about three minutes from the end of regulation and turned the game in their favor. I wish our AD and Coach would have sent this film to the SEC and asked WTH. At our gym, unbelievable. But it shows there are no officials on the SEC referees with any feelings or allegiances for Florida. The Ole Miss game the refs let Ole Miss just knock us around but when Florida just got close to defending any player from Ole Miss we got called for a foul. It should be addressed with the league office.

 

The Coach for Tennessee will control the officials. Just watch on any calls that don’t go his way he is in the officials faces and demanding they get it right, “his way”. It works. Our coach in the Kentucky game showed me he has to learn to get involved with the refs early and earn some fouls. Good coaches don’t sit and watch your team getting jobbed. At Ole Miss he got mad at the end, but we had already been beat down in a blowout. I commend him for this, but it was way too late.
Think of the coaches in the SEC, Pearl, Buzz at A&M, Barnes and others get with the refs early and often. Little wonder these coaches have their teams at the top of the league.

 

Don't see it. Our Gators have not demonstrated the toughness to win a contest like this on the road.
At home ....yes, not on the road. Coach needs his team to step up and be competitive against the big boys on the road.

This is a great game to do it. But UF needs to "show me" before I start predicting road wins against quality opponents.

 

Win the rebounding, 2-1 ratio assists to turnovers, shoot 3s effectively, and make free throws at say 75+ percent, then we can win the game (regardless of the big man fouls). Otherwise, they are going to have to lose it (like we did against Kentucky).

 

I don't know if anyone is predicting a Gator win. Just discussing what we need to do to make it happen.

 

Understood. The Arkansas game was encouraging, but clearly Arkansas is down. Still a little rattled by Ole Miss.
perhaps our boys break through tonight, Gators need a quality win.

 

Well I like your presumed statistics but......... presumption........... and doing...........well you know how that is.............

 

If we do it...

 

Tomorrow night.

We know who we are now. We know our limitations. We can improve but have some fundamental issues that will likely keep us from rising much farther.

UNLESS
Kugel really gets on track AND it relieves pressure from everyone else.
AND
A leader or 2 steps up and refuses to lose or let anyone slack. I'm looking at you Pullin and Clayton.

It would also be nice if Samuel would play closer to the basket and dedicate to dominate. Or he'll be losing minutes to Condon.

 

Is their court outside?

 

I remember Norm Sloan yelling at the official so hard his nose would change color. That will get you you Teed up now but you have to gave a challenge with confidence.

 

Stormin' Norman!

 

Tonight?

 

Why was it moved up? Won’t storm be gone by then? I could see if they were trying to beat the storm out of Knoxville, but I thought it was already there.

 

Game dynamics don’t set up well for us with them losing a road game the previous one..

I want to see Golden make sure we get the inside out game going, and not letting it just be the Pullin and Clayton show

 

TN's last game was a road win @ GA.