UF wants leaders in quiet backcourt
By JOHN BOOTHE | Feb. 13, 2012Whenever Billy Donovan hears a dead-ball whistle, he expects at least one of his players to come alive and reign in the rest of his teammates.
Whenever Billy Donovan hears a dead-ball whistle, he expects at least one of his players to come alive and reign in the rest of his teammates.
After levying four suspensions in the past week, Alabama coach Anthony Grant said Monday that two of those players — guards Trevor Releford and Andrew Steele — will “most likely” be back for tonight’s matchup with Florida.
In the two minutes Will Yeguete spent on the court Saturday, he created havoc.
As Kentucky’s lead swelled in Rupp Arena and Florida’s missed shots mounted, Brad Beal could feel the disunity building on the court.
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Florida coach Billy Donovan warned his team before Tuesday night’s 20-point loss that poor shots and quick possessions would allow Kentucky to run wild in transition.
LEXINGTON, Ky. — In the Gators’ two previous losses against top-three teams, outside shooting was their saving grace from an embarrassing final margin.
LEXINGTON, Ky. — For 5-foot-8-inch Erving Walker, Kentucky was too tall of a test.
Last Thursday, with less than four minutes to play, Brad Beal was in mid-air above the rim and about to exact a small piece of revenge on South Carolina’s Damontre Harris.
Kenny Boynton has not always been comfortable with clearing his mind and closing tight games for the Gators.
When South Carolina hosted Florida nearly three weeks ago, the Gamecocks allowed their visitors to shoot 50 percent from three and steal their first road win of the season before they left town.
Billy Donovan entered Southeastern Conference play for the 16th time in his career with the belief that he had coached worse rebounding teams.
There were times last season when Will Yeguete felt like a single mistake would land him on the bench.
Florida coach Billy Donovan isn’t worried about Brad Beal getting tired any time soon — at least in his legs.
Whenever Erik Murphy sets a screen for one of his fellow big men and fades back behind the 3-point arc, he presents a dilemma for opposing defenders.
As the nation’s leader in 3-point shooting, Florida came into Ole Miss’ Tad Smith Coliseum knowing how to sustain a scorching pace from behind the arc through more than half a season.
Kenny Boynton had ended 12 other games in his UF career before last Saturday without a 3-pointer, but that didn’t register immediately with his shocked teammates.
On a team filled with new starters and changing roles, Scottie Wilbekin has been content to see his responsibilities remain static during his sophomore year.
After watching his team squander a 16-point, second-half lead against LSU, coach Billy Donovan wasn’t surprised UF let another Southeastern Conference team avoid a blowout — just disappointed.
Patric Young’s most impressive play from Saturday night can’t be found in the box score.
When Mike Rosario was at Rutgers, playing weak defense was the only way he could rack up more minutes.