No. 17 Gators have Georgia on their minds
By Ray Boone | Feb. 6, 2017It was the end of a long film session.
It was the end of a long film session.
Florida women’s basketball coach Amanda Butler was less than pleased with her team’s effort following its seventh loss in nine SEC games this season.
Before the sold-out crowd cried out, before the Kentucky defender regained his balance, before the ball went in the basket, UF point guard Kasey Hill was already drifting back on defense.
Kasey Hill lost his bragging rights on Saturday, but you likely won’t hear him complain.
Kasey Hill rocked the ball back and forth as he stared down Wenyen Gabriel. Hill crossed over and stepped back as he launched a high-arching jumper over the outstretched fingertips of Kentucky’s 6-foot-9 forward.
As soon as Florida stepped onto the court against Missouri on Thursday night, the game was already decided. The Tigers, in the midst of a 12-game losing streak, weren’t ready to play.
As Haley Lorenzen watched the ball rattle around the rim and into the basket to begin the third quarter, Florida’s bench exploded with roars and cheers.
The net didn’t move.
Shimmy Gray-Miller still gets angry when she watches film of Florida’s last game against Texas A&M.
Mike White doesn’t want to think about the Kentucky Wildcats.
American philosopher and author Norman Vincent Peale once said, “There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.”
Every single day before practice, each member of the Florida women’s basketball team takes a moment to reflect on what they’re thankful for and writes it down on a piece of paper.
As Ronni Williams strolled off the court at Memorial Gymnasium for the final time on Sunday afternoon, she was drenched in sweat and breathing heavily.
Devin Robinson missed an open shot, picked up his second foul and took a seat on the bench.
With nearly seven minutes left in the game, Eric Hester stood deep beyond the right wing with the ball in his hands.
Tennessee may be five years removed from legendary coach Pat Summitt leading its sideline, but nothing has changed when it comes to the Volunteers beating up on the Gators.
Florida’s 35-point blowout win at LSU on Wednesday snapped a losing streak, jazzed the locker room and re-introduced No. 25 UF’s overlooked weapons on offense.
Amanda Butler has been dealt a bad hand all season.
Chris Chiozza searched the sky.
Mike White tossed his blue suit jacket to the floor and walked to the center of his team’s huddle before his players had fully assembled. Outsized by all but two of them, the second-year Florida basketball coach wasn’t intimidated.