by Neil Shulman | Jan 6, 2018 | Gator Basketball
A lot of things happened throughout Florida’s battle with Missouri in Columbia that weren’t very good for the Gators. Then Chris Chiozza happened. Again. With five seconds left in a tie game, Chiozza jumped the passing lane of Jordan Geist’s pass and took it coast to...
by Neil Shulman | Jan 6, 2018 | Gator Basketball
A lot of things happened throughout Florida’s battle with Missouri in Columbia that weren’t very good for the Gators. Then Chris Chiozza happened. Again. With five seconds left in a tie game, Chiozza jumped the passing lane of Jordan Geist’s pass and took it coast to...
by Neil Shulman | Jan 2, 2018 | Gator Basketball
Texas A&M’s inability to dress 60% of its starting lineup wasn’t Florida’s concern. All Florida knew was that they had to play better defense than they’d played early in the year against the good teams. And all of a sudden, the Gators have won four in a row as a...
by Neil Shulman | Dec 30, 2017 | Gator Basketball
In the final game of 2017 for both Florida and Vanderbilt, the Gators decided enough was enough. Enough losing to Vanderbilt. Enough scoring droughts. Enough of this perception that they don’t play defense. Enough frustration, period. The Gators scored 31 points over...
by Neil Shulman | Dec 18, 2017 | Gator Basketball
Following Florida’s 71-69 loss to Clemson in the MetroPCS Orange Bowl Classic, many of the headlines referred to the Tigers’ victory as an upset. It sure didn’t feel like one. The Gators have now lost four out of their last five games, a slide that’s so bad it...
by Neil Shulman | Dec 11, 2017 | Gator Basketball
As the clock hit zero in Newark and the Cincinnati band struck up its fight song, a couple Florida players turned toward them and performed a few Gator chomps. Given the events of the previous five days, this was hardly taunting. It was more like a sigh of relief....
