by NW Blackmon | Feb 7, 2016 | Basketball Game Recaps, Gator Basketball, The Day After
There is a pulse to a college basketball season, a meter and measure that can be read reasonably well by those who have watched long enough, especially come February. Further, there are certain axioms that apply- cliche or no. The season is more marathon than sprint,...
by Neil Shulman | Jan 30, 2016 | Basketball Game Recaps, Gator Basketball
Chomp on this, West Virginia. Florida craves more than just an NIT this season. They’d love to celebrate en masse by running onto the court, hugging each each other at the height of their jumps and screaming with delight as the school’s fight song plays in...
by Neil Shulman | Jan 23, 2016 | Gator Basketball
The scene was so familiar to anybody who’s followed SEC basketball the last few years. Bruce Pearl was yelling, screaming, and gesturing with his hands like an African savanna baboon for much of the two hours his team was on the court. On this night, though, all...
by Neil Shulman | Jan 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
Florida didn’t have too much trouble putting away their first opponent from the Magnolia State. They had a lot of trouble putting away the second. This wild, wacky and just plain weird game had more than its fair share of momentum swings. Mississippi State built...
by NW Blackmon | Jan 9, 2016 | Basketball Game Recaps, Game Reviews, Gator Basketball
The Florida Gators (10-5, 2-1 SEC) bounced back from Wednesday night’s embarrassing defeat in Knoxville, defeating a hot LSU team 68-62 at a raucous O’Connell Center Saturday afternoon. The Tigers, led by the likely #1 pick in the 2016 NBA draft, Montverde Academy...