Tag Archives: Basketball
A Tale of Two Paths: Spurrier and Donovan’s Departures
Back in 2002, Steve Spurrier finally made the leap. After enduring years of countless rumors about the NFL, Spurrier left the University of Florida to coach the Washington Redskins. He was made the highest-paid coach in the league and charged … Continue reading
Dissecting The UF-FSU Rivalry
We hear a lot about rivalries in sports. The blind rage and hatred that fans bring to these contests raise them above mere sporting spectacle. For many fan bases, a loss to a rival can ruin an entire season. On … Continue reading
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Tagged Basketball, Florida, Florida State, football, fsu, Gators, rivalry, Seminoles
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Gators Squash the Spiders
Tuesday night Florida added another win to their record making them (6-1) with a 76-56 domination of the Richmond Spiders. The Gators led from start to finish throughout the game and by halftime they were at 40-17. The defense was … Continue reading
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Is This Billy Donovan’s Worst Team Since 1998?
1998 was a long time ago. Steve Spurrier was still coaching football in Gainesville. AOL was how a lot of people were accessing the internet. I was still a student, working in the SID’s office with the women’s soccer team … Continue reading
Examining the Gators Close Game Woes
A few weeks back, Gators fans waited patiently for the Indiana-Michigan State game to end on ESPN before the network switched over to Florida-Missouri. While we waited, we were treated to a great finish with the Hoosiers pulling out the … Continue reading
Billy Donovan’s Creation: UF is a Hoops School
A packed O’Dome watched the Gators eviscerate a legitimate top-20 Missouri team today. The shocking thing was how unsurprising it was. This is a very good team. Of course, those packed stands have been a rare sight this season, despite … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Horford, Basketball, Billy Donovan, Brad Beal, Chandler Parsons, Corey Brewer, David Lee, Florida Gators, football, Joakim Noah, Matt Bonner, Mike Miller, Udonis Haslem
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Quick Love for Gators hoops
You don’t need to read the whole article, especially if you aren’t an NBA geek. But as a Gator, you should quickly jump on this link to a Grantland story from Zach Lowe. In it, he discusses some of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Basketball, Billy Donovan, Corey Brewer, Florida Gators, Grantland, hoops
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Decision Time: Kyle Anderson
This weekend, as The University of Florida gears up for it’s first SEC Conference game of the season versus the University of Tennessee, a very important visitor will be weighing his options. Kyle Anderson, a Top 5 2012 hoops recruit … Continue reading
Gators-BYU Sweet 16 Betting Preview
March 18, 2010. Ford Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. A legend was born that day. The legend of the Jimmer. This was the last meeting between BYU and our Florida Gators. A few analysts had picked the BYU star as … Continue reading
Is Patric Young the next Donnell Harvey?
Like most Florida fans, I’ve been thoroughly impressed with what little I’ve seen of Patric Young. The freshman has been very effective off the bench for Billy Donovan, providing toughness on the interior in the form of solid defense and … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Horford, Basketball, Billy Donovan, David Lee, Donnell Harvey, Gators, Joakim Noah, Matt Bonner, Patric Young, Udonis Haslem
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