Official Exhibition: Nebraska-Kearney-71 @ Florida-101, Thursday, November 1, 7:00 PM

[HALLGATOR]

Basketball season is finally upon us. Hopefully we are all looking forward to another great season of Billy Ball.


Pregame notes are available here (http://www.gatorzone.com/basketball/men/)

You can listen to Mick and Mark here (http://gatorvision.tv/liveEvents/liveEvents.dbml?&&DB_OEM_ID=6500)

[InstiGATOR1]

So I go to the store tonight and see a tabloid College Basketball preview. So I take a second to open it up, I find their bracket filled out. Well the have UF as a 3 seed which is reasonable.

But they have UF losing to a 14 in the first round. Some respect for a coach who has a .700+ record in the NCAA tourney and his program.

[HALLGATOR]

Sounds like someone who had more time on their hands than sense. Or at least that is my take on it.

[gatorbogey]

curious to see how yeguette, prather and rosario are used.
and what the newcomers bring to the court. do any contribute greatly?

rosario - can he play point? honestly, i don't see him at 3. but we may play some 3 guard alignments, right? his defense never impressed me. has his defense improved?

yeguette could play 3. he's athletic enough. i'm partial to getting him on the court as much as possible. we should dominate the boards w/ him, young and murph in the game.

prather showed some good things late in the season last year. hope he continues on that trek.

[gatordd]

I. Cant. Wait.

[67walkon]

Will is so much fun to watch. He will be get more rebounds per minute than anyone else, so he ought to get plenty of minutes.

Casey showed flashes of brilliance last year-if he's consistent, he should get plenty of minutes.

Don't know about Rosario. So far he has underachieved at UF. Maybe he'll snap out of it this year.

But I can't wait either!

[InstiGATOR1]

Well,

1. I think the guy who picked that bracket I saw just had the job of picking a braket and tried to pick some first round upsets. Being a UF fan, I just did not like his pick of a first round upset.

2. Rosario was a good rebounding guard at Rutgers and was the same last year for UF. Now if UF plays a guard at the SF who gets 3.5 rebounds per game, will the other 3 or so rebounds be picked up by other players? I doubt very seriously that UF will play Rosario at PG much at all.

3. As I said elsewhere, I think the real call at the SF will be made when UF opens the real season against Georgetown and Porter who is a high level SF.

[SmootyGator]

Was there an official schedule thread stickied? I could have swore that I saw one. :huh:

[InstiGATOR1]

This could be a very different exhibition game than previous years. Donovan really needs to figure out some rotations and get guys adjusted to playing with each other for the Georgetown game that is the next game.

So if the 7 experienced players all play 25 min, that is 175 minutes leaving 25 to be split among the frosh. So it will be interesting if to prepare for Georgetown that the experienced players do play that much in this game.

[austingtr]

Woohoo!!!

[iam4uf]

Wow, $8.95 to watch it on GatorVision. I just can't justify spending that much for a pre-season game, even though I really want to see how they do.

[HALLGATOR]

Was there an official schedule thread stickied? I could have swore that I saw one. :huh:

Not that I know of. I also noticed the link at the top of the page for basketball has last year's schedule. I will try to get one up soon.

[dailydoublecat]

So happy basketball is here. Here is to a healthy and fun basketball season. Good luck my Gator friends!!!
Jeff

[gatordd]

So happy basketball is here. Here is to a healthy and fun basketball season. Good luck my Gator friends!!!
Jeff

Thanks Jeff - hope the same for you and your cats

[SmootyGator]

Not that I know of. I also noticed the link at the top of the page for basketball has last year's schedule. I will try to get one up soon.

Thanks Hall! I can get the schedule elsewhere, but I prefer to get it here! :D

[dailydoublecat]

Thanks Jeff - hope the same for you and your cats

Thank you--looking forward to another journey of ups and downs!

Jeff

[jcp]

Casey out for this game because of a concussion (Saturday scrimmage).

[Allanon]

Excited but that excitement is tempered by not being able to see it up here in Alabama.

[gogators73]

Would rather see great defensive stats than great offensive stats. This team athletically is missing a rim protector but other than that they are extremely athletic and could really create havoc if they play hard on the defensive end.

[MJGator8104]

Excited but that excitement is tempered by not being able to see it up here in Alabama.

You can watch it live on Gatorvision.

[Allanon]

You can watch it live on Gatorvision.

Internet?

[MJGator8104]

yep.

[Allanon]

yep.

Don't have a computer at home. I wonder if we can watch it on x-box live?

[swampgas44]

Internet?

$8.95

[swampgas44]

Don't have a computer at home. I wonder if we can watch it on x-box live?

Trade those kids for a computer :grin:

[Allanon]

Trade those kids for a computer :grin:

We've watched a couple of games on x-box live in the past.

[ThePlayer]

Just curious...any way to listen for free?

[Gatorgal04]

Nebraska-Kearny Lopers? What the heck is a Loper?

Intros starting now.

[Gatorgal04]

Starting:

Eric Murphy
Patric Young
Scottie Wilbekin
Mike Rosario
Kenny Boynton

[Gatorgal04]

Just curious...any way to listen for free?

AM 850 on line?

[Gatorgal04]

We get the tip, NB gets the steal but fails to score, we miss the long shot then NB gets one in and we follow with a 3. Oops air ball for NB, the Rowdies won't let him forget that. Yeguete first in off the bench. He gets a +1. Gators 6-2.

[akaGatorhoops]

to listen:

http://www.country1037thegator.com/#

(hit "listen live" along the top)

[InstiGATOR1]

Frazier the first Frosh off the bench.

[Gatorgal04]

Patric fouled and he makes 1 of 2 free throws. Michael Frazier comes in. Rosario fouls and NB makes 1 of 2, followed by a steal and lay up. Rosario scores. Gators 11-5.

[akaGatorhoops]

Will very active. . . .GREAT to see. I think it is is underestimated how much he was missed last season.

[Gatorgal04]

FR Dillon Graham comes in. He picks up a fumble and we relay it down for a lay up. NB with a steal and lay up. Billy will be having ball handling drills! Murphy with a basket. Gators 15-7.

[Gatorgal04]

Frazier for threeeeeee! NB layup followed by a Scottie threeeeeee! Gators 21-9.

[Gatorgal04]

Big 3 by NB (nearly half court). Good D that time results in a traveling call on NB and a time out.

[Gatorgal04]

Big 3 by Dillon Graham! He sits and Braxton Ogbueze comes in.

[Gatorgal04]

Turn over by Rosario but he redeems himself by taking the charge.

[Gatorgal04]

Interception by Kenny and he takes it down for the lay up. Another interception and Braxton gets his first points. Gators 28-14

[Gatorgal04]

Guys are taking crazy shots and getting sloppy. Billy will have plenty to talk about at the half. Gators 28-21

[Gatorgal04]

Will with a lay up followed by a NB 3 and a Kenny lay up. Gators 32-26.

[Gatorgal04]

Another long 3 by Frazier, and NB follows with their own 3. Their hot scorer is FR Sami Bzai with 14. Trading baskets. Gators 39-29.

[gogators73]

Does it look like more of an effort to feed Young the ball? Launching a ton of 3's according to gametracker.

[Gatorgal04]

Good D results in NB short clock violation. Rosario with a lay up, and NB follows with a 3. Kenny steals, over rotates on the lay up but Will covers. At the half, Gators 46-32.

[Gatorgal04]

If there's a game plan, I haven't figured it out. Looks like everyone has the green light.

[InstiGATOR1]

What I liked in the first half:

1. Yeguete, boy is it great to have him back. And it apppears his offense is more polished. Let's home it is not just the level of competition tonight.

2. The frosh all came in a played with confidence. Frazier and Graham appear to be good shooters from the arc as advertised.

3. Wilbekin has been solid with the ball until a sloppy bit near half time.

[akaGatorhoops]

^^ I agree, Insti.
I do think the first half was sloppy in the halfcourt, and the entry passing has been rough.

[Gator_Joe]

Alot better than most exhibition games. The "no game plan" you see is with any team in the country at this time. I think we will progress to be a really really good team. I like what I've seen so far!

[Gatorgal04]

NB gets the ball and the lay up, followed by a Murphy lay up. Frazier comes in. Second foul by Murphy and NB makes all 3 free throws. DeVon Walker comes in. This kid is skin and bones! 3 by Frazier. He has 13 points.

[gogators73]

How are we giving up so many points? 17 minutes left in the game on gametracker and we've already given up 43.

[Gatorgal04]

Will gets fouled and makes both free throws. He's the cover/clean up man! DeVon gets his first points. Gators 57-45.

[GatorPlanet]

WY making his free throws???? This is a most welcome development.

[Gatorgal04]

Graham back in. All the frosh are aggressive on defense. Time out with 15:34 left. Gators 57-45.

[Gatorgal04]

Will with the slam! You're right, he looks like he's having the time of his life out there. Gators 61-45.

[Gatorgal04]

Braxton playing point as its Will and the newbies out there. Sloppy passing results in a turnover and NB lay up. Big 3 by Frazier. Looked like they couldn't figure out what offense to run, so he shot it! Followed by another 3 by Frazier. Gators 67-50.

[gogators73]

Sounds like Frazier looks good! He's getting as many minutes as the returners.

[Gatorgal04]

Boynton comes in and he gets a 3. 2-pointer by Will. He has 19 points. Time out with 11:03 left. Gators 74-50

[GatorPlanet]

Sounds like Frazier is a ballplayer!

[GatorChoice]

Thanks for the updates gang.

[jeffphillips21]

Sounds like Frazier looks good! He's getting as many minutes as the returners.

sounds like Frazier is looking REALLY good for a FR. Nice to see Dillon with some shots too...but most of all I like the way WY sounds, could he become an offensive threat?? :grin:

[akaGatorhoops]

florida going VERY small right now. bad shot from wilby. he has had a couple poor shot selections tonight.

[gogators73]

Keep this in perspective because this is a lowly exhibition game but some stats:

WY has 19 points on 8-10 shooting, and 8 rebounds.
Frazier has 21 points on 8-10 shooting and 5-6 from 3.

[Gatorgal04]

Frazier sits for now with 21 points and 4 fouls. Nice 3 from the corner for NB, followed by a 3 by Braxton. Braxton takes a hard fall under the basket, but he seems OK. Rosario in. WY makes 1 of 2 free throws. Murphy and Young back in. Gators 80-54.

[Gatorgal04]

Nice interception by Patric, but we miss the shot. Graham picks up his 3rd foul and NB makes 2 free throws. Graham covers on a long shot attempted by Erik. Graham with a 3 from the corner, followed by a Graham steal and lay up. He's on fire! Gators 89-56.

[Gatorgal04]

This might be the fastest game on record, just 2:58 remaining. Now we get a time out, Gators 89-60.

[ThePlayer]

Should Michael Frazier be pushing for starting time soon?

[akaGatorhoops]

WY and the frosh have been the highlights.
Quiet game for PY.
Rosario and Wilby struggled with poor decisions and some turnovers.

[ThePlayer]

sounds like Frazier is looking REALLY good for a FR. Nice to see Dillon with some shots too...but most of all I like the way WY sounds, could he become an offensive threat?? :grin:

20 points for WY, 21 for Frazier.
Pleasant surprises all around.

[CASontag]

Sounds like for the game via the radio announcers they weren't feeding Patric and that Patric was also partly at fault for not getting more open for low post entry passes. Hopefully UF will adjust and get Patric more touches in future games. Need both an inside and outside game. But not expecting everything to click in a pre-season game. Next game will definitely be more of a test :-)

[fox]

Graham SLam!

[jeffphillips21]

big surprises from the supporting staff (FR) but a little concerned about our starters....did they look that bad?

[akaGatorhoops]

^^ billy had a real shgort leash and sat the vets for long periods. i think he was using this game to send messages and get some pt for the frosh. he did both.

[Gatorgal04]

Braxton and Dillon both showing off their free throw form - just knocking them down. Braxton up to 15 points now. Jacob Kurtz comes in and he gets a lay up. Crowd goes wild!
Crowd starts "It's great. To be. A Florida Gator"

FINAL Gators 101-71

[CASontag]

Always nice to break the century mark ;-)

[GatorPlanet]

Ogbueze, Frazier, and Graham! Gotta like the sound of the freshmen.

[jeffphillips21]

^^ billy had a real shgort leash and sat the vets for long periods. i think he was using this game to send messages and get some pt for the frosh. he did both.

gotcha, thanks. yes will be interested to hear his post-game comments...probably harp on the starters a little while praising the youngins

[GatorPlanet]

Lots to feel good about, lots to work on.

[gatordd]

Frazier was absolutely fantastic tonight. I dont care who he was playing against, the kid can shoot and hustles. He boxes out on every play and plays with a mature understanding. He will be our starting 3 by SEC play. Prather nor Rosario brings to the table what he does, size and scoring.. the 4 fouls came from a combo of first college game and hustle imo.

[GatorPlanet]

How big is Frazier? Has he got small forward size?

[Bullis33]

Casey may have gotten Wally Pipped tonight by Frazier lol

and KB is our best PG, and our best SG, and therein lies the problem IMO....

[akaGatorhoops]

Casey may have gotten Wally Pipped tonight by Frazier lol

and KB is our best PG, and our best SG, and therein lies the problem IMO....

I think Wilby will be fine, though I suspect during times this season we will see that Erv meant more to this team than some were willing to acknowledge.

[HALLGATOR]

I got busy and missed most of the game. Thanks for all of the updates everyone.

[swampgas44]

We get the tip, NB gets the steal but fails to score, we miss the long shot then NB gets one in and we follow with a 3. Oops air ball for NB, the Rowdies won't let him forget that. Yeguete first in off the bench. He gets a +1. Gators 6-2.

Who is NB?

[gatorbogey]

NB? the NeBraska team?

[gatorbogey]

Frazier was absolutely fantastic tonight. I dont care who he was playing against, the kid can shoot and hustles. He boxes out on every play and plays with a mature understanding. He will be our starting 3 by SEC play. Prather nor Rosario brings to the table what he does, size and scoring.. the 4 fouls came from a combo of first college game and hustle imo.

did Mic do any cosell style play by play? e.g.: "DOWN GOES FRAZIER w/ a 3 from the corner!"

[bullish]

Did Ogbeuze play PG? All the freshmen playing early and often is music to my ears. Frazier 21 pts, Dillion, Ogbeuze, all can score and Devon W. played and scored but look very thin. Where is Dillman? The future looks bright at the guard positions. With Kasey Hill next year, we will have a lot of options. I know this was an overmatched opposition, but the veteran guards will have to step it up or see decreased playing time. Billy has got the 3 pt shooters he likes. Will Y. has improved his touch around the basket and making free throws. Wow! Now hopefully everybody stays healthy. Go Gators!

Thanks for all updates from fellow GC fans!

[tegator80]

I think Wilby will be fine, though I suspect during times this season we will see that Erv meant more to this team than some were willing to acknowledge.

And off we go! To me, the point was that we didn't have any choices and so we were limited in the tournament as to how far we could go.

Scottie being pedestrian is not a very good sign and maybe a freshman or two will show up big. But I am more concerned that PY and Murphy did not show up for the kickoff of their farewell tour. I hope it was more a sign of early season fatigue.

[gatorfansrule]

I didn't watch or listen to the game. However, I'm concerned that we allowed a team like that to score 71 points on us. Is anyone else concerned about our defense? It's also a little concerning that Patric only had 2 points and 4 rebounds in 21 minutes. I hope he can get over the "looks like Tarzan plays like Jayne" this year.

[g8rboy]

exhibition game; early season; not concerned about anything, yet.

[REM08]

Having seen none of the game, I can almost assure you that the guys who played great aren't as good as they showed and the guys that didnt' aren't as bad as they looked. All I mean by this is that its hard to tell anything from playing a team that shouldn't be on the same floor as you - especially when its the first game of the year.

[gatormann]

My observations based upon watching the video replay and listening to Donovan's post game comments:

I was very impressed with Frazier. He can really shoot the ball and has very good size/build for a freshman. I can see him getting some playing time this year. He probably needs work defensively but his potential is easy to see even against a Div III team.

Graham also showed he could shoot the ball very well and can finish for a guy at 6-4.5. His quickness wasn't too bad but like all freshmen will need to work on his defense. In time, he can probably be a sharpshooter who can do some things in the paint, as well.

Yuguette had the best game among the veterans and looks to be improved offensively and at the free throw line where he has effectively revamped his shooting form.

It looks like Boynton is going to get 10 - 15 minutes as the backup point guard.

Obugueze showed that he has the quicks to be able to get into the paint and can shoot which are obviously big pluses for a point guard.

Wilbekin was more agressive offensively and last night, that was a bad thing. Wilbekin fell into the trap of launching 3 pointers too early in the posession...and then, missed them...

Nobody did a good job of getting Young and Murphy the ball when they were in the game.

Rosario didn't play especially well, Boynton was solid Murphy didn't have his best effort and Patric Young didn't really get very involved, last night.

Neither the defense or rebounding were particularly good but Nebraska Kearney was bailed out but some hot 3 point shooting that made the d look worse than it actually was. Florida played a ton of small ball and Prather sat out which didn't help the rebounding numbers, either.

[GatorPlanet]

Having seen none of the game, I can almost assure you that the guys who played great aren't as good as they showed and the guys that didnt' aren't as bad as they looked. All I mean by this is that its hard to tell anything from playing a team that shouldn't be on the same floor as you - especially when its the first game of the year.

You are of course correct. Pat and Eric will be just fine, and the freshmen will find the sledding a lot tougher against D-1 opponents.

I am a bit concerned about Rosario and Wilbekin, though. They had an opportunity last night to secure their starts, and didn't take advantage of it.

[akaGatorhoops]

I think Wilby is secure, but Rosario is on thin ice. Our poor rebounding could pull the plug on the 3 guard lineup if Billy feels Prather would provide better potential on the glass. This will be especially true is Mike continues to turn the ball over as he did last night (4).

[GatorsGators]

I think Wilby is secure, but Rosario is on thin ice. Our poor rebounding could pull the plug on the 3 guard lineup if Billy feels Prather would provide better potential on the glass. This will be especially true is Mike continues to turn the ball over as he did last night (4).Agreed. Wilbekin will be fine; Rosario might be replaced very soon if he can't step it up.

[gatordee]

Not a bad showing at all. Very impressed to see the performance of he young players.

[GatorLurker]

With Frazier I saw a guy that is probably a good shooter (based on what I saw of his technique on Thursday) have a really good good day shooting. That's a good thing because it won't make him too shy in games like a lot of freshmen are.

I also saw a guy that was either too passive or too aggressive on D and will need a lot of coaching for that. He sure did pick up a lot of silly fouls during the game.

Overall, though, I was very impressed.