Beware: Missouri in Columbia!!!

[gatorbogey]

what?! no chatter about Missouri?

they're a different team now: in columbia - like most teams, they feed off the home crowd's energy - and they have a pretty darn good home atmospher - just ask any jayhawk fan;
+ Bowers, while we're down a man. so the make up of both teams is different. the tigers in arguably a major way.
they will be out to avenge that earlier beat down. extra incentive. can we even come close to their energy?
we just had a hot shooting game. do we perform at that same level or regress back to the 'norm'?

gotta bring our A+ game

[steve6137]

This will be the toughest game of the year so far, and will say a lot about this team.

[UFSECKINGS]

This will be the toughest game of the year so far, and will say a lot about this team.

Agreed. Gotta keep Pat out of foul trouble.. And make our open looks.

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[ufgator4ever]

Expect a very tough game.
A close road win would be very good for this team's confidence in clutch time.
Just no more Arkansas games please.

[UFSECKINGS]

UF 5 point favs btw

[InstiGATOR1]

I have this down as UF's 2nd loss in my pre-conference predictions. But as things played out UF has a real shot. I agree that this is the key game of the conference play now. When this one and UF might win out. Lose it and UF might finish 4-2 or even 3-3 in the last six in the SEC.

[gatorjlm]

I don't think at UT will be a gimme either, especially if their PG doesn't turn it over as he has been prone to do.

[Gator4Peace]

16 pt beating of the tigers.

[regurgigator]

I agree that this should be our toughest game left in the regular season.

Wilben and co. may very well keep Pressey's scoring down again, but I'll be surprised if Pressey doesn't show us (well at least the few of us that care about passing) a dynamic playmaking game this time around. He's an incredibly gifted passer who I doubt will be so loose with the ball this time around (now that he's had a taste of what our defense can do to any loose ball-handling :joecool:).

[GatorJeff]

UF 5 point favs btw

One gambling house has moved the line to 5.5 and the rest are steady at Gators minus 5, meaning that we're slim favorites against a really good team on the road. No need to pout and panic if things don't go our way tomorrow night.

[oragator1]

They are REALLY fired up for this game, angry about Saturday and wanting to finally make a statement in their new league. It's going to be an Arizona like environment and they shoot 42% from three at home. I would be really really surprised if it was easy for us.

[SavageGator]

The only thing that let's us win it going away is our best defensive game yet. Yes the Vols will be hard to handle in Knoxville!

[TampaGatorFan]

Gators by 14. No worries.

[gatormann]

Last Mizzou loss at home was last season to Kansas. It was their only loss of the year.

They shoot much better at home and have the "heart and soul" of their team back in Bowers.

Florida will need their A game to pull this one out.

I am hopeful that Florida will play well and pull out a big road win against a good team.

On the road, I'm happy with killing em by 1.

[tommyuf21]

I wouldn't be suprised with a loss tonight. We're certainly good enough to beat them on their home floor, but there will be some adversity. I'll be happy if we play well, even if its a close loss.

What I don't want to see is a repeat of the first half at Arky. I'd like to see us keep our composure throughout and force them to play their very best to beat us.

[sec1]

this game and the UT games are our toughest games left , tomorrow night will be the toughest tho, mizzu will be ready for us and i believe they will play there best game against us , i will take a win any way we can .... it will not be easy at all tomorrow night

[sec1]

i know .... if we just show up we will get blown away for sure

[SmootyGator]

If we win, we'll have a good road win. If we lose, we'll have some more Arkansas-like motivation for the tournaments! :yes:

Either way, we win!!!! That being said, I hope we pound the crap out of Mizzou tonight! :D

[your_perfect_enemy]

I agree that this should be our toughest game left in the regular season.

Wilben and co. may very well keep Pressey's scoring down again, but I'll be surprised if Pressey doesn't show us (well at least the few of us that care about passing) a dynamic playmaking game this time around. He's an incredibly gifted passer who I doubt will be so loose with the ball this time around (now that he's had a taste of what our defense can do to any loose ball-handling :joecool:).

for his sake I hope so, he was so pitiful in that first game I could have shut him down.

[gator7_5]

This will be the toughest game of the year so far, and will say a lot about this team.

This game is not tougher than at top 10 Az and K St.. I think mizzou is given too much credit on this thread. Solid team for sure, but UF should win again.

[austingator]

Anticipate a loss here. MIZ wants this one and the are undefeated at home. In addition, Columbia is a travel nightmare so logistics are possibly a factor.

[bigpoppa]

Anticipate a loss here. MIZ wants this one and the are undefeated at home. In addition, Columbia is a travel nightmare so logistics are possibly a factor.

The hawgs got our attention! I expect UF to win here by 10....

[ofmgator]

If we don't hit our three's we'll lose. I hope we didn't leave it all on the floor at Auburn.

[gator2109]

Wouldn't expect a double digit win at all. Just hoping for a W. They haven't lost at home this year. Yes they have been disappointing at times this season and have some bad losses, but this is by far their biggest game of the year and they also have a legit shot at the tournament to play for unlike most of the teams we have remaining. Their fans know this so it will be a very tough test. Spread is around UF -4.5 which is completely different than the 15-20+ point spreads we have had in a lot of our recent games. Will be a great confidence booster if we can take this one and will help to improve our perception if we look good in a primetime national TV game.

[GothamGator]

We've had our issues on the road this year. We need to prove to ourselves and the committee that we can win tough games away from home. This may be our last chance.

I think we pull it off and win by 5-10, but we haven't proven we can win a game like this yet.

[bposs]

We've had our issues on the road this year. We need to prove to ourselves and the committee that we can win tough games away from home. This may be our last chance.

I think we pull it off and win by 5-10, but we haven't proven we can win a game like this yet.

I agree. This team needs to win this game to be taken seriously as a 1 seed. Put up or shut up time for our guys.

[qwghlmgator]

If we won in Columbia, we can win in Columbia.

[ufgator4ever]

I agree. This team needs to win this game to be taken seriously as a 1 seed. Put up or shut up time for our guys.

It is the last opt for a quality road win. And again, it would really help the psyche of team were it a close game where clutch shot, fts and d were the factor in final 3 mins. Not having a winning experience like that before tourney can't help confidence given previous two years of exits, and arizona.

[jareduf]

The hawgs got our attention! I expect UF to win here by 10....

I agree that Arkansas got our attention.

I think tonight will be a close game. Will be a good chance to execute better in a close game in a tough environment. Hope we have learned from our losses.

[orlandogator]

Arkansas was hitting 80% from 3 point range for awhile there and finished with around 55% . their average for the year is 25% from 3-land. I dont care who you are, if you shoot alot of 3's and you make that many, with no rebounds and fast breaks to come off of no misses, every team will lose to that. Arkansas will not do that again and Missouri will not either.

I would expect them to try to get Young in foul trouble and get us to shoot from the outside. If we swarm on defense and pass the ball , we should win.

[GoGator]

close game--our bigs have to stay out of foul trouble.

[regurgigator]

I'll take a win no matter how close....or how much a blowout. I'm expecting a tough game from Missouri.


But, the discussion makes me wonder:

Would we get more credit from the national media/pollsters for a close win over a respectable opponent or for a blowout win that would "prove" Missouri is merely another SEC "paper Tiger"?

[tegator80]

I agree that Arkansas got our attention.

I think tonight will be a close game. Will be a good chance to execute better in a close game in a tough environment. Hope we have learned from our losses.

Arkansas was the game where they showed up way better than they usually play and we were not as prepared as we needed to be. That is college basketball. But I agree that if we want a No. 1 seed, this is as good a time to show we can handle adversity as there may be this season (Tenn at their home is still an option). It should be fun.

Born2, remember to take you meds before tipoff.:laugh:

[Osiris_DPM]

Arkansas was hitting 80% from 3 point range for awhile there and finished with around 55% . their average for the year is 25% from 3-land. I dont care who you are, if you shoot alot of 3's and you make that many, with no rebounds and fast breaks to come off of no misses, every team will lose to that. Arkansas will not do that again and Missouri will not either.

I would expect them to try to get Young in foul trouble and get us to shoot from the outside. If we swarm on defense and pass the ball , we should win.

This is something a lot of people fail to recognize when I read some of these threads. Our defense is holding teams to an average of 52 ppg. That is 13 points per 10 minutes.

Arkansas scored 35 points in the first 10 minutes. If we were to have held them to our defensive average the rest of the game, they'd still score 75. That is a huge hole to be in, and considering we only scored 69, it proved to be too much to climb out of (we average 74 ppg this season).

[born2beagator]

Arkansas was the game where they showed up way better than they usually play and we were not as prepared as we needed to be. That is college basketball. But I agree that if we want a No. 1 seed, this is as good a time to show we can handle adversity as there may be this season (Tenn at their home is still an option). It should be fun.

Born2, remember to take you meds before tipoff.:laugh:

I'm fine:laugh:

My take on this game is if we play the ball we have played in pretty much all of our wins, we win this one in the 10-15 point range. I don't think we need our best basketball of the year tonight. We just need to keep doing what we have been doing. No need to change.

[akaGatorhoops]

Last Mizzou loss at home was last season to Kansas. It was their only loss of the year.

They shoot much better at home and have the "heart and soul" of their team back in Bowers.

Florida will need their A game to pull this one out.

I am hopeful that Florida will play well and pull out a big road win against a good team.

On the road, I'm happy with killing em by 1.

I think it was k-state. . . almost 1 year ago today.

[dadx4]

I do have worries with our road games. I do think we win but road games have not been nice to us. All 3 of our losses have been on the road.

[ThePlayer]

Gators by 14. No worries.

I always worry...we have a history of underperforming on the road. :angry:

[tommyuf21]

I always worry...we have a history of underperforming on the road. :angry:

Most teams don't play as well on the road and the home team almost always elevates their game.

[regurgigator]

Most teams don't play as well on the road and the home team almost always elevates their game.

That's true.

It's true every year, isn't it?

There have been a lot of teams in the Top 10 that have been losing or struggling on the road recently.

[iam4uf]

I know the next game is always the most important game of the season, but it's imperative to win tonight's game! Go Gators!

[GatorJeff]

Most teams don't play as well on the road and the home team almost always elevates their game.

I think home teams with large, boisterous crowds make men's college basketball the most difficult of all college sports to win as a road team.

[GataBaitx3]

I think home teams with large, boisterous crowds make men's college basketball the most difficult of all college sports to win as a road team.

This is why getting a big lead early is so important.

[SmootyGator]

I know the next game is always the most important game of the season, but it's imperative to win tonight's game! Go Gators!

I disagree. I don't think it's imperative at all. We can still win the SEC, the SEC tourney, and the NCAA tourney while still losing tonight.

That being said, I hope we crush Mizzou worse than the first time. :yes:

[austingtr]

We are going to win without drama tonight. We are due to have a good road out against a good team.

[iam4uf]

I disagree. I don't think it's imperative at all. We can still win the SEC, the SEC tourney, and the NCAA tourney while still losing tonight.

That being said, I hope we crush Mizzou worse than the first time. :yes:

Of course you're right, but some key wins, which I think this would be, might give UF an easier path to the championship game.

[fox]

I am hoping for a 14 point overtime win.

[gulfgator]

Well if sentiment is any indicator, I think I like our chances..and I was worried about Ark, but not that many were, here, a lot are worried about MO, understandably, mind you.

Time will tell.

[rounds]

I'll settle for HALF the margin of victory of our O'Dome game...

[Brewski]

An alleged "blackout" in the stands. Bring it. Hopefully we win a big one on the road!