SEC In Doubt?

[108]

Bama is one game behind us now

Wouldn't have thought this was even possible for most of the season

[GatorsGators]

We'll kill Bama at home on Saturday.

[co_gator89]

Bama is one game behind us now

Wouldn't have thought this was even possible for most of the season

It shouldn't be but now it is. We are home warriors just like Arkansas.

[born2beagator]

Pretty much the gist of my thread. We still control our destiny. Time to see if this team's nerves are made of more than charmin

[MichaelJoeWilliamson]

UK has a chance to win the SEC

[tommyuf21]

UK has to win at Arky. No sure thing.

[GatorsGators]

We are home warriors just like Arkansas.We've won seven road games this season. Arkansas has won ONE.

[born2beagator]

We've won seven road games this season. Arkansas has won ONE.

How many of those games were against teams with a pulse?

[UFish]

Kentucky won't win in Fayetville. Alabama won't win here.

So no.

[ufgatordad]

Not worried about it. We will still get at least a #2 seat and will have our full team back by the KY game, plus the next 2 games are at home. We did good under the circumstances. It's extremely hard to get in rhythm when missing key players, but we needed this tough game before the tourney to see our weaknesses and hash them out.

[GatorsGators]

How many of those games were against teams with a pulse?At least we've been able to easily dispose of pulseless teams on the road. Arkansas hasn't.

We've struggled on the road, but comparing us to Arkansas... Give me a break.

[phideltdj]

Bama has a team that is like Tenn...physically bigger and stronger than us at most positions.

[Jonas]

UK is the only team I'm worried about. If they get past Ark, they got a legit chance.

[HALLGATOR]

If we win both of our home games and Kentucky doesn't lose again the best they can do is share the title with us by getting a win at home in the last game

[GatorsGators]

Bama has a team that is like Tenn...physically bigger and stronger than us at most positions.Tennessee is far better down low than Alabama. Alabama has some "size," but none of their big men are worth anything. As long as we contain Releford, we'll win comfortably.

[UFGator05]

child please, this entire team is in doubt.

[JimBobTheClown]

We beat bama handily. C'mon yall. You guys are better than this

[InstiGATOR1]

It shouldn't be but now it is. We are home warriors just like Arkansas.

UF has already clinched a winning road record in the SEC.

[gatorfan228]

UF has already clinched a winning road record in the SEC. I still have faith in this team once we get healthy, and think we can make a deep run in the tourney, but lets face it, we dont have one good road win in the SEC. This team for its own self confidence needs a win at Kentucky.

[gtr2x]

[QUOTE=JimBobTheClown;6437346. C'mon yall. You guys are better than this[/QUOTE]

You over estimate your fellow posters.

[akaGatorhoops]

We will have a near-healthy team Saturday and will blow the doors off Alabama.
And once again this bi-polar board will be in love with the team and its possibilities! :)

[MichaelJoeWilliamson]

We will have a near-healthy team Saturday and will blow the doors off Alabama.
And once again this bi-polar board will be in love with the team and its possibilities! :)

I hope so. There is a chance that Will and Mike will be back. Prather's status is unknown. Worst case scenario we could be down three players.

[regurgigator]

I'm as big a fan of this year's team as anyone, but I'm not handing us the SEC championship just yet.

Even assuming Yeguete plays against Bama, I don't what he'll be able to provide that soon. It may take a couple of games before he's back to speed. Have we heard anything about Prather?

And, I am amazed at how well UK has played after the loss of Noel. That will probably be a tough game.


It would be a bummer to let this SEC slip away, but I'm still more concerned about us being back to full strength by the NCAA Tourney than anything else.

[SmootyGator]

I said it a couple of weeks ago, and I still feel the same way. If we beat Bama, we'll win the SEC.

[sgtfury]

Bama is one game behind us now

Wouldn't have thought this was even possible for most of the season

Bama will be all the Gators can handle and maybe more.

[gogators73]

We aren't losing to Bama at home. This coming from someone who refused to believe we would beat Tennessee. We just simply aren't going to lose or come close to losing to Bama. Period.

[108]

WY might be back, but he hasn't even had contact drills in practice yet

Best case is both Frazier and Prather are back, with WY with very limited minutes

[GatorJeff]

Kentucky won't win in Fayetville. Alabama won't win here.

So no.

This ^^^^

UK may not win at Georgia either......that one is a toss up. Road teams have won less than 1/3 of their SEC games this year. Bama and Vandy have little chance of winning in Gainesville. Even if UK somehow won out we'd at worst be co-champs.

[whitelakegator]

We will have a near-healthy team Saturday and will blow the doors off Alabama.
And once again this bi-polar board will be in love with the team and its possibilities! :)

The SEC is way down this year. We should have ran away with it. When Billy is expected to win and go deep into the tourney(outside of 07) he loses and vice versa. When we don't expect much, he surprises. He seems to do better as an underdog.

Just my .02

[REM08]

We will have a near-healthy team Saturday and will blow the doors off Alabama.
And once again this bi-polar board will be in love with the team and its possibilities! :)

I'm actually gonna go borderline-personality instead of bi-polar (reactivity of mood and black/white thinking at least), but either gets the point across...

Keep in mind that a few weeks ago many on this board were talking about this team rivaling the 04's, beating last years UK team, and sweeping its way through the SEC this year.

If you're never as good as you think, the good news is that you're never as bad as you think either. My guess is just like yours - that praises will be sung about this team again in the near future.

[akaGatorhoops]

I'm actually gonna go borderline-personality instead of bi-polar (reactivity of mood and black/white thinking at least), but either gets the point across...

Keep in mind that a few weeks ago many on this board were talking about this team rivaling the 04's, beating last years UK team, and sweeping its way through the SEC this year.

If you're never as good as you think, the good news is that you're never as bad as you think either. My guess is just like yours - that praises will be sung about this team again in the near future.

I agree.
I said it then... this is not a team to be comapred to our title team. That was a very, very unique and skilled team.
But, I still think.... especially considering there is no dominant team.... this year's squad can compete for the national title.

[socraticsilence]

Not worried about it. We will still get at least a #2 seat and will have our full team back by the KY game, plus the next 2 games are at home. We did good under the circumstances. It's extremely hard to get in rhythm when missing key players, but we needed this tough game before the tourney to see our weaknesses and hash them out.

Not so sure we get a 2 seed unless we run the table from here on out: its hard to pick out any 1 seeds given the rapid churning of the polls this year but right now I'd put the following teams ahead of us in the seeding (1s or 2s):

Michigan, Michigan St, Indiana, Syracuse, Duke, Miami and Gonzaga- that would leave one spot.

[tommyuf21]

Not so sure we get a 2 seed unless we run the table from here on out: its hard to pick out any 1 seeds given the rapid churning of the polls this year but right now I'd put the following teams ahead of us in the seeding (1s or 2s):

Michigan, Michigan St, Indiana, Syracuse, Duke, Miami and Gonzaga- that would leave one spot.

Either Duke or Miami will lose again. The other teams, except Gonzaga, have been losing down the stretch.

It's very fluid and there is no one dominant team.

[MichaelJoeWilliamson]

I said it a couple of weeks ago, and I still feel the same way. If we beat Bama, we'll win the SEC.

UK disagrees. We are one game ahead of them and have to play them at their place.

[UFish]

Keep in mind that a few weeks ago many on this board were talking about this team rivaling the 04's, beating last years UK team, and sweeping its way through the SEC this year.

Had Yeguete stayed healthy, I think sweeping the SEC would still have been possible. I don't know about rivaling the 04s or beating UK last year.

He's not our best player and far from our most talented player. But he may be our most important player. He's the best rebounder on a team that's not great on the glass and he's also our most versatile defender. He's a game changer on the boards.

[GatorJeff]

UK disagrees. We are one game ahead of them and have to play them at their place.

Beat Bama and UK and we at least share the title even if UK runs the table (which is unlikely becuase they play UGA and Arky on the road). The most likely scenario is the Gators will be two games ahead when they head for the season finale in Lexington.

[jcp]

We got this. :joecool:

[gator34654]

We will win our games at home and we will lose on the road to uk. It's what we do of late. At uk we will take an early lead but will squander that lead in the last 5 minutes of the half. Second half, uk slowly pulls away and we lose by 6 or 8. We just need to hope that arky beats uk otherwise...

[SmootyGator]

UK disagrees. We are one game ahead of them and have to play them at their place.

Not true. I just talked to UK and they told me that they're going to roll over and die. All we have to do is beat Bama! :yes:

[Jonas]

If ark beats uk, we are good.

[jareduf]

If ark beats uk, we are good.

Agreed. With a win on Saturday and a loss by UK, we would clinch a tie for the championship. Then, a win against Vandy at home and we win it outright.

[gatordee]

The SEC is not strong this year. We are clearly the best this year and will win the SEC.

[REM08]

Just noticed the UK/Florida game is the second part of a thursday/saturday combo for UK. According to many of you, this is a MONUMENTAL disadvantage, right?

Just joking around. I do think you guys are a little more worried about winning the conference than you should be. I think some of you are overstating how likely it is that UF doesn't win the SEC, and overstating how important being conference champ is. I'm not diminishing it, I always want to win the conference. Its just not what teams are measured by these days unfortunately.

[GatorJeff]

Just noticed the UK/Florida game is the second part of a thursday/saturday combo for UK. According to many of you, this is a MONUMENTAL disadvantage, right?

Just joking around. I do think you guys are a little more worried about winning the conference than you should be. I think some of you are overstating how likely it is that UF doesn't win the SEC, and overstating how important being conference champ is. I'm not diminishing it, I always want to win the conference. Its just not what teams are measured by these days unfortunately.

We only have five of them. It's a huge deal for us. I realize that Final Fours and National Titles are more important, but an SEC Championship in a sport as high-profile as men's basketball is nothing to sneeze at.

[tommyuf21]

I think some of you are overstating how likely it is that UF doesn't win the SEC, and overstating how important being conference champ is. I'm not diminishing it, I always want to win the conference. Its just not what teams are measured by these days unfortunately.

We have a lot of work to do to improve our results in this department. When a year like this happens, with few challengers, its incumbent on us to take advantage and win it.

[RealGatorFan]

At least we've been able to easily dispose of pulseless teams on the road. Arkansas hasn't.

We've struggled on the road, but comparing us to Arkansas... Give me a break.

Arkansas is a special case because of their arena. It can hold 50% more fans than the O'Connell Center. Same thing for Rupp and UT. Even Missouri has a larger arena.

[TampaGatorFan]

Gators got this. No worries. :joecool:

[adgator]

UK will not be the first to beat Arky on their homecourt and we beat UA and Vandy by double digits at home. When we lost WY everyone said it would be tougher for us and it was but have WY,MF and CP all back and heathy we now become the team that was winning every game by double digits. Oh and by the way, lots of love for Anthony Grant but I don't think he has ever beaten BD yet, kind of like BD playing Petino!!

[akaGatorhoops]

We will have a near-healthy team Saturday and will blow the doors off Alabama.
And once again this bi-polar board will be in love with the team and its possibilities! :)

Told ya!

[gatordavisl]

Told ya! It was a great and significant win, but we did not blow the doors off Bama by ANY means.

[akaGatorhoops]

It was a great and significant win, but we did not blow the doors off Bama by ANY means.

I was more referring to the fact that this bi-polar board would again fall in love with the team.

[austingtr]

Pitino.
You'd think he'd be around long enough.

[themistocles]

In reply to this, two comments:

1 - Who would have expected this team, missing Beal and Walker, to be as good as it has turned out to be???

2 - Who on Earth could have expected this somewhat thin team, particularly at PF/C to have survived as well as it has, the loss of half the team to injuries at one or another time during the season. Had the Gators not lost Yeguete for too many tough games down the stretch, and then exacerbated that phenonmon by adding both Frazier and Beal for the end of the game against a Tennessee team that has played well recently in Knoxville. At the end of that game, the Gators were mssing almost 40% of the regular 8-man rotation (3 players when Prather was injured - 2 of 4 inside players). What team could be expected to do much better than this team has?

So, given those FACTS, what on Earth is this thread about???